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Girls Ages 15-18 competitors, from left, Gracie Taylor, Connor Worley and Sarah Bunn have fun watching videos on a phone following Tuesday’s second round of the 40th annual Larry Pittman Memorial/Wilson County Junior Golf Championship at Wedgewood. Bunn, the defending girls medalist, added to her lead with a round of 85..Tom Ham | Times
Leaders take aim at girls titles
Sarah Bunn, in Ages 15-18; Lanie Jinks, in 13-14; and Bree Council, in 11-12; all hope to elevate the level of their play in Wednesday’s final round of the 40th Larry Pittman Memorial/Wilson County … more
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Wilson County Junior Golf Championship second-round results
Tuesday’s second-round results from Wedgewood Public Golf Course in the 40th annual Larry Pittman Memorial/Wilson County Junior Golf Championship.   GIRLS Ages 8-under 1 … more
Drew O’Neal pushes his clubs up the fairway during Tuesday’s second round of the 40th annual Larry Pittman Memorial/Wilson County Junior Golf Championship at Wedgewood. Drew shot a 75 to take a six-stroke lead over his twin brother, Nate, for first place in the Boys Ages 13-14 division. .Tom Ham | Times
Moving day
As the sun and clouds battled for command of the skies and the temperatures steadily climbed, a family feud intensified in the second round of the 40th Larry Pittman Memorial/Wilson County Junior … more
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Daniel Satterfield hits his drive as his fellow Boys Ages 9-10 competitor R.J. Garris and his father, Marty, watch during the opening round of the 40th annual Larry Pittman Memorial/Wilson County Junior Golf Championship on Monday morning at Wilson County Club. The tournament, which attracted 56 youngsters, continues Tuesday at Wedgewood Public Golf Course and Wednesday at Willow Springs Country Club..Stephen Brice | Special to the Times
Junior golfers come out swinging
Six age-group champions from 2017 found themselves in a familiar position at the conclusion of the opening round of the 40th annual Larry Pittman Memorial/Wilson County Junior Golf Championship on … more
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Jay Pittman, then 15, pumps his fist after sinking a birdie putt at the first Wilson County Junior Golf Championship in 1979. Pittman, now a golf professional in Florida, will be the guest speaker at this year’s tournament, the 40th annual. Times file photo
The tradition lives on
Back in the mid-1970s, a junior golf movement stirred in Wilson County. Spearheaded by the late Les Garnett, a county-wide tournament was organized through the auspices of Wilson car … more
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40th annual Larry Pittman Memorial/Wilson County Junior Golf Championship tee times
Monday’s pairings and tee times for the first round of the 40th annual Larry Pittman Memorial/Wilson County Junior Golf Championship at Wilson Country Club. BOYS No. 1 Tee Ages … more
Council, O’Neal set pace at Zebulon
ZEBULON — Bree Council of Willow Springs Country Club carded a nine-hole round of 36 to lead the girls division and, also with a 36, Drew O’Neal of Wedgewood Public Golf Course set the boys pace … more
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Rising Fike senior Jalen Barnes, foreground, and Joey Joyner are the first two members of Leroy Gray's junior Olympic boxing team, designed to push aspirants towards a path of representing the United States at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Jimmy Lewis | Times
A puncher’s chance for Olympic glory
If there is boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Leroy Gray, against all odds, intends to give willing area fighters a road map to qualify. That much was evident just over a year ago … more
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Wilson Track Club pair earn medals at Russell E. Blunt Invitational
DURHAM — Two members of the Wilson Track Club earned medals over the weekend at the Russell E. Blunt East Coast Invitational, the season-ending meet for the Wilson Parks and Recreation … more
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Junior golf deadline is Wednesday
The deadline for entry forms for the 40th edition of the Larry Pittman Memorial/Wilson County Junior Golf Tournament is Wednesday at 5 p.m. The forms are now available at all four Wilson golf courses … more
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Gary Hobgood is leaving Happy Valley Country Club after 29 years as its head golf professional and 18 as part owner, to become general manager at the Links at Mulberry Hill in Edenton. Happy Valley is for sale and appears destined to shut down..Tom Ham | Times
Fairways and greens
The prospect of ending his professional golf career in Wilson at Happy Valley Country Club was not a source of discomfort for Gary Hobgood. But because of the economy and other factors, … more
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A bison approaches in the Badlands National Park.
Look, but don’t approach
It should probably go without saying, but it can’t. Do not approach wildlife. Wildlife can be dangerous. Especially the dangerous wildlife. But even the not-so-dangerous wildlife can be … more
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Wilson base runner Josh Taylor reacts to the home plate umpire’s “safe” call as Greenville Tar Heel catcher Christian Loplesti sits with baseball in hand in the third inning of Thursday evening’s North Carolina Little League Ages 9-11 State Tournament final in Southern Bank Stadium.
The Bank is closed
A Wilson City Little League All-Star team again saw a state-championship bid thwarted by a Greenville Tar Heel team Thursday evening before an enthusiastic turnout in Southern Bank Stadium. The … more
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Wilson’s Josh Taylor, right, is forced out at third by Greenville Tar Heel third baseman Davis Bradley in the bottom of the third inning of Wednesday’s N.C. Little League Ages 9-11 State Tournament championship game at Southern Bank Stadium. Wilson lost 10-0 in five innings, forcing a final game Thursday..Tom Ham | Times
It’s try, try again for Wilson
The first inning set the tone in Wednesday afternoon’s North Carolina Little League State Ages 9-11 State Tournament championship game 1 at Southern Bank Stadium. The first three Greenville Tar … more
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WSCC girls, Wedgewood boys lead ENCJGL
NASHVILLE — The Willow Springs Country Club girls team and the Wedgewood Public Golf Course boys squad boosted their overall leads in Tuesday’s Eastern North Carolina Junior Golf League match at … more
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LWTC sweeps pair of Junior Team Tennis matches
With overwhelming efficiency in singles contests, teams from Lake Wilson Tennis Club were successful in USTA Junior Team Tennis Downeast League matches this week. The 18U edition improved to 4-1 … more
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Post 13 ousted by Pitt County, 11-1
WINTERVILLE — Whatever magic the Wilson Post 13 baseball team mustered against top-seeded Wayne County Post 11 in the American Legion Area I East Division semifinals series last week had all but … more
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The Lake Wilson Tennis Club Otters won the 2018 USTA Downeast Junior Team Tennis 12 and Under Intermediate League jamboree last Monday at Greene Central High. Members of the team are Kathryn Adkins, Caroline Adkins, Collins Pearson, Snyder Pearson and Hatten Gore, not pictured. Contributed photo
Lake Wilson 12U Intermediate team sweeps USTA Junior Team Tennis jamboree
SNOW HILL — Posting a 2-0 showing in both singles and doubles, the Lake Wilson Tennis Club USTA 12U Intermediate League Junior Team Tennis Downeast Summer League team swept through the annual … more
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Greenville, Wilson to meet again in Little League Ages 9-11 championship game
Greenville Tar Heel defeated Myers Park Trinity 10-0 in five innings Tuesday  at Southern Bank Stadium to set up a rematch with Wilson in Wednesday’s championship game of the North … more
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Wilson Recreation Department Glance
Adult basketball RESULTS Games from July 9-12   MONSTARS – 72 BALLERS INC. – 60 Highlights: Ballers Inc. – Nick and Ty 14 points each;  MonStars … more
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