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RALEIGH — A game-long comeback attempt by Barton College fell just shy of an extension in the frantic final seconds of Tuesday evening’s men’s basketball game at Shaw University. The NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas Bulldogs, now 5-2, saw their five-game winning streak come to an end with the 79-76 loss after two missed 3-point attempts in the final seven […]

Replenished with an adequate energy supply, the Hunt High varsity boys basketball team turned a close game into a 56-49 nonconference victory against county archrival Beddingfield before a turnout of some 800 spectators Tuesday night, Nov. 26, in the Hunt gym. From a 39-39 tie in the fourth quarter, the Warriors of the 3-A Quad County Conference surged to a […]

Recent improved play on the offensive end for the Barton College women’s basketball team took a step backward Tuesday night, Nov. 26, in a 52-45 loss to USC Aiken at Wilson Gymnasium. The NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas Bulldogs shot a season-worst 29.8% (17 of 57) from the floor and their 16.7% (3 of 18) from 3-point range was the […]

Layup after layup proved more than enough to propel the Hunt High varsity girls basketball team to its first 2024-25 victory with new coach Andrew Alphin at the helm Tuesday evening in the Hunt High gym. The Warriors prevailed 63-21 against struggling, young archrival Beddingfield, which encountered more adversity with an injury that sidelined star senior point guard Pinky Marshall […]

Jordan Hamm continued to be a force on both sides of the line for his Wilson Preparatory Academy football team last Friday, Nov. 22, making him this week’s Farris & Thomas Law Student-Athlete of the Week. Jordan, a sophomore tight end/defensive end, led the Tigers with five catches for 58 yards in their 36-8 victory at home against KIPP Pride […]

I’m currently reading “The Stranger in the Lifeboat” by Mitch Albom. At one point, a character says that “worry is something you create.” “Why would we create worry?” another character asked. “To fill a void.” “A void of what?” “Faith.” I read through this conversation a few times because I believe it to be so true. Is worry not something […]

Champions gonna champion and Times freelance photographer Sheldon Vick made some championship moves toward securing his fifth overall and second straight Football Forecast crown with a 10-2 showing in Week 14 to increase his lead to seven games over flailing Times sports editor Paul Durham, whose 6-6 performance left him hoping for a miracle with just one area team remaining […]

Since starting the football program at Wilson Preparatory Academy two years ago, head coach Phillip Dickens has worked to create newfound traditions for the Tigers to follow. One that Dickens is happy to have brought with him to Wilson Prep from his previous stop on the staff at Wake Forest High is practicing on Thanksgiving Day, an honor reserved for […]

Her passion for and dedication to softball has made Kaylie Love a big part of her Southern Nash High teams’ 61 victories and three 2-A/3-A Big East Conference championships the last three years. The Ladybirds senior shortstop will bring those qualities to her next stop just down the road at North Carolina Wesleyan University after Love signed with the Battling […]

North Johnston High senior Victoria Sasser has been a three-sport athlete during her Lady Panthers career but she will narrow it down to one for her next adventure. Sasser recently signed with Wake Technical Community College of the National Junior College Athletic Association to play softball. The daughter of Angelica Alba and Stacy Sasser said that she chose the Eagles […]