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Southern Nash's Quinton Cooley (20) runs with the ball during Friday's 3-A Big East Conference opener against Fike in Buddy Bedgood Stadium. The Firebirds won 36-20 as Cooley scored four TDs.
Wake-up call for Firebirds
Quinton Cooley has a distaste for errors. So when the Southern Nash High senior running back and Wake Forest commit was stripped of the football by Fike’s Octavius Carpenter during the … more
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Beddingfield's Mikaela Taylor emerged from her senior season as the 2018 2-A Eastern Plains Conference girls cross-country champion.
Beddingfield’s Taylor finds happy place en route to EPC XC title
When overcome by sadness, Mikeala Taylor’s prompt recourse is running. “It’s an outlet when I’m sad or something,” Taylor explained. “It calms … more
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Hunt High senior Christian Phaby is part of Barton College’s inaugural NCAA Division II football signing class after signing his National Letter of Intent on National Signing Day, Wednesday, Feb. 6.
Hunt’s Phaby ready to shine for Barton’s return to football
Injuries and other developments left Christian Phaby discouraged that all of his work in the sport of football might be in vain. The dream of playing at the NCAA Division I level showed little … more
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AREA ROUNDUP: Lady Bruins hustle by Nash Central, 39-33
ROCKY MOUNT — In a trying season for the Beddingfield High varsity girls basketball team, the Lady Bruins haven’t stopped doing the little things that add up. That much was evident in … more
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Wilson Christian freshman Jennifer Edmondson (3) retreats back to the bag after a pitch in the third inning against Wayne Christian in Friday's game at Turnage Athletic Complex. Edmondson scored but the Lady Chargers lost 11-3.
Sixth-inning errors cost Lady Chargers in 11-3 loss to Wayne Christian
Four errors that led to a six-run sixth inning by Wayne Christian was the main factor in the Wilson Christian Academy varsity softball team’s 11-3 loss at home Friday evening. The Lady … more
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Wilson Prep graduate Tyronne Whitaker has signed to play basketball at Catawba Valley Community College.
WPA’s Whitaker signs to play at Catawba Valley CC
Wilson Prep graduate Tyronne Whitaker Jr. recently signed to play basketball at Catawba Valley Community College, but he doesn’t plan to be there too long. “My process is one and done, … more
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Area Calendar, Oct. 2-3
Wednesday, October 2College Men’s SoccerBarton at Chowan, 4 p.m.College Women’s SoccerBarton at Chowan, 1 p.m.High School Varsity FootballGreene Central at North Pitt, 7 p.m.High School … more
Friday's High School Football Scores
Alleghany County 31, West Wilkes 13 Andrews 35, Cherokee 24 Anson County 56, Montgomery Central 7 Ashe County 44, North Wilkes 28 Asheville Roberson 43, Asheville Erwin 39 Asheville … more
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Beddingfield's Javan Best (13) tries to get a shot over the defense of Tarboro's Javiyes Massenburg (11) during Monday's game at Beddingfield. Massenburg had a double-double and produced the winning putback in the final seconds to lift Tarboro to a 65-62 win.
Bruins denied by Vikings, 65-62
Lamont Speight wanted to take the blame. Point guards, at least those that hold themselves to a high standard, tend to engage in that sort of self-reflection. But it wasn’t the shortcomings … more
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Greenfield's Kaelyn Wall (13) goes up for a layup as Wayne Country Day School's Jala Holloman (4) tries to stop her in the third quarter of the Coastal Plain Independents Conference tournament championship game Friday night at Greenfield. Wall put in 10 points in the 65-23 loss as she earned all-conference and all-tournament honors.
Lady Knights crushed in CPIC championship
The host Greenfield School girls varsity basketball team knew Friday’s assignment was a tough rock to push up the hill — facing the reigning three-time 1-A/2-A Coastal Plain Independents … more
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Southern Nash's Darius Edmundson drives by Elijahwon Cooper of Fike during a Jan. 26 game in Stanhope last season. Edmundson leads the Firebirds in both scoring and rebounding.
