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SNAP Football MVP
For week two of the 2010 high school football season, the Stanly News and Press Most Valuable Player of the Week is North Stanly quarterback Jalen Holt
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West Stanly wins match at North Stanly
The West Stanly volleyball team improved their overall and conference records with a 3-1 road win at North Stanly this past Wednesday.
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Pre-season cross-country meets kick off high school season
A break in the summer heat was welcome news for the two hundred-ninety cross country runners that descended upon the hills of Chuck Morehead Park. Overcast skies kept the temperature below 80 degrees for the Rocky River and Yadkin Valley pre-conference meets last Tuesday.
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Friday night is still the greatest night of the week
Of all the many sports that I cover during the year, no sport requires more physical and mental effort, demanding more attention to detail than the coverage of high school football.
Football has long been arguably the most covered, most watched high school sport for many years, but with the advent of the internet and video cameras no bigger than a cell phone, everywhere you look people are covering prep football like never before. -
Balanced attack leads Bulldogs to win at West
The Albemarle football team found a perfect balance of run and pass in earning a 42-14 road win over rival West Stanly on Friday night.
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Comets get big passing effort from former S. Stanly quarterback in win
One of the subplots of Friday night’s football game between the squads of South and North Stanly was former South quarterback Jalen Holt playing against his former squad wearing a columbia blue-and-white North Stanly uniform.
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Cardinals top W. Stanly; South scores nine in win
The soccer teams of West and South Stanly both opened play in their respective conferences on Wednesday night.
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Falcons soccer picked to finish fourth
The Conference Carolinas preseason men’s soccer poll was released this past week, with the Falcons picked to finish in fourth place.
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Football Friday Preview
Albemarle (1-0) at West Stanly (1-0)
Hwy. 24-27 between Albemarle and Red Cross will be busy Friday night as the Bulldogs and Colts renew acquaintances for their annual rivalry game. Albemarle has won the past three years in a row after West won in back-to-back years in 2005 and 2006. -
Bulldogs volleyball get win at home over S. Stanly
The volleyball teams of Albemarle and South Stanly met Tuesday night at the ‘Dogs gym, looking for a Yadkin Valley Conference win.
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