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May 9, 2025

hoke county sports

Favor Anab (20) gets around a defender and crosses the goal line for a two-point conversion in Hoke County’s season opening game. Anab also added a rushing touchdown, but the Bucks fell by five points to Jack Britt, 27-22. (Hal Nunn for North State Journal)
Sports

Hoke County football drops opener

August 27, 2024 North State Journal Staff

Hoke County football had its opening game last Friday, while the rest of the Bucks’ fall sports teams continued their respective seasons. Here’s a round-up of how each team is faring early in the year. […]

Hoke County’s football team huddles up for instructions during last Friday’s Cumberland County Jamboree. (Hal Nunn for North State Journal)
Sports

Volleyball, boys’ soccer get off to fast starts in 2024-25

August 21, 2024 North State Journal Staff

The Hoke County sports season began last week, with several of the Bucks teams beginning action. Boys’ soccer The Bucks boys’ soccer team got off on a winning foot, shutting out East Bladen, 3-0, in […]

Hoke County’s Abigail Watts (7) skies to defend during a game against Pinecrest last season. The Bucks will get two chances to break through against the Patriots this year. (David Sinclair for the North State Journal)
Sports

Volleyball schedules for Hoke County varsity, key matchups

August 7, 2024 North State Journal Staff

The Hoke County volleyball team returns to the floor next week. Last year, the Bucks went 8-13, 4-9 in the Sandhills. Despite a losing record, the Bucks put up their best win-loss percentage since 2017 […]

Hoke infielders wait for the call on a play during a 2023 game against Pinecrest. Baseball was the one high school sport that saw a decrease in participation in North Carolina this year. David Sinclair for North State Journal)
Sports

NCHSAA reports increase in overall participation, lower participation in baseball across last two sports seasons

July 25, 2024 Asheebo Rojas

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association reported a 4.73 percent increase in overall student athlete participation during the 2023-24 season, per a release sent out Monday. Based on the information reported to the NCHSAA […]

Athlete of the Week: Peyton Hollingsworth
Sports

Athlete of the Week: Peyton Hollingsworth

June 25, 2024 North State Journal Staff

Peyton Hollingsworth is a youth softball player in Hoke County. Hollingsworth was named to the Hoke County All Stars and represented the county at the area youth softball tournament, playing first base.

Hoke County golfer Robert Reedy (left) poses with Bryson DeChambeau after the U.S. Open at Pinehurst. (Hoke golf social media)
Sports

A look back at spring sports: Individual sports

June 25, 2024 North State Journal Staff

Since the end of the high school sports seasons, we’ve been taking a look at how Hoke’s spring teams performed, as well as their outlooks for the future. We’ve looked at baseball, softball and girls’ […]

EJ Carter makes a play at second base during a game against Pinecrest earlier this season. Carter will be one of a group of promising rising seniors for the Bucks next year. (David Sinclair)
Sports

A look back at spring sports: Baseball

June 14, 2024 North State Journal Staff

Now that the spring high school seasons have wrapped up, we’re taking a look at how Hoke’s teams performed, as well as their respective outlooks going forward. Last week, we started with the Bucks’ softball […]

Festivities at a prior Hoke Fest. Courtesy photo
News

Hoke Fest celebrates 13th year in Raeford

June 3, 2024 North State Journal Staff

Hoke Fest, now in its 13th year, will take place from May 30 to June 9 at the East Hoke Middle School Grounds in Raeford. Weekday hours are 5 to 11 p.m. and Saturday and […]

Alyssa Cascavilla led the Bucks in runs scored and showed she’s willing to take the ball and pitch in an emergency. She’s just a junior, so the team will be under her senior leadership next year. (Photo courtesy HCHS Bucks Softball Facebook page)
Sports

A look back at spring sports: Softball

June 3, 2024 North State Journal Staff

Now that the spring high school seasons have wrapped up, we’ll take a look at how Hoke’s teams performed, and their outlook going forward. We’ll start this week with softball. This year The Bucks won […]

Athlete of the Week: Robert Reedy (Jason Jackson of JSK Photography LLC)
Sports

Athlete of the Week: Robert Reedy

May 24, 2024 North State Journal Staff

Robert Reedy, a senior on the Hoke County boys’ golf team, is the Athlete of the Week. Reedy, a co-captain of the Bucks golf team this year, was one of two golfers to make the […]

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  • Athlete of the Week: Bailey Mass
    May 5, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Alyssa Cascavilla
    April 26, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Jayden Hollingsworth
    April 13, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Evalynn Groemm
    March 23, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Noelia Hipolito
    March 14, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Bailey Mass
    May 5, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Alyssa Cascavilla
    April 26, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Jayden Hollingsworth
    April 13, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Evalynn Groemm
    March 23, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Noelia Hipolito
    March 14, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Bailey Mass
    May 5, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Alyssa Cascavilla
    April 26, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Jayden Hollingsworth
    April 13, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Evalynn Groemm
    March 23, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Noelia Hipolito
    March 14, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Bailey Mass
    May 5, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Alyssa Cascavilla
    April 26, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Jayden Hollingsworth
    April 13, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Evalynn Groemm
    March 23, 2025
  • Athlete of the Week: Noelia Hipolito
    March 14, 2025
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