The Rocky Mount Academy softball team suffered its second loss in as many days as its season came to an end on Saturday in the semifinals of the NCISAA 2-A playoffs.

The Eagles lost, 3-0, to Halifax Academy.

The teams were playing for a berth in the state championship game against Freedom Christian…

The top seed in the NCISAA Class 2-A softball playoffs is down to its last life.

Rocky Mount Academy suffered a 2-0 loss in 16 innings on Friday to No. 3 Freedom Christian Academy in the semifinals.

With the loss, the No. 1 Eagles were bounced to the losers’ bracket game — a 10 a.m.…

TODAY’S GAMES

HIGH SCHOOLS

BASEBALL

State championship, Game 2, Rocky Mount Academy vs. Faith Christian, noon

SOFTBALL

State semifinal, Halifax Academy at Rocky Mount Academy, 10 a.m.…

TODAY’S GAMES

HIGH SCHOOLS

BASEBALL

Rocky Mount Academy at Faith Christian, state championship series Game 1, 7 p.m.

SOFTBALL

Wayne Christian at Rocky Mount Academy, 10 a.m.…

Three Rocky Mount High athletes signed on Thursday to play athletics in college.

Adam Lim is headed to Montreat College to play soccer. TyRick Roberts signed with Chowan College to play football, and Javeon Jones signed with Davidson County Community College to play basketball.

Roberts was tied for…

TODAY’S GAMES

HIGH SCHOOLS

BASEBALL

Harrells Christian Academy at Rocky Mount Academy, 6 p.m.

Westminster Catawba Christian at Faith Christian, 7 p.m.

SOFTBALL

Salem Baptist Christian at Rocky Mount Academy, 4 p.m.

Wayne Christian School at Faith Christian, 5:30 p.m.…

The N.C Wesleyan baseball team lost two games on Saturday during the USA South tournament.

The 10-2 loss against Greensboro was the second of two losses on Saturday which ended the tournament run for the Bishops

NCWC lost 8-0 to host LaGrane in the first game on Saturday.

Jackson Murray led NCWC…

The Giants ended that mini-run of D-linemen to open the draft when they took Duke quarterback Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick in the NFL Draft.

Jones has learned under Blue Devils coach David Cutcliffe — the same man who tutored Peyton and Eli Manning.

Jones was considered an…

The N.C. Wesleyan baseball team advanced in the USA South Conference tournament with a 3-2 first-round win over Huntingdon on Thursday in LaGrange, Ga.

The Bishops (23-14) will play Covenant at 1:30 p.m. on Friday in the second round.

Nash Central grad Noah Shrock earned the save — his sixth…

BOSTON — When he’s playing, Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy said, it’s easy for him to maintain his composure and concentrate on the game in front of him.

Up in the press box, that’s the hard part.

“I’m not a very good hockey watcher,” McAvoy said as…

RALEIGH — Justin Faulk, just moments after prying off his ice skates and shimmying out of his sweater and pads, stood barefoot in front of his locker with a camouflage Carolina Hurricanes hat atop his head.

He never sat down, the high of sweeping away the New York Islanders in four games with…

RALEIGH — Let’s get this out of the way.

Both teams want to win. Always. Yes, even well-paid professionals.

The Carolina Hurricanes, who on Friday won 5-2 to sweep the four-game series with the New York Islanders, wanted to win.

The Islanders, who didn’t win a game this series…