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Coming into the 2007 playoffs, I felt the Curse of the Bambino was deader than Jimmy Hoffa. I was pretty sure, but there was that little voice asking if 2004 was just a fluke, and I couldn’t ignore it. I admit that the “old Red Sox” fan in me was [...]

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Laney put forth a valiant comeback but needed to block a White Oak field goal at the end of the game to seal the victory. Despite being shut down by the Hoggard defense the week before, Shakeem Bryant scored three touchdowns as the Bucs held on for the 27-26 win.
Laney improved to 5-4, 2-3 [...]

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Three teams from the Wilmington Senior Softball League took part in the N.C. State Senior Games held in Raleigh, and all three won medals.
The 60-64 age group team went undefeated en route to the gold medal. They won all six games including the championship over Hendersonville, N.C. By the score of 16-2 [...]

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With rain coming down and rain forecasted in Wilmington the tournament was moved to Fayetteville, NC on Saturday - the Lady Hurricanes had 1 hr to pack up and make arrangements in Fayetteville. CFA dominated the first day(Saturday) by sending all 6 singles players into the semi-finals and all 3 doubles teams to the semi-finals [...]

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UNC Wilmington men’s basketball player Kevin Swinton has been dismissed from the team, second-year head coach Benny Moss announced Monday.
Swinton was dismissed due to the circumstances surrounding his arrest early Monday morning for possession of a firearm on an educational property.
“Kevin is a good student who comes [...]

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The weather has finally cooled in Wilmington and now it finally feels like basketball should be starting. The NBA begins play this weekend and after a wild off season, David Stern has set the tone for the ‘08 season. Last week, it was determined that many, about half, of all NBA [...]

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1. Ohio State impresses in defense of #1 ranking, but is still overrated
Penn State in the upset was a trendy pick this week, and I myself fell victim to underrating the Buckeyes. As I said earlier in the season, Penn State hasn’t done much to impress me in recent history, especially in big games. In [...]

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The Hoggard Vikings had to wait until Monday night to start thinking of their showdown with New Hanover on Friday, since their game was postponed due to rain. Jacksonville came in playing well and the Vikings could have been tempted to look over the Cardinals in anticipation of their season finale versus New [...]

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Coastal Pop
Warner to Host BOWL GAMES
This Saturday November 3rd, Coastal Pop Warner and Wilmington will play host to the PORT CITY CLASSIC BOWL. The games will be played at Ogden Park starting at 9:00 am. Pop Warner football and cheer teams from across the state will be traveling from as far as Western NC [...]

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Because of rain last Friday, the North Carolina State Tennis Tournament moved indoors at UNC Chapel Hill, where Hoggard’s Kaitlin Burns won her first round match easily. With time to play only one round on Friday, she would have to win three matches on Saturday to defend the title she won last year. [...]

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