Category: Sports
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Leesville football falls to Wakefield in final seconds
One by one, the seniors of the 2013 Leesville football team walked out with tears streaming down their faces. Elation over an apparent Braxton Berrios game-winning touchdown catch with no time left turned to…
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The Leesville vs. Millbrook “rivalry” continues
No student in Millbrook High School has seen their team beat Leesville in varsity football. Another year, another victory for the Leesville Pride over the Millbrook Wildcats. For the class of 2014 varsity football,…
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Leesville football grinds past Millbrook
As the rain poured down and the hoards of Wildcat fans filed quietly from the stands, the Leesville football team celebrated a crucial 7-3 win over rival Millbrook without an ounce of gloom. A…
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Leesville football stymies Wake Forest
The Leesville football team recovered from a sluggish start then held on in the closing minutes for a critical 21-19 win over Wake Forest on Friday, Oct. 25 at Marshall L. Hamilton Stadium. Malcolm…
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Braxton Berrios commits to Miami
Braxton Berrios, Leesville senior and football team captain, committed to the University of Miami during his Saturday press conference. A lifetime Hurricanes fan, Berrios turned down scholarships from dozens of schools and his four…
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Leesville football rallies past Sanderson
For Malcolm Hitchcock, the final Homecoming of his Leesville football career was not going to be marred forever by a loss. And he was going to make sure of it. Hitchcock, senior quarterback and…
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Full football feature: “This is what we play for”
Chad Smothers, head coach of the Leesville football team, pauses briefly and looks around at the 56 fervent pairs of eyes staring back at him. Five minutes remain until kickoff of the Pride’s first…
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Leesville football sluggish in loss to Heritage
As the final minutes ticked off of a mistake-laden, out-of-synch rout at the hands of the Heritage Huskies, the Leesville football team dropped their heads and resorted to the last thing they seemed to…
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Leesville’s women’s tennis team remains hopeful
Leesville’s women’s tennis team lost 2-7 at a home game on August 27. The two matches won were a singles and doubles. Their season record sits at 1-1. Even with this setback, the team…
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Leesville football cruises past Apex
The Leesville football team exploded for 26 second-quarter points to defeat Apex 40-6 on Thursday, Aug. 29 in the 2013 home opener at Marshall L. Hamilton Stadium. Bolstered by the debut of new green…
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Football begins season with explosive win
The Leesville varsity football team began their 2013 season in dominant fashion, routing Jordan Durham 62-21 on Friday, Aug. 23. Braxton Berrios, senior quarterback, accumulated 206 yards and four touchdowns on nine first-half carries…
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Leesville lacrosse exceeds expectations
In their second season, the Leesville Lacrosse team finished 12-4. The Pride will host their first ever playoff game against Apex High, fifth in the state, at home on Friday, May 3. “We’ve done…
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My soccer journey
Coming into high school, I had one goal, pun intended — to make the varsity soccer team. As tryouts in spring approached, my nerves grew more and more because this was not just a…
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Womens soccer cruises to third round
Propelled by a dominant performance in the possession and shot categories, the Leesville women’s soccer team routed Holly Springs 3-0 on Friday, May 10, to advance in the N.C. 4A playoffs. “I thought we…
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Mens tennis team serves success
The Leesville men’s tennis team has had a pretty good season so far. They have practiced hard and played hard. Their current record is 1-5, with their win against Wake Forest-Rolesville, but they have…
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Leesville golf excels
Leesville golf has a new coach, Andrew Wilkinson, who has led the team to success this year. The team had their first non-conference match, the high school kickoff classic, in Buies creek at Keith…
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It’s bracket time in Leesville!
The time of the year has rolled around again, primetime for those in the Triangle. It is March Madness; the NCAA tournament is in full swing. The tournament bracket has been released and Leesville…
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Basketball finishes second in Cap-8 tournament
The final score didn’t turn out as he had hoped, but, even in an unfamiliar gym with midnight hours approaching, Russ Frazier still couldn’t keep a smile off his face. “We played 32 minutes…
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Women’s lacrosse starts inaugural season
For her junior year, Grace Landsberg wanted to do something spectacular. She wanted to make her mark on Leesville. So for this year, Landsberg decided she was going to be one of the founders…
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Frazier leads basketball back to relevance
One minute and 12 seconds remained on the clock as Shyheid Petteway drove to the basket, looking to add to Leesville’s 59-49 lead over Wake Forest-Rolesville. The referee’s whistle blew; Petteway had been fouled.…
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High hopes for men’s tennis
In addition to new players, this year’s men’s tennis team will be starting the season with a new coach. Kyle Myers, who will replace Dr. Raymond Stone as coach, already has bright plans for…
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Frazier starts new traditions
The basketball team is playing the Friday before exams; however, the stadium is quiet. The score is 9 to 3 while one of Taylor University’s players shoots a free throw. The ball hits the…
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Leesville cheerleading becomes state champ
On Saturday, Dec. 8, Leesville cheerleaders brought pride to their school when they took first place in the NCHSAA State Championship tournament. The squad faced many challenges leading up to the competition. A week…
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Leesville men’s varsity basketball wins Cap-8 opener
Leesville Men’s Varsity Basketball beat Enloe 48-38 in its Cap 8 opener. Lemont Martin and Reggie Jones, seniors, led the Pride with a combined 28 points. Enloe scored on the first possession and never…
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NC State hires new football coach
About a week after firing six year head coach Tom O’Brien, NC State has hired former Northern Illinois coach Dave Doeren. NC State has been solid, with 4 bowl games, and 5 wins in…
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Team building creates community for men’s basketball
