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'I was blindsided': Former Topsail basketball coach, bus driver speaks out after sudden firing
Another Topsail High School coach has been removed from his position as Melvin London, who students and parents knew as coach June, was fired Wednesday, Pender County Schools confirmed. London, who has coached youth sports for more than three decades, became the varsity boys basketball coach at the school in 2023 but has spent 12 years at Topsail, all of which included his role as a bus driver. ...
Wallace-Rose Hill wins five-set thriller, improves to 5-0
TEACHEY – The Wallace-Rose Hills Bulldogs came back from a two sets to one deficit to defeat the Heide Trask Titans 20-25, 26-24, 19-25, 26-24, 15-11 on Aug. 27. The Bulldogs came into the match against the Titans with a record of 4-0, and in those four matches, they had only dropped one set and that was to the Titans themselves when they faced on Aug. 12 in what was the opening match for both teams. Wallace-Rose Hill head coach Kevin Williams said that, after...
Soccer Recap: Northwest Guilford Wins Going Away Against Oak Grove
Northwest Guilford put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Oak Grove Grizzlies as the Northwest Guilford Vikings made off with a 10-1 win. Fans of the Vikings have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a 3+ goal blowout.
Soccer Recap: Wallace-Rose Hill Extends Road Winning Streak to Three
Wallace-Rose Hill put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They won by a goal and slipped past the White Oak Vikings 4-3. It was an even better day for Alex Zepeda as he scored three goals for his team. Wallace-Rose Hill's victory was...
Soccer Game Recap: Pender Takes a Loss
After flying high against Jones last Wednesday, Pender came back down to earth. The Pender Patriots fell just short of the Richlands Wildcats by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 29th).
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