Category: Sports
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Nevada Mareno continues breaking records
Nevada Mareno: student, athlete, and record breaker. Last Saturday, January 31, Malia Ellington from Community School of Ellington set the new 1000-meter N.C. record with a time of 2:53:23. Just a few hours later,…
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PEPI applications now available
Physical Education Pupil Instructor (PEPI) applications are now available for sophomores and juniors outside of room 52 for the 2015-2016 school year. PEPI is a program that pairs juniors and seniors with elementary school…
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The battle for best in the county
This past Saturday, January 24, all of the cheerleading teams in the county went head-to-head to see which team is the best in their division and in the county. All of the cheerleading teams…
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Leesville Basketball overcomes deficit to upset Broughton
Tuesday night, the Leesville men’s basketball team overcame an early 14-point deficit to defeat Broughton at home by a score of 58-51. The Pride (10-9, 6-3) had fallen to the Capitals (16-2, 7-2) previously…
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Leesville Middle to host Play 4 Kay tournament
February 7, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. the Leesville Middle School girls basketball team will be hosting a 3v3 basketball tournament in honor of the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. All profits made…
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Heritage stuns Leesville Basketball in final seconds
For 31 minutes of basketball on Friday night, Leesville and Heritage played to a deadlocked 58-58 tie in a battle for third place in the Cap-8 Conference. Then the most mocked man on the…
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Leesville swimming concludes regular season
The Leesville swimming team will enter next week’s Cap-8 Conference championships with momentum after another strong showing in Wednesday’s meet. Facing teams from Cary, Holly Springs and Fuquay-Varina at the Triangle Aquatic Center in…
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Leesville Basketball falls to offense-heavy Millbrook
Leesville boasted a 5-1 conference record entering Wednesday night’s game vs. Millbrook, but that 5-1 quickly fell to 5-2 in a 91-67 rout of the Pride. Leesville head coach Russ Frazier shared his thoughts after…
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Mike Hobgood out as Leesville football coach
For the second consecutive offseason, the Leesville football program will experience a head coaching change. Mike Hobgood, who came to Leesville from South Granville High in May 2014 and went 5-7 in his first and…
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Leesville Swimming embraces unusual coaching situation
Two of the most well-known figures in Leesville’s Athletics Department — Jack Rogers, athletic director, and Guy Civitello, head baseball coach — are taking on a new and different responsibility this winter. They’re co-coaching…
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Men’s basketball has unique trio
The 2014 Leesville men’s basketball squad is back practicing and ready to make a run for the CAP-8 championship again. However, it’s a new season, and with a new season comes new faces. In…
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A step into winter track
Leesville’s runners are getting back into the swing of things. Leesville’s track coaches — Jerry Canada, Karen Hawkins, and Brent Hale — return for another competitive season of winter track. “Coming into the second…
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Student athletes: masters of time management
Student athletes across the county, state and country all share a common struggle: managing their time between school work and practices. On the outside, the life of a student athlete doesn’t seem too difficult;…
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LRHS Swim and Dive team 2014-15 preview
The Leesville Swim and Dive team was not able to find a coach, so Jack Rogers, Athletic Director, will be head coach along with Guy Civitello. Non-year-round swimmers meet regularly every morning except for…
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Leesville Basketball defeats Panther Creek, enters Thanksgiving Break 2-2
Ben Zemonek scored 21 points from the floor, interim coach Nick Pendergraft re-focused his team’s excitement after some early foul troubles and Leesville men’s basketball team downed Panther Creek 71-49 on Tuesday for their…
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Reflecting on the 2014 Leesville Football season
Mike Hobgood’s first year as Leesville head coach proved a tumultuous one, as the Pride (5-7, 3-4 Cap-8) lost their last four games (allowing 35 or more points in all four) to fall out…
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Leesville Football season ends with loss in playoffs
