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Warriors keep living right: Hunt pulls out 75-74 OT thriller over Fike on Keen’s 3
It all came down to how the ball bounced for varsity boys basketball teams from Fike and Hunt in Friday’s rivalry renewal on the Warriors’ floor.
Junior Blaize Keen’s corner …
Quick knockout: Early Hunt 3s lead to romp past Fike
An early bombardment by Hunt High served to stun visiting Fike, leading to a runaway 72-27 3-A Big East Conference varsity girls basketball victory Friday night.
Lady Warriors seniors Bria …
Fike to hold 10th hall-of-fame induction May 2
Four former coaches, including two who were also athletes, are part of the 10th induction class into the Fike High Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, May 2.
Will Flowers, class of 1972, was a …
AREA ROUNDUP: Lady Bruins claim OT classic at SW Edgecombe, 66-59
PINETOPS — While Beddingfield and SouthWest Edgecombe have waged some memorable varsity girls basketball battles over the years, Lady Bruins head coach Debra Pegram appreciates the difficulty …
MIDDLE SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Dean powers Lady Knights past Rocky Mount Academy
Darcy Dean had more than half of her Greenfield School girls basketball team’s points Friday as the Lady Knights defeated Rocky Mount Academy 23-11.
Avery Williams added four points for …
Area Calendar, Jan. 25-26
Saturday, January 25
College Men’s Basketball
Barton at Emmanuel, 4 p.m.
College Women’s Basketball
Barton at Emmanuel, 2 p.m.
College Track …
Mandilaris breaks brother’s kills mark in Barton win
FRANKLIN SPRINGS, Ga. —When Vasilis Mandilaris graduated from Barton College as the men’s volleyball program’s career leader in kills with 1,184, he knew that record wasn’t …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Guess Who?
Firebirds overwhelm Lady Bulldogs
ROXBORO — Falls Lake Academy beat Roxboro Community School by a final score of 71-33 on Jan. 15.
The Firebirds jumped out to a 28-8 lead in the first quarter behind 12 points from leading scorer …
Vikings remain undefeated
STEM — South Granville remained undefeated with a 83-71 win over Granville Central before a packed house on Tuesday. The Vikings posted an 18-0 overall record and stood at 6-0 in conference play. …
Lady Firebirds roast Oxford Prep
CREEDMOOR — The Falls Lake Academy Lady Firebirds defense was on top of its game Jan. 14 in a 63-29 conference win over Oxford Preparatory.
Falls Lake took an early lead with Julia Zupicich …
Firebirds hold off Bulldogs in final minutes
ROXBORO — Even though Roxboro Community School came back from down 77-59 in the fourth quarter and closed the deficit to 77-70 on a Jalen Bailey and-one with 37.3 seconds remaining, Falls Lake held …
Lady Panthers hold off South Granville
STEM — Granville Central took an early lead and managed to hold off South Granville in the late stages of a 56-47 conference win on Tuesday. Granville Central picked up its first win over South …
Community Sports
Balanced Vikings cruise past Warriors
CREEDMOOR — South Granville cruised to a 93-59 win over conference opponent Louisburg in the Jan. 10 tilt.
Balanced scoring headlined the Vikings’ game with four players finishing in double …
Pro Sports
Fresh faces abound for Mudcats
ZEBULON — Eight years into the Carolina Mudcats’ existence as a Carolina League Single-A Advanced franchise, the won-loss numbers aren’t overwhelming.
Two winning records. No …
College Notebooks
Duke Notebook
Jones makes history for Blue Devils at No. 6 pick
Duke quarterback Daniel Jones left school one year early with a number of first-round guarantees from NFL organizations. The gamble paid off, as Jones heard his name called by commissioner Roger …
NC State Notebook
N.C. State will get its first look at the 2019 team when the program hosts its annual Kay Yow Spring Game on Saturday at Carter-Finley Stadium. The intrasquad contest will kick off at 1 …
UNC Notebook
The last week for North Carolina basketball has been about as eventful as an offseason week can get. On Tuesday, the Tar Heels signed Cole Anthony (Oak Hill …
ECU Notebook
New East Carolina head coach Mike Houston didn’t shy away from transparency throughout his first spring with the Pirates. When ECU had a bad practice, like the team’s first day in pads …
