ROCKY MOUNT – Friday’s first day of the NCHSAA girls tennis individual 3-A state championships marked a first in the 24-year tenure of Fike head coach Lee Matthews. With a pair of victories on day one, the Golden Demons’ top duo of Caroline and Kathryn Adkins reached the state final four for the third straight year, and are the first […]
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Area Calendar, Oct. 29-30, 2022
Saturday, October 29 College Football Catawba at Barton, 2 p.m. College Women’s Volleyball Barton at Emmanuel, 2 p.m. High School Varsity Boys Soccer NCISAA 2-A championship at Westchester Country Day, High Point — Greenfield vs. Gaston Day, noon High School Varsity Volleyball NCHSAA 3-A playoffs, fourth round — Hunt at Hillsborough Cedar Ridge, TBA; NCCSA 2-A championship at Wilmington Christian, […]
NFL trade deadline isn’t so boring anymore
Christian McCaffrey already played his first game with the San Francisco 49ers. Robert Quinn and James Robinson joined their new teams this week. More players will be on the move by Tuesday. The NFL trade deadline is far more exciting than it used to be. “I think really it depends on the team’s philosophical approach and I think there’s teams […]
Blaney crew chief returns in time for critical playoff race
Ryan Blaney gets his crew chief back for the most important weekend of his NASCAR season after an untimely suspension. The first task for Jonathan Hassler? Get his driver a strong starting spot in the last race to qualify for the championship. There are three spots up for grab at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday race, and Joey Logano is the […]
BULLDOG LOOKAHEAD: Homecoming right on time for Barton this week
Homecoming never looked so good for the Barton College football team as the Bulldogs host Catawba on Saturday in hopes of ending a five-game losing streak. Barton dropped to 2-6 overall and 1-5 in NCAA Division II South Atlantic Conference play with a 28-3 loss Saturday at Wingate. The Bulldogs have scored just three points in their last two games […]
Participants navigate post-incarceration challenges
Neal just got out of federal prison and served four years for internet fraud. While he has a bachelor’s degree in accounting, he has no money saved. He has no job and lives with his parents. Now, Neal must try to navigate the system. That’s the scenario Helen Lofton was assigned during Tuesday’s reentry simulation held at Wilson Community College’s […]
After-school program offers student enrichment opportunities
Kendra Eason placed the cup to her ear as her twin sister Devoni Eason began to speak. “I heard her say hello,” Kendra said. Davoni later tried it for herself inside Vick Elementary’s library. She said she could hear the vibrations. Vick Elementary students worked in pairs using their cup telephones Monday. This simple, yet fun activity is what the […]
Hunt clears third-round hurdle
The door to enter the fourth round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 3-A volleyball playoffs swung open and a Hunt High team, hungry to finally clear the third-round hurdle, rushed through Thursday evening in the Hunt gym. Appearing in the third round for the third consecutive year, the Warriors, with 6-foot senior Alexandra Williams, their star hitter, […]
Tigers top Trojans, turn focus to postseason
HALIFAX — Internal expectations were high for the Wilson Prep football team in the 2022 season — despite it being the first varsity football team in school history. Those expectations turned out to be well founded, as the Tigers finished an eight-win first season Thursday night, coming up with a 36-22 road win over NCHSAA 1-A Tar-Roanoke Athletic Conference foe […]
Bruins steamroll Gators, look forward to playoffs
One would be hard-pressed to find something that didn’t go right for the Beddingfield High football team on a clear, crisp fall evening Thursday. The Bruins dominated 2-A Neuse 6 Conference foe Spring Creek from the opening kickoff to the final buzzer in a 55-6 win at Hunt High, picking up their fifth victory of the season and solidifying a […]
High School Football Glance, Oct. 27, 2022
3-A QUAD COUNTY Conference Team Conf. All PF PA C.B. Aycock 6-0 9-0 255 135 Smithfield-Selma 5-1 8-1 258 102 Hunt 4-2 6-3 210 142 Fike 3-3 4-5 244 225 South Johnston 2-4 4-5 210 212 West Johnston 2-4 4-5 226 162 East Wake 2-4 2-7 119 245 Southern Wayne 0-6 2-7 128 273 Friday, Oct. 28 Fike at Hunt […]
Knights return to NCISAA final, this time in 2-A
Greenfield School has played in a ton of NCISAA boys soccer championship games in its 50-plus years of existence — 23, to be exact — but the Knights will be playing for the state 2-A title for the first time Saturday. Greenfield, which has won 16 1-A championships, secured its spot in the 2-A final with a 1-0 win Thursday […]
Bruins’ effort solid in finale
Even with the official result of Thursday’s final regular-season boys soccer game listed as a 3-1 loss for host Beddingfield against 2-A Neuse 6 Conference co-champion Spring Creek, the Bruins enter the offseason feeling pretty good about themselves. Beddingfield, which didn’t have a team in 2020-21 and lost all 10 games last fall, finished with a 2-8 mark in Neuse […]
Campbell stars headline Hot Stove awards
“Hump Day” will not be on a Wednesday for the Wilson Hot Stove League at its annual banquet Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Recreation Park Community Center. Two Campbell University Camels — shortstop Zach Neto and pitcher Thomas Harrington — will be on hand to receive two of the Wilson Hot Stove’s biggest awards. Neto will be the recipient of the […]
AYCOCK TRANSMISSION MEET THE BULLDOGS: Wheeler marches to his own drumbeat
Franklin Wheeler Jr., or Jay as he is known, has been a familiar face in the Barton College secondary since the Bulldogs started playing football again after 71 years in the spring of 2021. The defensive back landed a scholarship from Barton after playing football for just his senior year at Jack Britt High in Fayetteville. In the ninth edition […]
Area Calendar, Oct. 28-29, 2022
Friday, October 28 College Women’s Volleyball Barton at Erskine, 7 p.m. High School Varsity Football Fike at Hunt, 7 p.m.; C.B. Aycock at Southern Wayne, 7 p.m.; Southern Nash at Franklinton, 7 p.m.; SW Edgecombe at West Craven, 7 p.m.; North Johnston at Princeton, 7 p.m. High School Varsity Volleyball NCCSA 2-A playoffs at Wilmington Christian, semifinals — Wilson Christian […]
Sheriff: Keep your trick-or-treaters safe this Halloween
The streets will be scattered with little ghosts, goblins and witches trick-or-treating this Halloween. “Halloween should be filled with surprise and enjoyment, and following some common-sense practices can keep events safer and more fun,” said Wilson County Sheriff Calvin Woodard. “Halloween is a fun time in Wilson County, but let’s make it a safe time as well. The major dangers […]
Falcons, Panthers are somehow contending in weak NFC South
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons are rebuilding. The Carolina Panthers are in a major state of flux. Not too worry. In the pitiful NFC South, both of these scuffling teams are somehow still contenders. Every team in the NFL’s weakest division has a losing record, which leaves the Falcons (3-4) tied for the top spot with Tampa Bay, while the […]
Verlander, seeking 1st World Series win, opens for Astros
HOUSTON — Justin Verlander was answering questions about his start for the Houston Astros in Friday night’s World Series opener when the head of the opposition’s baseball staff took the unorthodox step of walking into the interview room to extend a hand. “Where did you start your career again?” Philadelphia Phillies executive Dave Dombrowski said with a grin. As Detroit’s […]
