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YMCA's gymnastics program sees success at state championship level
The Harrison Family YMCA’s gymnastics program recently took 23 gymnasts to the N.C. Gymnastics State Championship held in Greensboro. The program features recreational and competitive gymnastics offerings and is dedicated to fostering athletic ability, social development and interpersonal skills through fun and positive activities. The Y’s competitive gymnastics team emphasizes the value of hard work, excellence and spirited competition. This year-round program offers gymnasts the opportunity to compete against other...
Times’ sports coverage earns high marks
Just wanted to put in a great word for the way y’all handle local sports reporting. My kids are long gone and didn’t play sports at Hunt (but they were in chorus), and the grandkids are up outside Chicago and they do golf and baseball and football. I’m sure there’d be a description of their doings in the Times, and […] The post Times’ sports coverage earns high marks first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Tobs top Marlins 3-1 in season debut
With more Barton College players than any other institution on the opening roster for the Wilson Tobs, the summer collegiate team relied heavily on some of those Bulldogs in a 3-1 season-opening win over the Morehead City Marlins on Thursday night at Fleming Stadium. Five of the six Barton players saw action, including starting pitcher Tanner Halvorson, who played for […] The post Tobs top Marlins 3-1 in season debut first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Rampants end Fike run in 3rd round, 1-0
Remarkable high school athletic careers ended for the senior pair of Erin Pope and Mallory Jenkins on the Fike High pitch Tuesday evening. They were joined by Ainsley Cato and Caroline Adkins, super athletes as well, in forming the 2024 senior soccer crop. Pope and Jenkins couldn’t control the tears — and with good reason. The farewell for the four […] The post Rampants end Fike run in 3rd round, 1-0 first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Middle schoolers get ‘First Tee’ with PGA Tour program
Students from each Wilson County middle school got to take a swing at learning foundational skills of golf at Willow Springs Golf Course on Thursday morning. Wilson County Schools implemented the first PGA Tour First Tee Program through a $50,000 grant from the Healthcare Foundation of Wilson. Students switched between two stations, a putting green and a driving range, learning […] The post Middle schoolers get ‘First Tee’ with PGA Tour program first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Farris & Thomas Law Student-Athlete of the Week: Faith Jones, Community Christian School
Faith Jones was a solid contributor to her varsity volleyball and girls soccer teams for Community Christian School this year, making her this week’s Farris & Thomas Law Student-Athlete of the Week. Faith, who was saluted as the CCS Female Athlete of the Year last week, earned Mid-Atlantic Christian Athletic Association All-North Region honors and the team Defensive Player of […] The post Farris & Thomas Law Student-Athlete of the Week: Faith Jones, Community Christian School first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Warriors survive Dixon, 3rd round on walk-off PK
The Hunt High girls soccer team, boosted by timely words of motivation from head coach Richard Frazier, needed 109 minutes and 18 seconds (80 minutes of regulation, two 10-minute overtimes, a five-minute overtime and four minutes and 18 seconds into the second five-minute overtime) a 29-10 margin in shots, two hours, 35 minutes, an anxiety-filled evening and an unexpected match-ending […] The post Warriors survive Dixon, 3rd round on walk-off PK first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Pope looks for 2 state titles in final meet
Erin Pope’s foray into running for her senior year at Fike High has already paid off major dividends for the Golden Demons soccer star who will play that sport at Lenoir-Rhyne University this fall. However, Pope’s legendary running career will add another final chapter Monday as she guns for not one, but two state titles at the NCHSAA 3-A track […] The post Pope looks for 2 state titles in final meet first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
SWE enshrines 3 more in athletic hall of fame
PINETOPS — A trio of SouthWest Edgecombe High athletic stars from the early 2000s were added to the list of Cougar legends in the school’s 16th athletic hall of fame induction Monday, May 20, in the school cafeteria. Linwan Euwell, who was The Wilson Daily Times Athlete of the Year in 2006 before playing football at the University of North […] The post SWE enshrines 3 more in athletic hall of fame first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Area Calendar, May 21-22, 2024
Tuesday, May 21 High School Baseball NCHSAA 2-A playoffs, semifinals game 1 — Whiteville at Greene Central, 7 p.m. High School Girls Soccer NCHSAA 3-A playoffs, third round — Rose at Fike, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 22 No events scheduled. The post Area Calendar, May 21-22, 2024 first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
HALL OF FAME: SouthWest Edgecombe welcomes three new members
SouthWest Edgecombe High School welcomed three new members to its Athletic Hall of Fame during the school’s athletic awards banquet on Monday. Bobby Hawkins, Linwan Euwell and Allen Letchworth were inducted into the HOF Class of 2025 by current SWE athletic director Carter Varnell and retired athletic director Sandra Langley. Hawkins graduated from SWE in 2003. He played baseball all four years and basketball his junior and senior seasons with...
