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Wilson scorches Newport 12-1 in NCLL Ages 7-8 opening round
The Wilson City Little League Ages 7-8 team still had some leftover Fourth of July fireworks in its bats Friday in the first round of the North Carolina Little League Ages 7-8 tournament at Gillette Baseball Complex. Wilson, the District 6 champion, bombarded Newport 12-1 in a Pool C game halted after four-and-a-half innings due to the mercy rule. Wilson […] The post Wilson scorches Newport 12-1 in NCLL Ages 7-8 opening round first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Doug Coltrane is ready to return to BKFC win column
The heavy-handed Smithfield, NC product has spent enough time dwelling on his most recent fight – a second-round stoppage loss to David Mundell for the BKFC World Middleweight Championship in the Main Event of BKFC 53. “You’ve got to keep moving forward, but I took a lot away from...
Barton’s Gorman switches hats for Little League postseason
Two Wilson City Little League all-star teams will have the homefield advantage this weekend with North Carolina Little League Baseball Ages 7-8 and Ages 8-9 state championship tournaments being played at Gillette Baseball Complex. The Ages 7-8 tournament with 12 teams in three pools starts Friday with six games and continues through Saturday with each team playing four games total. […] The post Barton’s Gorman switches hats for Little League postseason first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
The SPOT sports complex will serve community
The SPOT is getting closer to its 10-acre sports complex on Wooten Boulevard behind Fred’s Food Club. Matt Edwards, executive director of The SPOT, which stands for Sharing Positive Outcomes Together, said he’s hopeful the new athletic complex will be completed late 2024 or into 2025. Construction hasn’t started yet. The complex, he said, is an expansion of the youth […] The post The SPOT sports complex will serve community first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Corinth Holders' new football coach is former Beddingfield, Person leader Carl Smtth
Corinth Holders High School has filled its head football coach role a month and a half before the 2024 season. The hiring will create an additional head coaching opening as well. The Pirates have picked Carl Smith Jr. to take over the program, according to the athletic department's X account....
NC Baseball Museum packed with state’s heritage
This story appears in the summer issue of Wilsonian. Baseball means more in North Carolina, and one place immortalizes that greater than any other is the N.C. Baseball Museum. The museum is connected to historic Fleming Stadium, which has seen a storied history of its own, from an Elvis Presley concert to a Negro League game where a team full […] The post NC Baseball Museum packed with state’s heritage first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Tobs ‘split’ with Peppers on Fourth
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. — Despite not playing at Fleming Stadium on a Thursday night, the Wilson Tobs at least were able to end their losing streak — sort of — in a Fourth of July mini-doubleheader against the Tri-City Chili Peppers in their Shepherd Stadium. Wilson closed out the Chili Peppers, 4-1, in the resumption of the teams’ suspended game […] The post Tobs ‘split’ with Peppers on Fourth first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Tobs’ skid deepens at Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — The Wilson Tobs have hit the doldrums, listlessly foundering amid a losing streak that reached five scheduled games Friday with an 11-5 loss to the host Martinsville Marlins. The loss, the Tobs’ fifth of the week that includes a 4-1 win over the Tri-City Chili Peppers that started Sunday and was completed Thursday, left Wilson 5-5 and […] The post Tobs’ skid deepens at Martinsville first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Post 13 can’t keep up with Pitt Co. in game 3 slugfest
WINTERVILLE — The Wilson Post 13 baseball team got off to a great start in game 4 of the North Carolina American Legion Area I East Division semifinals series on the South Central High diamond Thursday night — but Pitt County Post 39 got off to an even better start in a 13-10 victory to take a 2-1 series lead. […] The post Post 13 can’t keep up with Pitt Co. in game 3 slugfest first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Pitt County ends Post 13 season with game 4 rout
Playing a game 5 Saturday was not on the list of things to do for the Pitt County American Legion baseball team. Wilson suffered the consequences with a season-ending 10-1 defeat in game 4 in the semifinals of the Area I East Division playoffs in Fleming Stadium on Friday night. Because of the 97-degree temperature, the game’s starting time was […] The post Pitt County ends Post 13 season with game 4 rout first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Area Calendar, July 5-6, 2024
Friday, July 5 American Legion Baseball Area I East Division playoffs, game 4 — Pitt County Post 39 at Wilson Post 13, 7 p.m. Summer Collegiate Baseball Wilson Tobs at Martinsville Mustangs, 7 p.m. Saturday, July 6 American Legion Baseball Area I East Division playoffs, game 5, if necessary — Wilson Post 13 at Pitt County Post 39 (Pitt Community […] The post Area Calendar, July 5-6, 2024 first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Soccer Box 2015 Girls headed to US Youth Futsal nationals
Futsal, the fast-paced indoor variation of soccer, is largely used as a means for skill development in young soccer players — but don’t tell that to the teams headed to the Kansas City, Missouri, area this weekend for the U.S. Youth Futsal National Championships. One of those teams competing for an age-group national title is from Wilson, the Soccer Box […] The post Soccer Box 2015 Girls headed to US Youth Futsal nationals first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Post 13 evens series by blanking Pitt Co. 3-0
It ain’t over! The Wilson American Legion baseball team will be back in action in Fleming Stadium on Friday night. That’s because Post 13 forced at least a game 4 in the best-of-five semifinals in the Area I East Division playoffs with a staggering turnaround 3-0 victory against No. 2 seeded Pitt County on Wednesday night to even the series […] The post Post 13 evens series by blanking Pitt Co. 3-0 first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Marlins squeeze past Tobs in 11 innings
MOREHEAD CITY — The Morehead City Marlin scored in each of their last three turns at bat to push past the Wilson Tobs for a 6-5 Coastal Plain League victory in 11 innings Wednesday evening at Big Rock Stadium. Left fielder Keenan Taylor ripped a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie the score at […] The post Marlins squeeze past Tobs in 11 innings first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Carolina Mudcats take series over Lynchburg
The Carolina Mudcats played a six-game series against the Lynchburg Hillcats from June 25-26. The series ended in a 3-3 tie, a common trend for the 2024 Mudcats. Game one Cooper Pratt kicked off the scoring for the Mudcats with a two-RBI grounder to center field. On the following at-bat, Daniel Guilarte hit an RBI double to send home Yophery […] The post Carolina Mudcats take series over Lynchburg first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
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