Area high schools send multiple athletes to state track championships
Local students earned qualifying marks at regional meets to advance to the North Carolina High State Track Championships. Joe Best led New Bern with 51-9 in shot put and 145-9 in discus, joined by Asmar Bennett in long jump and Telly Miles in high jump. 3A qualifiers from Havelock and West Craven, plus Pamlico entries, fill a growing field as 1A and 3A compete at NCSU Friday and 2A and 4A at Chapel Hill Saturday.
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Greenville Rose
New Bern
Joe Best
Best
Asmar Bennett
Telly Miles
Brian Nelson
Cam Henderson
Jason Register
Nate Kinsey
Mike Simmons
Washington
Havelock
Vieta Johnson
Jenny Bush
Bush
Christa West
Rosie Moore
Latoya Wright
Rams
West Craven
Pheon Bright
Richie Wesley
Derrick Moore
Moore
Bright
Wesley
LaVar Matthews
Lejeune
Pamlico
Hurricanes
Chapel Hill
Mary Kate Brinson
Shannon Morris
Jackie Lucke
Amanda Harrison
Harrison
Lueke
Brandi
Davies leads LPGA Championship with 69 amid TV spotlight
Laura Davies shot 2-under par 69 to hold a one-stroke lead over Kelly Robbins entering the final round of the 1.2 million LPGA Championship at DuPont Country Club. Robbins posted 72 to stand at 206, while Patty Sheehan also shot 72 to reach 207.
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Wilmington
Del
Laura Davies
CBS
Ben Wright
LPGA
Charles Mechem Jr
Davies
Kelly Robbins
DuPont
Robbins
Patty Sheehan
Sheehan
Archer tops Cadillac NFL Golf Classic with sizzling back nine
George Archer shot a 6-under 30 on the back nine to seize a one-stroke lead at 9-under 135 after two rounds at Upper Montclair Country Club. Lee Trevino matched 66, while Dave Stockton and Isao Aoki trailed by two. Eleven players within four shots entering Sundays finale.
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Archer
Cadillac
Clifton
N.J
George Archer
Lee Trevino
Trevino
Upper
Montclair
Dave Stockton
Isao Aoki
Bob
Bunker
John Daly
Daly
Els Extends Lead At Byron Nelson Classic In Irving
South African Eric Els shot 65 to follow a 61 and open a three stroke lead after 54 holes at the Byron Nelson Classic in Irving Texas. He stood 15 under, one stroke from a PGA Tour scoring record, with Robin Freeman second at 198 after a 68. Fuzzy Zoeller, Glen Day and others trailed, while weather and firm greens could affect the final round.
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Irving
Texas
Eric Els
Els
Robin Freeman
Freeman
Fuzzy Zoeller
Glen Day
Zoeller
Day
Mike Heinen
Craig Stadler
D.A. Weibring
Brandel Chamblee
Kenny Perry
Havelock Rams fall silent as West Carteret gains edge in playoff chase
Havelock struggles at the plate in a 6-0 Coastal 3A loss to West Carteret. The Rams manage only one hit, a fifth inning single by Kim Prapoulenis, while West Carteret scores on an error, a triple by Felicia Adams, and a ground out. With two league games left, Havelock sits tied for second behind Washington and must win both remaining games and hope Washington drops one to force a playoff spot.
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Havelock
Havelock Ram
Donna Eason
Washington
Eason
West Carteret
Patriots
Rams
Kim Prapoulenis
Rian Rowland
Katrina Smith
Patriot
Jesse Critcher
Michele Sturm
Kelly Sittniewski
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Stacy Broughton
Broughton
Locke
Brinson
Billy Cauley
Scott Lupton
Matthew Hill
Andrew Krelie
Allen Foreman
James Davis
Aswad Credle
Ontra Burley
Lee Boone
Davis
Credle
Foreman
Matt Hill
Domingue Hill
John Gibbs
N.C. State University
The
Associated Press
Ziegler
Geiberger
Barbour
Tryon Palace
Sittniewski
Sturm
Smith
Ram
Felicia Adams
Adams
Exxon
Gabriel Red Ryder
Gabriel
Glenburnie Road
Sordns
PHO
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