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The Greensboro-based NC Gaters 12-and-under boys basketball team went 3-0 in pool play at the AAU National Championships in Hampton Roads, Va. On Thursday, the Gaters defeated the Princeton (N.J.) Basketball Club 65-20 and the Virginia Beach (Va.) Heat 53-42. On Friday, the Gaters beat the Chesapeake (Va.) Chargers 60-24. Sam Hildreth paced the Gaters with 62 points in three games. Colin Lipke had a total of 33 assists, and Ben Ferguson had a double-double in each game. The Gaters advance to the championship bracket and will face the New York City Fast Break today in the first round.

BASEBALL

GASTONIA 10, HITOMS 6: The Gastonia Grizzlies (16-16, 2-2) tagged HiToms' starter Aaron Tullo for four runs in one-plus innings en route to a Coastal Plain League victory in Gastonia. The HiToms fell to 16-15, 2-2.

AUTO RACING

CARAWAY: George Brunnhoelzl III avoided a spinning race leader L.W. Miller on lap 113 and took the lead for good on lap 119 en route to winning the Firecracker 150 at Caraway Speedway. It was the second career NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour win for the third-generation driver.

PIEDMONT DRAGWAY: Greensboro's Ronnie Garner was the fastest qualifier Thursday for tonight's Big Dog Shootout at Piedmont Dragway. Racing starts at 7 p.m.