Volleyball

Huskies open NAC 6 play with sweep over Wolverines

RALEIGH — After starting the season with six straight losses, Heritage’s volleyball team has won fiv...

Rams blow out East Wake Warriors for 1st win of the season

WENDELL — Rolesville’s football team recovered in a big way after back-to-back losses with a 58-6 wi...

Eagles clinch 1st win by defeating Franklin Academy

WAKE FOREST — East Wake Academy’s volleyball team finally achieved its first win of the season in a ...

The best Duke athlete ever

College football is upon us, which always makes me happy. I am half-kiddingly called the “obituary” ...

Could calves motivate more race walkers?

Race walking, or speed walking, made its Olympic debut in 1904 and is still an Olympic sport, though...

Our Opinion: Lawmakers, be good sports and kindly butt out

When legislators have a vested interest in the outcome, no institution is safe from their meddling —...

Antetokounmpo can lead Bucks to new dynasty

The Milwaukee Bucks just celebrated their first NBA championship in 50 years after a 105-98 victory ...

Youth Deer Hunting Day set for Sept. 25

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

Soccer Shots coming to Wake Forest

WAKE FOREST — Soccer Shots, one of the top soccer programs in the country, is arriving in Wake Fores...

Local high school soccer players win Bodyarmor State Games

CARY — The North soccer team, featuring athletes from Wake County, won the Bodyarmor State Games Jun...

Heritage player to try out for Panama team

WAKE FOREST — Heritage’s girls soccer player Amaya Singleton will travel to Panama Monday Aug. 16 to...

Panthers pair eager to play at Louisburg College

For a while during their senior season at North Johnston High this past spring, baseball didn’t seem...

The best Duke athlete ever

College football is upon us, which always makes me happy. I am half-kiddingly called the “obituary” ...

Fungo season comes to end with championship loss

TARBORO — Wake Forest Fungo’s baseball team had a fairly successful first season in the Premier Coll...

Fungo raise $4.5K for charity sports programs

WAKE FOREST — Wake Forest’s collegiate summer baseball team, the Fungo, hosted a home run derby fund...

Mudcats fall to Wood Ducks in home finale

ZEBULON — Noah Campbell drove in two runs with a two-run double in the first, but the Wood Ducks wen...

Oliver wins Team Owner of the Year

WAKE FOREST — N.C. Capitals basketball coach and team owner DeMarcus Oliver was named the East Coast...

Extra-inning grand slam lifts Mudcats over Shorebirds

ZEBULON — Darrien Miller hit a walk-off grand slam in the 10th to lead the Mudcats to an 8-4 series ...

Mudcats complete 6-game sweep of Augusta

ZEBULON — Ashton McGee hit his second grand slam of the season, Wes Clarke hit a two-run home run in...

A look back in sports history

From 2015: Rolesville volleyball wins historic match

WAKE FOREST — Exactly six years ago, Rolesville High School’s volleyball team won its first match in...

Franklin’s 1st runners camp gets start

FRANKLINTON — Exactly six years ago, Franklinton High School hosted its first Franklin County Runner...

Two sports programs kick off for local community

WAKE FOREST — Remember a couple springs ago when COVID-19 didn’t exist? Back when we had normal soci...

Granville Central still looking for its 1st win

HILLSBOROUGH — Granville Central traveled to Orange High on Friday night searching in vain for its f...

Panthers lose after yellow card breaks their focus

STEM — The officials were front and center Sept. 9 during a fiercely close volleyball contest betwee...

Falls Lake tames Panthers with size, strength

STEM — A new crosstown rivalry began Monday when the Falls Lake Lady Firebird volleyball team defeat...

Yellow Jackets give Vikings the stinger and another scoreless week

CREEDMOOR — The Lee County defense buzzed around the field and swarmed at the right time to stop the...

Rockets power past winless Panthers

STEM — Granville Central struggled to find consistent offense against the Person Rockets on Sept. 3,...

Intensity ratchets up as conference play begins

Membership in college football's Southeastern Conference is not required to grasp the added stakes applied beginning this week for most high school programs across The Wilson Times readership area.

Demons, Firebirds highlight shortened Week 4 fare

For many varsity football teams across The Wilson Times readership area, the last vestiges of nonconference play take place this week.

First WCA-Greenfield meeting of ‘21 ends in 1-1 draw

The first battle of champions between varsity boys soccer teams at Greenfield School and Wilson Christian will have to wait another week for a definitive result.

Incomplete Hunt settles for 2-2 draw with Rocky Mount

While soccer ties carry the same mathematical value for both combatants, the textbook definition of “good” and “bad” draws were on full display in Monday’s meeting of former conference rivals on the Hunt High pitch.

WCC captures record 11th Wilson Cup championship

The 2021 turnout for the Seniors and Super Seniors division somewhat disappointed Kent Williams, a Wilson Cup interclub golf founder and a mainstay in the Wilson Country Club lineup for more than two decades.