Southern Nash hoops has basis for optimism in 2018-19
STANHOPE — For both Southern Nash High varsity basketball teams, the 2018-19 season has tipped off with a healthy dose of optimism.The Firebirds, once again under the direction of Robbie … more
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Beddingfield’s Makayla Everette (33) looks for a shot as Tarboro’s JiNaja Coleman tries to defend during Monday’s nonconference game in Beddingfield’s gym. Everette finished with 26 points, 16 rebounds, two steals and two blocks in the 51-33 victory for the Lady Bruins.
Hard to handle: Lady Bruins top Tarboro 51-33 behind Everette, pressure defense
Makayla Everette, the junior center for the Beddingfield High varsity girls basketball team, set the tone for the Lady Bruins on Monday night against Tarboro by scoring 15 of her team’s first … more
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Greenfield's Creighton Lebo (14) goes up for a layup as Wayne Country Day School's defense tries to stop him in the third quarter the Coastal Plain Independents Conference tournament championship game Friday night at Greenfield. Lebo finished with 24 points as he was named tournament MVP and CPIC Player of the Year in the 87-71 win.
Triple-double for Knights: Greenfield clinches third straight CPIC regular season, tourney titles
The Greenfield School varsity boys basketball team completed its three-year consecutive run of the 1-A/2-A Coastal Plain Independents Conference regular-season and tournament championships with a … more
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Area Calendar, March 23-24
Saturday, March 23College BaseballKing at Barton (DH), noonCollege SoftballKing at Barton (DH), noonCollege Men’s VolleyballLimestone at Barton, 2 p.m.College Men’s LacrosseBarton at … more
Moore, Rivers, Scheier lead AP all-state hoop teams in NC
RALEIGH — Wendell Moore of Concord Cox Mill, Saniya Rivers of Wilmington Laney and Callie Scheier of West Forsyth are The Associated Press men’s and women’s high school players of … more
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Hunt head coach Ryan Sulkowski, front left, and defensive coordinator Keith Byrum, back right, work on drills with players during the Warriors’ first official practice Thursday, Aug. 1. Byrum was Hunt’s head coach for the past three seasons but wasn’t retained after the 2018 season, yet has remained as an assistant coach, contributing to the strong staff chemistry that has trickled down to the players, Sulkowski said.
Warriors get life lesson from Byrum
Hunt High varsity football coach head Ryan Sulkowski will quickly tell you that his coaching staff has made his transition from the head football coach at Coffee County Central High in Manchester, … more
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AREA ROUNDUP: Hunt hammers Rocky Mount to reach 6-1 in Big East
ROCKY MOUNT — The visiting Hunt High varsity volleyball team notched its second win in as many evenings by a 25-12, 25-9, 25-16 margin against 3-A Big East Conference rival Rocky Mount on … more
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Fike senior Elijahwon Cooper, left, holds the ball away from Hunt junior Tiquez Taylor in the waning minutes of Friday’s game at Hunt. Cooper scored a game-high 19 points to lead the Golden Demons to a 64-56 victory.
Fike rallies, fights off Hunt, 64-56
Not this time! The Fike High varsity boys basketball team found itself in peril of a second 2018-19 last-second loss to archrival Hunt before a frenzied near-capacity crowd in the Hunt High gym … more
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Fike junior Aaron Bancroft celebrates after defeating Gastonia Forestview’s Kameron Miller in the 160-pound championship match of the NCHSAA 3-A tournament Saturday at the Greensboro Coliseum, making Bancroft the first state wrestling champion in school history.
State champion at last: Bancroft becomes Fike’s first state champion wrestler
GREENSBORO — In its 55th year of having a wrestling program, Fike High finally has a state champion. Junior Aaron Bancroft set a school precedent Saturday as he won the 160-pound title in … more
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The Princeton High organizers, Pet Sumner and Phil Ford, pose for a group photo at a press conference to announce the ACC Barnstorming Tour coming to Deacon Jones Gym on April 15.
ACC Barnstorming Tour coming to Princeton
PRINCETON — A tradition older than the players playing in the game, the ACC Barnstorming Tour will make a stop at Princeton High on April 15. The tradition of bringing basketball players from … more
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