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The foursome of, from left, Patch Wilkinson, Priscilla Brewer, Lisa Matthews and Beth Rhyne combined for a 14-under-par 58 to win low gross honors in the Wedgewood Ladies Golf Association Four-Lady Superball at Wedgewood Public Golf Course last Saturday.
WCC quartet wins Four-Lady Superball
The Wilson Country Club quartet of Patch Wilkinson, Priscilla Brewer, Beth Rhyne and Lisa Matthews continued to thrive in fall golf competition, winning low gross in Saturday’s Wedgewood Ladies … more
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Correction
The youngster catching the most fish in the recent Kids Day at the Pond outing was actually only 5-years-old. Avery Roberts, among 70 participants, caught the most fish (21). Avery was listed in … more
The 16th annual Mulligan Fore Kids benefit auction was held Thursday, Oct. 3, at Wilson County Shrine Club, with Wedgewood Public Golf Course the site of the benefit superball golf tournament the following day.
Sweet 16 for Mulligans Fore Kids
The mulligan that won’t stop giving hit its 16th anniversary last weekend as Mulligan Fore Kids celebrated another successful benefit golf tournament and auction. The event, created by Lynn … more
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Sixteen-year-old Jake Herring, right, a junior at Fike High, receives a congratulatory handshake from Kent Williams after Herring won the Wilson Country Club men’s golf championship Sunday, becoming the first teenager to do so since John-Tyler Griffin in 2003.
Youth is served as Herring steals show at WCC
Wilson Country Club’s youngest men’s golf champion since 2003 surfaced at the conclusion of the annual men’s and women’s golf championships Sunday. Jake Herring, age 16 and … more
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Brothers Brandon, left, and Chris McKeel rallied from a three-stroke deficit with a 13-under-par 58 the final round to claim overall supremacy in the Member-Guest golf tournament at Willow Springs Country Club with a two-day total of 120, 22-under-par.
McKeels rally to win WSCC Member-Guest
With a barrage of 11 natural birdies, a net eagle and a net birdie, brothers Brandon and Chris McKeel erased a three-shot deficit the final round and sizzled to the overall championship in last … more
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Janet Rehm, left, and Mary Beth Coyte teamed for low net in the Ladies Member-Member at Wilson Country Club.
Rhyne-Wilkinson, Coyte-Rehm win WCC Ladies shootouts
The Western theme provided a shootout in the recent Ladies Member-Member golf tournament at Wilson Country Club. The duo of Beth Rhyne-Patch Wilkinson combined for four birdies to card a … more
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From left, Patch Wilkinson seized low gross in the First Flight; Mary Ann Carver, center, claimed low gross in the Second Flight; and Eleanor Barnes, right, was the low gross winner in the Third Flight of this week’s Wilson Ladies Golf League outing at Wedgewood Public Golf Course.
Wilkinson, Carver, Barnes lead WLL flights
Patch Wilkinson of Wilson Country Club and Wedgewood Public Golf Course’s Mary Ann Carver and Eleanor Barnes carded the low gross score in their respective flights in the October outing of the … more
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Lily McGloughon (5) scores the first goal for the WYSA ’07 Explosion in against NCFC Gold in this N.C. Youth Soccer U13 Girls Second Division East play Sept. 22 at Middle Creek Complex in Holly Springs. The match ended in a 2-2 draw.
WYSA ROUNDUP: ‘06 Explosion picks up 2 wins, tie in Piedmont Conference play
The Wilson Youth Soccer Association ‘06 Explosion U11 Girls picked up two shutout wins and a draw over the past two weekends of play in the U.S. Youth Soccer National League’s Piedmont … more
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Lake Wilson 12Us get pair of victories
The Lake Wilson Tennis Club 12U Otters posted a pair of victories in fall United States Tennis Association Downeast Junior Team Tennis play during the month of September, defeating representatives … more
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The action is fast and furious in Wilson Parks and Recreation Department’s youth soccer leagues Saturday, Sept. 28, at Gillette Soccer Complex.
