John Cate

North Carolina

Professional writer/editor since 1993. @KayrenneWalker ❤️ Yes, I'm the "Quora guy" but that's not why I'm here. Tweets are my own, not speaking for any org.

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Articles

Grace baseball, softball win blowouts

6 days ago | sanfordherald.com | John Cate

Spring break week at Grace Christian School ended with both sets of Crusader stickballers breaking their opponents. The games were scheduled just an hour apart, but the Grace softball team destroyed visiting Thales-Rolesville 15-0 in three and a half innings of play, and the team had time to head down to Crusader Park and watch the baseball team deliver an 18-1 beatdown to Rocky Mount Academy.
Lady Crusaders strike, win from long range

6 days ago | sanfordherald.com | John Cate

Grand strategy wasn’t working for Grace Christian in Thursday’s soccer match. So the Lady Crusaders went for ‘bombs away’ instead, and that worked. The South Wake Wolves, a team that MaxPreps doesn’t have in its database and simply calls them a “Varsity Opponent,” played Grace tough throughout the game and proved especially effective with their back-line defense.
Scots hold off Lee in key SAC contest

1 week ago | sanfordherald.com | John Cate

The Sandhills Athletic Conference baseball campaign has pretty much shut down this week, with most public schools in North Carolina having a spring break before a sprint to the end of the school year. However, Lee County and Scotland had a rainout to make up, and got their game in Wednesday. The game had massive implications for the 3A half of the SAC, as the Yellow Jackets were one of two teams in the conference that controlled their own destiny in the 3A race.
Crusaders face three powerhouses in Wilmington

1 week ago | sanfordherald.com | John Cate

The first two games of the Wilmington Baseball Classic didn’t go as Grace Christian wanted them to, but the Crusaders salvaged a win in their third and final game of the two-day event Tuesday night. Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading. We have used your information to see if you have a subscription with us, but did not find one. Please use the button below to verify an existing account or to purchase a new subscription.
Jackets win last game of Fayetteville showcase

1 week ago | sanfordherald.com | John Cate

A three-game trip to play in the Bulldog Easter Invitational at Terry Sanford High School got off to a bad start Saturday, but ended up on a high note for Lee County’s Yellow Jackets. Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading. We have used your information to see if you have a subscription with us, but did not find one. Please use the button below to verify an existing account or to purchase a new subscription.
Cavs split first two in Asheboro tourney

1 week ago | sanfordherald.com | John Cate

In what has otherwise been an excellent season for Southern Lee baseball, the Cavaliers have not fared well in showcase events this month. The Cavaliers lost decisively in two games at such an event in Hillsborough to start April, and then got hammered by eight runs on the first day of Asheboro’s Easter tournament Monday night. Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.
Jackets score revenge win on Pine Forest

1 week ago | sanfordherald.com | John Cate

Lee County’s return to Terry Sanford High School for Monday’s second day of action in the Bulldogs’ Easter Invitational went better than the first. The Jackets avoided the ill-timed defensive miscues that hurt them on Saturday, and avenged a loss from earlier this season. Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading. We have used your information to see if you have a subscription with us, but did not find one.
Falcon baseball comes from behind over CCA

1 week ago | sanfordherald.com | John Cate

Lee Christian baseball came from behind to score its second win of the season over Central Carolina Academy on Monday evening, as a six-run third inning lifted the Falcons to a 7-5 win and snapped a two-game skid for Lee. Lee Christian (4-7 overall) beat the Eagles 10-5 two weeks prior, but had played just two games since then due to weather conditions forcing postponements, and the fact that only two other Mid-Carolina Conference teams are playing varsity baseball this spring.
Jackets tennis scores pair of victories

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | John Cate

Lee County’s tennis team appears to be on a collision course with a state playoff invitation after notching two more conference wins this week. The Yellow Jackets, currently rated at 22nd in the NCHSAA 3A East RPI, hosted Scotland on Tuesday and then visited Southern Lee on Wednesday, and swept both matches. The teams only played singles in the Scotland match and the Jackets took all six matches, and then scored a 9-0 sweep of Southern in the rematch between the county rivals.
Lee, SL softball fall in this week's games

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | John Cate

While nearly all games in the immediate area were cancelled or postponed on Thursday, the weather was good enough in Rockingham that Richmond had Lee County come to town for soccer and softball games. The Lady Jackets scored a 1-0 win in the soccer match, but the softball game, also played in intermittent drizzle, didn’t have a positive outcome as Lee dropped its third game of the week, 6-4.