Author: Charles Curcio - Page 2 | The Stanly News & Press

Charles Curcio has served as the sports editor of the Stanly News & Press since 2008 and has written numerous news and feature stories as well. He was awarded the NCHSAA Tim Stevens Media Representative of the Year and named CNHI Sports Editor of the Year in 2014. He has also won awards from Boone Newspapers, and has won four North Carolina Press Association awards.

Sports

Albemarle’s Baldwin named to Carolinas Classic All-Star Game roster

The all-time leading scorer in Stanly County basketball history has received a state-level honor. Albemarle senior guard Amari ... Read more

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Albemarle women’s basketball season ends in road loss in Elite Eight

The Albemarle women’s basketball season ended Friday night in a fourth-round road playoff loss at Cherokee 69-50. Amari ... Read more

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Albemarle women reach Elite Eight with lopsided home win versus Uwharrie Charter

The Albemarle women’s basketball team met an old conference foe Tuesday night in the third round of the ... Read more

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Stanly school board votes 4-3 to redistrict students to Endy

In a split decision at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Stanly County Board of Education, the proposal to ... Read more

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North Stanly men’s basketball loses second-round playoff matchup

The North Stanly men’s basketball team faced a tall task Friday night on the road in the second ... Read more

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Albemarle women advance to third round of state playoffs with home win

Entering Friday’s second-round playoff contest, the host Albemarle Bulldogs women’s basketball team had been outscoring opponents by 35.1 ... Read more

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South Stanly men’s basketball falls in second round of playoffs

The South Stanly men’s basketball season ended Friday in the second round of the NCHSAA 1A state playoff ... Read more

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South Stanly basketball advances in state playoffs with home win

For the second straight season, the South Stanly men’s basketball opened the state playoffs at home. South earned ... Read more

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Albemarle’s Baldwin posts quadruple-double, Bulldogs easily advance in playoffs

The Albemarle women’s basketball team opened the 2025 NCHSAA state playoffs at home Tuesday as the No. 3 ... Read more

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North Stanly wins playoff game in OT; Walker scores 1,000th career point

The North Stanly’s men’s basketball team entered Tuesday’s first-round state playoff matchup with the chance to make school ... Read more