Category: Sports
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Leesville alumni Laney Choboy starts for Nebraska Huskers in record-breaking volleyball match
The Nebraska Huskers volleyball team had a world record breaking audience at their match against the University of Nebraska Omaha in Memorial football stadium. (Photo used by permission of Judy Slattery) The game that…
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The Upcoming “23-24” Seahawks Season
The upcoming NFL season for the Seattle Seahawks is upon us. Surprising everyone last year by making the playoffs after trading away their franchise quarterback, the Seahawks look to improve upon last season’s success. …
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Leesville STUNT Playoffs
The Leesville Road High School STUNT Team has made it to playoffs for the second time in program history and are second in the conference for the first time. The team also made it…
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Cheer Commitments
Brier Griffin and Zoe Fulton, both former varsity cheerleaders, have made their commitments to continue their athletic careers in college. Brier Griffin committed to cheer at North Carolina State University, and Zoe Fulton committed…
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Men’s Track and Field Regionals Recap
Over the weekend the track and field team went to Regionals, loaded with a bunch of qualifiers. Many sprinters, throwers, and distance team members participated at Regionals. Tony Taylor, senior and commit for the…
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Bo Groff Student Spotlight
Bo Groff, senior, is a member of the LRHS Track and Cross Country teams. As a child, Groff loved to be outdoors and travel; he originally played soccer but was drawn more towards running…
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Men’s Lacrosse Playoffs
As the 2022-2023 season came to a close, the Mens Leesville Lacrosse team has made the playoffs. On Tuesday May 2, 2023 the first round of the playoffs started with Leesville playing against East…
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7 ON 7
As the football off-season continues for Leesville Road High School, some of the players play 7 on 7 on the weekends. These games take place on Saturdays and Sundays consisting of 1-2 games in…
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Men’s Track and Field Season Recap
As the track and field season is coming to an end, the regional championship meet is May 13. During the CAP 6 conference, Tony Taylor took first place in both shot put and discus,…
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Canes Trounce Devils in Game 1
The Carolina Hurricanes dominated the New Jersey Devils in game 1 and came out with a 5-1 win. Although the Canes had played well in their first round matchup against the Islanders, they were…
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NHL Playoff Preview: Hurricanes vs Devils
After the Devils took down the Rangers in a winner take all game 7 in New Jersey, the Canes finally have their second round opponent. Jack Hughes and company will head to Raleigh for…
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Canes vs Islanders: Series Recap
In the first round of the NHL Playoffs, the Carolina Hurricanes took down the New York Islanders 6 games. Thanks to a OT winning-goal from Paul Stasny, Carolina is waiting on the winner of…
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Canes Drop Game 5 in Raleigh
Following a convincing 5-2 win in game 4, the Hurricanes were unable to capitalize on home ice. A few unfortunate breaks and costly mistakes essentially handed New York the win in game 5. From…
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Teacher Spotlight: Coach Frazier
At Leesville, Russ Frazier is the new athletic director. He is a coach for Leesville Road basketball team and has been coaching for 20 years. “I have been the assistant athletic director for 7…
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Stunt Season Came to an End
For Leesville Road High School, cheer season starts in the fall, where they cheer for football and basketball with 2 or 3 competitions in the middle of the season. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTSKKCM30IM But stunt is a…
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Leesville’s Track Team
The Leesville Road High School track team consists of over 100 students dedicated to running and participating in various field events. There are over 15 track events that students participate in. A few of…
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Student Athlete Spotlight: Benton Henry
Benton Henry, senior, is a hard working individual on and off the track. While at Leesville, Henry, has been running track and cross country for all four years. Henry’s work ethic on the track…
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Leesville Baseball loses conference opener to Broughton
In their first conference game, Leesville suffered a tough loss at the hands of the Capitals by a score of 3-1. This was the first of two matchups the Pride will have against Broughton…
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NHL Playoff Preview: Hurricanes vs Islanders
The path to the Stanley Cup Finals is set for the Carolina Hurricanes and the first team standing in their way are the New York Islanders. Games 1 and 2 will be in Raleigh…
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Raylee Greico: UNCW commit
Raylee Greico’s track career started in the 7th grade. As a retired competitive gymnast, Greico wanted to find a new sport to commit her time to. She found what she was looking for on…
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Leesville Baseball Falls to Orange County
With a 7-2 loss at Orange High school, Leesville has now dropped 3 of its last 4 games. Walks and errors ended up costing the Pride this game. Tanner Langlois, Starting pitcher, had a…
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Coaching Staff for Leesville Men’s Lacrosse
Jeff Spear,Assistant Varsity Coach, walking off the field after the game on senior night in the 2021-2022 season. (Photo used by permission of Lori Campoli)
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David Ziolkowski spotlight
David Ziolkowski is an amazing baseball player and a huge asset to the LRHS team. Even with his unfortunate ACL injury, he plans on furthering his academic and athletic career at Mars Hill University.…
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Why is it Required for Seniors to Take Three Classes When Playing a School Sport?
