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Altered lineup produces same result for Demons over Warriors

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...

AREA ROUNDUP: Knights rock Coastal Christian for 5th win

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...

MIDDLE SCHOOL: Deans leads Vikings past Cougars

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...

First Tobs Varsity Classic set for this weekend

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...

Don’t stop running before the finish line

Don’t stop running before the finish line

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Until I was 22 years old, I really, really despised running. I could not stand when any of my soccer coaches thought it was a good idea (or necessary) to run timed two miles, or run laps around Cavalier (Rotary Park) for warm up. I...

Special meaning for the 18th Brittany

Special meaning for the 18th Brittany

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No. 18.  Man, was I excited when I got to pick this as my jersey number when I played for Wilson Youth Soccer Association (WYSA). This number was special to me for two reasons: first, it was my favorite coach’s former number and, more importantly,...

Better to not lament the turns not taken in life

Better to not lament the turns not taken in life

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Have you ever had a birthday or some other milestone in life and thought, “Wow, I thought my life would look really different when I was this old,” or, “I thought I would feel way more grown up by now (this is usually me)”? If...

Sports Spotted Gallery, Nov. 4, 2023Free Access

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The week of Oct. 28-Nov. 3, 2023, in photos on...

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The week of Oct. 7-13, 2023, in photos on The...

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The week of Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2023, in photos on...

Wolfpack produces another miracle run to ACC title

Wolfpack produces another miracle run to ACC title

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WASHINGTON – Kevin Keatts certainly won’t have to worry about his job for a while. The N.C. State head coach – whose tenure was dubious after the Wolfpack lost its last four games of the regular season – preached the improbable and got his team...

Wild Friday night at ACC tourney sets up many scenarios

Wild Friday night at ACC tourney sets up many scenarios

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WASHINGTON – Friday night at the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament at Capital One Arena was a tale of two teams: One trying to win a Championship to cement its place as a top seed in the NCAA Tournament and one trying to get in the...

Consequential quarterfinals at the ACC Tournament

Consequential quarterfinals at the ACC Tournament

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WASHINGTON – Just because the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament sits in the shadow of the NCAA Tournament doesn’t diminish the excitement of the games, as fans at Capital One Arena saw during Thursday’s quarterfinals. Once upon a time, the ACC Tournament championship was the ultimate...

Former Pack catcher Stanley is new Mudcats skipper

Former Pack catcher Stanley is new Mudcats skipper

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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...

Mudcats’ move tops year’s area sports stories

Mudcats’ move tops year’s area sports stories

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The top sports story of 2023 in The Wilson Times readership area was one that ran nearly all year and is one of the top news stories of the year as well. If you haven’t heard by now, the Carolina Mudcats professional baseball team is...

‘Big swing’ brings Mudcats and Brewers to town

‘Big swing’ brings Mudcats and Brewers to town

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With the announcement that Wilson will build a new downtown baseball stadium for the Carolina Mudcats, there will be professional baseball played in the city for the first time since 1991 when the Milwaukee Brewers’ Class-A Carolina League team will start play here in the...

BARTON ROUNDUP: Bulldogs nipping at Pirates’ heels after 2 rounds of ECU Intercollegiate

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GREENVILLE – In a field full of NCAA Division I men's golf teams, Div. II Barton College is holding its own after the first two rounds Monday at the East Carolina Intercollegiate at Brook Valley Country Club. The Bulldogs trail the host Pirates by eight...

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...

BARTON ROUNDUP: Bulldogs complete series sweep of Patriots

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With balls flying off Barton College bats and out of Nixon Field and Tanner Halvorson being Tanner Halvorson, the Bulldogs completed their first series sweep in a month by winning both ends of Sunday's Conference Carolinas doubleheader against Francis Marion. Barton, which crunched the Patriots...