Wachovia honors go to 4 Triangle schools
Apex, Broughton, Clayton and East Chapel Hill won Wachovia Conference Cup championships this year.
All-stars chosen in soccer
Leesville Road senior Michelle Jewell and junior Nicole Jewell are among the area players chosen to the N.C. Soccer Coaches Association all-state team.
Leslie to play in TOC
Stevens: Some of the top high school basketball players in the country, including Raleigh Word of God's C.J. Leslie, are expected to play in Bob Gibbons' annual Tournament of Champions club basketball tournament over the Memorial Day weekend.
Tar Heels add recruit at tackle
Tim Stevens:James Hurst, a 6-foot-5, 290-pound offensive tackle at Plainfield, Ind., who is rated among the best prospects in the country, has committed to the University of North Carolina.
Deacons land guard prospect
Tim Stevens:Wake Forest's men's basketball team may have gotten some immediate help at guard this week when former Kentucky commitment Konner Tucker signed with the Deacons.
Ravenscroft's Kelly making the rounds
Stevens:Ravenscroft basketball forward Ryan Kelly moved a little closer to making his college basketball decision when he made his official visit to Vanderbilt.
Elite juniors to play locally
Bob Gibbons expects about 35 of the top 50 high school junior basketball prospects in the country to play in his Blue Cross/Blue Shield of North Carolina Tournament of Champions event May 28-30. The tournament has been expanded to 128 teams, including 64 in the featured 17-and-under bracket and 32 teams each in the 16-and-under and 15-under brackets.
Seattle player wants Miami letter tossed
Dan Jurdy, the athletics director at Ranier Beach High in Seattle, this week issued a plea to Paul Dee, the athletics director of the University of Miami. "Please tell Mr. Dee, 'Please stop hurting children. Please don't hurt this boy any more. You've hurt him enough. Please don't hurt him any more,' " Jurdy said during a telephone interview.
Pack picks up transfer
Brandon Jefferies plans to transfer from Tennessee to N.C. State.
Hardesty grabbing attention
Monterio Hardesty considers himself to be a football player who runs fast, not a fast runner who plays football. Either way you look at it, the New Bern junior appears to be one of the top football recruiting prospects in the country next year.
Melvin picks Blue Devils
Marquis Melvin, a 6-foot-1, 200-pound defensive back/wide receiver at Whiteville, has committed to Duke. Melvin played on a Whiteville team that finished 9-4 and reached the third round of the state football playoffs.
Recruits shine at classic
Duke men's basketball recruit Shaun Livingston and University of North Carolina recruit JR Smith were among the MVP award winners in the Roundball Classic all-star game in Chicago on Wednesday night. Livingston, a 6-foot-6 point guard from Peoria (Ill.) Central, had 12 points, seven assists and two rebounds in the West's 124-110 victory.
Trinity player's miracle
Trinity (28-1), which will play Greensboro Dudley (25-7) on Saturday for the NCHSAA 3-A boys title, is led by shooter Josh Smith. The 5-foot-10 senior holds the state record for 3-point baskets in a career and in a game and has scored more than 2,000 points in his career.
Another Bulldog gets scholarship
Trey Hales, a 6-foot-1, 170-pound cornerback at Southeast Raleigh, has accepted a football scholarship to Wingate. Hales is the seventh member of the Bulldogs' defensive unit to receive a scholarship this year.
Caps ranked No. 2
Broughton, which fielded the top-ranked girls soccer team in the country in 2003, isn't ranked No. 1 in the first N.C. Soccer Coaches Association poll. Coach Izzy Hernandez' Caps, who return eight starters, are ranked No. 2 behind Greensboro Grimsley. Broughton defeated Grimsley 2-0 in last year's NCHSAA 4-A final.
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