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RED OAK -- For the Red Oak Tigers, all hope appeared to be lost of winning the Tri-County Conference Boys Basketball Championship.
The Tigers, who were undefeated coming in, had just missed a pair of 3-point attempts while encountering a five-point deficit.
Opponent Speight grabbed the rebound, and all the Cougars needed to do was hold on to the ball and draw a foul at the eight-second mark.
That's when the magic started, and Red Oak was almost able to rally for what would have been a miraculous victory.

LOUISBURG -- In his role as Louisburg College's Athletic Director, Mike Holloman has attended every installment of the school's Hall of Fame ceremonies -- including his own induction several years ago.
But in Holloman's estimation, the Feb. 4 event at the LC Multi-Purpose Room was his favorite not just for the impressive list of honorees, but the unifying message they all presented.
"This was one of the best turnouts we have had,'' Holloman said.

RED OAK -- Red Oak Middle School's 2017 girls soccer schedule will begin March 8 with a road contest against the Edwards T-Birds.
The Lady Tigers will be coached by Shannon Michaels and Phillip Michaels.
All games still start at 4 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students.
Red Oak's complete ledger is as follows, with home matches listed in CAPS:

ROCKY MOUNT -- Seniors Tony Sanchez and Luis Palencia each recorded walk-off hits last Saturday afternoon to lead their North Carolina Wesleyan Collee Bishop baseball team to a season-opening sweep of Virginia Wesleyan College at Bauer Field on the NCWC campus.
Sanchez blasted a walk-off grand slam to seal an 8-4 win in the opener, while Palencia delivered a two-out bunt single to secure a 6-5 victory in game two.
Sophomore hurler Nate Gardner got the call in the opener and tossed a solid 5.1 innings, allowing just one unearned run on four hits with three strikeouts.

WINSTON-SALEM -- Nash Central gained some statewide attention last year at the Class 3-A State Indoor Track and Field Championships -- and fared even better during this year's event.
Nash Central's girls took third in the team standings at the state meet, which was held last Saturday at the JDL Track in Forsyth County.
"We went (to Winston-Salem) with the goal to challenge for the championship,'' said Nash Central veteran head coach Juan Jackson.

RED OAK -- The suspense built as Isaiah Gay removed each layered T-shirt that was emblazoned with a college logo.
But while family members, classmates and teammates were on hand for last Friday's ceremony at the Northern Nash Gymnasium, little did anyone know that Gay had Champaign Taste.
As in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois -- the home of the University of Illinois Fighting Illini.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The Rocky Mount Parks and Recreation Department is currently conducting registration for its Spring Sports Youth Leagues.
Registration runs through March 3. Games will start in April and will end in early June. Practices will begin in March.
Here is a list of each offering:

CARY -- Nash Central High School made some huge strides this season in swimming -- and the future looks even brighter under veteran head coach Kyle Bain.
The Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs capped off the successful campaign last Saturday by taking part in the annual Class 3-A State Swim Championships at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Wake County.
Nash Central wasn't able to qualify for any of the finals, but the high level of competition must be taken into consideration.

NASH COUNTY -- Listed are updated Nash County Parks and Recreation Department Futsal and Basketball Scores:

GREENSBORO -- Rosters have been finalized for the Tar Heel teams at the annual North Carolina/South Carolina All-Star Carolinas Basketball Classic.
The 2017 installment of the event will be held March 18 at Socastee High School near Myrtle Beach.
The girls game will tip-off at 6:30 p.m. and will be followed by the boys matchup.
Tickets are $10 per person and will be available at the gate.

GREENSBORO/RALEIGH -- The North Carolina Wesleyan Collee Battling Bishop women's hoops squad picked up a pair of USA South Conference road wins over the weekend, knocking of Greensboro and William Peace to end the regular season on a four-game winning streak.
Wesleyan finishes conference play with an 8-6 record and will take a 13-12 overall mark into next weekend's conference tourney divisional round.
Last Saturday, NCWC posted a 62-59 victory at Greensboro College behind a team-high 14 points from senior Timyra Staton, who was a perfect 6-for-6 from the floor.

Red Oak Middle School's Sincere Battle (with ball) tries to work his way through the Speight defense during Monday's conference championship basketball showdown.

Red Oak's Razaylmon Joyner (right) tries to escape the defense of a Speigh player on Monday.

Red Oak's Donavon Simpson holds the ball away from a Speight defender during Monday's game.

Nash County 4-H celebrated its volunteers, clubs and youth on Monday night at its annual awards program.
This year's theme was "4-H Wild West Bonanza."
Numerous awards were presented to individual 4-H members as well as clubs and club leaders.
Johnnie Specht and Olivia Daughtridge were each named the 4-H'er of the Year.

A project on the North Carolina Department of Transportation's (DOT) "to do" list is finally becoming a reality.
Public meetings were held last week on the proposed project to construct a new interchange on I-95 at Sunset Avenue in Rocky Mount.
According to DOT, the purpose of the project is to provide improved access to I-95 in support of an economic development initiative in the Rocky Mount area.
The project will involve adding ramps at the existing Sunset Avenue overpass and widening Sunset Avenue to four lanes with a median between Old Carriage Road and Halifax Road.

Pictured above, PTO president Shondick Boone crowns Mason Moore the Cardinal Ball King on Friday night.