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Altered lineup produces same result for Demons over Warriors

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Some missing pieces to the Hunt High boys tennis lineup for Monday’s 3-A Quad County Conference match at Fike signaled a chance for Golden Demons head coach Lee Matthews to give more of his players some action. The backups didn’t miss a beat as Fike rolled to its fifth shutout in the 9-0 sweep, lifting the Demons to 7-0 overall […]

AREA ROUNDUP: Knights rock Coastal Christian for 5th win

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WILMINGTON – Greenfield School scored in each of its first four turns at bat in a 9-0 varsity baseball victory Monday at Coastal Christian. Junior starting pitcher Christopher Tankersley went the distance to get the shutout. He permitted two singles and walked none while striking out six as he picked up his third win without a loss. Senior Quintin Blake […]

MIDDLE SCHOOL: Deans leads Vikings past Cougars

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Ryan Deans smacked three of his Elm City baseball team’s 13 hits and struck out seven Speight batters Monday to lead the Vikings to a 16-0 victory in four innings. Cam Jones followed Deans’ three-inning stint by striking out three to close the game. Lawson Boykin, Rodrigo Viva and Jacob Pridgen each knocked a pair of hits for the Vikings, […]

First Tobs Varsity Classic set for this weekend

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The Wilson Tobs summer collegiate baseball organization will hold the first of its three annual high school baseball showcases, starting Friday, March 22, at Fleming Stadium. The first of two Tobs Varsity Baseball Classics features six games Friday and Saturday at Fleming with the lineup including Beddingfield, Fike and Southern Nash. The Tobs Junior Varsity Classic is set for Friday […]

Area Calendar, March 19-20, 2024

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Tuesday, March 19 College Baseball Barton at Coker, 6 p.m. College Softball Mount Olive at Barton (DH), 1 p.m. College Men’s Golf Barton at East Carolina Intercollegiate, Brook Valley Country Club, Greenville, all day College Women’s Golf Barton Intercollegiate at Wilson Country Club, all day High School Baseball Epiphany at Greenfield,4 p.m.; Rocky Mount at Southern Nash, 6:30 p.m.; Hunt […]

WPA’s Key-White is high jump national champion

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – After making Wilson Preparatory Academy history last month with teammate Ty’Nasia Emory as the school’s first athletes to compete in an NCHSAA indoor track and field championship meet, Rachel Key-White raised the bar a little higher over the weekend. Competing in the Adidas Indoor National Championships at Virginia Beach Sport Center on Saturday, Key-White won the […]

Atkinson, Tigers add to legend with 3rd state title

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When Anthony Atkinson Jr. took a job teaching and coaching boys basketball at Wilson Preparatory Academy in 2019, he said that it was a dream come true. After 12 years as a star performer for the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters following two All-America seasons at Barton College that culiminated in an NCAA Division II national championshipk Atkinson was more than ready […]

MIDDLE SCHOOL RESULT: Lady Chargers settle for draw

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A first-half goal by Reagan Sherrod was enough for her Wilson Christian girls soccer team to collect a 1-1 draw with visiting Hilltop Christian on Friday. The Lady Chargers, now 0-2-1, had numerous shots on goal but couldn’t get one to go in, said head coach Casey Peacock. Goalkeeper Lilian Bolin came up with eight saves for Wilson Christian, which […]

Area Calendar, March 18-19, 2024

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Monday, March 18 College Men’s Golf Barton at East Carolina Intercollegiate, Brook Valley Country Club, Greenville, all day College Women’s Golf Barton Intercollegiate at Wilson Country Club, all day High School Baseball Wilson Prep at KIPP Pride, 4 p.m.; Greenfield at Coastal Christian, 4 p.m.; New Life at Community Christian, 4 p.m.; Beddingfield at Wilson Christian, 5 p.m. High School […]

BACK-TO-BACK: Tigers win 1-A title in instant classic

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WINSTON-SALEM — For the third time in the last four years, the Wilson Prep boys basketball team has reigned supreme at the NCHSAA 1-A level. The Tigers claimed their third state title on Friday afternoon in a thrilling 65-63 triumph of Corvian Community at Wake Forest University’s Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. “Our guys fought and fought, and we’ve got […]

