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2 South View athletes named player of year (Fayetteville Observer - 5/28/08)

Cumberland teams falter in softball playoffs (The Sandspur Online - 5/21/08)

Athlete of the Week: Brittany Wade (The Sandspur Online - 5/21/08)

Talking Sports: South Cumberland high school teams have bright future (The Sandspur Online/Bruce Armstrong - 5/21/08)

South View falls in second round (Fayetteville Observer - 5/17/08)

Spring Sports Roundup: Baseball teams falter in first round (The Sandspur Online - 5/14/08)

Athlete of the Week: Jessica Farmer (The Sandspur Online - 5/14/08)

Vicary pitches Cape Fear to win over Jack Britt (Fayetteville Observer - 5/14/08)

Scotland blanks Britt in softball (Fayetteville Observer - 5/3/08)

Tigers earn share of Two Rivers softball title (Fayetteville Observer - 4/30/08)

South View staff shares pitching load (Fayetteville Observer - 4/24/08)

South View still tops in conference (The Sandspur Online - 4/23/08)

Barefoot, Tigers hold off Cape Fear (Fayetteville Observer - 4/19/08)

ACL injury benches Britt’s Tolar for season (The Sandspur Online - 4/16/08)

Richmond strengthens lead in conference (Fayetteville Observer - 4/12/08)

Athlete of the Week - Morgan Vick (Pine Forest - Softball) (Fayetteville Observer - 4/3//08)

Coaching successors often have rough road (The Sandspur Online/Bruce Armstrong - 2/27/08)

Aldridge named South View softball coach (Fayetteville Observer - 8/29/07)

South View’s Dees to retire (Fayetteville Observer - 8/27/07)

Pine Forest hires softball coach (Fayetteville Observer - 8/7/07)

Region’s top softball coach steps down (Fayetteville Observer/Earl Vaughan - 7/28/07)

Golden Trojans: Pine Forest player, coach receive honors (Fayetteville Observer - 6/15/07)

South Cumberland players receive postseason honors (The Sandspur Online - 6/13/07)

Pine Forest Middle School has perfect season (Fayetteville Observer - 6/11/07)

Trojans remain positive (Fayetteville Observer - 6/3/07)

Pine Forest eliminated from tournament (Fayetteville Observer - 6/2/07)

Pine Forest Trojans facing tall task (Fayetteville Observer - 6/1/07)

Pine Forest benefits from infield's experience (Fayetteville Observer - 5/31/07)

The Sandspur Online Athlete of the Week:  Brooke Swiderski (Jack Britt) -Softball - 5/30/07)

Pine Forest buries Garner (Fayetteville Observer - 5/26/07)

Pine Forest shuts out Jack Britt (Fayetteville Observer - 5/23/07)

DOUBLE SWITCH (Fayetteville Observer - 5/22/07)

Pine Forest edges Hoggard to advance (Fayetteville Observer - 5/19/07)

Britt continues run in playoffs (Fayetteville Observer - 5/19/07)

Triton ousts Gray’s Creek (Fayetteville Observer - 5/19/07)

Overachieving Gray's Creek seeks to advance in playoffs (Fayetteville Observer - 5/18/07)

Elmore’s no-hitter leads Pine Forest (Fayetteville Observer - 5/16/07)

Timely defense helps Jack Britt down Lumberton (Fayetteville Observer - 5/16/07)

Bucs bounce back (Fayetteville Observer - 5/15/07)

Cape Fear wins softball title (Fayetteville Observer - 5/11/07)

Bucs earn top seed from conference in playoffs (Fayetteville Observer - 5/11/07)

Wheeler steers Colts into conference finals (Fayetteville Observer - 5/9/07)

The Sandspur Online Athlete of the Week:  Erica Bailey (Jack Britt) -Softball - 5/9/07)

Trojans blank Tigers (Fayetteville Observer - 4/25/07)

Harnett Central shuts down Pine Forest, 3-0 (Fayetteville Observer - 4/20.07)

Late error lifts Pine Forest, 1-0 (Fayetteville Observer - 4/13/07)

Softball teams face tough competition (The Sandspur Online - 3/21/07)

The Sandspur Online Athlete of the Week: Kelly Barefoot (South View) - Softball - 3/21/07)

The Sandspur Online Athlete of the Week: Jessica Farmer (Gray's Creek) - Softball (3/7/07)

Colts name softball co-coaches (Fayetteville Observer - 9/7/06)

Cape Fear softball coach resigns (Fayetteville Observer - 8/26/06)

