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Bill Howard
Taking action with a crisis
I wrote about the crisis currently going on in the United States with declining hunting and fishing license sales, despite a growth in population over the past couple of decades. The dollars … more
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Wilson Recreation Department Results
Youth futsal RESULTS Matches from Feb. 8 Ages 5-6 Green 18 – Blue 0: Green- Connor Patterson 7, Shradha Das 6, Mason Burnette 3, Isabel Herrera 2 Orange 11 – Red 3: … more
Taylor, Wiggs card aces at Wedgewood
Jeff Taylor recorded his first career hole-in-one Jan. 25 with the use of an 8-iron on the No. 10 layout at Wedgewood Public Golf Course. Taylor sank the shot from 154 yards away. Witnessing the … more
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264 Futsal teams seek help in reaching national championship tournament
Two teams and one individual player from the Wilson-based 264 Futsal Club are set to compete in the U.S. Youth Futsal National Championships, starting Friday in Kansas City, Missouri. Both teams, … more
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Wilson Recreation Department Glance
Youth futsal RESULTS Matches from Jan. 25-Feb. 1   Ages 5-6 Orange 3 – Purple 4: Orange- Max Nichols 1, Christian Wilkins 2; Purple- Ezra Harrell 3, Jaxson Tripp 1 Blue … more
Bill Howard
Writer’s block? It’s real
I have written this outdoors column each week since 2011. It began with two newspapers, grew to as many as 17 and is currently in seven. I never missed a week … more
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The Wilson Guardians won their first Champions in Motion state championship over the weekend at Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville. Competing in Division 2, the Guardians prevailed in the “large” division as over 140 teams from North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee competed across four separate divisions. Guardians team members are, front from left, Bristol Jernigan, Itzel Hernandez, Kameryn Davender, Jaylah Batts, Chloe Norwak and A’Mayah Batts. Back row: Adaysnn Cooper, Madison James, Yamila Hernandez, Caitlin Hurd and Kristina Dunston.
Wilson Rec Guardians cheer team wins state championship
FAYETTEVILLE — The Wilson Parks and Recreation Department’s Champions in Motion cheerleading program sent four teams to the Champions In Motion championship competition over the weekend … more
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The 264 Futsal Club U14 girls finished second in their age group and earned a berth in the 2020 US Youth Futsal National Championships, set for Feb. 14-17 in Kansas City, Mo. Pictured standing, left to right, are Coach Randol Mendoza, Darby Wallig, Mariah Polk, Mallory Richardson, Charlotte Benson, Natalie Capps and Coach Thomas Goines. Kneeling left to right are Bri Litte, Madyson Brown and Cappa Bunn.
National brands
Although the fledgling 264 Futsal Club is only three months old, placing a cap on its competitive ceiling on the regional and national stage is done at one’s peril. Club co-director Thomas … more
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Former major league baseball players in attendance at the 45th annual Wilson Hot Stove banquet Tuesday evening at Recreation Park Community Center were, from left, Left to right: Billy Harris, Scott Pose, Monty Montgomery, Richard Such, Floyd Wicker, John Donaldson, Marion Talton and Mike Wallace.
Gliarmis tribute in the works
Lee Gliarmis, a pillar of the Wilson community who died last March at the age of 91, was the driving force in 1975 behind the formation and growth of Wilson Hot Stove League, the local organization … more
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Carolina Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers (90), shown during a game Nov. 4, 2018, in Charlotte, was part of the 12-member N.C. Sports Hall of Fame’s 2020 induction class, announced Wednesday.
