8+ hour, 4+ min ago  (312+ words) After using the NCAA transfer portal the last few seasons to sort of fill in cracks and shore up roster deficiencies for the Barton College football program, head coach Chip Hester had to just about rebuild from the ground up…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1049+ words) After launching the season with seven losses, the Charles B. Aycock High varsity baseball team, since cracking the win column, has demonstrated the intent to deal only with winning outcomes. The host Fike High squad became the Golden Falcons fourth straight…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (677+ words) On April 14, Wilson will make history. For the first time in decades, professional baseball returns to our city " not to a suburb, not to a neighboring county, but here, in downtown Wilson, in a brand-new $69 million stadium built with the…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (268+ words) Seeding, records in parentheses (14) Columbia 43, (19) Sallie B. Howard 27 (2) Wilson Prep 80, (18) Rocky Mount Prep 13 (2) Wilson Prep 78, (7) Washington County 59 (2) Wilson Prep 73, (4) Vance Charter 41 (2) Wilson Prep (25-3) vs. (1) Falls Lake Charter (19-2), noon (19) Beddingfield 50, (14) Ayden-Grifton 41 (3) James Kenan 59, (19) Beddingfield 31 (5) Greene Central 50, (12) Martin County 47 4) Northwood 51, (5) Greene Central 37 (11) Ledford…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (322+ words) I read a recent quote by author Brianna West that said, "I no longer need the armor; my softness is the strongest part of me." I've thought about this for a few days and how I could make it relate…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (783+ words) RALEIGH'Just when it looked like North Carolina State had turned its men's basketball season around, that optimism came crashing down Saturday afternoon, Jan. 17, at the Lenovo Center. A month ago, Wolfpack head coach Will Wade bemoaned his team's play after…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (506+ words) FUQUAY-VARINA'Defense was the ticket to first place for the Wilson Christian varsity boys basketball team Friday night, Jan. 16, as the Chargers shut down host Hilltop Christian 51-35. The win left the visiting Chargers, now 7-10 overall, alone in first place in the…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (250+ words) Elm City Middle capped a three-win week in boys basketball with a 45-42 victory Thursday, Jan. 15, at Forest Hills. The Vikings, now 6-2 in Tricounties Athletic Conference, coasted 56-38 at Phillips Middle in Rocky Mount on Wednesday after rallying past Southern Nash 33-28 at…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (322+ words) Barton College struggled to find offensive rhythm and could not recover from a decisive third-quarter surge as visiting Francis Marion took a 67-42 victory Tuesday night, Jan. 13, in a Conference Carolinas women's basketball game at Wilson Gymnasium. Barton slipped to 8-7 overall…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1319+ words) STANHOPE " Fike High brought the fire brigade to extinguish whatever offensive sparks the host Southern Nash Firebirds hoped to ignite in Tuesday night's 5-A/6-A Big East Conference varsity boys basketball battle. Fike pushed its overall record to 8-4 as it…...