Author: Cory Maddox, staff writer
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LRHS women’s soccer enters state playoffs
The Leesville Pride women’s soccer team kicked off Thursday, May 6, against rival Broughton in the Cap-7 Championship. Leesville beat Broughton twice during the regular season, and hoped to make it a third time…
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A senior’s summation of 2010
The 2010 school year has been one to remember. We have come a long way since we first stepped foot on campus again on August 25. Freshmen have now experienced the high school culture,…
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Women’s Soccer Makes it 4 In a Row
The Leesville Pride women’s soccer team kicked off Thursday, May 6, against rival Broughton in the Cap Seven Tournament Championship. Leesville beat Broughton both times in the regular season, but this was different because…
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Senior Night Woes for Baseball
Leesville’s baseball senior night was Tuesday, May 4, versus Cap Seven rival Millbrook. The game would also put one of the two teams one game closer to becoming the Cap Seven champions. Millbrook would…
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Strapp Does it Again
At the Millbrook dual meet and the Wake County Championships, Lauren Strapp, senior, broke two school records. Strapp broke the 1600 meter record at the Millbrook meet on April 21 with a time of…
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Tiger Woods Comes up Short in Return to Masters
On Thursday, April 8, Tiger Woods returned to the Masters tournament in Augusta, Georgia after a four month leave of absence. He took the league of absence to deal with his recent publicity involving…
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Men’s Track a Perfect 11-0
On April 14 the men’s track team defeated Wakefield 74-72, recording their eleventh win and adding to their perfect record. Dedication, hard work ethic and practice have helped contribute to the Pride’s success this…
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Duke Wins, Claims 4th NCAA Title
Duke defeated Butler University, 61-59, on Monday, April 5, to claim their 4th NCAA championship; the win gave the ACC and the state of North Carolina back to back NCAA championships. Road to the…
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CASL vs. high school
The Leesville varsity women’s soccer team kicked off the season with a scrimmage against Fuquay-Varina. The Pride defeated Fuquay 8-1 in a lop-sided battle. One part of the Pride’s success would be newly added…
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Hockey Play-Offs
The Wake County High School hockey Championship Tournament was held Feb. 6- 7 at Dreamsports in Apex. The tournament was set in a double elimination format, and Leesville entered the tournament as the second…
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Basketball Seniors Recognized on Senior Night
Leesville’s Varsity Basketball senior night was held Monday, Feb. 8, versus Sanderson High School. To recognize the senior ladies, jerseys were placed on the wall of the base line with their last names and…
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3 Hawks, 1 Competition
Spencer, Grayson and Chandler Hawkins are three brothers who have grown up competing in a sibling rivalry. All three have attended Leesville Road High School; Spencer graduated in the class of ’07, Grayson is…
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Men’s Varsity Basketball Inexperience Leads to Shakey Start
The Leesville Varsity men’s basketball team entered winter break with a disappointing 4-7 record. The team continued to practice early during the break to prepare for the annual holiday tournament in Lee County. After…
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Leesville Hockey Team
In the Pride’s opener the team’s offense started strong, led by Bobby Iannuzzelli, who scored three goals; overall the team would manage to put seven goals past the opposing goalie. The defense would prove…
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Powder Puff Practices Overview
PRE-PRACTICE/POWDER PUFF MEETING The players on each team became familiar with each other beginning on Oct. 1 when the Powder Puff meetings were held. The juniors, excited about the game, could not wait to…
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Soccer World Cup
The United States’ first major soccer league, the MLS, was founded in 1993 and ever since popularity has continued to climb. A big part of the success of the league has been the play…
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Senior Powder Puff Coaches
Every year for the powder puff game a few male students take time out of their busy schedules to try and coach their class to victory. The boys lead the practices, teaching the girls…
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Varsity Football Season Overview
The Leesville Varsity football team wrapped up its fourth consecutive winning season on Friday, Nov. 20, with a 36-8 loss against Fayetteville’s Jack-Britt High School in the second round of the state playoffs. Even…
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Senioritis: A High School Epidemic
It is the most common disease among high school students, more contagious than the H1N1 virus, a disease that drives teachers crazy, and is the only disease that keeps kids coming to class; senioritis.…
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2009 Grill Team: Better than Ever
The Leesville Grill Team, a group created by the 2008 senior class, continues this year bigger than ever. In the past the team consisted of mostly seniors and a few juniors, but now the…
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Lauren Strapp Breaks Record
Most people go through life never emphasizing how much one second matters; it can be the difference between winning or earning a place in the record books. Lauren Strapp, senior cross-country runner, realized how…
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Early Release Affects Students, Teachers
Beginning the 2009 school year, students in Wake County Public Schools will be dismissed one hour earlier, at 1:30, every Wednesday throughout the school year. Also, on six chosen Wednesdays (Sept. 23, Oct. 21,…