Benson Sports News

Local high school, college, and pro sports news in Benson, NC

• Monday | via The Smithfield Herald 

  West Johnston class of 2013, coach tightly intertwined

  West Johnston High baseball coach Mike Jacobs didn't want me to write about his decision to step away from high school baseball coaching in conjunction with the college decision announcements of six of his recently graduated players.

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• Monday Jun 10 | via The Smithfield Herald 

  N&O announces year-end, spring honors

  Southeast Raleigh wrestling standout and 2012-13 NCHSAA 4A heavyweight state champion Phillip Shuler was named the News & Observer's wrestler of the year in the annual year-end rundown of the top athletes across the Triangle area.

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• Monday Jun 10 | via The Smithfield Herald 

  West Johnston grad finishes fifth in NCAA championships

  Dakota Peachee, a senior at High Point University, views his fifth-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in Friday's NCAA Track and Field Championships in Oregon, as either the perfect ending to his competitive running career or the next step in his career.

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• Monday Jun 10 | via The Smithfield Herald 

  New prep summer league opens play Monday

  Prep summer leagues started in 2006 with the Central Carolina Scholastic Summer League, which was designed to provide a weekday playing option for students in high school the following fall.

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• Saturday Jun 8 | via The Robesonian 

  Scotland's Williams named June Scholar-Athlete

  Scotland's Courtney Williams helped lead her softball team to the fourth round of the playoffs and also serves as a leader in her community.

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• Wednesday Jun 5 | via The Smithfield Herald 

  Thinking little, dreaming big

  The proof was in the pudding Wednesday night as the Sabres easily defeated Orange County Post 6, 13-2 thanks to a focus on the fundamentals.

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• Wednesday Jun 5 | via The Smithfield Herald 

  Trio set for NCAA Championships

  A trio of former area prep state track and field champions have bigger championships in their sites after qualifying for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which run June 5-9 in Eugene, Ore.

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• Tuesday Jun 4 | via The Laurinburg Exchange Online 

  Williams leads on, off the field

  Courtney Williams, a senior softball player at Scotland High School, was selected as Mountaire Farms/Civitas Media's athlete of the month for June.

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