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Eastern North Carolina Athletic Officials Association seeking softball umpires
The Eastern North Carolina Officials Association is seeking softball umpires for the 2019 season in both the high school and middle school ranks. Umpires must attend six of seven weekly clincs … more
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You never know who is listening
About 16 or 17 years ago, I was asked by Greenfield School to fill in for Santa Claus at the White’s Lights Christmas Celebration. Since my oldest son, Hunter, was going to preschool at … more
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An idea for a day trip
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore is roughly 70 miles of coastline area amongst several barrier islands in North Carolina. Congress authorized it in 1937 as a first of its kind, and later in 1940, … more
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WCYAA extends hoops sign-ups until Sunday
The Wilson County Youth Athletic Association has extended its winter basketball season registrations to Sunday, Dec. 9. The registration fee is $48 per player.  Divisions are ages 4-6 coed … more
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Pat Foy Brady, center, of Reidsville, with sons Patrick, left, and Sandy, holds up a photo of him with his wife, Lillian, after Pat Foy Brady won the stands beneath a marker erected by the Wilson County Historical Society, signifying his victory at the first North Carolina Amateur Golf Tournament, held at Wilson Country Club (where Willow Springs Country Club is now located) in 1961. Brady returned to the course for the first time since winning the title on Tuesday with his sons Patrick, left, and Sandy Brady.
Golden memories of Wilson for first NC Amateur champion
Recollection faded on occasion for 83-year-old Pat Foy Brady as he reminisced — with assistance from his sons Patrick and Sandy — over his accomplished amateur golf career. But he … more
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Minta Brice of Wake FC Speed dribbles during the N.C. Youth Soccer Association Kepner Cup 16U Girls championship match against Charlotte Soccer Association Matthews/MH King on Nov. 11 at Gillette Soccer Complex. The facility hosted the N.C. Youth Soccer state championships and Kepner Cup championships and is set to host, along with the Rocky Mount Sports Complex, the U.S. Youth Soccer National League season openers the next two weekends, starting Thursday, Nov. 29, with the Girls Ages 16U-19U Fall Showcase.
Busy weekend looms as National League soccer returns for 10th straight year
It’s that time of year again when the pristine fields of Gillette Soccer Complex fill up with youth soccer players from … more
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Buffalo squirrels do not go hush in the night
I was reading a social media post from a friend of mine that lives in Michigan this weekend about a buffalo squirrel making all kinds of noises. I had never heard of a buffalo squirrel, so I had to … more
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Members of the New Hope Elementary Girls on the Run running team, from left, Ava Dunn, Sophia Foula and Kaitlyn Wilson pose after participating in the Wilson Family YMCA’s 15th annual Robin Run 5K and One Mile Fun Run on Nov. 10, starting at First Presbyterian Church.
Robles first in Wilson Family YMCA's 15th annual Robin Run 5K
Amando Robles was the first overall finisher in the Wilson Family YMCA’s 15th annual Robin Run 5K and One Mile Fun Run on Saturday, Nov. 10. Robles, a junior at Fike High, crossed the finish … more
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Forming the winning twosomes in Wilson County Club’s final 2018 Ladies Golf Association tournament were front from left: Jean Pochis, Susan Powell and Priscilla Brewer. Back: Melba Martin, Wortley Forbes and Charlene Harrison.
