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August 23, 2025

Articles by Cory Lavalette

Brandon Saunders
Sports

Athlete of the Week: Brandon Saunders

August 31, 2024 Cory Lavalette

Hoke County senior quarterback Brandon Saunders is Athlete of the Week. The Bucks opened the 2024 season with a tough loss to Jack Britt, 27-22, but Saunders did everything he could to get Hoke County […]

Sports

Athlete of the Week: Emilee Mandarino

August 22, 2024 Cory Lavalette

Hoke County volleyball junior Emilee Mandarino is Athlete of the Week. The Bucks opened the 2024-25 season with back-to-back wins last week, beating St. Pauls and E.E. Smith. In the season opener against St. Pauls, […]

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Athlete of the Week: Adult League basketball stars

August 2, 2024 North State Journal staff

Athlete of the Week this week honors Hoke Parks and Recreation’s Adult League basketball stars. Hoke Parks and Recreation opened their new season of Adult League basketball at the Leach Aquatics and Recreation Center. Opening […]

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Athelte of the Week: Davon Bronson

July 5, 2024 North State Journal staff

East Hoke Middle School football rising eighth grader Davon Bronson in the Athlete of the Week. Nicknamed “Tank,” Bronson does a little bit of everything for the Eagles. He plays both offensive and defensive line […]

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Athlete of the Week: Hoke softball’s McKenzie Freeman

June 28, 2024 North State Journal staff

McKenzie Freeman, a rising sophomore catcher on the Hoke County softball team, is the Athlete of the Week. Freeman won Athlete of the Week once during the regular season, as the Bucks posted an 11-11 […]

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Athlete of the Week: Bailey Mass

June 2, 2024 Cory Lavalette

Hoke County softball junior Bailey Mass is the Athlete of the Week Mass had a successful season for the Bucks, hiking her batting average by more than 100 points over her sophomore season and adding […]

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Athlete of the Week: William Leak

May 18, 2024 Cory Lavalette

Hoke County track and field’s William Leak is our Athlete of the Week. The sophomore has achieved an incredible feat by qualifying for the state championship in long jump, triple jump and high jump. Not […]

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Athlete of the Week: Tam Lowery

April 17, 2024 Cory Lavalette

Tam Lowery is the Athlete of the Week. Lowery is a graduate of Hoke County who played for the Bucks’ softball team. Lowery graduated from Hoke in 2022, after leading the softball team with a […]

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Bucks win NBA title

July 21, 2021 Cory Lavalette

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo had the Larry O’Brien Trophy in one arm, the NBA Finals MVP trophy in the other and there was a cigar on the table in front of him. All the work […]

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  • Athlete of the Week: Machai Brown
    August 17, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Tarique Thompson
    August 10, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Justin Womack
    August 3, 2025
  • Athletes of the Week: Hoke County 14U all-stars
    July 28, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Niya Jones
    July 13, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Machai Brown
    August 17, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Tarique Thompson
    August 10, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Justin Womack
    August 3, 2025
  • Athletes of the Week: Hoke County 14U all-stars
    July 28, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Niya Jones
    July 13, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Machai Brown
    August 17, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Tarique Thompson
    August 10, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Justin Womack
    August 3, 2025
  • Athletes of the Week: Hoke County 14U all-stars
    July 28, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Niya Jones
    July 13, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Machai Brown
    August 17, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Tarique Thompson
    August 10, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Justin Womack
    August 3, 2025
  • Athletes of the Week: Hoke County 14U all-stars
    July 28, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Niya Jones
    July 13, 2025
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