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Lady Chargers hold off Lady Knights
The fourth quarter was the only one that mattered in the end.
Playing at Greenfield on Monday night, the Wilson Christian girls basketball team and the Lady Knights both led a pair of quarters and …
Bailey delighted to be a Demon Deacon
In three-plus seasons at Greenfield School, Dji Bailey has already left a mark on the Knights basketball program. The 6-foot-5 senior guard added to his legacy as he joined an elite fraternity last …
Unknowns surround Fike basketball teams entering 2019-20 season
In several respects, both Fike High varsity basketball teams will be stepping into a world of unknowns in the 2019-20 season.
The boys, under the direction of veteran head coach Brent Secrest, …
BETWEEN FRIDAYS NOTEBOOK
Hutcherson the big wheel in Bruins’ playoff win Friday
Even for a team sport like football, it’s hard to deny just how big the individual contributions of senior running back Jalil Hutcherson were for the Beddingfield High varsity football team in …
Week 13's Finest
OCTAVIUS CARPENTER, Fike — In his final career game, the senior showed no wish for his football days to end in a 49-20 loss to Fayetteville Terry Sanford. With Fike receiving the opening …
UNC NOTEBOOK
Tar Heels riding Anthony’s production early
“He’s the best point guard I’ve ever been around. Plain and simple. Period. The end.” UNC assistant coach and 12-year NBA veteran Hubert Davis had high praise for Cole Anthony …
North Johnston prepping for challenging EPC slate
KENLY — With just eight players on the team, the North Johnston High varsity girls basketball team will live and die by how the Lady Panthers can work together to replace the production lost …
Area Calendar, Nov. 19-20
Tuesday, November 19
College Women’s Volleyball
Conference Carolinas tournament, quarterfinals — Barton at Emmanuel, 6:30 p.m.
High School Varsity Boys …
Even with state 4-A championships from the previous two seasons and nine victories in the 1969 regular season to their credit, the … Read More
Fike High head football coach Henry Trevathan made sure to point out late in the 1969 season that the games kept getting harder and … Read More
In the eighth game of the 1969 varsity football season, Fike High was finally tested for the for the first time by a stubborn … Read More
Student-athlete of the week
Farris & Thomas Law Attorneys Student-Athlete of the Week: Oc Bolt, Fike High
Oc Bolt’s stellar defensive play helped his Fike High varsity boys soccer team win a pair of state playoff games last week, making him this week’s Farris & Thomas Law Attorneys …
Football Forecast
Football Forecast
The playoffs are here, which means the Forecast soldiers on until all area teams are done.
Guess Who?
Guess Who?
“Guess Who?” is a weekly photo feature from The Wilson Times sports photo archives that will run each week in the Times sports section. If you know or would like to guess who is in the photo, …
AREA ROUNDUP: Knights hold off Henderson Collegiate in Phenom Hoops finale
RALEIGH — After seeing its 24-game winning streak come to an end Friday night, the Greenfield School varsity boys basketball team got back in the win column Saturday with a 71-70 win over …
Area Calendar, Nov. 18-19
Monday, November 18
High School Varsity Girls Basketball
Wilson Christian at Greenfield, 7:30 p.m.
High School Wrestling
Southern Nash, Southern Wayne at Bunn, 6 …
Bruins set up date with Clinton, rout Buccaneers 41-14
YANCEYVILLE — A two-hour drive northwest to Bartlett Yancey was well worth the bus window time for the Beddingfield High football program on Friday night.
Spurred by a four-touchdown, …
Joyner shines, but Warriors humbled in return to playoffs
MEBANE — Sophomore Hunt High running back C.J. Joyner has never performed more impressively since donning a varsity football uniform his freshman season.
Still, his milestone performance …
Stepping away from the grind
Leonard Baker wasn’t fully prepared to embrace retirement as athletic director at Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf.
But the task of keeping a struggling program afloat, coupled …
AREA ROUNDUP: Tigers blitz Bethel Christian 75-25
ERWIN —Juniors Eric Wynn and Devyn Bullock each finished with double-doubles, and the Wilson Preparatory Academy varsity boys basketball team dominated its way into the championship round of …
MIDDLE SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Cyclones conquer Patriots in first game
Jake Farmer had 12 points and Cale Pittman added 10 to send the Community Christian School boys basketball team to a 34-26 win over Faith Christian of Rocky Mount at Peace Church on Friday …
It's the time of the season for changing seasons as the boys downshift seamlessly between football playoffs and the start of basketball.
Lady Bulldogs shut down ECSU 65-54
It took the entirety of the first quarter, but the Barton College women’s basketball team found a way to siphon off Elizabeth City State’s primary mode of attack during Saturday’s …
Bulldogs top VSU to go 2-0 in Pickle Classic
MOUNT OLIVE — Led by its senior trio of Michael Boykin, Isaiah Buck-Lowman and Jeff Gordon, the Barton College men’s basketball team outlasted Virginia State 88-78 in the final day of the …
Community Sports
Bill would give tax breaks on donated meat
Earlier this year there was a bill proposed to the state legislature of North Carolina. As with most bills that don’t involve which bathroom you have to use, very few have heard about it. …
WYSA ROUNDUP: ‘06 Explosion finishes Piedmont Conference play with 2 wins
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Wilson Youth Soccer Association ‘06 Explosion finished its second season in the U.S. Youth Soccer National League Piedmont Conference’s U14 Girls Premier …
Pro Sports
The education of Coby White
CHARLOTTE — One day at an undetermined point in the future, Coby White will have the basketball in his hands as the Chicago Bulls attempt to win a game in the closing stages.
That just …
College Notebooks
Duke Notebook
No. 2 Blue Devils testing out early lineup combos
DURHAM — Duke’s third starting lineup three games into the basketball season resulted in Tuesday’s 105-57 romp over Central Arkansas, but head coach Mike Krzyzewski cautioned not to …
ECU Notebook
Snead coming up big for Pirates
Tyler Snead can pretty much guarantee he will be the smallest man on the football field each time he laces up his cleats on game day. But that size hasn’t stopped him from becoming one of …
NC State Notebook
Bates fills role for Wolfpack
In the past two seasons under Kevin Keatts, N.C. State has played the type of defense that lends itself to allowing high-shooting percentages from the opposition. The Wolfpack may have finally …
UNC Notebook
Anthony lives up to hype for Tar Heels
If you thought the preseason hype for freshman superstar Cole Anthony might be too much to live up to, Anthony has only worn the blue of Carolina for two games and he’s already accomplished …
