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Today’s edition · Tues., Nov. 3

Fire Station 4 demolition now starts Wednesday; Pinecrest wins fifth straight golf title

Plus, eight Fayetteville-area football teams head into the NCHSAA playoffs.

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Pinecrest wins a fifth straight state golf title, and Avery defends its crown in Fayetteville

Pinecrest's fifth straight title came with a state record

5
state titles in a row for Pinecrest women's golf
419
Pinecrest's winning team score
12-under
par for Ira Joshi, a state record

Source: WKML

If you follow prep golf, Pinecrest is the name to know. The Patriots women's team won the 2026 NCHSAA 8A State Championship on Tue., Oct. 27, at Pinehurst No. 1, its fifth title in a row. Ira Joshi took the individual crown at a state-record 12-under par.

Avery High School's Lady Vikings won the 1A/2A girls championship the same day, in Fayetteville. It was their second win in a row.

Avery's 496 beat the next team by 60 strokes

Source: WKML

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Avery496
Central Carolina Academy556
Bishop McGuinness Catholic557
  • Medalist: Landry Hamm of Jackson Day School, 150
  • Runner-up: Avery's Molly Forbes, 158 (+14)
  • Third: Avery's Sydney Kulhan, 165 (+21)
  • Avery's five players all finished in the top 15

Soccer is next. The NCHSAA has set its boys playoff pairings, and The Fayetteville Observer picked eight area players to watch before the first round.

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News Notes

Fire Station 4

Demolition of on Bragg Boulevard will now begin Wednesday morning, city officials confirmed Monday. Crews were first expected Monday, but the city said the contractor kept delaying the schedule. CBS 17

Football playoffs

Fayetteville is sending eight teams into the football postseason, with first-round games set for Fri., Nov. 6. Cape Fear earned a first-round bye as the No. 8 seed in the 7A East, and Seventy-First, the No. 9 seed in 6A East, gets a first-round home game. The Fayetteville Observer

Noth'n Fancy

Bruce Yeomans, a Fayetteville native and Navy veteran, is closing his food truck after eight years. The truck is Noth'n Fancy. He launched it in 2018, and his announcement drew thousands of reactions online. "It was a great run," he said. ABC11 NewsThe Fayetteville Observer

Vets expo

If you own a veteran-owned business, will host a Veterans Business Expo on Thu., Nov. 12, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. It's at PWC's Main Operations Complex, 955 Old Wilmington Road. Businesses can show their products and services to government entities, public agencies, contractors and resource partners. Greater Fayetteville Business Journal

New Year's Eve

The City of Fayetteville and Cool Spring Downtown District announced the sixth annual District NYE Spectacular at , 335 Ray Ave. Oceanic opens and gymclassheroes headlines on Thu., Dec. 31. Greater Fayetteville Business Journal

The District NYE Spectacular runs from 7:30 p.m. until 12:30 a.m.

Festival Park, 335 Ray Ave., Fayetteville

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Thu., Dec. 31
Acts
Oceanic, gymclassheroes

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The Fayetteville Marksmen host Roanoke at the Crown on Thu., Nov. 5 for their school-day game, which welcomes students from all over the Sandhills for what the team calls the coolest field trip in town. It's a morning puck drop at 10 a.m. Go Marksmen.

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Today in Fayettevilleto me · Tues., Nov. 36:00 a.m.

Fire Station 4 demolition now starts Wednesday; Pinecrest wins fifth straight golf title

Plus, eight Fayetteville-area football teams head into the NCHSAA playoffs.

The TLDR

  1. Pinecrest women's golf wins a fifth straight state title
  2. Fire Station 4 demolition now starts Wednesday morning
  3. Eight area teams are in the football playoffs, with first-round games Fri., Nov. 6
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