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Robert Sapolsky, a Stanford University professor and researcher of neuroendocrinology, describes a sort of internal hierarchy system we humans use to rank ourselves, and it has been on my mind a lot since I listened to him explain this concept.  An example he used to illustrate his point was something like this: Someone works for a massive company and they […]

Youth soccer RESULTS Games from April 29 Boys Ages 5-6 Hawks 6- Liam Carbajal 4, Bentley Ojeda 2 Eagles 4- Mateo Mena 2, Ricardo Ames Perez 2 Sharks 2- Daniel Mercado 2 Tigers 5- Alex Jimenez 3, Tobias Driver 2 Tritons 1- Zander McBride 1 Saints 7- Milo McGee 2, Michael McGee III 3, Wyatt Lamm 2 Bulls 1- Marcus […]

Wilson American Legion Post 13 baseball coach Matt Ballance announces tryouts for the 2023 season will be held Saturday, May 13, at Barton College’s Nixon Field. The workout will begin promptly at 10 a.m. and all prospective players are encouraged to arrive early. All players Wilson County Schools and Nash County Schools are eligible to play for Post 13.  For […]

This past weekend, Hunt High School inducted its first class into the school’s athletic hall of fame, and man, they had some awesome athletes and coaches in that group. Every single one of those individuals greatly advanced athletics in Wilson County and paved the way for many of us who came after them, either by inspiring us to be as […]

RESULTS Games from April 10-21, 2023 Major League Ages 9-12 Creech’s Plumbing – 9 NC Baseball Museum – 5 Creech’s Plumbing Lineup AB R H BI BB SO Aiden Speight 2 1 0 0 1 0 Thomas Rabil 1 1 1 1 0 0 Patrick Breen 1 1 1 0 0 0 Grayden Foster 3 0 0 1 0 1 […]

Seventeen teams helped raise more than $14,000 at the second Tee’d Off at Breast Cancer benefit that was recently staged at Wedgewood. The foursome of Coy Carlyle, Mary Bryan Carlyle, Darlene Rappa and Todd St. Clair produced a score of 51 to win the tournament at Wedgewood while the quartet of Jeff Taylor, Brady Pinner, Mike Caddy and Jody O’Neal […]

Much to my dismay, I was never on a team that won a state or a national championship, but I was on multiple teams that came close to winning one.  In 2014, my Fike soccer team lost to Chapel Hill High the game before the NCHSAA championship, but they beat us pretty handily. I remember being devastated after this game. […]

I remember first learning how to pivot in basketball. It seemed really silly at the time to have to keep one foot on the ground while my other one could move as much as I wanted. This rule seemed even more ridiculous after all the previous years of being able to do whatever we wanted with the ball, including not […]

Youth soccer RESULTS Matches from April 3-5, 2023 Girls Ages 5-6 Fire 5- Hazel McMichael 2, Grace Barfield 1, Monserrat Cruz Rabadan 2 Galaxy 7- Charlotte Bass 1, Olivia Pope 1, Kelsey Strickland 5 Reign 1- Kyrie Makar 1 Explosion 4- Raelynn Suggs 3, Kali-Rae Vick 1 Excite 7- Caroline Goeckner 2, Mary Hunter Barnes 1, Makiya Morton 1, Maisyn […]

In a recent episode of “The Rich Roll Podcast,” Roll’s guest was noted clinical psychologist Lisa Damour. They talked about the difficulties and intricacies of parenting teenagers.  If you are a parent with a teen, I could not recommend this episode more (you can find it on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, etc). There are so many things to which I related […]

There was no fooling around Saturday, April 1, for the Wilson County Pickleball Open as wet, windy weather forced the tournament’s third edition indoors. All 32 teams played in the Recreation Park Community Center gym with four division champions crowned. Dana Kelly of Rocky Mount won her second straight doubles title in Wilson, teaming with Brady Horne of Penrose to […]

Gillette Baseball Complex was the place to be Thursday evening as Wilson City Little League celebrated its 17th season opener, starting with the Parade of Teams into Southern Bank Stadium. The Opening Night ceremonies featured the return of the Home Run Derby as well as MLB Pitch, Hit & Run competition in addition to four WCLL Major League games.

Youth soccer RESULTS Games from March 31-April 1, 2023 Girls Ages 5-6 Angels 3- Kennedy Webb 2, Baylee Rouse 1 Zebras 2- Eva Sofia Angeles 1, Bexley McMurray 1 Bobcats 2- Morgan Bass 1, Eliza Dean 1 Ambush 1- Emily Fielding 1 Dolphins 2- Payton Goines 2 Reign 6- Mary Neal Dunn 1, Zoe Becham 1, Caylei Parker 1, Virginia […]

For the first time in recent memory, Wilson City Little League will celebrate Opening Night instead of Opening Day on Thursday, April 6, at Gillette Baseball Complex. With Easter filling up the weekend schedule, Wilson Parks and Recreation Department athletics coordinator Troy Blaser said the decision was made to shift the traditional Opening Day to Thursday evening. Now that rain […]

During March Madness, Dick’s Sporting Goods had a commercial titled, “Sports Change Lives,” and the first time I watched it, I was emotional because this rang so true to me. I love this commercial because it not only discusses the ways sports can change our lives, but also, how fields can change towns and coaches can change characters. These are […]

Youth soccer RESULTS Matches from March 25, 2023 Girls Ages 5-6 Excite 1- Nayeli Baza 1 Explosion 5- Raelynn Suggs 1, Payton Lamm 3, Kali-Rae Vick 1 Fire 7- Hazel McMichael 2, Anna Louise Williamson 1, Virginia Williamson 2, Grace Barfield 1, Monserrat Cruz Rabadan 1 Dolphins 6- Addie Benton 2, Elsey Benton 1, La’mya Elliott 3 Dash 2- Hannah […]

“Hold on Loosely” by .38 Special has always been a favorite song of mine. I probably liked it when I was younger because my dad told me he liked it, but now, I think it is a good reminder for me not to hold too tightly to things, but instead, to hold on loosely and “don’t let go.”  Over the […]

A couple of years ago, a man nicknamed “The Iron Cowboy” (his real name is James Lawrence) completed 101 Ironman Triathlons in 101 days. Each Ironman consists of a 2.4 mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and ends with a marathon distance run.  James decided to walk most of each marathon in case people wanted to join him along his […]

BROWNS SUMMIT — The Wilson Youth Soccer Association ‘06 Explosion made club history last summer by winning the U.S. Youth Soccer Region III U16 Girls championship in Tennessee, but that’s an experience nobody on the team was hoping to repeat Tuesday morning. Thanks to WYSA’s 2-1 win over D’feeters Kicks Soccer Club Hart FDL from the North Texas Youth Soccer […]