–August 29, 2008 — On the Radio
Written on 22 August 2008 by prepalertncClick on the PREPradioUSA.com link at the top of the page
Freedom @ Shelby - WADA 1310
Swain @ Smoky Mt - WRGC 680
Cherryville @ R S Central - WCSL 1590
Kings Mt @ Hunter Huss - WGNC 1450
Burns @ Crest - WOHS 730
West Lincoln @ Maiden - WLON 1050
Franklin @ Murphy - 96.7 FM WNCC
Reynolds @ Asheville - WISE 1310
–Softball - Enka loses in two, Pisgah in three & Swain finishes second
Written on 3 June 2008 by prepalertnc4-A
Friday - Round 1
Matthews David Butler (25-0) 5 North Davidson (25-3) 2
Durham Riverside (20-2) 2 Apex Middle Creek (22-2) 1
Friday - Round 2 - Winner’s bracket final
Butler 2 Riverside 0
Friday - Elimination game
North Davidson 2 Middle Creek 1
Saturday - Loser’s bracket final
North Davidson 11 Riverside 0 - 6 innings
Saturday - Championship game
Butler 5 North Davidson 3
3-A
Friday - Round 1
Southwestern Randolph (22-2) 1 Enka (20-3) 0 - 9 innings
Winterville South Central (22-2) 6 Erwin Triton (21-5) 3
Friday - Round 2 - Winner’s bracket final
South Central 9 Southwestern Randolph 8
Friday - Elimination game
Triton 1 Enka 0 - 9 innings
Saturday - Losers’ bracket final
Randolph 4 Triton 0
Saturday - Championship game
South Central 3 Randolph 0
2-A
Friday - Round 1
Central Davidson (29-0) 2 Pisgah (21-5) 0
South Lenoir (19-4) 3 West Stokes (19-8) 0
Friday - Round 2 - Winners’ bracket final
Central Davidson 1 South Lenior 0
Friday - Elimination game
Pisgah 5 South Lenior 0
Saturday - Loser’s bracket final
South Lenior 3 Pisgah 1
Saturday - Championship game
Central Davidson 7 South Lenior 0
1-A
Friday - Round 1
East Surry (27-2) 1 Swain (25-2) 0
East Carteret (22-1) 4 Manteo (18-6) 2 - 8 innings
Friday - Winners’ bracket final
East Surry 11 East Cateret 1 - 5 innings
Friday - Elimination game
Swain 2 Manteo 1
Saturday - Losers’ bracket final
Swain 6 Manteo 0
Saturday - Championship game
East Surry 6 Swain 0
–NCHSAA - 2008 Softball Championships - Enka, Pisgah & Swain in finals on Friday
Written on 29 May 2008 by prepalertncWalnut Creek Softball Complex - Raleigh
1-A
East Surry (27-2) vs. Swain (24-2) - Friday at 5 pm (Field 1)
Manteo (18-6) vs. East Carteret (22-1), Friday at 5 pm (Field 2)
Winners’ bracket final Friday at 7:30 pm (Field 1)
Elimination game Friday at 7:30 pm (Field 2)
Losers’ bracket final Saturday at 11 am (Field 1)
Championship game Saturday at 1:30 pm (Field 1); if needed, a second
game will follow at 4:00
2-A
Central Davidson (29-0) vs. Pisgah (21-5) - Friday at 5 pm (Field 3)
South Lenoir (19-4) vs. West Stokes (19-8), Friday at 5 pm (Field 4)
Winners’ bracket final Friday at 7:30 pm (Field 3)
Elimination game Friday at 7:30 pm (Field 4)
Losers’ bracket final Saturday at 11 am (Field 2)
Championship game Saturday at 1:30 pm (Field 2); if needed, a second
game will follow at 4:00
3-A
Southwestern Randolph (22-2) vs. Enka (20-3) - Friday at 5 pm (Field 6)
Winterville South Central (22-2) vs. Erwin Triton (21-5), Friday at 5 pm
(Field 7)
Winners’ bracket final Friday at 7:30 pm (Field 6)
Elimination game Friday at 7:30 pm (Field 7)
Losers’ bracket final Saturday at 11 am (Field 3)
Championship game Saturday at 1:30 pm (Field 3); if needed, a second
game will follow at 4:00
4-A
Matthews David Butler (25-0) vs. North Davidson (25-3), Friday at 5 pm
(Field 
Durham Riverside (20-2) vs. Apex Middle Creek (22-2), Friday at 5 pm
(Field 9)
Winners’ bracket final Friday at 7:30 pm (Field
Elimination game Friday at 7:30 pm (Field 9)
Losers’ bracket final Saturday at 11 am (Field 4)
Championship game Saturday at 1:30 pm (Field 4); if needed, a second
game will follow at 4:00
–Luke Manuel resigns as North Henderson’s football coach
Written on 29 May 2008 by prepalertncHENDERSONVILLE - Luke Manuel, North Henderson’s football coach, has resigned to concentrate on a career in school administration. His plan is to start that career change as assistant principal at Hendersonville Middle School.
Candidates interested in the Knights’ position may contact Athletic Director Scott Rhodes or Principal Frank Edney at 697-4500.
–Franklin’s new basketball coach resigns after DUI
Written on 29 May 2008 by prepalertncFRANKLIN - Newly hired Franklin boys basketball coach Robert Browning resigned Wednesday afternoon after being arrested for driving under the influence in the early morning.
He also resigned his teaching position.
