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Girls basketball
Franklinton powers through Rolesville with late surge
ROLESVILLE — Franklinton’s girls basketball team trailed at the end of the first quarter at Rolesvil...

Heritage’s 3-pointers stifle Fuquay-Varina
WAKE FOREST — Heritage’s girls basketball team converted seven out of 23 3-point shot attemps on the...

Granville Central boys batter Rolesville Rams
STEM — Granville Central got off to a slow start, but poured it on to win Wednesday’s home contest 7...
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JV Vikings knock down Wolverines
Franklinton powers through Rolesville with late surge
Huskies, Cougars fall in first round of 4A state playoffs
Heritage’s 3-pointers stifle Fuquay-Varina
Granville Central boys batter Rolesville Rams
Lady Panthers can't score, fall 50-15 to Rolesville
Lady Huskies, Cougar boys win NAC 6 titles
Reviewing the year of sports
Cougars win last volleyball match of 2020
Former Wakefield player joins in basketball handout at Boys & Girls club
From 2016: Cougars claim 1st state football title
Red Rams to continue upward trend
Wakefield basketball looking to take next step
Rams seeking growth in young basketball team
School sports

Boys basketball
JV Vikings knock down Wolverines
CREEDMOOR — South Granville’s junior varsity basketball team handed Wakefield its first loss of the ...

Girls basketball
Franklinton powers through Rolesville with late surge
ROLESVILLE — Franklinton’s girls basketball team trailed at the end of the first quarter at Rolesvil...

Huskies, Cougars fall in first round of 4A state playoffs
WAKE FOREST — The high school volleyball regular season wrapped up last week, and both Heritage and ...

Girls basketball
Heritage’s 3-pointers stifle Fuquay-Varina
WAKE FOREST — Heritage’s girls basketball team converted seven out of 23 3-point shot attemps on the...

Boys basketball
Granville Central boys batter Rolesville Rams
STEM — Granville Central got off to a slow start, but poured it on to win Wednesday’s home contest 7...

Girls basketball
Lady Panthers can't score, fall 50-15 to Rolesville
STEM — If you could score points for heart and hustle, then the Granville Central Lady Panthers woul...

High school cross-country
Lady Huskies, Cougar boys win NAC 6 titles
WENDELL — Heritage cross-country made school history, while Wake Forest’s boys team won their fourth...

Commentary
Reviewing the year of sports
Let’s face it: the year 2020 was not exactly the best year ever. When it came to sports, the COVID-1...
Sports history

A look back in sports history
From 2016: Cougars claim 1st state football title
Around this time of year, the final games of the high school football season are usually wrapping up...

FROM 2016: Lady Patriots reflect on 1st cross-country state title
WAKE FOREST — It’s around this time of year that high school cross-country is finishing up its season with a state championship meet. This year, due to COVID-19, teams are just getting …

Tony Trentini: A lasting impression
It’s around this time of the year high school football games usually start. But this season the sport has been pushed back to February because of the pandemic. In order to fill the gap with …

The legacy of Larry Lindsey
Wake Forest High School boys basketball coach Larry Lindsey will be remembered as one of the greatest high school coaches in the history of North Carolina. He was inducted into the N.C. Sports …

A look back at sports history: Wake Forest soccer champs, 23 years apart
Wake Forest High School’s 1996 3A state championship in boys soccer was one for the history books. Exactly 23 years later, the Cougars repeated history and won their second championship. …
Sport Columns

Reviewing the year of sports
Let’s face it: the year 2020 was not exactly the best year ever. When it came to sports, the COVID-1...

Voting for the best in sports
Since it’s an election year, I figured it would be fun to vote for something other than politics. Le...

Early season highlights from the NFL teams
The NFL season is in full swing after most teams have now played four games this year. Most stadiums either don’t have fans at all, or are allowing a limited number in attendance due to the …

The NBA Finals are set
After a prolonged NBA season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NBA Finals are finally here. The Los Angeles Lakers punched their ticket to the championship with a 117-107 victory over the Denver …
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Community sports

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 …
College sports

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...
Wakefield High School athletes sign with college
RALEIGH — Two girls basketball players and two baseball players from Wakefield High School had their signing day at the high school Nov. 18. Amirah Allen was first on the schedule. She signed …
Wakefield athletes sign with their college
RALEIGH — Two girls basketball players and two baseball players from Wakefield had their signing day at the high school Nov. 18. Amirah Allen was first on the schedule to sign with Howard …
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 ...
Vance-Granville CC raises $110K at golf tourney
HENDERSON — Vance-Granville Community College recently held its annual Endowment Fund Golf Tournament at the Henderson Country Club, raising more than $110,000. Proceeds will help fund …
Cougar soccer player signs with Louisburg College
WAKE FOREST — Abdoulie Sanneh, the 2019 4A state championship MVP, signed to play men’s soccer at Louisburg College. Sanneh, who graduated from Wake Forest last year, made the decision to ...
Pro sports

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...

Semipro basketball team coming to Wake Forest next year
WAKE FOREST — A professional basketball team will represent the town of Wake Forest in 2021 when the...

Voting for the best in sports
Since it’s an election year, I figured it would be fun to vote for something other than politics: sp...
Regional sports

Urban Hire: Meyer returns to sidelines with NFL's Jaguars
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Urban Meyer has won everywhere he’s coached. Small colleges. Big-time programs. He’s been a difference maker at each stop during his storied career.

Hurricanes open with 3-0 win over rebuilding Red Wings
DETROIT — Nino Niederreiter scored early in the first period and Petr Mrazek had to make just 14 saves for a shutout, helping the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-0 Thursday night in the season opener for both teams.
MIDDLE SCHOOL RESULT
WCA evens record by beating Wayne Country Day
Holding its opponent off the scoreboard in the first quarter, the Wilson Christian girls basketball team used 12 points from Maddie Reynell to pave the way to a 24-18 win over Wayne Country
Area calendar, Jan. 15-16
January 15, 2021Friday, January 15 College Men’s Basketball Barton at Belmont Abbey, 7 p.m. College Women’s Basket...