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Tobs rally to top Pilots in 10
The Wilson Tobs gave the few fans that were allowed into Fleming Stadium a happy ending Sunday with a 7-6 walk-off victory over the Peninsula Pilots in 10 innings.
It was the second straight night …
Tobs get their ‘Dues’ to snap skid
HAMPTON, Va. — A three-run home run in the ninth inning for the second straight night proved to be good enough to get the win for the Wilson Tobs in Saturday’s Coastal Plain League …
TODAY IN TIMES SPORTS HISTORY
Pitt Co. eliminates Wilson
A year after winning the Area I championship, the Wilson American Legion baseball team failed to get past the Eastern Division semifinals as Pitt County Post 39 swept the best-of-three …
Student-athlete of the week
Farris & Thomas Law Attorneys Student-Athlete of the Week: Reece Nelson, Fike High
Fike High senior Reece Nelson is the Farris & Thomas Law Attorneys Student-Athlete of the Week.
Reece played four sports at Fike but was twice named to the 3-A Big East Conference …
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, …
NCHSAA debunks rumors, holds the line in Wednesday briefing
Should the North Carolina High School Athletic Association ultimately decide to move its fall sports calendar to the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it won’t be done solely at the behest …
Wilson County Schools moves start of fall conditioning to July 13
The opening of fall sports workouts in Wilson County Schools has been delayed one week, from July 6 to July 13.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Carolina High School Athletic …
Quite a recruiting haul: UNCP lands state champs Bancroft, Decatur
The wrestling program at UNC Pembroke stands to benefit greatly from a friendship forged years ago between Aaron Bancroft and Christian Decatur.
The recent graduates of Fike and C.B. …
Jackson the right man for Hunt
The memories are still as clear as a bell for me, nearly 40 years later.
I will never forget watching No. 20 in the white jersey for Hunt High shred Fike for four touchdowns (on his 17th birthday, …
TODAY IN TIMES SPORTS HISTORY
Rising seniors Charlie Vaughan of Fike High and Bobby Hampton of C.B. Aycock were two of the 34 players named to the North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association 3-A all-state team. Hampton, the …
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’s Cutcliffe pushes for uniformity in returning to workouts
Four months ago, at the start of the COVID-19 shut down, Duke coach David Cutcliffe cautioned his brethren to think about uniformity. He was concerned about schools and coaches seeking a competitive …
Tobs’ rally not enough to avoid second straight loss to Pilots
Shaky defense and a dormant offense, at least until the last inning, proved to be the right formula for the first losing streak of the 2020 Coastal Plain League season for the Wilson Tobs.
The …
Pirates extend Godwin through 2025 season
East Carolina strengthened its commitment to head baseball coach Cliff Godwin on Thursday, extending the Greene Central High product’s contract through the conclusion of the 2025 …
Community Sports
Despite bullpen, tumultuous first inning keeps Wilson sputtering
ROCKY MOUNT — Remove the top of the first inning, and Wilson Team Elite finds itself in a totally different position in Friday night’s independent league baseball game versus the Wayne …
Pro Sports
Limited Sportsman race for $1,200 headlines County Line lineup Saturday
A 25-lap Limited Sportsman race with $1,200 for the winner is the featured event as racing returns to County Line Raceway on Saturday, July 11.
Also racing will be Late Model, Super Stock …
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