The offense failed to gain traction until the fourth quarter, the defense again found Bryce Love impossible to contain and the 2014 Leesville football season ended with a 42-13 loss at Wake Forest on…
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Flipping into the winter season
As the fall sports season wraps up, the winter sports season is only just beginning: Among the various winter sports is gymnastics. The Leesville gymnastics team began their season with tryouts on October 31…
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History made by women’s’ cross country
The Women’s Cross Country Team continues to make history in the 2014 season. For the first time since 2006, the girls claimed total victory at the Cap-8 Championships. “I’m so happy and proud that…
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Turnovers doom Leesville Football to third straight loss
Eight seconds into Friday’s regular season finale, the Leesville football team committed its first turnover, fumbling on the opening kickoff return to give Wakefield the ball. The first play proved an accurate foreshadow of…
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Reflections on Men’s Soccer season
The Leesville men’s soccer team, after a season of improvement, came to an end against Heritage in their first-round playoff game. The boys’ season was a season of growth and bonding. “We got along…
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Leesville Football can’t contain Marshall, loses to Millbrook
In a game of big plays and prolific offense, Leesville’s passing attack proved slightly inferior to Millbrook’s running game, and the contrast made all the difference in Friday’s rivalry game. Led by 328 total…
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Bowling team starts strong
The Leesville bowling team held its first meeting on Wednesday, October 1, at Pleasant Valley Lanes. Tryouts started at 4:00 p.m. The participants competed against each other and tried to get the highest marks…
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Leesville Football falls short in Wake Forest
Clay Vick, junior quarterback, rolled out to his right, evaded a Wake Forest lineman and threw a nine-yard pass to Trey Keeney, senior tight end, in the endzone. Leesville now trailed by 17 points…
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An exciting spring sport for girls
High schools across Wake County plan to incorporate STUNT into their spring sports season. Wake County is the first in North Carolina to offer the sport in high schools. STUNT was only offered at…
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Leesville Football downs Enloe for homecoming win
Clinging to a 14-13 lead late in the third quarter, the Leesville offense — backed up on their own 20-yard line after two threatening Enloe drives produced no points — desperately needed a big…
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Leesville Football overcomes Sanderson, Mother Nature
Seventy-one hours and 18 minutes after the opening kickoff at Sanderson, the Leesville football team made one last tackle, the final seconds ticked off the scoreboard and the Pride secured a crucial conference win.…
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Inside Leesville Football 2014: The new generation
For the second consecutive year, we spent the first game week of the 2014 season immersed inside the Leesville football team. What happens when the team isn’t under the spotlights of Friday night? Read…
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Q&A with new lacrosse coach
Last month, the Leesville men’s lacrosse team landed a new head coach: Franklin Zirkle, a former state champion coach at East Chapel Hill and an administrator for the Carolina Hilltoppers club lacrosse program. The…
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Leesville Football rallies to spoil Broughton’s homecoming
When the Pride needed it most, Leesville’s stars took the initiative and led their team to a critical comeback win on Friday night at Broughton. Mike Dehaney, senior running back, rushed for 136 yards…
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Women’s golf swings towards regionals
Leesville’s Women’s Golf Team has made many improvements since the end of their previous season. “This year we have a new coach, we have new members of our team and we’re doing better. At…
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Leesville Football can’t find offense against Heritage
For the second consecutive game, the Leesville offense failed to create any momentum or find the endzone, cursing the Pride to a 14-3 loss to Heritage on Friday, Sept. 26 at Hamilton Stadium. In…
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Leesville Football shut down by injuries, turnovers and Panther Creek
A woefully depleted Leesville offense committed six turnovers and sputtered to just five first downs as the Pride lost 27-0 to Panther Creek on Friday, Sept. 19. After leading 13-0 at halftime, a 50-yard…
