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High Point teams hit high hoops success

High Point teams hit high hoops success

Kimani Hamilton is one of three High Point men’s players averaging more than 15 points per game. (Courtesy photo) HIGH POINT – It has been shaping up as a special season for High Point University basketball – times two. Both the men’s teams and women’s teams won regular-season titles in the Big South Conference and are top-seeded teams for the conference tournaments. The men’s and women’s tournaments are being held at High Point’s Qubein Center from March 6-10, with an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament at stake. This is the first time the combined tournaments will be held at…
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Locals compete in Miss North Carolina competition

Locals compete in Miss North Carolina competition

HIGH POINT — Miss North Carolina was crowned in High Point Saturday along with Miss North Carolina’s Outstanding Teen. Karolyn Martin, of Boone, will represent North Carolina at Miss America, and Kerrigan Brown, of Spivey’s Corner, will compete for the title of Miss America’s Outstanding Teen. The Miss America competition, traditionally held in Atlantic City, will be held at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut for the third year in a row. The teen competition will be held in Dallas.  The Miss North Carolina competition featured 57 candidates from across North Carolina in the Miss and Teen categories. The 11…
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