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Chargers down Eagles, reach Christmas Classic title game
Wilson Christian boys basketball team has a chance to win its second consecutive Charger Christmas Classic title after defeating Raleigh Christian Academy 57-17 in the opening round Friday night. The win sends the Chargers into the championship game at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2,...
Freshman rallies Bruins by Golden Demons, 70-58
First-year Beddingfield High varsity boys basketball head coach Dave Elmore went with a lineup of his most experienced players in his team’s first test against county archrival Fike on Friday night before a buzzing turnout of about 1,000 in the Fike High gym. So, what...
Shocker! WCA girls stumble in Charger Christmas Classic semis
The Wilson Christian Academy varsity girls basketball team was stunned by Christ Covenant in the opening round of the Charger Christmas Classic on Friday night. Typically a mainstay in the title game, the Lady Chargers find themselves in the third-place game Saturday morning after suffering...
AREA ROUNDUP: Cyclones stop Trinity Christian for 4-0 league start
Host Community Christian ripped Trinity Christian 61-46 in varsity boys basketball action Friday at Peace Church, elevating the Cyclones to a 4-0 start in Mid-Atlantic Christian Athletic Association 2-A South Region play. The Cyclones, now 5-1 overall, got 22 points, five rebounds and four assists...
The sports we play can help us ‘win’ at life
My wife and I recently finished watching the Netflix documentary, “Beckham,” a four-part series on retired soccer phenomenon David Beckham and his wife, Victoria (more widely known as none other than Posh Spice!). Beckham was making a name for himself in the late 1990s, and...
Wilson para-archer Gardner strikes gold, bronze in Parapan-American Games
SANTIAGO, Chile – Wilson resident Wendy Gardner got to have a little gold and bronze with her turkey this Thanksgiving after winning two medals in para-archery at the Parapan-American Games this week. Gardner and Kevin Polish of Carmichael, Pennsylvania, won the gold medal in the...
Ordinary in extraordinary
I have heard Oprah tell a story during an interview about the first thing she does when she wakes up everyday. She says, “Thank you.” Whatever higher power in which we each believe, waking up every day is something for which to be thankful and...
Brazile, Battle and defense lead Arkansas to 80-75 victory over No. 7 Duke
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Trevon Brazile had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Khalif Battle scored 21 off the bench and Arkansas held on to beat No. 7 Duke 80-75 on Wednesday night. Playing without leading scorer Tramon Mark, the Razorbacks (5-3) snapped a two-game skid before...
No. 17 UNC builds big lead then holds off No. 10 Tennessee 100-92 in ACC/SEC Challenge
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina coach Hubert Davis watched his 17th-ranked Tar Heels spend the first half tearing through 10th-ranked Tennessee’s defense by pushing pace, sharing the ball and getting clean looks. It all left Volunteers coach Rick Barnes nothing short of bewildered. RJ Davis...
Earl Boykin Plaza now part of ECU’s Clark-LeClair Stadium
Apart from his family and friends, there was nothing Earl Boykin loved more than East Carolina University and its baseball program. The Wilson legend out of Rock Ridge was on the mound for the Pirates in 1961 when they won the NAIA championship – the...
Bland ties NFL record with 4th pick-6 in Cowboys’ 33-10 rout of Panthers
CHARLOTTE — Dak Prescott felt the main goal coming into Sunday's game was not to overlook the NFL's worst team. He and DaRon Bland made sure the Cowboys didn't. Prescott threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns, Bland tied an NFL record with his fourth...
Hornets F Miles Bridges set to return after sitting out last season and serving 10-game suspension
CHARLOTTE — Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges is “anxious” to make his return to NBA action, saying it feels “like the first day of school.” Bridges is set to return to the court Friday night for the first time in 583 days against the Milwaukee Bucks...
Hart makes 31 saves in return as the Flyers down the Hurricanes 3-1 for their 3rd straight road win
RALEIGH — Owen Tippett, Travis Konecny and Ryan Poehling scored to lead the Philadelphia Flyers over the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 on Wednesday night. Philadelphia goalie Carter Hart made his first start since Nov. 1 and stopped 31 shots for his second road win this season....
