Moore County Edition of North State Journal

20/01/2025

Union Pines boys’ basketball senior captain Jaylen Kyle is Athlete of the Week.

Union Pines boys’ basketball senior captain Jaylen Kyle is Athlete of the Week. The Vikings are 10-5 on the year and ended last week with a 67-61 win over Hoke County. Kyle was high scorer in the game with 26 points on 11-of-20 shooting. He added seven rebounds, two assists and a steal. For the

12/01/2025

Pinecrest girls’ basketball sophomore point guard Kennedy Moore is Athlete of the Week.

Pinecrest girls’ basketball sophomore point guard Kennedy Moore is Athlete of the Week. The Patriots started the new year with a 53-42 home win over Providence, and Moore led the way with 27 points on 3-of-8 shooting from 3. She also added four rebounds, second most for Pinecrest in the game, as w...

22/12/2024

Sandhills Community College Flyers Athletics men’s basketball freshman guard Isaiah Upchurch is Athlete of the Week.

Sandhills Community College men’s basketball freshman guard Isaiah Upchurch is Athlete of the Week. The Southern Lee product is second on the No. 3‑ranked Flyers in scoring and is second on the team in 3‑pointers made. He came up big in the team’s biggest game of the young season, however. I...

14/12/2024

Union Pines boys’ basketball post player Kingsley Donaldson is Athlete of the Week.

Union Pines boys’ basketball post player Kingsley Donaldson is Athlete of the Week. Donaldson leads the Vikings in rebounding and is second in scoring and shooting percentage. He’s also second in blocks and third in steals. Donaldson had a huge game against Gray’s Creek, hitting 17 of 24 from ...

02/12/2024

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02/12/2024

North Carolina A&T Athletics volleyball freshman Tyne Ross is Athlete of the Week.

NC A&T volleyball freshman Tyne Ross is Athlete of the Week. Ross is a 2024 graduate of Union Pines, where she starred for the volleyball and tennis teams. She’s now a freshman on the NC A&T volleyball team. The Aggies entered the postseason with a 17-9 record, a significant turnaround from 8-18 l...

29/11/2024

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23/11/2024

Pinecrest senior running back Zymire Spencer is Athlete of the Week.

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Pinecrest senior running back Zymire Spencer is Athlete of the Week. The No. 12 seed Patriots won their NCHSAA playoff opener, beating New Hanover 30-16, and a crushing ground game led by Spencer is a big reason why. Spencer carried the ball 26 times, gaining 137 yards. He scored a touchdown and als...

16/11/2024

Union Pines two-sport athlete Kael Jahn is Athlete of the Week.

Union Pines two-sport athlete Kael Jahn is Athlete of the Week. Plenty of athletes around the state are able to compete in two — or more — high school sports. Not many do so simultaneously, however. Jahn spent the fall playing goalkeeper for the Vikings boys’ soccer team while also kicking for...

08/11/2024

Pinecrest girls’ golf’s Kaitlyn Kruczek is Athlete of the Week.

Pinecrest girls’ golf’s Kaitlyn Kruczek is Athlete of the Week. Kruczek helped lead the Patriots to a third straight NCHSAA class 4A championship. Kruczek tied for first place after shooting a first-round 70 and finished with a 146, good for a fourth-place tie, along with teammate Ashley Lee (ou...

27/10/2024

Pinecrest golf freshman Ashley Lee is Athlete of the Week.

Pinecrest golf freshman Ashley Lee is Athlete of the Week. The reigning 2023 Tarheel Youth Golf Association Middle School State champion made a splash in her debut in high school golf. In her first season with Pinecrest, Lee led the Sandhills Conference in scoring average and earned first-team SAC A...

18/10/2024

Pinecrest volleyball senior Hailey Gibbons is Athlete of the Week.

Pinecrest volleyball senior Hailey Gibbons is Athlete of the Week. The Patriots finished a perfect 12-0 conference season with wins over Hoke County and Union Pines. In the senior night win over Hoke, Gibbons led Pinecrest with 11 digs and 15 receptions, adding four service aces and an assist. In th...

12/10/2024

North Moore football senior running back Brandon Powell is Athlete of the Week for the second time this season.

North Moore football senior running back Brandon Powell is Athlete of the Week for the second time this season. The Mustangs won their second straight game after an 0-4 start, blowing out Bartlett Yancey 55‑22 last Friday. North Moore didn’t throw a pass in the game, rushing for 488 yards. Powel...

06/10/2024

North Moore football freshman Blake Pennington is Athlete of the Week.

North Moore football freshman Blake Pennington is Athlete of the Week. Playing with older brother Colby, a North Moore senior this season, in their only year together, Blake has quickly made a name for himself on the Mustangs defense. He is averaging more than 10 tackles a game to lead the team. In....

20/09/2024

Pinecrest volleyball sophomore Emily Regtuyt is Athlete of the Week.

Pinecrest volleyball sophomore Emily Regtuyt is Athlete of the Week. The Patriots have won four of their last five, including two of three last week, and are now 9-5 on the year and leading the Sandhills at 5-0. Regtuyt had six blocks in a win over Scotland, adding three kills, an ace, two digs and

16/09/2024

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13/09/2024

North Moore High School football senior Brandon Powell is Athlete of the Week.

North Moore football senior Brandon Powell is Athlete of the Week. The Mustangs fell to 0-3 on the year with a loss to Northwood, but Powell went out on his shield in the game. He rushed for 213 yards on 21 carries, scoring once. He had a long run of 61 yards and added a

01/09/2024

Union Pines High School football senior Caleb Milton is Athlete of the Week.

Union Pines football senior Caleb Milton is Athlete of the Week. The Vikings beat Triton 42-0 to open the season, and Milton played both ways, contributing on offense and defense. Milton only had seven carries for Union Pines, but four of them reached the end zone as he made the most of his 32 rushi...