Longtime Southern National Motorsports Park competitor Melvin Langley is as confident as ever heading into the 2018 season at Southern National Motorsports Park, which goes green …
2018-03-03
MIDDLE SCHOOL RESULT: Lady Tigers rout Wayne Prep 8-0
Lilly Stegall slammed in five goals Thursday afternoon to lead the Wilson Preparatory Academy girls soccer team to an 8-0 victory over Wayne Preparatory Academy on …
WCYAA spring registrations extended through Sunday, March 4
Registrations for Wilson County Youth Athletic Association spring soccer, baseball, softball and volleyball has been extended through Sunday, March 4.
Players may register by mailing the …
AREA ROUNDUP: Abrams’ late free-kick goal sends Lady Chargers to opening win over Wake Christian
Senior Anna Grace Abrams launched a free kick from 25 yards for the decisive goal for Wilson Christian with minutes to play in the Lady Chargers’ 3-2 win over visiting Wake Christian on …
Warriors slop to 9-6 triumph against Bruins
With the wind snarling and the temperature plunging, the Hunt High varsity baseball team shivered its way to a 9-6 nonconference victory against archrival Beddingfield on the Sid Boyette Field …
Bulldogs blasted by Trojans 16-4
Barton’s hopes of winning Friday’s NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas baseball series opener against nationally ranked Mount Olive was gone with the wind by the time the Bulldogs took their …
Oh what a feeling!
Lady Bulldogs beat King 83-68 for CC title, Saintsing’s 500th victoryAs if a 500th career victory wasn’t enough, Wendee Saintsing has all the reason to remember this one for a long, long time.
After the Barton College women’s basketball team earned the right to …
Barton sweeps another Div. II foe
CHARLOTTE — Another NCAA Division II assignment and another victory for the Barton College men’s volleyball team by a 25-22, 25-17, 25-19 count against Queens University on Friday evening.
The …
Howard scores 4 goals in Greenfield win
Seventh-grader Chloe Howard punched in four goals as the Greenfield varsity girls soccer team kicked off its season Friday with a 7-0 shutout of Ridgecroft in the Community Christian School …
Golden Demons blank Panthers
Leading 1-0, the host Fike High varsity baseball team plated two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and proceeded to its first 2018 win by a 3-0 margin against 2017 2-A Eastern Plains Conference …
CBA zips past Northern Nash 12-1
PIKEVILLE — The outstanding pitching to start the season continued for the C.B. Aycock varsity baseball team in its windy home opener Friday as the Golden Falcons thumped Northern Nash 12-1 in …
Fike gets by Rosewood 8-5
Junior right-hander LeAnn Pittman pitched the distance and launched a two-run home run in the first inning as the Fike High varsity softball team remained unblemished through two games with an 8-5 …
GC scores 9 in 5th to down Hunt
Greene Central erupted for nine runs in the top of the fifth inning Friday and cruised to a mercy rule-shortened 18-7 varsity softball win at Hunt on Friday.
It was the second straight late-inning …
Ladybirds decked 9-1 at Bunn
BUNN — Southern Nash managed just five hits in a 9-1 varsity softball loss Friday at Bunn. Leanna Ruffin led the 3-A Big East Conference Ladybirds (1-1) with a 2-for-3 showing while Taylor Bailey, Carrigan Ewers and Alissa Bailey had a base hit for Southern Nash. The 2-A Northern Carolina Conference Lady Wildcats (2-0) broke open a 3-0 game with […]
Fike’s Herring is 2nd at Keith Hills Kickoff
BUIES CREEK — Fike freshman Jake Herring fired a round of 75 to finish second out of 100 golfers Friday at the 19th annual Keith Hills High School Kickoff Golf Tournament at Keith Hills Golf …
Two doubles wins rescue Firebirds
STANHOPE — The Southern Nash High boys tennis team pulled out a pair of wins in doubles to emerge with a 5-4 victory against visiting Corinth Holders on Friday. Boosted by doubles wins from Jacob Glover-Blaize Graham and Zach Perry-Parker Strickland, the Firebirds of the 3-A Big East Conference climbed to 2-0. Giving Southern Nash a split in singles were […]
JV RESULT: Hunt tops CBA in opener
PIKEVILLE — The Hunt High baseball team opened its 2018 season Wednesday with an 11-4 victory over host Charles B. Aycock.Behind an eight-hit attack, three Warriors tallied two hits each.Christian Phaby was 2 for 3 with a double and three RBIs, while Blaize Keen was 2 for 5 with a double and a stolen base. Cody Mercer was also 2 […]
Area Calendar, March 3-4
Saturday, March 3 College Men’s BasketballConference Carolinas tournament at Lees-McRae, semifinals — Barton at Lees-McRae, 4 p.m. College BaseballMount Olive at Barton (DH), noon College SoftballBelmont Abbey at Barton (DH), 1 p.m. College Men’s VolleyballBarton at Belmont Abbey, 2 p.m. High School Varsity BaseballLee Christian at Community Christian, noon; Hunt at Farmville Central, 2 p.m. High School Varsity SoftballLee Christian […]
Weathercast: A chilly, windy weekend in Wilson County
Wilson is in for a brisk weekend, with a high-pressure system from the west and an offshore low combining to create windy, chilly and dry conditions.
Overnight low temperatures will hover around …
U.S. companies take a stand, raise age to purchase guns
NEW YORK (AP) — Kroger and L.L. Bean said Thursday they will no longer sell guns to anyone under 21, becoming the third and fourth major retailers this week to put restrictions in place that are stronger than federal laws. The announcements follow those by Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart, emphasizing the pressure companies are facing to take a stand. […]
