Fighting Scots
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Fighting Scots cruise to 8-1 victory at Lumberton
LUMBERTON — Scotland’s boys tennis team defeated Lumberton 8-1 on Tuesday. Nate Dubbs, Hunter Edkins, Nick Murphy, Drew Hamilton and Nick Eury picked up singles victories for the Fighting Scots. All victories came in a pro set format, which means they played one set to eight games. Dubbs trailed 6-2…
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Seniors confident as boys golf team begins season
LAURINBURG — Golf season started well for Nick Thompson and Mason High. The seniors both carded a 78 on Monday to help lead Scotland’s boys golf team to a third-place finish out of seven teams at a Sandhills Athletic Conference match in Raeford. It was a career-best day for both…
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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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Tester: Can the Scots get the job done?
Scotland’s boys basketball team has changed since Jan. 15, when the Fighting Scots defeated Lumberton with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer. The Scots lost three players since then, including David Campbell, the player who made that game-winning shot. The Scots now have nine active players on their roster, although that could change…
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Scotland’s swim team competes at regional
WINSTON-SALEM — Several members of the Scotland High swim team competed in the NCHSAA 4A Central Regional at R.J. Reynolds High over the weekend. In the boys 400-yard freestyle relay, Scotland’s team of Aaron Seate, Drew Monroe, Liam Lentz and Nicholas Eury scored four points for the Scots by finishing…
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Tester: Tough nonconference slate awaits Fighting Scots
It’s never too early to talk about high school football. And now that Scotland’s 2019 non-conference schedule has been released, fans can get a glimpse of the tough road that awaits the Fighting Scots this fall. The non-conference slate includes four teams that posted a combined 45-10 record last season.…
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Fighting Scots finish in fourth place at SAC championship
LAURINBURG — Scotland’s swim team posted a pair of fourth-place finishes in a field of eight teams at the Sandhills Athletic Conference championship meet on Saturday at St. Andrews University. Scotland’s boys finished with 200 points. They followed third-place Lumberton (209), runner-up Jack Britt (349) and conference champion Pinecrest (392).…
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Pumping up Scotland
LAURINBURG — Richard Bailey spent Tuesday afternoon cleaning up the remnants of perhaps the most exhilarating season of his 19-year career as a head coach. Just over a month after the Fighting Scots finished as the runner-up in the 4A state championship game, Bailey worked on cleaning and reorganizing the…
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Three Fighting Scots undefeated at Joel McCanna Invitational
LAURINBURG — Scotland High’s wrestling team finished with a record of 2-2 at the Joel McCanna Invitational on Saturday. Scotland defeated North Moore 54-12, lost 60-21 against Pinecrest, defeated Southern Lee 64-6 and lost 54-30 against St. Pauls. Scotland’s Keldon Clark, Seth English and Nathan Joyner posted 4-0 records on…
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Holiday tournaments on deck for Fighting Scots
LAURINBURG — Scotland’s basketball teams are preparing to compete at holiday tournaments over the next couple of weeks. The Lady Scots will play in the three-day Cumberland County Holiday Classic Basketball Tournament that begins on Thursday at E.E. Smith High School in Fayetteville. The tournament will include four brackets —…
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LAURINBURG — Sandhills Athletic Conference play got off to a rough start for the Scotland girls basketball team. The Lady Scots lost 52-31 against Jack Britt on Tuesday. “It’s like the same story over and over again,” Scotland coach Mallarie Snow said. “Coming out flat. Not being ready or prepared.…
