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Mudcats take 2 from P-Nats
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Four Carolina Mudcats pitchers combined for a shutout in a 6-0 win over the host Potomac Nationals in the second game of a doubleheader on Tuesday, giving Carolina a sweep … more
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Mudcats swept by Wood Ducks in doubleheader
KINSTON — A pair of one-run games got away from the Carolina Mudcats on Thursday as the Down East Wood Ducks completed a three-game sweep of their Carolina League series with a 3-2 victory in … more
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Pelicans complete sweep of Mudcats, 4-2
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The Carolina Mudcats held a 2-1 lead entering the bottom of the eighth inning, but a two-run homer from D.J. Wilson gave the host Myrtle Beach Pelicans the lead en route to … more
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Lucama's Joseph Pittman poses for a picture in front of his winning car after capturing his first-ever track title in the Mini Stock division at Southern National Motorsports Park, the track located about half a mile from his house.
Pittman finally breaks through at SNMP as Mini Car points champion for 2019
Growing up so close to Southern National Motorsports Park, the sounds and smells of the track are familiar to Joseph Pittman. It’s likely that on some nights, the last noises the Lucama native … more
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Cameron Murray, right, stands next to his sister Olivia Murray after the two siblings came in first and second in the Bandolero feature on Saturday night at Southern National Motorsports Park. Cameron Murray started racing two years ago and his sister competed in only her 10th race on Championship Night in Lucama.
A rare sibling rivalry
Olivia Murray first found an outlet for her competitiveness in dance.  Only there’s a problem with the sport of choreography and calculated movement: Dancing has never pitted the … more
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Los Pescados clip Wood Ducks in 10 innings, 6-5
ZEBULON — A name change served the Carolina Mudcats well in the opening of an important early season series Friday night. Playing as Pescados de Carolina for the first time in 2019, Carolina … more
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Mudcats open second half with 15-2 loss at Potomac
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Jakson Reetz hit two home runs and drove in five runs, as the Potomac Nationals used a seven-run third inning to defeat the Carolina Mudcats 15-2 on Thursday. It was … more
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Mudcats lose second in a row to Pelicans
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — After a 4-1 loss to the Pelicans in Myrtle Beach, the Carolina Mudcats have now lost eight of their last 10 games in August. more
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Mudcats come up short vs. Hillcats despite Rogers slam in 9th
ZEBULON — A ninth-inning grand slam by Wes Rogers brought the Carolina Mudcats within a run but that’s where they stayed in a 7-6 home loss to the Lynchburg Hillcats in a Single-A … more
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Greenfield School graduate Coby White hugs Knights head coach Rob Salter after being selected with the No. 7 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
The dream beckons: Bulls select Coby White with No. 7 pick in NBA Draft
NEW YORK  — Thirty-five years ago, the Chicago Bulls drafted a guard from the University of North Carolina. Six championships later, Michael Jordan turned … more
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Carolina Mudcats outfielder Tristen Lutz scores on one of his two home runs Tuesday night in Carolina’s 10-3 win against the Frederick Keys at Five County Stadium, sweeping the three-game Single-A Carolina League series.
Mudcats hit 4 homers in rout of Keys
ZEBULON — The Carolina Mudcats used a total of four home runs, including a pair from Tristen Lutz, to pull away for a 10-3 victory over the Frederick Keys on Tuesday night at Five County … more
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Hillcats halt Mudcats’ streak in series opener
LYNCHBURG, Va. — After a six-game homestand in which they won five, the Carolina Mudcats got a rude awakening in their first trip to City Stadium, the home of Single-A Carolina League rival … more
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Mudcats suffer pair of one-run losses at Wilmington over the weekend
WILMINGTON, Del. — Despite the hot bat of Ryan Aguilar, the Carolina Mudcats came up on the short end of a pair of Advanced-A Carolina League outcomes over the weekend against the host … more
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Ryan Repko celebrates in victory lane after winning the first of two Late Model races Sunday at Southern National Motorsports Park in Lucama. Repko also captured the first race in a Late Model doubleheader Saturday.
Repko doubles down at Southern National
LUCAMA — Ryan Repko made the most of his Southern National Motorsports Park debut on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon by scoring wins each day of the weekend doubleheader. The 19-year-old … more
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Kyle Busch holds up his trophy in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy Cup Series championship on Sunday, Nov. 17 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. Busch will race in the Super Late Model Division as part of the Thanksgiving Classic at Southern National Motorsports Park.
Southern National postpones Thanksgiving Classic
Rain arrived sooner than expected, prompting Southern National Motorsports Park to call off Saturday's on-track activity.  The race has been moved to March 1 —  a week before the CARS … more
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McInerney's walk-off single lifts Mudcats past Potomac, 2-1
ZEBULON — Pat McInerney hit a walk-off single with one out in the ninth inning, as the Carolina Mudcats defeated the Potomac Nationals 2-1 on Sunday at Five County Stadium. Carolina … more
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Designated hitter Payton Henry’s fourth-inning home run gave the Carolina Mudcats, playing as Los Pescados de Carolina, the lead in their eventual 4-2 defeat of the Potomac Nationals in Friday’s Single-A Carolina League game at Five County Stadium.
‘Los Pescados’ knock off Potomac 4-2 at Five County
ZEBULON — Playing as one of their alter egos for the second straight night, the Carolina Mudcats — or Los Pescados de Carolina per their uniforms — won their second Single-A … more
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File sharp in Mudcats’ 5-1 win over Woodpeckers
ZEBULON — The Carolina Mudcats rode a strong starting pitching performance from Dylan File to a 5-1 victory over the Fayetteville Woodpeckers in the first game of their Single-A Carolina League … more
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Coby White, right, works on a drill with Jeremy Jeffers of Power Plex Athletic Center during a workout session Aug. 2, 2017, at Greenfield School. Jeffers, a former Knights star and college basketball player, played a role in White’s development as an elite point guard.
White works his way into elite status
When Greenfield School graduate Coby White’s name is called at the NBA draft Thursday night, ostensibly in the first dozen picks, he will be the first player with Wilson ties to be drafted in a … more
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Wilson native Ronnie Barnes, the senior vice president of medical services for the New York Giants, was presented with a lifetime achievement award by the Fritz Pollard Alliance Foundation on Jan. 31 in Atlanta.
Wilson’s Ronnie Barnes receives lifetime achievement award from NFL foundation
Wilson native Ronnie Barnes was given a lifetime achievement award at the Fritz Pollard Alliance Foundation’s Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr.’s Salute to Excellence Awards. The foundation, … more
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