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42nd annual Clifford Bullard Memorial Golf Tournament tees off Oct. 1 The Clifford Bullard Memorial Golf Tournament, benefitting the RCC Foundation, is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 1 at Pinecrest...
View ArticleSt. Pauls survives turnovers to pull away from Fairmont
ST. PAULS — One of the most important keys to winning football games has always been avoiding turnovers. Unfortunately, both Fairmont and St. Pauls forgot this in the first half of Friday’s game,...
View ArticleFootball roundup: Pirates, Rams, Red Devils each earn wins
ROCKY POINT — The Lumberton football team shut out Heide Trask 21-0 Friday for its first win of the season, earning Josh Sheridan his first win as the head coach at his alma mater. “It feels very...
View ArticleOxendine becomes first Lumbee to play on PGA Tour
ARDEN — Spencer Oxendine became the first member of the Lumbee Tribe to play in a PGA Tour event this week after qualifying for the inaugural Biltmore Championship Asheville. Oxendine, a Fayetteville...
View ArticleUNCP set for showdown with No. 9 Valdosta State
PEMBROKE — Getting back on track after a team’s first loss is critical. The UNC Pembroke football team did just that beating Shorter 31-24 on the road last after a 10-7 loss at Fayetteville State the...
View ArticleStorylines starting to form: HSFB predictions for Week 5
We’re up to Week 5 of the 11-week regular season in high school football, nearing the halfway point of the season. Thus, storylines that will come to define the fall are beginning to take shape and...
View ArticleLumberton volleyball’s winning ways continue
LUMBERTON — When a team’s on a roll, it’ll do anything to keep firing on all cylinders. That’s exactly what Lumberton volleyball did Thursday night, defeating Scotland in four sets for its fifth win...
View ArticleLocal roundup: Purnell Swett soccer’s winning streak ends at Richmond
ROCKINGHAM — The Purnell Swett boys soccer team struggled throughout Thursday’s road non-conference match against Richmond (7-4-2), losing 3-0. That performance ended a five-match winning streak for...
View ArticleLocal roundup: Red Springs boys soccer earns home win over Jack Britt
RED SPRINGS — The Red Springs boys soccer team earned a 3-1 win over Jack Britt, a nonconference opponent Tuesday. The Red Devils (2-7-1) ended a three game skid with the win. Jack Britt (4-6) dropped...
View ArticleUNCP swimming picked 3rd in Conference Carolinas coaches poll
PEMBROKE — Following a successful 2025-26 season that saw the UNC Pembroke swim team win its third-consecutive Conference Carolinas championship, the Braves have been picked third in the Conference...
View ArticleUNCP soccer takes down Francis Marion in rivalry win
PEMBROKE — UNC Pembroke tallied just two shots on goal, but an Emma Davis goal and a career night from Addison Ellsworth helped lead the Braves to a 1-0 win over Francis Marion on Wednesday night at...
View ArticleBraves volleyball stays hot, defeats Georgia College, Elizabeth City State
PEMBROKE — UNC Pembroke hit .225 and logged 10 service aces to defeat Georgia College 3-1, and then closed out the day hitting a season-best .388 to sweep Elizabeth City State 3-0 on Tuesday afternoon...
View ArticleGraham named UNCP track & field assistant coach
PEMBROKE — UNC Pembroke Director Of Cross Country/Track & Field Peter Ormsby has announced the addition of Javon Graham as assistant coach for the Braves. A former two-time NCAA All-American for...
View ArticleSt. Pauls hosts improved Fairmont in Week 5
ST. PAULS — St. Pauls has been the premier high school football team in Robeson County for the last few years. Fairmont looks like it’s beginning to turn the corner under first-year coach Reggie Bush....
View ArticleLocal roundup: Rams soccer earns road victory over Jack Britt
FAYETTEVILLE — The Purnell Swett boys soccer team earned a 1-0 nonconference win over Jack Britt on the road Monday. Colton Sampson scored the Rams’ goal with Phoenix Cummings assisting on the play....
View ArticleBrayboy signs with Patriots’ practice squad
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Pembroke native Chandler Brayboy signed to the New England Patriots’ practice squad, the team announced Monday. Brayboy, 25, is a 6-foot-1, 199-pound wide receiver. He is a Purnell...
View ArticleBraves’ Brown named D2Football.com Special Teams Player of the Week
PEMBROKE — Good news continued for Malik Brown when the UNC Pembroke football sophomore was named as the D2Football.com Special Teams Player of the Week, the organization announced Tuesday. Brown...
View ArticleSpecial teams, defense lead Braves past Shorter
ROME, Ga. — UNC Pembroke used two kickoff return touchdowns, a pick six, and a Jared Navidad field goal before the offense sealed the game with a fourth-quarter touchdown to take a 31-24 win over...
View ArticleUNCP roundup: Braves soccer cruises past Shorter in home opener
PEMBROKE — After taking a two-goal lead into halftime, UNC Pembroke erupted for eight second-half goals en route to a 10-0 win over Shorter in Conference Carolinas action Saturday afternoon at LREMC...
View ArticleLocal roundup: St. Pauls, Fairmont each earn gridiron wins
ST. PAULS — The St. Pauls football team dominated visiting North Brunswick on Friday, earning a 43-12 win in the nonconference matchup. “Our physicality (made the difference),” St. Pauls coach Mike...
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