After a rather disappointing season last year, the varsity basketball team is ready to start a new season. They will begin this season under new coach Russ Frazier, who comes in with two championships…
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Leesville football ends fantastic season 12-1
The same team. The same stadium. The same round. The same record. On paper, Leesville football’s 56-35 third-round loss to Garner in the NCSHAA 4AA playoffs was hardly different than last year’s 42-21 defeat.…
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Cross country season comes to a close
On October 27, Leesville’s cross country team competed in the NCHSAA 4A Mideast Regionals, their final meet of the season. The cross country team’s goal the entire season was to do well at regionals.…
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World Baseball Classic gives players opportunity to represent Israel
Just 40 years after a tragic terrorist attack on Israeli athletes, Israel is stronger than ever on the international athletics scene. In the 2013 World Baseball Classic, Israel fielded a team that nearly…
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Winter track preview
For Leesville runners, cross country season ended just last week. Though cross country is finished until next year, many are anticipating the arrival of the winter track season. Winter track is the calm before…
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Charlotte Bobcats come to the PNC Arena
The PNC Arena had an announced attendance of 17,924 people, all coming to watch basketball. The NC State logo was in the center, and Duke basketball coach Mike Kryzewski sat courtside. There was a…
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Swim team looking forward to another great season
Leesville Road High School’s Swimming and Diving Team is prepared for another great season, following their second place finish in the Cap-8 Conference last year. According to Emily Izquierdo, LRHS’s swim coach, this year…
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Leesville Football Pounds Heritage, 43-13
The Leesville Pride football team avenged a disappointing regular season meeting and advanced to the second round of the N.C. 4AA football playoffs with a 43-13 victory over Heritage on Friday, Nov. 2. The…
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Tennessee is wrong to continue pregame prayer
Disclaimer: Obviously the combination of religion and government is a huge subject, and it would take thousands of words to tackle completely. I’m going to look at this issue on a smaller scale in…
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Leesville XC team celebrates senior night with victory
On Wednesday, October 10, the Leesville Cross Country celebrated Senior Night during their last home meet. The guys won 27-34 and the girls trailed Millbrook in a 28-30 loss. Five seniors on the guys…
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NC State upsets No. 3 Florida State
NC State beat Florida State 17-16 in the perhaps the biggest upset this college football season. Many thought the Florida State Seminoles would blow NC State out, but the Wolfpack hung around and pulled…
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Pride football wins 54-17 at homecoming
For the undefeated Leesville football team, 2012’s Homecoming game didn’t begin the way they had planned. Against a struggling two-win Millbrook team, the Pride sputtered uncharacteristically en route to a mere 21-10 halftime lead—the…
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Changes to come to men’s basketball
Major changes are coming to the basketball program. Coach Frazier will coach the men’s varsity team for the 2012-2013 season. Previously he coached for Northwood High and helped the team defend two championship titles.…
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Parker’s program promotes student-athlete participation
Evan Parker is making quite a splash his senior year in high school. In addition to becoming the quarterback of Leesville’s undefeated football team, he has created the Student Athlete Leadership Initiative (SALI) to…
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Pride crushes Crusaders to capture top spot
Three straight games, two volleyball powerhouses, one number one ranking. When all was said and done, it belonged to the Pride. On Thursday, Sept. 20, in front of their home crowd, Leesville Road swept…
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JV football looks forward to the rest of the season
“The goal we established at the beginning of the season was to develop players and move kids up to varsity,” said Dave Pyper, coach. The team has suffered from illnesses and injuries which are…
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Football wins 52-24 over Wakefield
“It was a great win against a great football team.” Evan Parker, Leesville quarterback, knew that Friday’s showdown at Marshall L. Hamilton Stadium was one he simply had to win. The undefeated Pride’s date…
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The women’s golf trio
This year’s women’s golf team may be small, but they have heart. The team consists of three players — Alison Boegel, sophomore, Kristen Jones, junior, and Mary Lewis, sophomore. With such a small team,…
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Twitter helps athletes communicate
Twitter has spread like the black plague through the media in general, but it has made a considerable impact in the area of sports. There are many advantages to athletes who use twitter responsibly,…
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Lady Pride basketball shoots for the stars
As many fall sport athletes are in the middle of their season, winter sports, including women’s basketball, are just beginning workouts and tryouts. The Lady Pride looks to start this season out strong, and…
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The struggle with school and sports
Many admire athletes for their ability to perform under pressure. Many honor roll athletes at Leesville must perform under academic pressure as well. “When I get home, I don’t have much energy to study,”…
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Pride pushed past Broughton to keep their winning streak
On September 21, Leesville Road High School varsity football faced Cap-8 nemesis at Broughton with a large “prepped-out” student section. Broughton High, for the game day, dressed up like country hicks, stereotyping Leesville’s “outside…
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Men’s soccer smashing season
The Leesville men’s varsity soccer team is starting the first half of the season strong with a 8-4 (4-2 in conference) record. Paul Dinkenor, coach, said, “I am quite pleased so far, but we…
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NHL locks out more than players
The last time the NHL locked out their players was in 2005; I was ten years old and devastated by the news. Now as a high school senior, the NHL has locked out their…
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Volleyball wins to remain undefeated
On Tuesday, September 11, with a score of 3-1, the Lady Pride varsity volleyball team remained undefeated with their win against Wakefield. Wakefield has won the Cap-8 conference the past three years in a…