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Nash Central High School No. 1 Singles Player Cameron Johnson has verbally committed to continue his tennis career at Barton College, which is located in nearby Wilson.

STANHOPE -- The awards keep piling in for Southern Nash High School senior boys basketball standout Darius Edmundson.
Already the recipient of Big East Conference Player of the Year honors, Edmundson was recently saluted with a spot on the North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association's All-District 3 list.

Southern Nash's Darius Edmundson delivers a dunk during the Nash County Christmas Tournament.

FAYETTEVILLE -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College baseball team split its conference doubleheader with rival Methodist University last Saturday as each thrilling game was decided by one run and a play at home plate to end it.
Wesleyan's rally fell short 13-12 in game one while the Bishops held on to win 8-7 in game two by throwing out the runner at home to win it.

GREENSBORO -- After throwing his first career complete game shutout in last Saturday's 3-0 win against Virginia, top-ranked North Carolina State Univesity baseball's Reid Johnston has been named the ACC Pitcher of the Week, the conference announced on Monday.
"Reid was the story of the game," head coach Elliott Avent said following Saturday's win.

TAMPA, FLA. -- Bryant Packard hit his second grand slam of the weekend, while Jake Kuchmaner and Gavin Williams did the rest helping No. 13 East Carolina University to a series sweep at USF, 5-1, Sunday afternoon at USF Baseball Stadium.
With the win, the Pirates improve to 21-6 overall and 6-0 in American Athletic Conference play while extending their win streak to nine games.

ZEBULON -- The Milwaukee Brewers have announced the initial roster for the Carolina Mudcats in advance of the 2019 season. The new roster features 13 players returning from the 2018 team and top organizational prospects including outfielder Tristen Lutz and catchers Payton Henry and Mario Feliciano.
Initial 2019 Carolina Mudcats roster:

The last of the five inmate escapees from the Nash County Detention Center has been located and taken into custody early Sunday morning.

Laquaris Rashaad Battle was located in Hardeeville, South Carolina during a traffic stop and is currently jailed at the Jasper County Jail.

Mia Andrea Dasha Evans was the driver of the vehicle where Laquaris Rashad Battle was located in. Jaishawn Freeman, a passenger in the same vehicle was charged with Possession of Cocaine.

WAKE FOREST - Members of the Class 3-A Big East Conference gathered at Brevofield Golf Club in Wake Forest on Monday for their second 18-hole match of the 2019 season.
Despite confusing weather that ranged anywhere from warm, chilly, windy, clear, and even rainy, nearly all scores improved from the March 13 18-hole match at Willow Springs in Wilson.

Southern Nash's Carson Winstead sends a chip shot toward the green during Monday's action at the Big East Conference Golf Match at Brevofield Golf Links.

RED OAK -- After 90 tough, grueling minutes of physical action, the outcome of Tuesday's key Big East Conference girls soccer matchup between Franklinton and host Northern Nash came down to a matter of finesse.
The teams battled through two halves and a pair of five-minute overtimes with the score even at 1-1 before utilizing penalty kicks to determine the winner.

Nash County Commissioners have agreed to bail the Nash-Rocky Mount School System out of their financial woes.
Commissioners voted on Tuesday to advance the school system $800,000 so teachers wouldn't lose their supplemental pay.
The issue was the first item on the agenda at the board's annual retreat, which was held Tuesday and Wednesday at The Barn in Sharpsburg.