Clayton did one thing nobody else in the regular season could do last year. Thursday night, the Comets did that same thing, and did something they never could do a year ago.

Stevens:  Wake Forest-Rolesville had a lot of questions about its defense entering the season.

The Holly Springs football team had its home opener spoiled by Wilson Hunt 38-7 on Thursday.

Austin Berrios had plenty of incentive for making the game-changing play in the second half of Leesville Road's 34-14 high school football victory against Apex on Thursday night.

On a holiday weekend, some Thursday night games on tap. We'll be tweeting live from the local games and have full reports on our Preps Now blog.

All the waiting had ended for Apex's Kristen Harris. She didn't have to look at her calendar anymore.

Clayton's scoring burst in Tuesday night's championship match of the Johnston United Soccer Association Cup boys soccer tournament consumed only 38 seconds of playing time.

Stevens:  The Triangle dominates the N.C. Cross Country Coaches weekly polls.

Middle Creek quarterback Garrett Leatham got a reality check last week when he learned that former teammate Riley Gallagher had been injured and might miss the rest of the season.

With a resume that includes defending Tri-Nine Conference champs and state runner-up, Green Hope's soccer team talks openly about reaching those lofty achievements again.

Stevens:  It's amazing what a little rain can do. Brown lawns turn green, and dirt spots fill with grass.

Area high school football coaches didn't have a common college football experience.

Broughton's Juston Burris, an N.C. State defensive back recruit, had a remarkable game in the Caps' 21-20 football victory against Garner on Friday night.

Atlas Fraley's family has dropped its lawsuit against Orange County over his death because their lawyer did not think it could overcome a governmental immunity defense.