Taylors take top honors (Fayetteville Observer - 6/10/06)

Trojans ousted (Fayetteville Observer - 6/24/06)

Trojans oust Raiders (Fayetteville Observer - 5/20/06)

Cape Fear falls in softball opener (Fayetteville Observer - 5/20/06)

Strong pitching, hitting lead Laney (Fayetteville Observer - 5/20/06)

Fairy tale to favorite for Pine Forest softball team (Fayetteville Observer - 5/19/06)

Trojans rally in seventh in softball championship (Fayetteville Observer - 5/12/06)

Prep Athlete of the Week - Rachel Wheeler (Cape Fear - Softball) (Fayetteville Observer - 4/27/06)

Trojans tremendous in rout (Fayetteville Observer - 4/20/06)

Prep Athlete of the Week - Jelena Shaw (South View - Softball) (Fayetteville Observer -4/20/06)

Autry slams way into state softball record book (Fayetteville Observer - 3/16/06)

Softball preview: Race is on to top perennial powers (Fayetteville Observer - 3/16/06)

Prep Athlete of the Week - Martika Elmore (Pine Forest -Softball)  (Fayetteville Observer -3/9/06)

Tigers fail to survive (Fayetteville Observer - 6/5/05)

South View out to replace memories from 2002 (Fayetteville Observer - 6/4/05)

Position changes pay dividends for South View softball team (Fayetteville Observer - 6/3/05)

Tigers' heart lies with juniors (Fayetteville Observer - 6/2/05)

Ross leads South View past Ashley, 5-0 (Fayetteville Observer - 5/28/05)

South View softball team hosts playoff game (Fayetteville Observer - 5/27/05)

South View knocks off Laney (Fayetteville Observer - 5/26/05)

Rubio powers Trojans (Fayetteville Observer - 5/22/05)

Ross pitches perfect game (Fayetteville Observer - 5/22/05)

Region high school teams start softball playoffs (Fayetteville Observer - 5/20/05)

Teamwork pays off for Douglas Byrd softball team (Fayetteville Observer - 5/19/05)

South View shuts out Cape Fear in softball final (Fayetteville Observer - 5/13/05)

Prep Athlete of the Week - Ashleigh Brewington (DB -  Softball) (Fayetteville Observer - 5/12/05)

Tigers' Dees earns 500th victory (Fayetteville Observer/Earl Vaughan - 5/5/05)

Prep Athlete of the Week - Dawn McMillan (GC -  Softball) (Fayetteville Observer - 5/5/05)

Prep Athlete of the Week - Sophia Blue  (SV -  Softball) (Fayetteville Observer - 4/28/05)

South View's ace also a talented singer (Fayetteville Observer - 4/26/05)

Prep Athlete of the Week - Ashley Wynn  (TS -  Softball) (Fayetteville Observer - 4/21/05)

Prep Athlete of the Week - Kirsten McLean  (DB -  Softball) (Fayetteville Observer - 4/14/05)

Prep Athlete of the Week - Kim Page  (CF -  Softball) (Fayetteville Observer - 4/7/05)

South View edges Cape Fear 1-0 in 12 innings (Fayetteville Observer - 3/25/05)

Prep Athlete of the Week - Katie Rubio  (PF -  Softball) (Fayetteville Observer - 3/24/05)

Prep Athlete of the Week - Lauren Ross  (SV -  Softball) (Fayetteville Observer - 3/17/05)

Softball preview: Cape Fear looks for an encore (Fayetteville Observer - 3/10/05)

Prep Athlete of the Week - Jenifer Elmore  (PF - Softball) (Fayetteville Observer - 3/10/05)

Summer league helps senior garner college attention (Fayetteville Observer - 11/1/04)

Miss NCHSAA softball winners announced (NC iHigh - 6/28/30)

Mighty writer strikes out (Fayetteville Observer - 6/14/04)

Cape Fear's Page, Wheeler sweep top honors (Fayetteville Observer - 6/12/04)

Cape Fear eliminated (Fayetteville Observer - 6/7/04)

Colts reach 4-A softball final (Fayetteville Observer - 6/6/04)

Central Cabarrus moves into 4-A championship game (NC iHigh - 6/6/04)

Underdog Cape Fear three wins from state title (Fayetteville Observer - 6/5/04)

Cape Fear seniors out to build new softball tradition (Fayetteville Observer - 6/4/04)

Colts right-hander armed for state crown (Fayetteville Observer - 6/2/04)

Cape Fear advances to state softball tournament (Fayetteville Observer - 5/29/04)

