LUMBERTON — National Signing Day has lost some of its luster for football fans in the Tar Heel State. With nine of North Carolina’s top 10-rated players expected to sign elsewhere Wednesday, the m...
Fairmont makes quick work of South Robeson ROWLAND — Jarrod Neal erupted for a season-high 24 points as the Fairmont boys basketball team steamrolled South Robeson, 91-48, in Three Rivers Conference action Friday night at South Robeson High...
Basketball diaries: Tornadoes' test with Stallions The Three Rivers Conference-leading Fairmont boys basketball team cleansed its conference palate with a non-league home game against South Columbus Thursday night. If you missed the only prep hoop...
Crawford's Week 7 Hoops Elite Poll, new No. 1 Based on a variety of factors, including strength of schedule correlating to classification, quality wins and a personal eye test, here is how staff writer Brad Crawford ranks Robeson County’s six ...
Fairmont lineman commits to Campbell FAIRMONT — Fairmont senior lineman Zach Pittman committed to Campbell over the weekend during an unofficial visit to the Division I FCS school. The 6-foot-6, 285-pound behemoth started on both sid...
McGirt passes $100,000 mark with 30th place finish LA QUINTA — It was a bumpy final round for Fairmont native William McGirt during the Humana Open, but at the end of the day he had earned a check that pushed him past $100,000 in earnings after jus...
Crawford's Week 6 Hoops Elite Poll Based on a variety of factors, including strength of schedule correlating to classification, quality wins and a personal eye test, here is how staff writer Brad Crawford ranks Robeson County’s six ...
McGirt to tee up in Thursday's Humana Challenge LA QUINTA, Calif. — William McGirt found out today that he will tee it up in the PGA Tour’s Humana Challenge that begins on Thursday. McGirt, who had been the first alternate for the tournament, p...
Fairmont rips Red Springs, stays unbeaten in TRC FAIRMONT — As Jackie Oxendine calmly sunk a second-quarter 3-pointer, stretching the Fairmont boys basketball team’s lead over Red Springs to 27-9, the scoreboard zapped off. Those prone to pun mi...
Pirates gain ground in Hoops Elite Poll Based on a variety of factors, including strength of schedule correlating to classification, quality wins and a personal eye test, here is how staff writer Brad Crawford ranks Robeson County’s six ...
McGirt looks back on up-and-down season William McGirt doesn’t consider his swing at the PGA Tour’s $326.6 million in prize money during 2012 as a mulligan. “Mulligans suggest a redo after messing something up,” McGirt said. McGirt mak...
Local ACC officials reflect on Rose Bowl experience w/video LUMBERTON — Imagine having a front-row seat to college football’s premier bowl game featuring two of the country’s top offenses without having to spend your savings on StubHub. Imagine that view b...
ROWLAND — After St. Pauls’ girls basketball team improved their conference mark to 2-0 in the early game, the Bulldog boys equaled the feat in the nightcap Friday night, downing South Robeson, 46-3...
FAIRMONT — Fairmont’s Draquine Floyd, a 6-foot-5 forward who can jump out of the gym, had just four points and one rebound as the Golden Tornadoes trailed Dillon, S.C., by one after the first quart...
Monday afternoon was near perfection for college football. A handful of the nation’s top teams outside of Alabama and LSU fought to the wire in Pasadena, Calif. and Glendale, Ariz., while four oth...
Based on a variety of factors, including strength of schedule correlating to classification, quality wins and a personal eye test, here is how staff writer Brad Crawford ranks Robeson County’s six ...
A week ago in North Carolina, an NFL Pro Bowler dolled out $100 gift cards to less fortunate kids. The following week, a PGA professional held a free clinic for youth golfers. Both of these events...
LUMBERTON — Nine-year-old golfer Walter Ghaffar was on the edge of his seat in more ways than one as he waited to be called on by William McGirt, a PGA touring professional who is a Fairmont native...
LUMBERTON — William McGirt, a PGA touring professional who is a Fairmont native, will be giving a free golf clinic for youths at Pinecrest Country Club on Tuesday. The two-hour clinic will be from...
Based on a variety of factors, including strength of schedule correlating to classification, quality wins and a personal eye test, here is how staff writer Brad Crawford ranks Robeson County’s six ...
PEMBROKE — The intimidation factor set in early during Saturday’s Robeson County Shootout boys championship game at UNCP’s English E. Jones Center. Fairmont may have been the tournament’s defendin...
PEMBROKE — Lumberton’s transition attack was on high octane in Saturday’s Robeson County Shootout championship game at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. After every miss, the Pirates q...
LUMBERTON — Fairmont’s Charlton Townsend gave Lumberton’s “Maroon Typhoon” a look of disgust after throwing down a vicious two-handed slam with 3:13 remaining in Friday’s Robeson County Shootout se...
Based on a variety of factors, including strength of schedule correlating to classification, quality wins and a personal eye test, here is how staff writer Brad Crawford ranks Robeson County’s six ...
FAIRMONT — Fairmont’s boys basketball team made quick work of visiting South Robeson Friday night, disposing of the Mustangs, 73-38, in the Three Rivers Conference opener for both squads. Fairmont...
The Robeson County Shootout is a big deal. This much I knew before taking in Thursday’s luncheon to introduce next week’s 27th annual boys and girls basketball tournament, which runs Dec. 15-17 at...
DILLON, S.C. — After losing two of its first three games, the Fairmont boys basketball team — which had only one loss all last year — is back on the winning track with a 65-42 triumph over Dillon i...
Based on a variety of factors, including strength of schedule correlating to classification, quality wins and a personal eye test, here is how staff writer Brad Crawford ranks Robeson County’s six ...
FAIRMONT — Christa Thorndyke and Anasia Evans combined for 30 points, leading the Fairmont girls basketball team to a 46-34 home win over Flora Macdonald Academy Monday night. Thorndyke and Evans’...
LA QUINTA — Fairmont native William McGirt put an exclamation mark on his round on Monday, stuffing a 5-iron to within 2 feet of the hole on No. 18 to make a birdie he didn’t need while retaining f...
LA QUINTA — Fairmont native William McGirt is off to a strong start today in his bid to retain full status on the PGA Tour next season. McGirt, playing the Nicklaus Tournament course at PGA West, ...
LA QUINTA, Calif. — William McGirt overcame a shaky start on Saturday to play the final 12 holes 2 under par, and remain solidly on track to keep full status on the PGA Tour during 2012. McGirt, p...