Western and North Point compete in the Class 4A girls basketball state championship at University of Maryland on Friday, Mar. 14. Western coach Tasha Townsend comforts a player following their loss to ...

Maddie Andersen of Sayville gets the shot off ahead of the block attempt by Julianna Longo of Rocky Point during a Suffolk Class A girls basketball quarterfinal in Sayville on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.

The final week of NCHSAA competition has arrived, and three Gastonia-area teams are among those looking to score state titles. South Point girls soccer seeks its first NCHSAA state championship Friday ...