South View advances past error-prone Byrd (Fayetteville Observer - 5/22/04)

South View, Lumberton win Two Rivers titles (Fayetteville Observer - 5/14/04)

Athlete of the Week - Whitney Allen (SV - Softball) (Fayetteville Observer - 5/6/04)

Ross, Allen put freeze on Colts (Fayetteville Observer - 4/28/04)

Fast-pitch forces change in demands of position (Fayetteville Observer - 4/27/04)

Athlete of the Week - Sophia Blue (SV - Softball) (Fayetteville Observer - 4/1/04)

South View's Ross pitches no-hitter against Colts (Fayetteville Observer - 3/27/04)

Athlete of the Week - Lauren Ross (SV - Softball) (Fayetteville Observer - 3/25/04)

Softball Preview: Tigers, Colts battle for supremacy (Fayetteville Observer - 3/18/04)

Athlete of the Week - Kim Page (CF - Softball) (Fayetteville Observer - 3/11/04)

Fayetteville Observer's All Cape Fear Region Softball Team: Harnett Central's Caviness one of the best (Fayetteville Observer - 6/17/03)

More all-conference teams are announced (Fayetteville Observer - 6/10/03)

South View's Bonilla makes all-state softball team (Fayetteville Observer - 6/7/03)

Cape Fear softball team pulling A’s off the field (Fayetteville Observer - 6/1/03)

Cougars end Buccaneers’ season (Fayetteville Observer - 5/29/03)

South View softball team eliminated (Fayetteville Observer - 5/25/03)

Britt wins playoff game in final at-bat (Fayetteville Observer - 5/24/03)

Jack Britt matures to become champs (Fayetteville Observer - 5/22/03)

Athlete of the Week - Crystal Heinz (SV - Softball) (Fayetteville Observer - 5/22/03)

South View edges Lumberton for softball title (Fayetteville Observer - 5/16/03)

Cape Fear's McPhail signs with Wingate (Fayetteville Observer - 5/3/03)

Athlete of the Week - Lauren Ross (SV - Softball) (Fayetteville Observer - 5/1/03)

Athlete of the Week - Kirsten McLean (DB - Softball) (Fayetteville Observer - 4/17/03)

South View slips by Lumberton (Fayetteville Observer - 4/13/03)

McLean pitches Douglas Byrd to win (Fayetteville Observer - 4/5/03)

Byrd's McLean returns from injury (Fayetteville Observer - 4/3/03)

Lumberton softball team remains unbeaten (Fayetteville Observer - 3/28/03)

Softball runs in Palma's family (Fayetteville Observer - 3/27/03)

Athlete of the Week - Kristi McIntosh (TS - Softball) (Fayetteville Observer - 3/27/03)

Athlete of the Week - Kim Page (CF - Softball) (Fayetteville Observer - 3/20/03)

Athlete of the Week - Jennifer Bonilla (SV - Softball) (Fayetteville Observer - 3/13/03)

Prep Softball Preview: Successful programs hurt by graduation (Fayetteville Observer - 3/6/03)

Depleted Westover softball team forced into forfeit (Fayetteville Observer - 2/27/03)

SportsScope: Softball player Keri Palma (Fayetteville Observer - 7/29/02)

Carter helped get Tigers over hump (Fayetteville Observer - 6/13/02)

South View shut down (Fayetteville Observer - 6/9/02)

South View begins play in state softball tournament (Fayetteville Observer - 6//8/02)

Pitchers duel shaping up in 4A softball final (NC iHigh - 6/7/02)

South View infielders different as night and day (Fayetteville Observer - 6/7/02)

NCHSAA State Softball Championships feature top teams, players (NC iHigh -6/4/02)

South View gets shot at Cary in 1st round (Fayetteville Observer - 6/4/02)

South View ousts Hoggard from softball playoffs (Wilmington Star News - 6/1/02)

South View advances to state softball tournament (Fayetteville Observer - 6/1/02)

High School Notebook: Hurricanes aren’t ‘home’ team (Fayetteville Observer/Earl Vaughan - 5/31/02)

South View routs Jack Britt (Fayetteville Observer - 5/29/02)

South View wins softball playoff opener (Fayetteville Observer - 5/25/02)

Berrera leads Britt past Conley (Fayetteville Observer - 5/25/02)

Team’s worries erased early on (Fayetteville Observer - 5/23/02)

Athlete of the Week - Kelli Adcox (SV - Softball) (Fayetteville Observer - 5/23/02)