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Leesville hires new varsity Lacrosse coach
Leesville Road High School Men’s Lacrosse named a new head coach on Thursday, Sept. 11, according to Jack Rogers, Leesville athletic director. “LRHS is very excited to announce the hiring of former East Chapel…
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Leesville introduces new JV tennis team
Leesville Road High School introduced a JV women’s tennis team this year. In past years, there was only a varsity women’s tennis team; having a JV team allows more girls to play tennis than…
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Leesville Football surges past Athens Drive
A critical defensive stop and ensuing 99-yard drive helped the Leesville football team earn a 27-16 win over Athens Drive on Friday, Sept. 12 at Hamilton Stadium. 6:11 remained in the third quarter when the…
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Leesville Volleyball loses to Millbrook, 3-2
The Leesville varsity volleyball team lost, 3-2, to Millbrook Tuesday night, in a long, hard fought match. From the moment Meghan Gasper, junior, stepped back from the line, raised her arm and made the…
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Men’s Soccer
After multiple games being rained out, the Pride is starting off the pre-season with a two and one record and is preparing for their CAP-8 opener on September 8th vs. Heritage high school. Paul…
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Leesville welcomes new coach
Leesville has started their 2014 football season with new players and even a new coach. Coach Hobgood has been a football coach for over 15 years. He started coaching at Northern Durham, where he…
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A new season for boys Cross Country
Leesville Cross Country is back, and they’re ready to rumble. After a long summer of workouts and distance runs at Umstead State Park, runners are excited for their meet against Apex. Cross Country is…
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The kickoff to women’s cross country
The women’s cross country team made an early statement with a first place finish in the varsity race at this year’s 3k Wake County Kickoff Classic. Placing in the top ten, Nevada Mareno, sophomore,…
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Leesville Football thrashed by Apex
The away sideline and visitors’ bleachers sat in hushed disbelief and concern as Khamari Alexander, senior running back, lay motionless and surrounded by paramedics. The scoreboard clock read 6:25 remaining in the second quarter,…
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Leesville Football victorious in season opener
Quarterback Clay Vick threw three touchdowns to lead Leesville to a season-opening 34-12 win over Durham Jordan on Friday at Hamilton Stadium. Vick, junior, completed 13 of 16 passes for 241 yards, three TDs and no interceptions…
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Men’s Lacrosse starts with a bang
This lacrosse season has begun with 4 wins and no losses for both varsity and jv lacrosse. Coach Fullbright and his teams are working together to unite as one stronger and more successful group.…
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Women’s Soccer Preview
Paul Dinkenor, longtime head coach of the Leesville Road women’s soccer team, loves a good challenge, although this season may be a big one. The Lady Pride is coming off an 18-win season, along…
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Leesville dominates the David Oliver Classic
On January 25 in Leesville’s biggest track meet of the year, a school record was set, and Leesville qualified for states in over five events. Leesville’s winter track team traveled to Winston-Salem for the…
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Leesville Basketball cruises past Enloe
Jumpstarted by a decisive start and balanced scoring attack, the Leesville Men’s basketball team defeated Enloe 74-58 on Tuesday, Feb. 4. The Pride (5-4, 9-10) jumped out to a 14-2 lead in the game’s…
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Leesville Basketball holds off Heritage, 58-50
Editor’s Note: Before the snow hit and cancelled school for the remainder of the week, Leesville Men’s Varsity Basketball faced off against Heritage on Monday night. The recap follows. Alex Hunter, Leesville freshman guard,…
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Lady Pride blowout Heritage, 62-26
Editor’s Note: Before the snow hit and cancelled school for the remainder of the week, Leesville Women’s Varsity Basketball faced off against Heritage on Monday night. The recap follows. The Lady Pride came out…
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Leesville Basketball loses double-overtime thriller
The Leesville Mens’ Varsity Basketball team fell 79-75 to Cap-8 rival Sanderson in double overtime on Friday, Jan. 3, failing to translate a rousing second-half comeback and double-overtime lead into a much-needed conference victory.…