Freedom Christian softball completes perfect season with fourth NCISAA state title
ROCKY MOUNT - The Freedom Christian softball team is the NCISAA Division III champion for the fourth time and has made history after going 25-0 for the program’s first undefeated season. How it happened ...
Demons denied NCHSAA 3-A crown by South Point in thriller
BURLINGTON — “We were right there,” said Fike High boys tennis head coach Lee Matthews, before repeating himself softly. “We were right there.” The Golden Demons, making their first appearance in the NCHSAA 3-A dual-team championship, were indeed right there Monday morning at Burlington Tennis Center. Fike, the East Regional champion, trailed West king Belmont South Point 4-2 after singles […] The post Demons denied NCHSAA 3-A crown by South Point in thriller first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
ALL-BIG EAST BASEBALL 2024: NC's Lewis, NN's Keefe earn conference honors
A player and coach from Twin Counties high schools have been awarded special honors as part of the annual Big East 2A/3A Conference all-conference selections for the 2024 season. Colby Lewis from Nash Central was named the league’s pitcher of the year, while Northern Nash’s Joey Keefe earned co-coach of the year honors with Bunn’s Patrick Warren. Lewis, a senior right-hander, went 6-3 overall with a sparkling 0.68 earned-run average...
Tobs get jump on Memorial Day with Thursday opener
With a much earlier start to the season than usual and a new rival team less than an hour away, the Wilson Tobs begin their 28th season as a perennial contender in the summer collegiate baseball Coastal Plain League still seeking their first Petitt Cup championship. The Tobs will play four exhibition games this season, including one June 27 against […] The post Tobs get jump on Memorial Day with Thursday opener first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Hunt’s Frazier celebrated after nerve-wracking 100th win
Minutes following a drama-packed 3-2 victory on a walk-off penalty kick against Dixon on the Hunt High pitch Monday evening, sizable, brilliant blue balloons were hoisted high into the air and formed the number 100. What in the world? This was the manner Warriors players and their parents chose to recognize head coach Richard Frazier for his 100th coaching victory […] The post Hunt’s Frazier celebrated after nerve-wracking 100th win first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
NC boys earn top-five finishes in NCHSAA Class 2A Track Championships
The Nash Central High School boys track team compiled several top-five finishes in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 2A Track and Field Championships on Friday at Marcus T. Johnson Track/North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro. Nash Central’s top finishes came from Aaron Brown (third in the 1,600 and fourth in the 3,200) and the 3,200-meter relay team (Jaaziah Jones, Brown, Jeremiah Jones and Trevor Rountree), which was third overall. ...
Sound Rivers launches seventh year of Swim Guide
For outdoor enthusiasts looking for safe spots to swim this summer, an environmental nonprofit organization has it covered. Sound Rivers is offering a comprehensive Swim Guide, a public service that is returning for a seventh year this Memorial Day weekend. The organization on Friday will launch the summer-long public service that lets people know where it’s safe to swim in local waterways, from the Piedmont to the Pamlico Sound. ...
WPA girls looking for another high finish in 1-A championships
With just six team members, the Wilson Prep girls track and field team has defied the odds by finishing second in the Tigers’ last two meets — the 1-A Tar-Roanoke Athletic Conference championships and the NCHSAA 1-A East Regional meet at Wilson Prep last Saturday. Can the Tigers do it again? With some potential big points producers carrying the load, […] The post WPA girls looking for another high finish in 1-A championships first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
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