South View wins Two Rivers softball tournament (Fayetteville Observer - 5/17/02)

South View clinches Two Rivers softball title (Fayetteville Observer - 5/10/02)

High School Notebook: Britt’s Jones ties mark (Fayetteville Observer/Earl Vaughan - 5/9/02)

Athlete of the Week - Shanita Black (SF - Softball) (Fayetteville Observer - 5/9/02)

Pine Forest freshman making time for two (Fayetteville Observer - 4/18/02)

Carter pitches South View past Swett (Fayetteville Observer - 4/13/02)

Carter virtually unhittable (Fayetteville Observer - 3/28/02)

Athlete of the Week - Brooke Sandy (PF - Softball) (Fayetteville Observer - 3/28/02)

Athlete of the Week - Chrystal Carter (SV - Softball) (Fayetteville Observer - 3/21/02)

Prep softball team previews (Fayetteville Observer - 2/21/02)

South View’s Norton, Dees earn softball honors (Fayetteville Observer - 6/15/01)

Laney eliminates South View in softball playoffs (Fayetteville Observer - 5/19/01)

Hoggard outlasts Britt in 11 Innings (Wilmington Star News - 5/18/01)

South View coach familiar with state softball journey (Fayetteville Observer - 5/17/01)

Athlete of the week: Kassie Norton  (SV - Softball) (See Fayetteville Observer Article - 5/17/01)

South View takes Mid South tourney over Jack Britt in battle of Fayetteville softball powers (NC iHigh - 5/12/01)

South View edges Britt to win Mid-South softball title (Fayetteville Observer - 5/11/01)

Jack Britt, South View softball teams battle for top seed (Fayetteville Observer - 5/10/01)

Jack Britt’s Barrera baffles Pine Forest (Fayetteville Observer - 5/9/01)

Pine Forest beats error-prone Seventy-First (Fayetteville Observer - 5/8/01)

Mid-South softball tournament: Jack Britt and South View #3? (NC iHigh - 5//7/01)

Britt draws top spot for tourney (Fayetteville Observer - 5/7/01)

Cape Fear edges South View to earn first-place tie: Carter throws no-hitter (See Fayetteville Observer Article - 4/28/01)

South View’s Carter almost unhittable (See Fayetteville Observer Article - 4/26/01)

South View’s Dees gets 400th victory (See Earl Vaughan's column in Fayetteville Observer - 4/26/01)

Hoggard Spring Softball Invitational: South View takes title over Laney (See NC iHigh Article - 4/23/01)

Athlete of the week: Belinda Barrera (JB - Softball) (See Fayetteville Observer Article - 4/5/01)

Barrera baffles Tigers (See Fayetteville Observer Article - 4/4/01)

Britt’s Barrera pitches perfect game (See Fayetteville Observer Article - 3/31/01)

Jack Britt’s Barrera ties strikeout mark (See Fayetteville Observer Article - 3/30/01)

South View baseball, softball teams triumph (See Fayetteville Observer Article - 3/23/01)

Athlete of the week: Kassie Norton (SV - Softball) (See Fayetteville Observer Article - 3/22/01)

Athlete of the week: Belinda Barerra (JB - Softball) (See Fayetteville Observer Article - 3/15/01)

Athlete of the week: Chrystal Carter (SV - Softball) (See Fayetteville Observer Article - 3/8/01)

Girls' Softball Preview: Barrera has Jack Britt armed and ready (See Fayetteville Observer - 2/22/01)

Four South View coaches rank among the best (See Fayetteville Observer Article - 1/16/01)

71st loses in 10 innings (See Fayetteville Observer Article - 5/10/00)

Norton lifts South View to Mid-South softball title (See Fayetteville Observer Article - 5/5/00)

South View softball team trims Cape Fear, 5-1 (See Fayetteville Observer Article - 5/3/00)

Cape Fear defeats Terry Sanford in softball tournament (See Fayetteville Observer Article - 5/2/00)

Seventy-First favored in Mid-South softball tournament (See Fayetteville Observer Article - 5/1/00

Seventy-First edges Cape Fear for softball title (See Fayetteville Observer Article - 4/20/00)

Johnson’s hit lifts Cape Fear past South View (See Fayetteville Observer Article - 4/15/00)

Seventy-First softball team on title track (See Fayetteville Observer Article - 4/13/00)

Cape Fear shuts out Douglas Byrd (See Fayetteville Observer Article - 4/13/00)

Colts finish off South View (See Fayetteville Observer Article 3/31/00)

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