Austin Norton
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Norton to continue baseball career at SCC
LAURINBURG — Scotland High senior Austin Norton’s final year as a Fighting Scot was what he called a “roller-coaster.” Last fall, Norton earned all-Sandhills Athletic Conference honors as an offensive lineman while helping the Scots reach the 4A state championship game. Norton played in the championship game despite suffering from…
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Fighting Scots defeat Raiders on senior night
LAURINBURG —Stewart Evans registered three RBIs on a pair of hits to lead Scotland’s baseball team to a 7-2 win over Richmond on Thursday. The Fighting Scots finished off a sweep of their regular-season series with the Raiders. Scotland’s Tyler Barfield notched three strikeouts and allowed four hits in 4…
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Pitchers struggle as Fighting Scots lose two games in Wilmington
WILMINGTON — Inconsistent pitching hurt Scotland’s baseball team as the Fighting Scots kicked off their season with a pair of losses on Saturday. Scotland lost 14-5 at Wilmington Ashley on Saturday morning. The Scots then travelled to Laney High School, where they lost 7-5. The Scots were originally scheduled to…
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Young baseball team balances experience and youth
LAURINBURG — Scotland High baseball player Matt Sellers wants the program’s youngest players to understand the mentality that helped take to Scots to the state playoffs last year. “We’re trying to teach the young kids what we do around here,” the junior said. “When we come to practice, we always…
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Norton brings leadership, coachability to Scotland
LAURINBURG — Austin Norton’s first love was baseball, but that changed when he stepped foot on Scotland High School’s campus almost four years ago. The Laurel Hill native decided to join Scotland’s football team as a freshman, and head coach Richard Bailey is glad he made that choice. “Austin practices…
