Elon Area News

ACU announces 2013 sports hall of fame class
KTXS
As a junior in 1973 he was voted the Outstanding Lineman in the 18th annual NAIA Champion Bowl as ACU beat Elon (N.C.) College, 42-14, to win the national championship. He was also voted second team all-Lone Star Conference. As a senior he had 89 ...

Spartans wrap up state golf play in Pinehurst
Henderson Daily Dispatch (registration)
Kerr-Vance's Daniel Burnette shot a 78 on both days at the N.C. Independent School Athletic Association 2-A state golf tournament to finish tied for 17th out of a field of close to 60. Brandon Dickerson shot ... Elon School won the 1-A title Tuesday ...

Why Tesla Motors Should Sponsor Youth Sports -- Now
Forbes
The innovation of Elon Musk's Tesla Motors Tesla Motors is not merely that its high-end cars are all-electric. It's also that Tesla sells them directly, through online orders or its small but growing number of stores, rather than using third-party ...

Elon Announces Its Inaugural Women's Lacrosse Roster
LaxPower
ELON, N.C. ñ Elon women's lacrosse head coach Josh Hexter has announced the roster for the program's inaugural season in 2014. The 26-person team will be made up of 22 freshmen, two sophomores, and two seniors. "Virginia (Crotty) and I are so excited ...

Tesla faces another dealership law, this time in NC
Silicon Valley Business Journal
If North Carolina takes the step, it would join a group of states including Virginia, where Tesla's current sales model would be illegal. Texas is considering letting manufacturers sell directly to consumers, and in that state Tesla CEO Elon Musk has ...

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Colts in sixth at state golf tourney; KVA's Burnette posts 78
Henderson Daily Dispatch (registration)
Crossroads Christian is in sixth place out of eight schools after the first day of competition Monday in the N.C. Independent School Athletic Association 1-A state tourney. The Colts shot a 419. Head coach Aaron Hale said Elon School is well out in ...

Tesla falters in Texas; N.C. fight goes on - Automotive News
Automotive News
Elon Musk has two weeks to convince Texas legislators that he deserves an exemption to current state law that would allow him to sell his Tesla electric vehicles directly to consumers. It will be a long shot. Though a state House committee passed an ...

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Duke men slip by Loyola in NCAA lacrosse
Greensboro News & Record
FLORIDA STATE 12, N.C. STATE 3: N.C. State starter Ethan Ogburn (4-3), a Southwest Guilford grad, took the loss in a short outing, leaving after 11/3 innings. The Pack used seven pitchers. The series is ... samford 6, elon 4: With the tying run on ...

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Christiaan Durdaller powers Samford past Elon in series finale
The Birmingham News - al.com
ELON, N.C.-- Samford senior outfielder Christiaan Durdaller went 3-for-4 with two home runs and five RBI to lead the Bulldog baseball team to a 6-4 win at Elon in the final game of a Southern Conference series Sunday afternoon at Latham Park. Durdaller ...

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Next Level: Maness Has Quick Start
Southern Pines Pilot
Elon senior Andrew MacDonald (Pinecrest) picked up his third save in a 10-8 victory at Appalachian State on Saturday. All but one of the left-hander's team-high 19 ... with The First Tee of the Sandhills. Contact Charlie Bergmann at cbergmann@nc.rr.com.

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Laney's Culler commits to NC State
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... offers from North Carolina and East Carolina and didn't want to delay his decision until the beginning of his senior year. Culler is the third Buccaneer to commit to a Division I program with Larry Williams heading to East Carolina and R.J ...
Recruiting: Laney's Culler commits to WolfpackStarNewsOnline.com (blog)

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News & Observer
Law would stop Tesla electric car sales in NC
News & Observer
It still needs to pass the full Senate and then the full House. If it were to become law, O'Connell said, Tesla would have to stop selling S cars to North Carolina residents. Tesla is steered by CEO Elon Musk, the creator of PayPal and CEO of SpaceX, a ...

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Charity Baptist brings The Simmons to Yadkin
Yadkin Ripple
The Simmons is a husband and wife duo From Elon, N.C. that predominantly performs covers of southern gospel songs. “It is just my husband, Randy, and I,” said Dee Simmons. “We met each other through music and began playing together even before we ...

The Pendulum
From the bench to the record book: Nester leads Elon softball
The Pendulum
For the Elon University softball team, that adage applies to junior center fielder Carleigh Nester. Nester was recruited to join the Elon Phoenix from East Forsyth High School in Kernersville, N.C. by former head coach Patti Raduenz. “As soon as I came ...

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Elon Eliminated At SoCon Softball Championships
WFMY News 2
GREENSBORO, N.C. - The Elon softball team fell to Samford in the form of an 8-0 setback in the opening single-elimination game at the 2013 Southern Conference Softball Championships on Wednesday, May 8. The Phoenix (21-31) could not overcome a ...

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Elon squeaks past NC A&T in 10th for wacky baseball victory
Burlington Times News
That's the claim Elon University's baseball team made Tuesday night, eking out a walk-off 8-7 victory against North Carolina A&T. “I like the fact that we didn't quit,” said Elon associate head coach Greg Starbuck. “If had to take anything positive, I ...

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Four Mocs Named All-SoCon Going Into Tournament
GoMocs.com
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Four Lady Mocs were named All-SoCon as No. 6 seeded Chattanooga (26-26, 10-11 SoCon) opens plays in the Southern Conference Tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. against No. 3 Georgia ...

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Chattanooga Times Free Press
Mason grad Allen plays in Elon doubleheader sweep
WCPO
Elon will wind up its regular season with a single game at home against Chattanooga at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 5. The Southern Conference Tournament begins Wednesday, May 8, at Greensboro, N.C.. Allen is a sophomore outfielder for Elon University in Elon, ...
Lady Mocs Softball Drops Two to Elon SaturdayGoMocs.com
Elon Completes Series Sweep Over Lady MocsThe Chattanoogan
Softball season ending with drama for UTCChattanooga Times Free Press

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Elon weathers ASU comeback
Winston-Salem Journal
N.C. State 8, Presbyterian 1:Jake Fincher and Bryan Adametz had two hits each to help N.C. State to a nonconference win in Raleigh. The Wolfpack (36-11) scored four in the bottom of the fourth, erasing a 1-0 deficit, and three in the sixth. Andrew ...
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Seven-Run Sixth Lifts Mountaineers to 9-1 WinASU Appalachian Mountaineers

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Chattanooga Times Free Press
Lady Mocs Softball Drops Two to Elon Saturday
GoMocs.com
BURLINGTON, N.C. -- The Chattanooga Lady Mocs softball team (26-25,10-10 SoCon) dropped both games of its Saturday double header against the Elon Phoenix (20-30,7-14 SoCon) at Hunt Softball Park. UTC fell 6-4 in the first contest and 2-1 in walk-off ...
Softball season ending with drama for UTCChattanooga Times Free Press

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