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Area Calendar, July 10-11
Wednesday, July 10American Legion BaseballArea I East Division playoffs, semifinals — Game 2: Kinston Post 43 at Post 13 (Fleming Stadium), 7 p.m.Thursday, July 11American Legion BaseballArea I … more
Most of the players on the U.S. Women’s National Team that just won its fourth World Cup started out playing soccer like these youngsters, preparing for a Wilson Parks and Recreation Department match April 6 at Gillette Soccer Complex.
Soccer parents share Cup success
For every mom or dad that signed their daughter up to play youth soccer or drove them to practice or spent time in the yard working on dribbling and kicking, this Cup’s for you. The United … more
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Gametime Prospects to hold scout camp
Representatives from NCAA Division II, III as well as National Junior College Athletic Assocation programs are expected to be on hand for the first Gametime Prospects camp, set for Aug. 17-18 on the … more
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Wilkinson, Sutton pace Ladies League golf outing
Patch Wilkinson and Mary Ann Sutton paced their respective flights with the lowest gross score during last Tuesday’s outing of the Wilson Ladies League held at Wilson Country Club. Wilkinson … more
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Area Calendar, July 9-10
Tuesday, July 9American Legion BaseballArea I East Division playoffs, semifinals — Game 1: Post 13 at Kinston Post 43 (Kinston High), 7 p.m.Wednesday, July 10American Legion BaseballArea I East … more
Wilson shortstop Dom Gaetano prepares to glove the throw from second baseman Ty Narron to force Farmville base runner Josh Faust (22) at second base during the third inning of Sunday night's Game 3 quarterfinal on the Farmville Central High diamond.
Nine was enough
FARMVILLE — The Wilson American Legion baseball team, again just nine players strong, transformed a difficult starting pitching decision for Farmville Post 151 head coach Josh Boberg into a … more
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Wilson left fielder Connor Lewis makes a diving catch to prevent a run from scoring in the sixth inning of Saturday’s 4-3 win against Lake Norman at the N.C. Little League Ages 9-10 Tournament in Charlotte.
Wilson 9-10s’ backs to the wall after 3-0 Sunday loss
CHARLOTTE — After winning their North Carolina Little League Baseball Ages 9-10 Tournament opener Saturday, the Wilson City Little League All-Stars’ bats were silenced Sunday afternoon at … more
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Wilson Post 13’s Tanner Sullivan watches the ball leave his bat during Saturday’s Area I East Division first-round playoff game against Farmville Post 151 at Fleming Stadium. Sullivan was 3 for 3 with two RBIs in Wilson’s 7-4 win to tie the series.
Post 13 holds off Farmville to even Area I East playoff series
Thanks to a change of plans by first baseman/left-handed pitcher Tanner Sullivan, the Wilson American Legion Post 13 baseball team stayed alive in the Area I East Division playoffs with a 7-4 … more
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Area Calendar, July 8-9
Monday, July 8No events scheduled.Tuesday, July 9American Legion BaseballArea I East Division playoffs, semifinals — Game 1: Post 13 at Kinston Post 43 (Kinston High), 7 p.m. more
Wilson reliever Bennett Bailey delivers a pitch during the fifth inning of Friday’s first-round game against Rocky Mount in the North Carolina Little League Ages 8-9 Tournament at Gillette Baseball Complex. Wilson lost 10-4.
Not the best start
In a 10-4 loss Friday to Rocky Mount to open the North Carolina Little League State Tournament at Gillette Baseball Complex, Wilson City Little League Ages 8-9 head coach Jay Wheeler said his team … more
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Area Calendar, July 6-7
Saturday, July 6American Legion BaseballArea I East Division playoffs, first round — Game 2: Farmville Post 151 at Post 13, 7 p.m.Sunday, July 7American Legion BaseballArea I East Division … more
Bill Howard
Fishing for our freedom
As we celebrate Independence Day weekend, it may be a good time to discuss a few ways in which our country survived due to the outdoorsmanship of our founding fathers and early settlers. Without this … more
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Post 13 shortstop Josh Fuller gathers to throw during a June 19 game against Pitt County at Fleming Stadium. Fuller and the rest of the Wilson squad are preparing for a best-of-three series against Farmville Post 151 that begins Friday at 7 p.m.
Post 13 looks ahead to start of postseason play
The distressing word is that the Wilson team embarks upon the 2019 American Legion Area I East Division baseball playoffs with a roster of 10 players — one above the necessary number to … more
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Area calendar, July 5-6
Friday, July 5 American Legion Baseball Area I East Division playoffs, first round — Game 1: Post 13 at Farmville Post 151 (Farmville Central High), 7 p.m.   Saturday, July … more
Wilson’s Ryan Bass, with catching gear, gets an elbow bump from Lennon Warren (23), far left, as Nathan Matthews (88) looks on after the Wilson City Little League Ages 10-12 All-Stars won the N.C. Little League District 6 title with a 3-0 win over South Durham at Southern Bank Stadium on Wednesday night.
Wilson 10-12s just wing it
Winners are feted quite well in Chris Bass land, and the latest edition of the Wilson City Little League Ages 10-12 All-Stars will be no exception. It has become a tradition on Bass-coached teams … more
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Wilson second baseman Brayden Parker forces out Bull City’s Andrew Riedel (10) for the third out in the bottom of the third inning of Wednesday’s N.C. Little League District 6 Ages 9-11 championship game at Gillette Baseball Complex.
Wilson clipped in 9-11 final
For the second game in a row, the final score of a matchup between Bull City and the Wilson City Little League Ages 9-11 team came down to just one run.  And for the second consecutive day, … more
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Area Calendar, July 4-5
Thursday, July 4No events scheduled.Friday, July 5American Legion BaseballArea I East Division playoffs, first round — Game 1: Post 13 at Farmville Post 151 (Farmville Central High), 7 p.m. more
Wilson's Daylon Hendricks runs to first base as Bull City pitcher Everett Harmsen prepares to record the putout in the fifth inning of Tuesday's NCLL Ages 9-11 District 6 championship game in Southern Bank Stadium. Wilson lost 8-7 to force a Wednesday contest between the teams.
Wilson walked off by Bull City, 8-7, in first tourney loss
If there are certain laws or tenets to Little League Baseball, then the creed that no lead is safe should occupy a prominent spot at the top of the list. The Wilson City Little League All-Stars … more
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Wilson resident Woody Harrison, shown at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, is a longtime supporter of soccer at all levels in Wilson. He recently was honored by Wilson Youth Soccer Association, which named its scholarship fund for him.
WYSA names scholarship for Harrison
Woody Harrison’s contributions to the game of soccer in Wilson are too numerous to ever be fully paid back. From launching a soccer club in the early 1970s that proved to be the fountain from … more
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Area Calendar, July 2-3
Tuesday, July 2American Legion BaseballPost 13 at Ahoskie Post 102 (Hertford County High), 7 p.m.Wednesday, July 3No events scheduled. more
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