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STANHOPE -- Host Southern Nash secured a baseball/softball sweep at home last Friday against county rival Nash Central.
In the baseball outing, the Firebirds continued their strong early-campaign start by defeating the Bulldogs by a 14-6 margin.
Nash Central took an early 3-0 advantage, but the Firebirds rallied and took charge with a nine-run uprising in the bottom of the fourth stanza of action.

ROCKY MOUNT -- North Carolina Wesleyan College head softball coach John Brackett picked up the 500th win of his coaching career last Saturday afternoon at Edge Field when his Battling Bishops posted a 6-1 victory over Methodist University.
The milestone victory came in the opening game of their USA South twinbill, which saw the Monarchs take game two by a 3-2 score and avoid the sweep.

RED OAK -- Northern Nash enjoyed one of its best-ever boys basketball seasons in 2017-18 -- so it was no surprise that the Fighting Knights were well-represented on the North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association's All-District 3 Team.
Northern Nash senior wing Undray Cherry, who was also tabbed as the Big East Conference Player of the Year, was one of six performers to earn First-Team All-District honors.

CHAPEL HILL -- Here are last Saturday's final results for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association's State Basketball Championship Games:

BULLDOGS' BACKSTOP. Former Faith Christian School standout Braxton Varnell is a freshman catcher this season for the Pitt Community College Bulldogs. Varnell is hitting .385 to date with a pair of home runs. He is shown in action last Wednesday during a showdown with the Louisburg College Hurricanes in Franklin County.

NASHVILLE -- Nash Central Middle School Principal Eric Mitchell welcomed North Carolina Wesleyan College Athletic Director and Head Men's Basketball Coach, John Thompson and Head Women's Soccer Coach Bev Biancur along with members of their teams last Friday at the NCMS Gymnasium.
The representatives from NCWC were on hand to help Nash Central celebrate its second 9 weeks of Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support success.

Nash Central's Mallory Roughton (right) eyes a steal during last Saturday's showdown versus Roxboro Person at The Brittany Girls Soccer Showcase in Wilson.

Nash Central's Taylor Baker (right) provides sturdy defense for the Lady Bulldogs during last Saturday's event versus Roxboro Person at The Brittany Girls Soccer Showcase.

Southern Nash High School's Isabella Wooten (left) sends the ball away for the Ladybirds during last Saturday's meeting with Bartlett-Yancey as part of the annual Brittany Girls Soccer Showcase, which was held at Gillette Park in Wilson.

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10-12 LEAGUE CHAMPS

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13-15 LEAGUE CHAMPS

Northern Nash's Markela Avent (right) tries to gain possession of the ball during last Saturday afternoon's showdown at the annual The Brittany Girls Soccer Showcase, which was staged at Gillette Park in Wilson. NN lost the match by a 7-0 margin.

Northern Nash's Grayson Tanner looks for an open teammate while moving past midfield during last Saturday's contest with Durham School of Arts at The Brittany Girls Soccer Showcase.

WILSON -- With 10 sophomores and six freshmen on the roster, it's understandable that the Southern Nash Ladybirds have gotten off to an 0-4 start to the girls soccer season.
Pictured (Above): Southern Nash's Eliza Hernandez (right) tries to run down the ball during last Saturday's action versus Bartlett-Yancey at The Brittany Girls Soccer Showcase at Gillette Park in Wilson.