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Favorite Fike won’t find ECC title gift-wrapped from foes
The Wilson Christmas tournament for high school boys basketball has produced three different champions the last three years and now Fike High is ready for its turn. But before the Golden Demons, the clear favorite for the 48th annual holiday dribblefest once again named the...
Eastern Carolina Classic boys tournament glance
Eastern Carolina Classic Boys Facts THIS YEAR marks the return of the Eastern Carolina Classic as the original name of Wilson’s high school basketball Christmas tournament is back after a 13-year absence. THE 48th rendition of the Wilson holiday basketball tournament is the first to...
Edwards-Dubose tandem lifts Greenfield to Christmas Tournament title
Greenfield School’s 6-foot-2 junior point guard Kobe Edwards considers his on-court bond with 6-4 freshman Braxton Dubose so synchronized that “we’re the Dynamic Duo, I guess,” said Edwards. The duo certainly was dynamic in leading Greenfield to a 70-61 conquest of Peninsula Catholic of Newport...
Area Calendar, Dec. 23-24, 2024
Monday, December 23 High School Boys Basketball Holiday Court of Dreams, Spectrum Center, Charlotte — Greenfield vs. Huntersville Ambassador Christian, 2 p.m.; DASH United at Fayetteville Outliers (New Life Church), 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, December 24 No events scheduled.
Walk a mile in someone else’s crutches
“You never know until you’re in the situation yourself.” That is one lesson that sometimes takes a while to learn. How many times have we seen a friend or acquaintance in a situation, and we think, “If I were them, I would have ...” and...
Popular For the Love of the City benefit hoops is back — and with boxing
One of the more popular athletic events in town during the Christmas season is back for a fourth edition after two-year absence as Team Power Foundation rolls out its For the Love of the City benefit alumni basketball games Sunday, Dec. 22, at the Fike...
We don’t forget the people in our lives
A friend and mentor of mine recently shared something he read often attributed to the late Charles Schulz, the creator of the “Peanuts” comic strip. It’s a list that proposed a series of ideas that readers should ponder. Below is an excerpt from this: 1....
Beleaguered Tar Heels get shaky win over GT
CHAPEL HILL — “How about them Heels!” used to be an exclamation about the latest exploits of the North Carolina basketball team. These days the expression is: “What’s wrong with them Heels?” UNC came into Saturday afternoon’s game in Chapel Hill on a three-game losing...
No. 9 Blue Devils growing up quickly in upset of No. 2 Auburn
DURHAM — Cameron Indoor Stadium rocked Wednesday night as if Carolina had come to play No. 9 Duke — in December. The crowd was loud and the game was intense, but it wasn’t the Tar Heels who were providing the fans with the March-like atmosphere....
Wolfpack’s win over Tar Heels wraps up disappointing season for both programs
CHAPEL HILL — If there was a name for the rivalry football game played in Chapel Hill Saturday afternoon, it might be called the Disappointment Bowl. North Carolina’s late season, three-game winning streak teased the possibility of a very respectable 8-4 finish, until the disappointment...
Peppers doesn’t forget roots and his ‘root people’
During his induction speech Saturday into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Julius Peppers made sure to thank his family members and his “root people” — the ones who are rooted in his tree of life, unlike a leaf or a branch. Besides his best...
Man City-Celtic clash brings different football to Kenan
CHAPEL HILL — Just as we’re starting to think about the coming football season, Tuesday evening a pair of teams from “across the pond” gave the fans at Kenan Stadium a dose of the “football” played over there. As part of the now annual summer...
Former Pack catcher Stanley is new Mudcats skipper
The new manager of the Carolina Mudcats is Nick Stanley, a former North Carolina State University player, the Class-A Carolina League franchise announced Thursday, Jan. 25. Stanley, who is joined by three new staff members and three returners, succeeds Victor Estevez, who has moved up...