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...

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. …

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 …

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 ...

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...