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  • Monroe rolls past Pirates

    Monroe rolls past Pirates

    MONROE — The Lumberton football team got off to a rough start in Friday’s game at Monroe, and it didn’t get any better over the next couple of hours for the Pirates in a 43-3 nonconference road loss.


  • Fantasy football weekly with Travis Petty Jr Week 3

    Fantasy football weekly with Travis Petty Jr Week 3

    We are already three weeks into the NFL season, and let’s say it’s been a crazy season already. The Los Angeles Chargers, who were favored by many to be a lock for the playoffs, are 0-2, and the Las Vegas Raiders, who were projected to hold a top-10 pick, are…


  • Scotland suffers 6-2 loss to Terry Sanford

    Scotland suffers 6-2 loss to Terry Sanford

    LAURINBURG —“Until we learn to finish two halves, this is what will happen,” Scotland head coach Jeremy White said.


  • Scotland QB Collin Hill ranks No. 9 in 6A passing

    Scotland QB Collin Hill ranks No. 9 in 6A passing

    LAURINBURG —Scotland High quarterback Collin Hill ranks among the top 10 passing leaders in 6A high school football.


  • Farm Bureau Players of the Game: Week 5

    Farm Bureau Players of the Game: Week 5

    LAURINBURG —The Fighting Scots snapped an eight-year losing streak against the Pinecrest Patriots Friday.


  • Gray’s Creek pulls away from Scots

    Gray’s Creek pulls away from Scots

    LAURINBURG —The Fighting Scots boys soccer team’s high hopes ended in heartbreak Monday against the Gray’s Creek Bears.


  • 3 Things I saw in the Scots victory over Pinecrest

    3 Things I saw in the Scots victory over Pinecrest

    LAURINBURG —The Fighting Scots ended an eight-year drought against the Pinecrest Patriots Friday. Scotland is 4-1 and second in the conference behind Cape Fear. The Scots displayed a performance Friday that put the North Carolina high school football scene on notice.


  • Scots end Pinecrest streak with 37-23 victory

    Scots end Pinecrest streak with 37-23 victory

    LAURINBURG — Streaks are meant to be broken.


  • Fantasy football weekly with Travis Petty Jr Week 2

    Fantasy football weekly with Travis Petty Jr Week 2

    How good does it feel to have NFL football back? Am I right?


  • Scots end skid with 1-0 win over Whiteville

    Scots end skid with 1-0 win over Whiteville

    LAURINBURG —The wait is over. After a two-game skid, the Fighting Scots boys’ soccer team finally broke their losing streak with a 1-0 victory over the Whiteville Cougars on Wednesday, ending a seven-day wait.


  • Lady Scots stop the bleeding with sweep of Purnell Swett

    Lady Scots stop the bleeding with sweep of Purnell Swett

    LAURINBURG —It’s been a long seven days since the Lady Scots volleyball team last won a game, and Tuesday’s matchup against the Purnell Swett Rams saw that streak come to an end.


  • Scotland football ranked No. 6 among 6A teams

    Scotland football ranked No. 6 among 6A teams

    LAURINBURG —The Scotland High football team is ranked among the top-15 6A football teams in the state.


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