Ferguson leads Wilson Prep to third state title

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WINSTON-SALEM — Selecting the most valuable player in a championship game can often be a hard task. On Friday, however, there was an obvious choice, as Wilson Prep’s Ben Ferguson saved one of the best games of his career for the biggest stage. The Tigers senior exploded for 32 points to help lead his team to a 65-63 victory over […]

Rolling back the years: Fike’s 84 state champs ready to celebrate again

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When members of Fike High’s 1983-84 boys basketball team reconvene next weekend to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their NCHSAA 4-A championship as well as memories of their late coach Harvey Reid Jr., the Golden Demons will get an assist from a guy who knows about championships. Dereck Whittenburg, one of the stars of North Carolina State’s memorable march to […]

Falcons slip by Warriors again

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In his first four plate trips, Hunt High junior third baseman Seth Evans refused to allow Charles B. Aycock High varsity baseball pitchers to retire him. Evans stood 3 for 3 after three official at-bats. However, a fifth appearance surfaced in the top of the seventh inning. This trip was mammoth for both teams. The Warriors were down to their […]

AREA ROUNDUP: Eagles thrash Wayne Christian for 1st victory

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GOLDSBORO — Sallie B. Howard School got a hat trick plus one from striker Yamile Aguilar as the Eagles whipped host Wayne Christian 6-1 for their first girls soccer win of the season Friday afternoon. Makayla Opie added a goal and two assists for Sallie B., which was coming off a 5-1 loss to NCHSAA 3-A Cedar Ridge at The […]

MIDDLE SCHOOL: SN girls dominate TAC meet

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Southern Nash Middle dominated the girls race in Wednesday’s Tricounties Athletic Conference cross-country meet at J. Burt Gillette Athletic Complex as the Cobras sent eight of the first 10 runners across the finish line. Leading the way for Southern Nash was winner Brooklyn Rice with a time of 14 minutes, 7 seconds, well ahead of teammate and runner-up Jayda Leonard […]

Area Calendar, March 16-17, 2024

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Saturday, March 16 College Baseball Francis Marion at Barton, 2 p.m. College Softball Barton at Erskine (DH), noon College Men’s Lacrosse Chowan at Barton, 1 p.m. College Women’s Lacrosse Converse at Barton, 4 p.m. High School Baseball Cleveland at Southern Nash, 2 p.m. Sunday, March 17 College Baseball Francis Marion at Barton (DH), noon

THE BRITTANY XVIII NOTEBOOK: Spirit of The Brittany awards highlight second day

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Back in 2007 when the first Spirit of The Brittany award was presented at the third Brittany T. Willis Memorial Scholarship Soccer Showcase for the Boys, it was for the Grimsley High team and head coach Herk DeGraw. The Whirlies earned the special honor after they stopped for the Broughton High team bus that had broken down on the way […]

Tigers look to defend 1-A title

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Wilson Prep has a chance to defend its NCHSAA 1-A boys basketball title on Friday when it takes on Corvian Community. The game will tip off at 1 p.m. at Wake Forest University’s Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston Salem. For the top-seeded Tigers, they will look to repeat as state champions after defeating Eastern Randolph 84-73 in last […]

AREA ROUNDUP: Ladybirds shut down Warriors

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STANHOPE — The Southern Nash girls soccer team reached double figures for the second time in as many games with a 10-0 victory over visiting Louisburg in its 2-A/3-A Big East Conference opener on Thursday. Now 5-1 overall overall on the season and 1-0 in conference, the Ladybirds will host conference foe Nash Central on Tuesday, March 19. Thursday’s game […]

MIDDLE SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Elm City routs Forest Hills

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The Elm City Middle School baseball team cruised to a 23-0 win over Forest Hills in four innings on Thursday. Moving to 2-0 with the win, the Vikings will take on Speight on the road on Wednesday, March 20. Lawson Boykin, Ryan Deans and Jacob Pridgen combined to pitch a perfect game in the victory, striking out 11 of 12 […]


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