The Seaforth Hawks (12-9, 9-3 conference) came into this feud looking to capitalize on already having beaten the Chatham Central Bears (7-10, 6-5 conference) earlier in the season. But Chatham Central was hoping to even the score against Seaforth and try to improve on their conference record to inch closer to a playoff spot.
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BY BLAIR MITCHELL, News + Record Correspondent
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2/16/22
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The Chargers proved they belong among the state’s elite swimming circles, claiming a 3rd-place team finish to go along with a pile of individual and relay hardware.
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BY DAN E. Way, News + Record Correspondent
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2/16/22
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Northwood 220-pounder Jake Dunning weathered a brutal onslaught by his Orange High School nemesis Elijah Acosta to drive him to his back in the semifinal bout at the 2022 NCHSAA 3A Mideast Wrestling Regionals, hosted by Union Pines.
His 5-2 victory was an electrifying moment of redemption.
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BY DAN E. WAY, News + Record Correspondent
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2/16/22
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Here are scores and schedules for Chatham County high school athletics from Monday, Feb. 14 to Sunday, Feb. 20. This story will be updated throughout the week.
Monday, February 14
Tuesday, …
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BY VICTOR HENSLEY, News + Record Staff
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2/15/22
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When you’re playing your storied rival in front of a packed gym, there’s bound to be some noise.
Add in senior night festivities — equipped with flowers, amateur iPhone photography and tissue-rich grandparents — and the lights, sounds and emotions grow even larger.
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BY VICTOR HENSLEY, News + Record Staff
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2/9/22
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It’s strange to think that a game-defining moment could happen as early as the first quarter, much less within the contest’s first four minutes.
But the Chatham Central women’s basketball team is proof that it can.
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BY VICTOR HENSLEY, News + Record Staff
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2/9/22
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Nobody thought they’d be here.
And, really, that’s not an exaggeration — there wasn’t a soul who thought the Bengals would be playing for the most iconic trophy in American pro sports (aside from the handful of irrationally confident fans in Cincinnati) this season.
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In 2018, the Rams lost the lowest scoring Super Bowl in history, 13-3, to the New England Patriots. All jokes aside, the Rams are in prime position to win their first title since moving from St. Louis to Los Angeles.
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BY MAX BAKER, News + Record Intern
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2/9/22
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This week, the News + Record spoke with Antoinette Pujol, the Hawks’ head swimming coach, to discuss the team’s inaugural season in the pool, what we should watch for in this weekend’s state meet and how she’s been able to find success with a group of swimmers of various experience levels.
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BY VICTOR HENSLEY, News + Record Staff
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2/9/22
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Here are scores and schedules for Chatham County high school athletics from Monday, Feb. 7 to Sunday, Feb. 13. This story will be updated throughout the week.
Monday, February 7
Tuesday, …
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BY VICTOR HENSLEY, News + Record Staff
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2/8/22
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I used to think the NBA was the sports world’s version of a soap opera.
From an eclectic cast of characters to, at times, unreasonable drama — the Clippers-Rockets locker room skirmish of 2018 …
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BY VICTOR HENSLEY, News + Record Staff
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2/2/22
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Last week, the NBA All-Star starters were announced.
Like many people, I really didn’t care much at the time. The actual game is fun for the players and fans, but the talk-show media pundits …
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BY MAX BAKER, News + Record Intern
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2/2/22
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HILLSBOROUGH — Northwood suffered through a four-year drought since its last appearance in the NCHSAA team wrestling duals in 2017.
But it took nemesis Orange High School just one night to …
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2/2/22
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With a 20-1 record (5-0 in Central Tar Heel 1A conference) through the team’s first 21 games and just six games left on the schedule, the Knights are trending toward a potential No. 1 seed in the 1A East of the NCHSAA playoffs.
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BY VICTOR HENSLEY, News + Record Staff
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2/2/22
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Ryan Johnson, head football coach at Jordan-Matthews High School, is leading the charge on a brand new football team called the Siler City Jets, a 14U program that has its sights set on beginning play this fall.
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2/2/22
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Here are scores and schedules for Chatham County high school athletics from Monday, Jan. 31 to Sunday, Feb. 5. This story will be updated throughout the week.
Monday, January 31
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BY VICTOR HENSLEY, News + Record Staff
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1/31/22
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PITTSBORO — There’s an athlete out of Northwood who’s drawing interest from top programs across the nation, receiving offers from schools in seven different states — located in just about …
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BY VICTOR HENSLEY, News + Record Staff
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1/26/22
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SILER CITY — They say it’s hard to beat a team twice in a single season.
Jordan-Matthews women’s basketball is evidence that’s not always true.
On Dec. 6, the Jets earned their first …
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BY VICTOR HENSLEY, News + Record Staff
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1/26/22
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SILER CITY — Sitting amongst the crowd last Wednesday night was like standing on the brink of a slowly cracking dam.
You knew it was going to burst. It was just a matter of when.
With each …
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BY VICTOR HENSLEY, News + Record Staff
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1/26/22
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CHAPEL HILL — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) Board of Directors has voted to postpone the first and second rounds of the 2022 Dual Team Wrestling Tournament due to …
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1/26/22
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