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The Cup stays put
The Wells Fargo Conference Cup, the symbol for 3-A Big East Conference overall athletic supremacy, will not be changing locations to kick off the 2018-19 school year. That much was assured Monday … more
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Area calendar, June 19-20
Tuesday, June 19   American Legion Junior Baseball Wake Forest at Wilson Post 13 (Beddingfield High), 7 p.m.   Wednesday, June 20   American Legion … more
Area calendar, June 18-19
Monday, June 18 American Legion Baseball Wilson Post 13 at Wayne County Post 11 (Goldsboro High), 7 p.m.   American Legion Junior Baseball Wilson Post 13 at Clayton (Corinth … more
NJ’s Santiago tabbed EPC Player of the Year
The name of the game was fast-pitch softball at the high school level, but Jada Santiago’s numbers at the plate were indicative of an era that ended 20 years ago, when the North Carolina High … more
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Hunt grad Evans ready for ‘different experience’ playing volleyball at Chowan
Kimberly Evans proved to be a reliable back-line player and libero for her Hunt High volleyball team as well as for the Wilson Elite Volleyball Club team for the past four years. She’s … more
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North Johnston duo excited to be part of first Barton competitive cheerleading squad
KENLY — The next two years will be an exciting time for Barton College athletics with football returning to campus in 2020 and an on-campus turf stadium and new training facilities set to begin … more
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Area calendar, June 15-16
Friday, June 15   American Legion Baseball Ahoskie Post 102 at Wilson Post 13 (Fleming Stadium), 7 p.m.   American Legion Junior Baseball Clayton at Wilson Post 13 … more
Potent bats send SouthWest duo to LCC
PINETOPS — The won-loss pendulum finally swung in a positive direction for the SouthWest Edgecombe High varsity baseball team this season, and the power-hitting combo of T.J. Harris and Matthew … more
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GC’s Jones remains a Ram, signs with WSSU
SNOW HILL — Aniyah Jones prefers to let her bat do the talking on the softball diamond. “I’m kind of quiet,” the recent Greene Central graduate said. “I’m not a … more
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Fike grad Hendricks set to swing for JCC
When knee injuries separated Johnathan Hendricks from the sport of baseball and the position of catcher, he played golf for three years. But in 2018, his senior year at Fike High, Hendricks, the … more
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Rams go back to the future
SNOW HILL — For a program that has had exhaustive experience in conducting searches for new head coaches, the Greene Central High varsity boys basketball program put a little more force behind … more
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Those old county rivalries were just the best
The subtext of the story of Lucama High School winning the state 1-A baseball championship in its final days as a high school in 1978 is what was lost from the Wilson city and county schools merger … more
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There will never be another
The weight of four decades may have muddied some of the details but it hasn’t dimmed the memory of what it felt like to truly go out on top for the members of the 1978 Lucama High School baseball … more
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After steady career, C.B. Aycock’s Brewer lands at Wake Tech
PIKEVILLE — There’s no elaborate formula that led to Charles B. Aycock High senior Zack Brewer receiving an opportunity to hurl baseballs at the collegiate level. Remaining diligent to … more
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NJ’s Barnes to continue baseball career at Wake Tech
North Johnston High varsity baseball coach Brian Ford left little doubt that if Panthers senior Brandon Barnes performs for his next head coach the way he did for Ford, the dependable Barnes would be … more
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With a lot of upside, Panthers’ Rosales heads to Peace
Although he might be considered a late bloomer, North Johnston High senior Adolfo Rosales is more of a diamond in the rough that the William Peace University men’s soccer team has … more
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Southern Nash’s Wilson takes his game to LCC
STANHOPE — Southern Nash High senior Tyler Wilson has proven he can shoot the basketball — especially the 3-point shot. But how does he perform at the defensive end? Second-year … more
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Error foils Post 13 in opener
WINTERVILLE — Taking the field after a one-night delay, the Wilson Post 13 American Legion baseball team appeared to have momentum on its side in the seventh inning of Thursday’s … more
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NC Wesleyan is next stop for Cougars’ Smith
PINETOPS — Any discussion surrounding the SouthWest Edgecombe High boys cross-country team over the last four seasons had to begin with Jeshon Smith. As the cornerstone of a small unit of … more
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Lady Panthers’ Barrett Davis beats the odds as top female student-athlete
Excelling at sports and academics may seem to come naturally to North Johnston High senior Barrett Davis. After all, her parents, Nicole and Jeff Davis, are both educators and coaches and Barrett and … more
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