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Battle takes over Firebirds baseball
Football has played a big part of Kwamaine Battle's life, taking him from Southern Nash High to Virg...

Dickinson wins Big East Pitcher of the Year; Ladybirds well represented on all-conference team
The 2022 spring softball season was the first season of Southern Nash pitcher/third baseman Anna Dic...

SouthWest Edgecombe’s Fuller heads to Louisburg College
As he began his high school baseball career at SouthWest Edgecombe High, Jake Fuller started to drea...

Fike's Little, SN's High among area all-state selections
Tristan Little worked hard to become Fike High's No. 1 pitcher by his senior season this spring. Sou...

Firebirds' Baker dominates Big East honors
Landen Baker dominated the 2-A/3-A Big East Conference baseball awards like the Southern Nash High j...

SN's Baker takes the cake: Firebirds star named top 3-A player by NCBCA
Landen Baker had a tough decision to make about his athletic career as he approached his junior year...

Hall Named Wesleyan men’s soccer assistant coach
ROCKY MOUNT — N.C. Wesleyan University Director of Athletics Aaron Denton and Head Soccer Coach Mark...

Southern Nash's Nunez headed to Louisburg College
Southern Nash High senior Raul Nunez has dreams of playing professional soccer. He knows the best n...

Brooks Finishes 11th in 100M; Named Second Team All-American
GENEVA, Ohio — NC Wesleyan freshman sprinter Mariah Brooks was named a Second Team All-American as s...

Southern Nash’s Woodard headed to Barton
Though he has only played football through high school, Southern Nash High senior has long dreamed o...
School Sports

Ladybirds' top weapon Patterson earns Big East honor
With its best girls soccer season in school history, Southern Nash High had an array of weapons it e...

Ladybirds fall just short in season-ending loss
STANHOPE — The phrase “game of inches” is often a tired sports cliche, but, for the Southern Nash Hi...
Hunt, Southern Nash playoff games moved to Tuesday
The Hunt High girls soccer team's NCHSAA 3-A third round playoff game against Currituck County, prev...
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TRACK AND FIELD ROUNDUP: Firebirds secure three all-state finishes
GREENSBORO – As he gathered a group of 16 performers, the largest he would ever take to the NCHSAA 3...

Ladybirds advance with shutout of Wildcats
STANHOPE — The greatest girls soccer season in Southern Nash High history hit another milestone Thur...

Firebirds’ White to run, jump at Mount Olive
For three years, Zyshone White managed to tack onto his busy schedule a few appearances with the Sou...

SN’s Caudle to hurdle for Hurricanes
A raised hand is what it took to set Kahari Caudle’s life on a new path, albeit one with a few hurdl...
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Community Sports

Be thankful whether they’re biting or not
You know, one of the best things about fishing is that anybody — even me — can have a great day catc...

Always an excuse for not catching fish
For most of December and all of January, I was not blessed with a lot of opportunities to go fishing...

Southern National sets $50K Thanksgiving Classic prize
LUCAMA — Big money will bring big names to the Thanksgiving Classic at Southern National Motorsports...

3 rec soccer teams win conference crowns
NASHVILLE — Nash County sent seven all-star teams representing various age groups to the Southwester...

Youth Deer Hunting Day set for Sept. 25
RALEIGH — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has designated Saturday, Sept. 25 as Youth Deer Hun...