Browning was caught driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.17 (0.08 in the limit in North Carolina) and he also failed five sobriety tests when arrested.
He served as an assistant coach before replacing Doug Plemmons, also the athletic director at Franklin, as head coach on April 7.
School administrators are planning to meet on Thursday to put a plan together to hire a coach and also to talk to the players.
Browning was in his first year at Franklin after winning the 2007 Eastern Plains Conference Coach of the Year at Greene Central High School (2-A) in Snow Hill, near Greenville, NC.
–Nick Miles has two jerseys retired at Blue Ridge School
Written on 27 May 2008 by prepalertncCASHIERS - Nick Miles, a senior at Blue Ridge School, had two different jerseys retired last week during their annual school banquet last week.
His #20 jersey from his days on the baseball field, where he played catcher and also pitched, set several school records. He had the most hits (114), doubles (24) and home runs (14), along with a .390 career batting average.
Miles also was on the 1-A All-Smoky Mountain Conference each year he played.
His second jersey that was retired was his goalie jersey, from his time on the xoccer team.
–Hendersonville comes up short in dual tennis
Written on 25 May 2008 by prepalertncBURLINGTON - The 1-A championship was the most closely contested of the day and the only one that went into doubles play, as Durham’s North Carolina School of Science and Math outlasted Hendersonville 5-2.
Hendersonville won the top two singles matches, including at number-one by state singles champ Tyler Grove. But NCSSM won the remaining four matches and then Joe Gitt and Keith Funkhouser at number-three doubles teamed to win the deciding contest.
1-A
North Carolina School of Science and Math 5, Hendersonville 2
Singles: Tyler Grove (H) def. Andrew Guo 6-2, 6-0; Robert Beal (H), def. Joe Gitt 6-0, 6-3; Anupam Dalvi (NCSSM) def. Evan Kirkland 6-7(5), 6-2, (10-4); Albert Tang (NCSSM) def. Scott Davis 6-2, 6-4; Cole Caplan (NCSSM) def. Brent Coburn 6-1, 6-0; Keith Funkhouser (NCSSM) def. Tamir Shemesh 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles: Joe Gitt-Keith Funkhouser (NCSSM) def. Evan Kirkland-Scott Davis 10-2; Andrew Guo-Anupam Dalvi (NCSSM) vs. Tyler Grove-Brent Coburn (H) had match stopped when championship decided; Albert Tang-Cole Caplan (NCSSM) vs. Robert Beal-Seth Horton (H) had match stopped when championship decided
–Lady Rams fall to White Oak, who wins third straight championship
Written on 25 May 2008 by prepalertncRALEIGH - Angela Cole had two goals and Stephanie Rose added a goal and an assist as Jacksonville White Oak rolled to a convincing 4-0 victory over previously unbeaten Roberson on Saturday afternoon in the NCHSAA’s women’s 3-A soccer championship at Paul Derr Stadium at N.C. State.
White Oak won its third consecutive state championship and was in the finals for the fourth consecutive year. The Lady Vikings finished the season with a 21-1-1 mark and won their last 10 in a row.
Roberson was in the finals for the sixth time, but is still seeking its first state championship in women’s soccer.
Cole, a sophomore midfielder, opened the scoring in the 39th minute, tallying off a ball served in the box by Rose, who was chosen the championship Most Valuable Player.
Then the Lady Vikings put it away with two goals in a three-minute stretch early in the second half.
Freshman Emma Barber knocked in a cross from Amanda Fenton in the 49th minute to put White Oak ahead 2-0, and then three minutes later Rose ripped a rocket to the back of the net, scoring her 43rd goal of the season, off a pass from Kristal Tucker to run the count to 3-0.
Cole got the final goal with less than five minutes to play.
White Oak had 13 shots on goal for the game to just five for Roberson.
The loss for the Lady Rams was their first of the year after 28 consecutive victories and they entered the game ranked #1 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll.
–Polk Co runs up against tough defense in Dixon
Written on 24 May 2008 by prepalertncRALEIGH‹- Dixon’s defense made an early goal stand up in a 1-0 victory over Polk County on Saturday afternoon in the NCHSAA’s women’s 1-A soccer championship at Paul Derr Stadium at N.C. State.
The only goal of the game came in the contest’s 14th minute, with Paige Schoonover assisting Chelsea D’Zurilla on her 19th goal of the season. D’Zurilla’s long shot was misplayed and just trickled into the goal.
Polk County pressed forward in an effort to tie it in the game’s final minutes and dominated the ball, but just could not break the Dixon defense. The defensive effort was keyed by junior defender Jaime Edens, who was selected as the game’s Most Valuable Player, and senior Lesleigh Thompson in goal.
The Lady Wolverines outshot Dixon 13-7 on the day.
Both teams were making their initial trip to an NCHSAA women’s soccer final. Dixon, which lost in last year’s tournament in the state semifinasl to eventual champion Raleigh Charter, wound up 16-2-2 overall.
The Bulldogs advanced into the playoffs as a wild card, but won more playoff games in this run to the state title five then it had
previously in the history of women¹s soccer at the school. Polk ended its year 16-6-2.
–Softball playoffs - 4th round results
Written on 23 May 2008 by prepalertncFriday
NCHSAA softball - Fourth round
1-A
Murphy (22-7) 0 Swain Co (25-2) 3
2-A
East Rutherford (18-7) 2 Pisgah (22-5) 4 - 7 innings
3-A
Southwest Guilford (13-8) 0 Enka (21-3) 10 - 6 innings
