Franklinton coaching legend Lester Wilder dies
FRANKLINTON — Longtime Franklinton High School coach Lester Wilder passed away from cancer Saturday ...
Wake Forest registering for adult, youth recreation leagues
WAKE FOREST — Registration for various adult and youth spring league sports is available through the...
Koinonia Foundation registering for Pace for Grace 5K
WAKE FOREST — The Koinonia Foundation is inviting the public to help neighbors in crisis by particip...
Wake Forest parks and rec renews ‘Better Sports’ designation
WAKE FOREST — The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department renewed its “Better ...
Rolesville basketball player wins MLK Contest
ROLESVILLE — Kashara Simpson of Rolesville High School’s girls basketball team won first place in th...
Raleigh golfer wins Winternational Junior Series division
PINEHURST — Keenan Royalty not only took home the freshman/sophomore division title, but also low-ro...
Former Wakefield player joins in basketball handout at Boys & Girls club
WAKE FOREST — Marcus Hodges, who won two boys basketball state championships with Wakefield High Sch...
UNC wins Battle in the Forest esports tournament
WAKE FOREST — An esports team from UNC-Chapel Hill won first place in the town of Wake Forest’s gami...
Mets win Wake Forest senior baseball league
WAKE FOREST — The Mets finished the fall baseball season in first place with an 8-2 overall record t...
Fungo White win national tournament championship
WAKE FOREST — The 15U Fungo White baseball team went undefeated at 4-0 to win the Top Gun Winter National Championship at Pawley’s Island in South Carolina Sunday Nov. 22. Fungo White …
Athletics win Youngsville baseball league
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YOUNGSVILLE — The Athletics went 9-1 overall to win the town of Youngsville’s parks and recreation k...
Cougars celebrate 1st home game with win
WAKE FOREST — Wake Forest’s volleyball team swept Cleveland High School 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-16) at home Thursday, Nov. 19, in its first home game of the season. Since the COVID-19 pandemic …
Mets win Wake Forest senior baseball league
WAKE FOREST — The Mets finished the fall baseball season in first place with an 8-2 overall record to win Wake Forest’s parks and recreation senior baseball league. The team was led by head …
Patriot runners dominate season opener
WAKE FOREST — For the first time since March, high school sports was played in North Carolina and Franklin Academy’s cross-country team celebrated that fact with a big win over their …
Rolesville to run 3-on-3 outdoor basketball league
ROLESVILLE — For the first time in the history of Rolesville’s parks and recreation department, there will be a 3-on-3 outdoor youth basketball league this winter. The league will be …
Red Ram signs with UNC
FRANKLINTON — Franklinton softball player Shelby Sykora signed to play for UNC-Chapel Hill Nov. 11. She said the decision for her to play softball for the Tar Heels was an easy one, considering ...
Simpkins wins Angler of the Year at Falls Lake
CREEDMOOR — It took nine years of competing in the BNB (Bass and Buck) Bass Masters Club for Chuck Simpkins to win his first Angler of the Year award after catching two crucial fish at Falls …
Youngsville team sweeps adult parks and rec league sports
YOUNGSVILLE — Eight men from Youngsville have won three adult parks and recreation league championships this year in basketball, kickball and softball. The three teams were led by parks and …
High school volleyball begins Monday
WAKE FOREST, FRANKLINTON — High school volleyball players and coaches all over the state are back in the gym for practice, gearing up for their first match next week. Franklinton head coach …
Wake Electric wins Sporting Clays event
NASHVILLE — The Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce held their fourth annual Sporting Clays event at Rose Hill Plantation in Nashville, N.C. Nov. 5. Over 100 shooters participated and they …
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Johnson & Johnson vaccine arrives in Wake County
RALEIGH — More than 4,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses were transferred to 29 different vaccine providers ...
County Alert Map shows lowest community spread since its start
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s key metrics are decreasing, even though they remain high, the N.C. Depart...