"We up early, we're getting it in early." - Jakhi Purcell, Lumberton Football. First day of football practice! Catch more interviews with players and coaches in "At dawn and dusk: Practice underway for Robeson high school football teams" at

RT @davidbkennard: On the press now; in stores Saturday. Have a safe and happy Memorial Day.

Showcase MVPs Landon Claar and Ava Hanna describe playing in the Robeson County Showcase baseball and softball all-star games! For the full story, go to "Baseball seniors, softball juniors shine on fun night at Showcase" at

"I had to prepare myself to sprint the entire time." - Eli Lowry, Pembroke Middle School. Robeson County's MIDDLE SCHOOL RUNNER OF THE YEAR talks about his wins in "Pembroke’s Lowry, Littlefield win big at MS track championship" at

". they're a bunch of fighters." - Bladen Strickland, St. Pauls Baseball Coach. Hear more from Coach Strickland and check out Sports Editor Chris Stiles' game recap in "McLean, Cougars top Bulldogs in second-round pitchers duel" at

". everybody was doubting us." - Jaden Parker, St. Pauls Baseball. Parker and fellow Bulldog Tyler Lavoie describe their big win and more in "St. Pauls stunner: Bulldogs oust No. 1 West Bladen in 1st round" at

". so I knew we sort of had to be perfect . we got ourselves in a hole by not doing that." - Jeff McLamb, Lumberton Baseball Coach. Hear more of Coach McLamb's take on their Friday night loss in "Pirates fall short in U-8 final" at

"It was a good team win." - Brody Stueck, Lumberton Pirates. Hear the Pirates' Stueck and Brennan Griffin talk about their hard-fought win and more in "Griffin, Pirates walk off Rams, move to U-8 tourney final" at

"I looked over. I seen it go in. So happy." - Jamie Regino, St. Pauls Middle School Soccer. Catch Regino & Kevin Vargas Diaz describing their championship win and more in "Late goal sends St. Pauls to MS boys soccer title" at

"And we only had nine players. They were expecting to beat us. " - Chloe Chavis, Purnell Swett Rams. Chavis and teammate Braci Woods describe what it took to win against their rival in "Woods, Rams top Pirates in United-8 softball tourney opener" at

"No matter what, I'm proud of my guys. " - Bladen Strickland, St. Pauls Baseball Coach. Hear more of Coach Strickland's postgame analysis and read Sports Editor Chris Stiles' game review in "East Columbus claims title in Slugfest baseball debut" at

"We put a lot of work in, so we deserve to be where we are." - Jaden Parker, St. Pauls Baseball. To hear more from Parker and Jaylen Jacobs, be sure to check out "Long ball boosts Bulldogs: St. Pauls beats Red Springs in Slugfest semifinals" at

"After I got the first inning out of the way, (I was) feeling good." - Jaden Parker, St. Pauls Pitcher. For more on St. Pauls' win against Lumberton check out "Parker 1-hits Pirates, sends St. Pauls into Slugfest semifinals" at

"Been working hard all week and it finally paid off." - Camden Hunt, Purnell Swett Baseball. Hear Hunt and Chandon Sanderson elaborate on just how the hard work paid off in "Rams deny Pirates’ outright title bid" at

"Well, we had a game plan. " - Mynkoda Smith, Fairmont Pitcher. A plan that got the Golden Tornadoes a win! For more from Smith and an overview of the game, go to "Tornadoes beat Bulldogs to end recent skid" at The Robesonian - in print and online!

Golden hour, ft. Fairmont's Kimmie Stevens. (Photos by Chris Stiles | The Robesonian)

". we just all bring it." - Hailey Ray, St. Pauls Softball. Hear Ray and Kayla Williams talk about coming together and team trust in "Ray provides offensive, defensive sparks as Bulldogs shut out Tornadoes" at