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MAY 30-JUNE 5, 2018 UCW 25 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Freedom Christian softball team. Photo credit: John Smith. Bill Boyette Andrew McCarthy Nyielah Nick Seventy-First • Baseball/ Track • Sophomore Nick has a 3.75 grade point average. In addi- tion to basketball and track, she is active in ROTC and Find a Friend. Zaryen McGilvary Seventy-First • Indoor and outdoor track • Sophomore McGilvary has a 3.6 grade point average. In addition to track, McGilvary is active in ROTC. Rocket Fizz Soda Pop and Candy Shop congratulates these amazing scholar athletes of the week and invites them to the Rocket Fizz Store at 1916 Skibo Rd. to receive a FREE gift recognizing their achievement! www.rocketfizz.com Freedom Christian softball on the rise by EARL VAUGHAN JR. Freedom Christian Academy's softball team won its second North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association 2-A softball champi- onship in three years last week, again on its home field, winning three straight games in the double elimination round of the state tournament. Freedom was the No. 2 seed in the tourna- ment and didn't have to play a game on the road, beating Calvary Day School 10-0 in the opening round before play moved to Freedom for the rest of the tournament. Freedom beat No. 3 seed Rocky Mount Academy 13-2, then downed No. 1 seed Fayetteville Christian 3-1. Rocky Mount came out of the loser's bracket after eliminating Fayetteville Christian 3-2, then Freedom clinched the title with a five-inning 11-1 win over Rocky Mount in the final game. Haley Nelson got the win in the championship game, allowing three hits and one run in five in- nings while recording six strikeouts and yielding three walks. Rocky Mount led briefly at 1-0 before Molly Montgomery homered to give Freedom a 2-1 lead. Montgomery singled home two more runs later in the game. Kendall MacCauley also tripled to drive in two more runs for the Patriots. Nelson, Montgomery and Lexi Little made the NCISAA 2-A All-State team for Freedom. Chosen from Fayetteville Christian were Destiny Smith, Olivia Nieto and Morgan Hatchell. • NCSpurs will hold a basketball camp featur- ing Fayetteville Academy bas- ketball coach Bill Boyette. e camp is for boys and girls 8-12 and 13-18 and will be held July 9-13 at Fayetteville Academy from 9 a.m. until noon each day. e cost is $200 per stu- dent and includes player evaluation. For information, call Jimmy Maher at 910-580-5643 or visit ncspurs.com/basketball. NCSpurs will also hold an elite training camp for soccer July 19-21. Sessions for U10-U13 will be held 9 a.m. until noon and for U14-U18 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. e camp will be directed by Shaun Maher, 14-year professional player with various teams in England and Ireland. e camp is for boys and girls, high school players from freshman to senior and travel play- ers ages 10-18. Players will be grouped by age and playing ability. Goalkeeper training will be provided using the new sidekick, which can be viewed at www.seattlesportsciences.com. e cost is $225 and includes player evaluation. For more information, visit www.ncspurs.com or call Maher at the number given previously. Summer soccer camps are also scheduled June 25-29 and July 16-20. Camp hours are 9 a.m. until noon daily. Ages are 4-15 with players grouped by ability. Goalkeepers will also train with the sidekick device. Cost is $170 per player. Fayetteville Academy soccer coaches Jimmy Maher and Andrew McCarthy will work at both soccer camps. & BRINGING YOU THE BEST IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS April Athlete of the Month (Baseball): Andrew Jayne, Terry Sanford HS 6-8pm June 1 st -2 nd STATE Championships Teams TBA NCHSAA 10 20 30 40 40 30 20 10 50 10 20 30 40 40 30 20 10 50 20 30 40 40 30 20 10 50 10 20 30 40 40 30 20 50 MONDAY Join Don Koonce & Trey Edge for the Baseball Game of the Week ALL on WCLN 105.7 FM Airtime TBA