Plenty of seniors have decided where they will be attending in the fall, but the NCHSAA mandates athletes to take at least three classes if they plan on being a part of a school…
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Crunch Fitness vs Fit 4 Life
A number of people ended their Fitness 19 membership due to the drastic staff, decor, and workout changes to see what Crunch Fitness was all about. “I left Fitness 19 during its transformation to…
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Leesville Loses in Second Round of CAP-6
On February 15, Leesville was set to take on Cardinal Gibbons in the semi-finals of the CAP-6 Tournament. This was the third matchup between the two teams this season. After Gibbons won the first…
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Carlee Roberts Commits to Louisburg College
Carlee Roberts started playing softball when she was eight years old. She played rec ball in Granville County for the South Granville Athletic Association. Roberts played rec ball until the sixth grade, when she…
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NC State Routes Florida State in PNC Arena
NC State’s men’s basketball attendance is up significantly from last year. The team has only lost once at home this season. (Photo courtesy of Jack Short) On February 1, NC State hosted Florida State…
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Leesville Loses its Fourth in a Row at Sanderson
On Tuesday, February 6, Leesville and Sanderson faced off in their second and final matchup of the regular season. Although the Pride led by as many as 10 in the first half, the Pride…
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Women’s Basketball Wins Over Sanderson
On Tuesday, February 7, the women varsity basketball team hosted Sanderson at home. The last time the two teams played, Leesville won 66 to 24. Leesville went into the game with a 5-15 record…
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Leesville Spring Track Tryouts
Tryouts for the Leesville Spring Track Team are on February 21 and 22. To try out, athletes must have an updated physical on the Dragonfly app by February 6. “Spring Track is different [than…
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The Newest Addition to the Coaching Staff for Leesville Softball
Carson Sellers, a 4-year varsity player for Leesville softball, is returning back to Leesville three years after graduating as an assistant coach for the varsity team. “I believe that my more laid back approach…
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Shorthanded Leesville loses a heartbreaker at Cardinal Gibbons
In their final regular season matchup, Leesville suffers a gut-wrenching loss to Cardinal Gibbons by a final score of 77-75, on January 31. Hayes Oxendine, Leesville’s star sophomore guard, was unable to play in…
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Leesville Dance Takes A Trip To Disney
The Leesville dance class had the opportunity to go to Disney to perform routines at Disney Springs. While in the area, the class explored Disney and the different parks. The dancers were divided into…
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Paiva Takes Over Leesville Women Soccer Program
As the women soccer season begins Cooper Paiva enters the new head coach position. Coach Dinkenor, the former varsity soccer coach for 27 years, announced his retirement from coaching at the end of the…
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Leesville Falls to Gibbons at Home
Leesville went into their matchup with Gibbons holding a record of 9-2. The Pride was coming off a big win against Holly Springs going into the game against Gibbons. A subpar performance against rival…
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NFL Wild Card Games Review
The Wild Card games have ended, and the winners of the AFC (American Football Conference) and NFC (National Football Conference) games have advanced to the divisional round. Previous articles written by the Mycenaean put…
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Leesville Wrestling 2022-2023
Leesville Road Wrestling has had a good season so far with a record of 25-5. The wrestling team goes to meets during the week and tournaments on the weekends. For meets, they compete as…
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Why don’t Girls Watch Sports?
The stereotype goes that girls don’t like sports, but why is that? It could be due to many girls not growing up watching sports, like boys tend to do, or the fact that sports…
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NFC Playoff Predictions
Now that the regular season has ended, the best seven teams in the NFC can finally show who is the best. With the Eagles clinching the conference, they will start their first game in…
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AFC Playoff Predictions
As the 2023 National Football League regular season ended, the playoffs began. Starting on January 9, each team will compete in head-to-head matchups, and the winner of each game will advance to the next.…
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Stunt Team Tryouts
Due to Covid, stunt didn’t resume until the 2021-2022 year. That was the majority of the team’s first year. (Photo Used by Permission of Summer Dubnam Manns)
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Powerlifting in High School
Powerlifting is a sport that has become increasingly popular due to the rise of the lifting culture. As teens involve themselves more and more in the gym, more high schoolers are becoming more interested…
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NC State Takes Down Duke at PNC Arena
NC State improved to 2-3 in ACC play with a 24 point win over Duke on January 5. This was by far the Pack’s most impressive win this season. In a game in which…
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Xavier Lewis — three season athlete
Xavier Lewis,sophomore, started his athletic career when he was very young. He played rec league football in elementary school where he developed his love and appreciation for the game. He decided this was something…
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Leesville Women’s Swimming is Stacked Going into the 2022-2023 Season
The Leesville women’s swimming team kicked off their 2022-2023 season on a good foot on November 15 at Triangle Aquatic Center. This season, the women’s swimming team has 7 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 6 juniors,…
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Athlete Injury
When you play sports like football, basketball,soccer, cheerleading, and etc. You have a very high chance of getting hurt while you’re playing or at practice. When you first get hurt at a game or…
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2022 Football Season Recap
The Leesville Pride Football season ended on Thursday, November 10 with a loss against Wake Forest High School, 45-21. The Pride easily won their first 4 games of the season against Wakefield, Panther Creek,…
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2022 Leesville Football Season Recap
The Leesville Football season ended on Thursday, November 10 with a loss against Wake Forest High School, 45-21. The Pride easily won their first 4 games of the season against Wakefield, Panther Creek, Wallace-Rose,…
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Leesville Needs New Chairs
Different schools throughout Wake County have updated their furniture. Even Pine Hollow Middle School up the road has newly improved chairs. Students at Leesville often complain about the hard, uncomfortable chairs supplied. Sitting in…