The North State Journal

Alleged racism, suspension and a principled forfeit: Peace, Meredith women’s basketball embroiled in controversy

March 9, 2021 Brett Friedlander

The William Peace University women’s basketball team was scheduled to play NC Wesleyan for the USA South Conference tournament championship on Saturday, but the game was called off only hours before tipoff. While such cancellations […]

100 in 100: Hyde County’s Sydney Austin, do-everything forward

May 22, 2020 Brett Friedlander

North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]

William Peace coach a member of softball royalty

May 1, 2019 Shawn Krest

RALEIGH — For more than a decade, Charlie Dobbins was a member of softball royalty. Not that it registers with any of the members of his teams at William Peace University, where he’s coached for […]