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SouthWest Edgecombe senior Jada Battle, center, was honored during Friday’s home game against North Pitt after reaching the 1,000-point plateau in her career last week. Flanking Battle are, from left, assistant coach and aunt Pam Gorham, SWE head coach Sandra Langley, Battle; mother, Phyllis Battle and SWE principal Lauren Lampron.

AREA ROUNDUP: CCS conquers Grace Christian 70-60

From staff reports
| January 23, 2021

SANFORD — Avenging a 20-point loss just over two weeks ago, the Community Christian School varsity b...

Area Calendar, Jan. 23-25

January 23, 2021

Saturday, January 23 College Women’s Basketball Lees-McRae at Barton, 2 p.m. College Men’s Swimming...

MIDDLE SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Purple Cyclones decked 58-42 at Grace

From staff reports
| January 23, 2021

SANFORD — The Community Christian School Purple boys basketball team has just two losses, both comin...

JUNIOR VARSITY RESULT: Edwards triggers Knights’ romp

From staff reports
| January 23, 2021

GOLDSBORO — In what was quite a warmup act, Nik Edwards had 30 points and 13 rebounds as his Greenfi...

Beddingfield's Daneesha Briggs grabs a rebound between North Johnston's Jessie Gross (3) and Ashton Huddleston (10) during Thursday's game at Beddingfield. The Lady Bruins won 43-34.

Thompson, Lady Bruins grab first EPC win by beating North Johnston

By Jimmy Lewis
| January 23, 2021

A little bit of patience and a whole lot of senior Di’ziya Thompson handed the Beddingfield High var...

MIDDLE SCHOOL RESULT: Greenfield routs CCS 47-23

From staff reports
| January 22, 2021

The Greenfield School boys basketball team used 17 points from Mattox McKeel in coasting to a 47-23 victory over crosstown opponent Community Christian on Thursday.

Area calendar, Jan. 22-23

January 22, 2021

Friday, January 22 College Women’s BasketballLees-McRae at Barton, 5 p.m. High School Varsity Boys B...

Lady Panthers overwhelmed at Farmville

From staff reports
| January 22, 2021

FARMVILLE — Tasked with a difficult start to 2-A Eastern Plains Conference play, the North Johnston varsity girls basketball team found the going arduous against host Farmville Central on Wednesday night in dropping a 67-27 decision.

Hunt girls lacrosse players, front, pose with D.H. Conley after the Lady Warriors played their first game in program history March 5, 2020 in Greenville. Hunt was the only Wilson County school to play in 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic began, leaving Fike and Beddingfield left to play its inaugural games.

WCS programs ready to dive deeper into lacrosse

By Jimmy Lewis
| January 22, 2021

The second first act for girls lacrosse — at least for two schools in Wilson County — is just about here.

Beddingfield’s Raekwon Batts (23) drives to the basket as Hunt’s C.J. Joyner defends during a Jan. 13 game against Hunt at Beddingfield. It was the last game played for both the Warriors and Bruins, as a positive COVID-19 test from a Beddingfield player the next day quarantined all three Wilson County public school boys teams through Jan. 23. Fike played the Bruins on Jan. 12.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK

Pandemic management hits home for area hoops

By Jimmy Lewis
| January 21, 2021

Varsity basketball teams in The Wilson Times readership area are now fully in the throes of manageme...

The referee is on top of the action as Beddingfield’s Daneesha Briggs (22) dribbles while Hunt’s Kennedi Smith defends during a game at Beddingfield on Jan. 13. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the need for game officials in high school sports, which had already seen a downward trend in available officials.

Making the calls gets tougher: Lack of game officials threatens high school sports

By Paul Durham
| January 21, 2021

While the number of game officials available for high school athletics has trended downward in recen...

Area Calendar, Jan. 21-22

January 21, 2021

Thursday, January 21 High School Varsity Boys Basketball C.B. Aycock at South Lenoir, 7 p.m. High S...

C.J. Alston (4) of Greenfield pushes the pace as he gets in front of Wayne Christian's Shiquan Etheridge (34) during Tuesday's game at Greenfield. The Knights won 91-51. Also defending for the Eagles is Devin Nixon.

Back again, Greenfield boys rout Wayne Christian 91-51

By Jimmy Lewis
| January 20, 2021

Greenfield School sophomore TyChaun Clay estimates that the ankle injury which has kept him out of t...

Greenfield's Jeallen Holland (21) is defended by Ella Fox (24) of Wayne Christian during the first half of Tuesday's game at Greenfield. The Lady Knights lost 55-47.

Lady Knights throw scare into unbeaten Wayne Christian

By Jimmy Lewis
| January 20, 2021

The evidence of a young and inexperienced Greenfield School varsity girls basketball team is still v...

AREA ROUNDUP: Lady Demons get first win for Johnson

From staff reports
| January 20, 2021

STANHOPE — With an influx of players back from quarantine, the Fike High varsity girls basketball te...

JUNIOR VARSITY ROUNDUP: Lady Knights clip Wayne Christian

From staff reports
| January 20, 2021

Darcy Dean had 10 points as the Greenfield School girls basketball squeaked past visiting Wayne Chri...

MIDDLE SCHOOL: WCA girls fade vs. Lighthouse

From staff reports
| January 20, 2021

The offense sputtered in the second half for the Wilson Christian girls basketball team as the Lady ...

Area Calendar, Jan. 20-21

January 20, 2021

Wednesday, January 20 High School Varsity Boys Basketball North Johnston at Farmville Central, 7 p.m...

Chargers run away from Fellowship 79-58

From staff reports
| January 19, 2021

DURHAM — The Wilson Christian varsity boys basketball team stepped out of conference play Monday nig...

Hunt players celebrate after winning a point against Greenville Rose during an NCHSAA 3-A second-round playoff match Jan. 14 at Hunt. While the Lady Warriors didn’t win this match, they were part of a postseason that had the feel of ones of old, writes Jimmy Lewis, in part because the COVID-19 pandemic shortened the playoffs by a round and created matchups truly deserving of the postseason for the first time in a long time.

COMMENTARY

COVID-19 postseason can set the path for NCHSAA

By Jimmy Lewis
| January 19, 2021

Granted, there’s not much to take with us from a high school sports season that will go down in hist...

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