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Pearsons rule all-Fike QCC doubles final
Siblings Snyder and Collins Pearson took home what they hope is the first of several achievements this spring for their Fike High boys tennis team when the brothers claimed the 3-A Quad County Conference doubles crown Wednesday at the conference championships at Smithfield-Selma High. On...
Bruins’ ‘back-ups’ do the job in Neuse 6 championships
With senior jumper Asun Pender and junior distance runner Rebecca Balkcum out while nursing injuries in Wednesday’s 2-A Neuse 6 Conference track and field championship meet for host Beddingfield, some previously unsung competitors stepped up to make a difference for the Bruins. Freshman Traona McCoy...
Area Calendar, April 26-27, 2024
Friday, April 26 College Baseball Chowan at Barton, 3 p.m. College Softball Conference Carolinas tournament, Duncan, S.C., TBD College Men’s Lacrosse Conference Carolinas tournament, semifinals — Mount Olive at Barton, 4 p.m. College Tennis Barton at Conference Carolinas Championships, Palmetto Tennis Center, Sumter, S.C., all...
Knights’ Kirby ready to hit the court at Mount Olive
Adding an extra year of high school is not something a lot of teenagers would consider doing, but after a near-catastrophic leg injury as a freshman, Greenfield School senior Matt Kirby is glad he stuck around for a fifth year. Kirby, who reclassified from the...
Step outside your own perspective
I am not sure where I first heard this statement, but since hearing it, I have reminded myself of it often: “Everything someone does made perfect sense to them.” Do you know how much easier our day-to-day experiences could be if we remembered this bit...
Still rewarding: Five Points Vikings get their rings
A coach can be a positive influence in a young athlete’s life for years. Sometimes, that goes both ways. When Bill Shreve asked Wilson Parks and Recreation Department director Burt Gillette if he could coach one of the popular Midget League football teams in the...
Post 13 to hold baseball tryouts Saturday, April 20
Players interested in playing American Legion baseball for Wilson Post 13 this summer will have their chance to try out for the team at a workout Saturday morning at Barton College Outdoor Athletic Complex. The workout will begin at 10 a.m. but players are encouraged...
Bulldogs finish 3rd at ECU Invitational; Pirates’ O’Neal takes 2nd
GREENVILLE – As the only NCAA Division II men's golf team in the ECU Intercollegiate, Barton College kept the heat on host East Carolina through the third and final round Tuesday at Brook Valley Country Club. The Bulldogs, who were within three strokes of the...
Wolfpack produces another miracle run to ACC title
WASHINGTON – Kevin Keatts certainly won’t have to worry about his job for a while. The N.C. State head coach – whose tenure was dubious after the Wolfpack lost its last four games of the regular season – preached the improbable and got his team...
Wild Friday night at ACC tourney sets up many scenarios
WASHINGTON – Friday night at the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament at Capital One Arena was a tale of two teams: One trying to win a Championship to cement its place as a top seed in the NCAA Tournament and one trying to get in the...
Former Pack catcher Stanley is new Mudcats skipper
The new manager of the Carolina Mudcats is Nick Stanley, a former North Carolina State University player, the Class-A Carolina League franchise announced Thursday, Jan. 25. Stanley, who is joined by three new staff members and three returners, succeeds Victor Estevez, who has moved up...
Mudcats’ move tops year’s area sports stories
The top sports story of 2023 in The Wilson Times readership area was one that ran nearly all year and is one of the top news stories of the year as well. If you haven’t heard by now, the Carolina Mudcats professional baseball team is...
‘Big swing’ brings Mudcats and Brewers to town
With the announcement that Wilson will build a new downtown baseball stadium for the Carolina Mudcats, there will be professional baseball played in the city for the first time since 1991 when the Milwaukee Brewers’ Class-A Carolina League team will start play here in the...
