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Freshman hurler, hot bats carry West Johnston by Clayton

Clayton second baseman Mindy North (2) chases the throw down on a West Johnston stolen base attempt.

Megan Mills said she was a lot more nervous in the batter’s box Friday night than she was on the mound.

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Corinth Holders girls tie for 10th in state

Corinth Holders rode a runner-up finish in the 3,200 meters from Arden Vessie and two top-five finishes in the relays to a tie for 10th place in the 2A state outdoor track and field championships Saturday in Greensboro.
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Corinth Holders golfers take fifth in state

Three years after finishing fifth in the conference, the Corinth Holders boys golf team recorded a more notable fifth place finish - and one they’re certainly more proud of - Tuesday.
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Bad night bounces Clayton from 4A baseball playoffs

It wasn’t the finish Clayton wanted. And it’s one the Comets would prefer to forget.
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Knightdale boys win 4th straight NCHSAA track title; Southeast Raleigh girls clip Wakefield

The Triangle accounts for 16 individual champs, four winning relays and two state records at the 2013 NCHSAA 4A track and field championships. Knightdale makes it a four-peat, while Southeast Raleigh stops Wakefield’s championship streak at three.
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Parks and Rec Notes

Clayton Parks and Recreation is offering several classes.
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Standout battles a different foe

Leach, a junior standout basketball and football player for the Spartans, was diagnosed Monday with stage 2B Hodgkin’s disease and began chemotherapy on Tuesday.
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Road unkind to Corinth Holders again

Corinth Holders’ last lesson of another solid season also served as the first for the 2014 campaign. The Pirates took a 7-3 loss to First Flight Saturday evening in the second round of the 2A playoffs, bowing out in a fashion comparable to the ending in 2012.
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Gutsy effort nets runner-up spot for Pirates

Like her Corinth Holders teammates, Arden Vessie gave it her all Saturday afternoon in the NCHSAA Mideast 2A Track and Field regional meet. In fact, she gave so much of herself; it may have left High Point T. W. Andrews’ girls feeling a little heartsick.
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Sports Briefs

Corinth Holders’ baseball team followed its favorite formula to roll by Greene Central 9-2 in the opening round of the 2A baseball playoffs Friday. The Pirates scored a run or more in each of the first four innings in building a 7-1 lead behind the pitching of Sam Berman.
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Wildcats, pitch tough matchups for Clayton

The Wildcats scored in the first two minutes and grabbed a 4-0 win over Clayton on the spongy FieldTurf pitch of Jurgeson-Gabriel Field.