Daniels uplifts, inspires as well as awes
Now it's the “little” brother's turn. Demari Daniels, the third son of Latonya and David Daniels to ...
Daniels did it all for Demons
With a song in his heart and a smile on his face, Fike High senior Demari Daniels was both spectacul...
Hunt, Fike red hot to start conference play
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Longtime councilman remembered as ‘servant leader’
Former Wilson City Councilman A.P. Coleman died early Wednesday morning. “Wilson mourns the passing ...
Massive Pumpkin Run leaves Charger harriers with optimism
The largest athletic gathering ever to be held on the campus of Wilson Christian Academy deserved a bit of drama.
Daniels accounts for 6 TDs as Demons outduel South Johnston
FOUR OAKS — The Fike High varsity football team came prepared for a high-scoring affair Thursday night.
Lozevski’s hat trick lifts Greenfield past Berean Baptist, 4-1
He doesn’t have an exact knowledge of the number of appearances he’s made in his Greenfield School varsity boys soccer career, but junior Nathan Lozevski has likely walked every blade of grass inside the lines on Forbes Field.
Barton comeback falls short at Catawba, 17-10
SALISBURY — A few tantalizing plays arguably stood between the Barton College football program and a winning record early in its first fall season Saturday afternoon at Shuford Stadium.
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.
WCC, Wedgewood advance to Wilson Cup championship
A blistering opening round Saturday morning left host Wilson Country Club's advance into Sunday's championship round of the 28th annual Wilson Cup interclub golf competition a mere formality in the relentless heat.
Round 2 of county battles set to begin; Firebirds sit and wait
Opportunities to build on convincing victories await varsity football teams from Hunt and Fike High as the second week of the season prepares to kick off Friday night. For Beddingfield, there's nowhere to go but up. And at Southern Nash, there's nothing to do but wait an entire week before returning to the field.
CCS small in numbers, but expects to compete as independent
The numbers do not overwhelm and any injuries could easily alter the forecasted trajectory of the Community Christian School eight-player football team.
Neuse 6 teams prepare to chart new paths
While football isn't the only sport that comprises a high school athletic program, the preseason coaches poll in the 2-A Neuse 6 Conference can be extrapolated to illustrate the task that Beddingfield High and North Johnston have in establishing themselves as contenders in the new league created by North Carolina High School Athletic Association realignment.
Fresh start awaits Neuse 6 football programs
KENLY — Thursday's initial meeting of 2-A Neuse 6 Conference football coaches represented a chance, in one form or another, at a fresh start for the league's six programs.
Rojas, bullpen send Tobs past Sharks 6-4
As the summer winds down, there may not be a more potent No. 9 hitter in a Coastal Plain League lineup at the moment than Brainy Rojas.
Tobs win fourth straight, conclude ownership of Salamanders 14-1
HOLLY SPRINGS — If the Wilson Tobs could play the Holly Springs Salamanders for the entire length of their Coastal Plain League schedule, then their place in the Petitt Cup Playoffs would likely already be secure.
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