TOP SPORTS STORIES
Players sought for 7-on-7 league this fall
While high school football players twiddle their thumbs in anticipation of a pandemic-delayed season that won’t begin until February, Raleigh Wakefield High football coach James Ward is …
NBA FINALS
LeBron and the Heat, together again
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — LeBron James wants to beat the Miami Heat. The Miami Heat want to beat LeBron James.
These shouldn’t be surprising notions to anyone, not with a title at …
TODAY IN TIMES SPORTS HISTORY
Herb Thomas wins Grand National event
Herb Thomas took the lead on the 31st lap and stayed in front for the remainder of the 100-mile Grand National Late Model Stock Car race at Wilson Speedway.
The Olivia, North Carolina, driver …
Student-athlete of the week
Farris & Thomas Law Attorneys Student-Athlete of the Week: Ryann Jennings, Greenfield School
Ryann Jennings helped her Greenfield School varsity girls tennis team win the first two matches of its season last week, making her this week’s Farris & Thomas Law Attorneys Student-Athlete …
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: WCA clips Liberty in 79th on Mitchell’s goal
The Wilson Christian varsity boys soccer team cracked the code in the nick of time Monday night.
With Durham Liberty Christian committing its defense to playing multiple players behind the ball, …
Track size not as important as building programs
Solutions are always preferable to differences of opinion.
That seems to be the case with the current back-and-forth between the Wilson County Board of Education and Wilson County commissioners on …
JV ROUNDUP: Greenfield sweeps Liberty Christian in CPIC opener
The Greenfield School varsity volleyball team was extended into extra time in both sets Monday, but emerged with a 26-24, 29-27 victory over first-year 1-A/2-A Coastal Plain Independents Conference …
Area Calendar, Sept. 29-30
Tuesday, September 29
High School Varsity Boys Soccer
Wayne Christian at Greenfield, 6 p.m.
High School Varsity Volleyball
Faith Christian at Wilson Christian, 5 p.m.; …
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Former WCA standout Brown rises to new heights By Paul Durham paul@wilsontimes.com | 265-7808 Emily Brown made it to the proverbial mountaintop as a student-athlete at …
TODAY IN TIMES SPORTS HISTORY
Nothing seemed to go wrong for the Atlantic Christian College Bulldogs in their 9-1 men’s soccer victory against visiting Elon College. Allan Daniell, a junior fullback from Wilson, scored …
THE LIFE AND THE TIMES
It's the state championship edition of The Life and Times Podcast as the boys discuss Southern Nash impending title game against Charlotte Catholic as well as a quick overview of what's happened so …
Duke turnovers pave way for loss at Virginia
Duke’s promising season-opening loss to Notre Dame now seems like it was played in an alternative universe. In a COVID-19 Twilight Zone college football season, that’s not unusual, but it …
Generous ECU offense doesn’t keep pace with No. 13 UCF
GREENVILLE — Mike Houston’s quest for his first signature win at East Carolina opened as well as he could have hoped for Saturday afternoon versus No. 13 UCF at Dowdy-Ficklen …
Execution woes doom Wolfpack in loss to Hokies
N.C. State is a young team. Then No. 20 Virginia Tech gave the Wolfpack several lessons Saturday that must be heeded if it is to improve.
Playing their season opener, the host Hokies jumped out …
Community Sports
Wedgewood Ladies Golf Association holds inaugural Member-Member tourney
The Wedgewood Ladies Golf Association held its first Member-Member tournament Wednesday, with 32 participants and 16 teams divided into two flights.
Utilizing a Texas Scramble format, competitions …
Pro Sports
King gets Nov. 7 date for next fight
Perhaps, the wait for Kelvin King to return to the ring won’t be as long as his last.
The Beddingfield High graduate, coming off a first-round TKO of Charleston Pou in August, will put his …
Carlester Crumpler.
Car-les-ter. Crump-ler.
The alliterative rhythm of the name lends to the overall legend of its owner, who … Read More
In the end, it was just like head coach Henry Trevathan said it would for his Fike High Cyclones football team in 1969.
The veteran … Read More
Wedged among the layers that make up the remarkable tale of Fike High School’s three straight state 4-A championships in … Read More
