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Northern Guilford High School’s baseball team remains undefeated and Northwest Guilford’s team leads its conference.

Northern is 11-0 in the Mid State 3A Conference-only schedule, having outscored opponents 112-14. It’s only scare: a 4-3 extra-innings win May 21 at home against Northeast Guilford.

“We’ve got really good kids who happen to be good baseball players, and they’re playing really hard,” Coach Landon Kimrey said. They’ve bought into the team’s “winning culture,” he noted, and have their eyes “on the prize” – a state title.

The Nighthawks visit second-place McMichael (7-4) this Friday, and wrap up the season at Western Alamance (6-5) on June 9.

Northern has an experienced corps of 10 seniors and 10 juniors this season. Kimrey gave a special nod to seniors Josh Deslauriers, a center fielder who has committed to High Point University; first baseman James Newsome, a VMI commit; pitcher Slater Ward; and juniors Jackson Roberts, the team’s ace pitcher; catcher Evan Wyrick, who bats third, and outfielder Jay Allred, who bats second.

Northwest is 9-2 overall, 8-1 in the Metro 4A Conference and also has a lopsided scoring advantage: 121-14. The Vikings downed conference foe Page (2-9, 2-8) 12-0 Tuesday evening. Next up will be at High Point Central (1-10, 0-10) this Friday, before hosting Ragsdale (8-3, 7-3) June 8 and Grimsley (7-3, 7-2) June 9 to wrap up the regular season.

“It’s been a great year,” Vikings coach Chris Maness said. “We’re doing it with primarily underclassmen.”

Maness believes his team has the talent to “make a deep run” in the post season.

Among players he’s especially excited about: sophomore pitcher Owen Simmons, who has struck out 43 batters, walked two and given up six hits but no runs this season; his win-loss record is 4-0.

LACROSSE

Northwest boys lacrosse players received the following team awards: Most improved – Trey Tuggle (sophomore, goalie); defensive MVP – Dylan Kesselring (junior, defense); and offensive MVP – Duncan Glover (senior, captain/attack). Coaches gave the Vikings award to: Davis Palombo (sophomore, midfield) and Griffin Joyner (sophomore, midfield). The F.A.C.E.O.F.F. Award (Fundamentals, Academics,

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Conference 12/region/state awards went to: Dylan Kesselring (junior, captain/ defense) – all-conference, conference defensive player of the year, second team all-region 4A West, second team all-state West; Joe Hirvonen – all-conference, second team all-region 4A West, second team all-state 4A West; Duncan Glover – all-conference, second team all-region 4A West, third team all-state 4A West; Caleb Good (sophomore, midfield/faceoff) – all-conference, third team all-region 4A West, third Team all-state 4A West; Drew Holland (senior, attack) – all-conference; Griffin Joyner – all-conference; and, Coach Dan Tichy was awarded Conference 12 Coach Of The Year.

Northwest’s season ended with a 16-12 loss to William Amos Hough in the Elite 8 round of the state playoffs. The Vikings finished 9-6 overall, 3-1 in the conference.

WOMENS TENNIS

Conference leading Northern (6-1) won 7-2 at Western Alamance (5-3) on Tuesday and is scheduled to finish the regular season at home against Rockingham County (1-6) on Thursday, June 3. The conference tournament is scheduled for June 11.

Fourth-place Northwest (3-7, 1-5) was scheduled to host last-place High Point Central (1-9, 0-6) June 3 in the regular-season finale. The conference tournament is scheduled for June 8.

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