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6/19/2013 12:44 AM Crumpler to walk on at Barton In the spring of 2014, another Crumpler will suit up to play baseball at Barton College. Jordan Crumpler, a product of Fike High and current member of the Wilson Post 13 American Legion baseball tea ... 6/17/2013 11:36 PM Just a tough loss for Post 13  One of the sharpest 2013 performances from the Wilson American Legion baseball team wound up devoid the desired result in Fleming Stadium on Monday evening. In escaping jam after jam, host Post 13 c ... 6/14/2013 12:16 AM Big blue machine What once seemed to be an impossible dream has now become an annual celebration for the Beddingfield High athletics program. For the fourth year in a row, Beddingfield claimed the Wells Fargo, forme ... 6/14/2013 12:14 AM Hunt denied bid to overtake Rocky Mount in Big East While Beddingfield won its fourth straight Wells Fargo (formerly Wachovia) Conference Cup in the 2-A Eastern Plains Conference, Hunt was denied its bid to overtake Rocky Mount for 3-A Big East Confere ... 6/12/2013 11:32 PM Six Lady Bruins tabbed all-EPC soccer selections After securing at least a share of the 2-A Eastern Plains Conference varsity girls soccer championship for the fourth straight season, the Lady Bruins earned six selections to the league’s all-c ... 6/12/2013 11:32 PM CBA's Johnson bound for Methodist PIKEVILLE — Ten days ago, recent Charles B. Aycock High graduate Gregory Johnson settled on a place to further his baseball career. With Methodist University, North Carolina Wesleyan and NCAA ... 6/12/2013 12:09 AM Edmundson named Flowers' successor as Fike baseball coach Buck Edmundson doesn’t flinch at the opportunity that awaits him, despite the daunting prospect of following an institution. The 30-year-old Fremont native recently was named the fourth varsit ... 6/12/2013 12:09 AM Bedgood takes over Demons boys soccer Fike High School athletics have been a part of Connor Bedgood’s life well before he was born. Now the 27-year-old will have a chance to create his own legacy at the school his family has support ... 6/10/2013 11:30 PM Rams' Brann named EPC baseball Player of the Year Call it the education of Ben Brann. As a junior left-handed pitcher for the Greene Central High varsity baseball team, Brann tried to live every pitchers dream in becoming a strikeout specialist for ... 6/7/2013 11:12 PM WCA wins first Summer Scholastic League game The Wilson Christian Academy baseball team battled two extra innings before claiming its first Scholastic Summer League Division II victory against host Spring Creek by an 8-6 margin in nine innings t ... 6/6/2013 11:33 PM Wall new GFS girls basketball head coach In searching for the next head varsity girls basketball coach at Greenfield School, athletic director Rob Salter wanted to identify a candidate who could provide a modicum of stability for a program t ... 6/6/2013 11:33 PM Greenfield's Forbes enters NCSCA's Field of Honor Ben Forbes welcomes a visitor into his tiny office in the Greenfield School gymnasium and chats at length about an abundance of state championships in the sports of boys and girls soccer, the athletes ... 6/5/2013 11:47 PM Aycock's Mercer signs with Cape Fear CC PIKEVILLE — Madison Mercer was seemingly destined to be a soccer player at the collegiate level. That is, until the Charles B. Aycock High senior entered the eighth grade. "I didn&rsqu ... 6/5/2013 11:45 PM Barnes signs to play basketball at Western Illinois University Travis Barnes took the path less traveled to NCAA Division I basketball. After three years at Beddingfield High, including two years on the varsity squad, Barnes found himself dissatisfied with the ... 6/4/2013 11:23 PM Fike's Brown ready to make some noise for Barton volleyball Fike High senior Breyonna Brown quietly has displayed her athletic talent in three sports for the past four years but, beginning in August, she will focus that ability for the Barton College volleybal ... 6/4/2013 11:37 PM CBA's Brooks learning on the job already PIKEVILLE — Tuesday was the fourth time Charles B. Aycock football coach Steve Brooks has been to his new school. The 36-year-old chatted with athletes who were running laps on the track and w ... 6/4/2013 12:53 AM CBA's Burroughs, Pate named ECC Players of the Year PIKEVILLE — Adam Pate and Meredith Burroughs are both team players. Sure, those are simple and often repetitive buzzwords thrown around when describing athletes that sacrifice individual stati ... 6/4/2013 12:45 AM Seven area athletes to participate in East-West All-Star games in July With three area coaches on the East football staff for the N.C. Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game, to be played next month in High Point, it’s no surprise there is heavy representation ... 6/4/2013 12:45 AM Bang! Just like that, it's over Driving aimlessly on Saturday afternoon, I drove past the Walnut Creek Softball Complex in Raleigh and Five County Stadium in Zebulon and saw the crowds gathering for the conclusion of two of the best ... 5/31/2013 11:43 PM WCA's Trull takes on added role Coaching high school varsity and junior varsity girls basketball is a labor of love for Brian Trull. The veteran coach, who recently reached the milestone age of 40, is not about to step away from t ... 5/31/2013 11:41 PM Three-peat Beddingfield High varsity softball head coach Jeremy Howard doesn’t want to make assumptions about the future. But in completing his eighth season at the helm of the Lady Bruins, Howard is pre ... 5/30/2013 11:51 PM Firebirds' Taylor opts for Methodist STANHOPE — Like father, like son. Although the wins and losses did not add up the way Southern Nash High senior catcher Marques Taylor would have liked in 2013, the son of Renny and Leslie Tay ... 5/30/2013 11:49 PM Scholastic summer league adds to area baseball options Aspiring high school baseball players seeking summer competition are afforded numerous options these days. Showcase and travel opportunities await. Closer to home, American Legion and Junior Legio ... 5/30/2013 12:21 AM Thomas & Farris Attorneys Student-Athlete of the Week: Candace Wilkins Beddingfield High senior Candace Wilkins was productive down to her final at-bat for the Lady Bruins softball team last week, making her this week’s Thomas & Farris Attorneys Student-Athlete ... 5/29/2013 11:21 PM A package deal It didn’t start out as a mutual decision by Fike High seniors Jasmine Fate and Jamika Ruffin but it turns out Lenoir Community College is getting a package deal. The former Lady Demons basketb ... |
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