Peppers part of N.C. Sports Hall of Fame’s 2020 class
Wilson native and Southern Nash High graduate Julius Peppers is one of the headliners in the North Carolina Sport Hall of Fame’s 2020 induction class that was announced Wednesday. Peppers, … more
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Wilson Recreation Department Glance
Youth basketball RESULTS Ages 5-6   War Eagles – 43 Greyhounds – 14 Highlights: War Eagles – Nathan Wilson 17 points, Max Nichols 14 points; Greyhounds … more
Wilson attorney Earl Taylor, right, was presented the Willis Hackney Award for his contributions to baseball in the community at the 45th annual Wilson Hot Stove banquet Tuesday at Recreation Park Community Center. Also present were many of Taylor’s former players on the youth baseball team, the Wilson Pelicans, that he started with Roger Smith of Goldsboro, including Taylor’s twin sons, Jake and Luke. Pictured are, from left, Dwanya Williams-Sutton, Roger Smith, Adrian Brickhouse, the father of former Pelicans player Spencer Brickhouse; Zach Smith, Luke Taylor, D.J. Daniels, Isaiah White, Luke Taylor and Earl Taylor.
Pelicans on parade at banquet
Earl Taylor was in his element Tuesday at the 45th Wilson Hot Stove banquet, but not because the Wilson attorney was being honored with the Willis Hackney Award for his contributions to baseball in … more
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Bill Howard
Sunday hunting? Time to sound off
I grew up in a different time than today. Anyone who has been around for the greater part of four decades or more have. It’s almost like the old story of walking uphill in three feet of snow to … more
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USA Baseball president Mike Gaski speaks during the 45th annual Wilson Hot Stove banquet Tuesday evening at Recreation Park Community Center. Listening are master of ceremonies Alton Britt, left, and Raleigh radio personality Tony Riggsbee.
Hot Stove carries torch for summer game
The evening carried a touch of somberness and the crowd was a tad smaller than in recent years, but the Wilson Hot Stove burned brightly, the chilly weather outside notwithstanding, for the 45th … more
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Former UNC star athlete Danny Talbott, shown at the N.C. Baseball Museum’s Celebrity Golf Tournament in 2010 at Wedgewood Public Golf Course, died Sunday at his home in Rocky Mount at age 75.
Former Rocky Mount High, UNC star Talbott dies of cancer at 75
ROCKY MOUNT — Danny Talbott, a two-sport athlete at the University of North Carolina and member of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was … more
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The late E.D. Hall, back right, played for the semi-professional Black Creek Dodgers, organized by Tommy Batts, during the early 1980s along with several of Hall’s former Lee Woodard and Beddingfield high school players. The rest of the Dodgers were, front from left, Mack Smith, Dexter Simms, Batts, David Lawhon, Jeff Lucas and Doug Godwin. Back row: Willie Woodard, Jeff Davis, Ricky Batts, Darvis Simms, Tim Bardin and Hall.
Memories of Coach E.D. Hall
This column is about the late E.D. Hall, the first Beddingfield High baseball coach and a longtime member of the Wilson Hot Stove and North Carolina Baseball Museum advisory board, who died in … more
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45th annual Wilson Hot Stove banquet set for Monday night
Tickets are still available for the 45th annual Wilson Hot Stove banquet Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Recreation Park Community Center. Tickets are $25 each for the event, one of two major annual … more
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Mike Gaski, the president of USA Baseball and former coach at UNC Greensboro, will be the featured speaker at the 45th annual Wilson Hot Stove banquet on Tuesday, Jan. 21.
USA Baseball’s Gaski headlines 45th Hot Stove banquet
For more than 30 years, his involvement with USA Baseball has taken Mike Gaski to various places around the world. On Tuesday, Jan. 21, Gaski will visit Wilson as the featured speaker of the 45th … more
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Bill Howard
An influx of bird visitors
A few years ago something happened that shut down a U.S. Military airfield. No, it wasn’t a blast of two missles from Iranians. Nor was it a threatening advertisement from a North Korean leader … more
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ENCAOA seeking baseball, softball officials, to hold clinics
The Eastern North Carolina Athletic Officials Association is seeking softball and baseball officials for the upcoming 2020 high school and middle school seasons. Clinics will start on Saturday, … more
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