Trio of twosomes share WCC top spot
A trio of twosomes posted a net score of 3-under-par 69 to deadlock for the top spot in Wilson Country Club’s recent and final Ladies Golf Association tournament of 2018. Sharing the victory … more
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AREA BRIEFS: SPOT hoops registration ends Tuesday
Registration for The SPOT’s East Carolina Elite Basketball ages 8-13 youth league ends Tuesday. Registration is $30 per player and can be done online at www.thewilsonspot.org. There will … more
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More changes for duck hunters
Big changes are coming next season for the avid waterfowl hunters. However, we don’t know quite what those changes are just yet. Or do we? I have often stated that duck hunting is one of the … more
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Wilson fisherman Scott Irby landed this blackfin tuna, weighing 26.7 pounds, during a trip earlier this week to the East Rock, east side of Cape Lookout shoals in 70-degree temperatures and water 70 feet deep. Irby was joined by Ashley Narron, Larry Lane, John Wooten and Billy Clark aboard his boat, “Reel Deal.” The tuna was hooked with a dead cigar minnow on a blue head pearl. Irby used a Mac-a-Hoo rig, 20-pound mono line and a Shimano Speedmaster reel. The state record for a blackfin tuna is 40 pounds and Irby’s catch was of citation size.
‘Reel Deal’ catch
Wilson fisherman Scott Irby landed this blackfin tuna, weighing 26.7 pounds, during a trip earlier this week to the East Rock, east side of Cape Lookout shoals in 70-degree temperatures and water 70 … more
WCYAA basketball registration will continue until Dec. 2
Registration is now underway for the 2019 Wilson County Youth Athletic Association basketball season and will run through Dec. 2. Players may register online at www.wcyaa.org, at Trophies by … more
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The winning low gross team at the Wedgewood Four-Lady Superball golf tournament, held Oct. 16 at Wedgewood Public Golf Course, was, from left, Mary Ann Sutton, Jeanette Sasser, Lindsey Burton and Linda Watson.
Wedgewood tournament an ‘absolute success’
Wedgewood Public Golf Course golfers turned in stellar performances in the annual Wedgewood Four-Ladies Tournament contested last Saturday over the par-72 Wedgewood layout. The Wedgewood foursome … more
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Wilkinson, Brewer claim WCC titles
Patch Wilkinson and Priscilla Brewer added to their county laurels with home-course supremacy recently in the annual Women’s Club Championship at Wilson Country Club. Wilkinson … more
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Explosion U12 girls garner pair of league victories
The Wilson Youth Soccer Association Explosion Ladies ages U12 girls compiled a pair of wins Oct. 13-14 against North Carolina Youth Soccer Association foes Wake Futbol Club and Fayetteville … more
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Wilson Recreation Department Glance
Youth soccer  RESULTS Games from Oct. 8-15 Boys Ages 5-6 Bears 4, Sharks 6: Scorers: Bears- Suliman Moharam 1, Jonah Williams 2, Bryson Philpott 1; Sharks- Benjamin Darden 5, Wood … more
Fencing protecting Pando is seen along State Route 25 at Fish Lake in the Fishlake National Forest in central Utah in this photo from September 2017. The massive aspen grove is still deteriorating despite fencing designed to keep out mule deer that have been blamed for chewing the trees, a new study says.
People get the blame for everything
I am used to seeing stories on how either hunters or humans are to blame for everything from animal extinction to climate change that makes land or water inhabitable for creatures that have survived … more
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Mary Katherine Walston Martin, front row second from right, was on the Raleigh team that captured the USTA Adult 18 & Over 4.5 women's national championship Sunday in Arlington, Texas. Walston Martin, a product of Fike High, won consecutive NCHSAA 3-A doubles championships with Alli Benton in 2001 and 2002.
Walston Martin part of USTA 18&Over 4.5 national champions
ARLINGTON, Texas — Mary Katherine Walston Martin, a 2004 graduate of Fike High and a two-time North Carolina High School Athletic Association doubles champion, was part of a Raleigh-based team … more
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Men's champion Zim Hagan hits his tee shot on No. 18 in Sunday's final round at Willow Springs Country Club as Brandon Godwin, left, and Troy Haynes, members of his foursome, look on.
Hagan seizes first club title in Willow Springs championship debut
The quality of golfers at Willow Springs Country Club improved significantly with the early-August closing of Happy Valley Country Club. One of the golfers shifting from Happy Valley, Zim Hagan, … more
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