Wilson Recreation Department Glance
Youth soccer  RESULTS Matches from Sept. 23-27   Boys Ages 5-6 Fire 6 – Bears 8: Fire- Garret Taylor 5, Austin Selfe 1; Bears- Johnny Gomez 5, Maysen Leon 2, Khyell … more
With time running out and the sno-cone vehicle on the scene, 14-year-old Asia Ruffin hooked a final bream in the Carolina Fishers of Men Inshore Trail-sponsored Kids Day at the Pond outing last Saturday.
Fishers of Men outing remains a hit
Avery Roberts and Josiah Lewin reign as the overall champions in the annual Carolina Fishers of Men Inshore Trail’s Kids Day on the Pond outing last Saturday at the Walston family pond in … more
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Bill Howard
Blazing new hunting trails
I enjoy looking back at the history of hunting in North America. I find the stories entertaining, enriching and enlightening. Many people have heard how President Theodore Roosevelt pioneered the … more
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Buckhorn Reservoir Regatta begins Friday
The 15th annual Buckhorn Reservoir Regatta makes its return to Wilson with a three-day showing at Buckhorn Lake beginning Friday and running through Sunday. Admission is free. Outboard powerboat … more
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3rd annual “Gold Rush” charity game set for Saturday
The third annual “Gold Rush” charity basketball game, featuring top eastern North Carolina high school basketball seniors and cancer survivors, will be held Saturday at Fike High from 5 … more
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Former Wilson County high school principals, from left, Jimmy Tillman, Bob Pope and Bill Williamson get ready for a round of golf shortly before their retirements in 2006. Tillman, now Wilson County Schools athletic director, will be the subject of a roast Oct. 29 at Wedgewood to benefit the North Carolina Baseball Museum, with Pope and Williamson among the roasters for the evening. Keith Barnes | Times
Tillman to be roasted in North Carolina Baseball Museum benefit Oct. 29
In his career of more than 40 years as a teacher, coach and administrator, Jimmy Tillman no doubt has faced tough, if not downright hostile, crowds. Those experiences will serve him well as the … more
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Bill Howard
Red flag laws need the red flag
According to Forbes.com, on Sept. 5, the Department of Justice requested from Apple and Google the names, phone numbers and IP addresses of at least 10,000 individuals who have downloaded and used an … more
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Sidney Graybeal of the WYSA ’06 Explosion U14 Girls team takes a penalty kick during a match last weekend at Gillette Soccer Complex.
WYSA ROUNDUP: ‘03 Explosion girls go 2-0 to start Fall Classic League
The Wilson Youth Soccer Association ‘03 Explosion notched its first wins of the North Carolina Youth Soccer Association Fall Classic League last weekend. The Explosion blanked North Carolina … more
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Wilson Recreation Department Scores
Youth Soccer  RESULTS Games from Sept. 14 Boys Ages 5-6 Eagles 4 – Coyotes 7: Eagles- Javier Ramirez 2, Yassin Ramandan 1, Simon Larkin 1; Coyotes- Aiden Ellis 6, Oliver … more
Doug Barnes won his fourth straight Legends division crown in the Wilson County Amateur Championship after two rounds in the 70s at Wedgewood on Saturday and Sunday.
Barnes the only repeat winner at Wilson County Amateur Championship
Veteran Wilson County golfer Doug Barnes found himself the occupant of a lonesome category following the completion of the 41st annual H.W. Weatherford Memorial/Wilson County Amateur Championship … more
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Mark Whitley is congratulated by David Lee, back to the camera, and runner-up Stephen Abrams after defeating Abrams and Lee in a playoff to win his first Wilson County Amateur men's golf championship at Wedgewood Public Golf Course on Sunday afternoon.
Extra holes necessary
After few poor decisions  and simply scintillating golf for two days or 36 holes, playoff mistakes were prominent in proclaiming the men’s champion for the 41st annaul H.W. Weatherford … more
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