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EMMA FATZAUN, Hunt High School A member of the Lady Warriors cross-country, swimming, track and field and soccer teams, she received the Coaches Award in cross-country. … Finished … more
Fike senior point guard Jaylen Ward signed with William Peace University on Tuesday after averaging 11 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game this season. The senior will receive more $90,000 in academic scholarships throughout his four years.
Fike’s Ward prepared to lead the Pacers of William Peace
Fike senior point guard Jaylen Ward was doing everything right. He was winning games, playing well and had a 3.8 grade-point average, but no college coaches had taken notice. Ward said he was … more
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Greenfield School rising senior Nicholas Sessoms was named the recipient of the school’s J. Christopher Gauss Memorial Scholarship Award for the 2019-20 school year on May 30. Pictured are, from left, Dr. Badie Clark III, Greenfield Class of 1983 and close friend of Christopher Gauss; Bud and Anna Jane Ruffin; Sessoms; Tav and Kim Gauss; Liza and Harry Gauss.
Sessoms earns Gauss Memorial Scholarship from Greenfield for 2019-20
Greenfield School rising senior Nicholas Sessoms was named as the recipient of The J. Christopher Gauss Memorial Scholarship Award at the school’s academic and spring sports assembly May 30. … more
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Wilson Prep graduate Cody Taylor will play basketball for Johnston Community College after signing with the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III program last month.
WPA’s Taylor gets a chance with JCC basketball
Wilson Prep Academy graduate Cody Taylor didn’t catch the eye of many college basketball coaches, but he did catch the attention of Johnston Community College second-year head coach Hollis … more
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SUMMER CAMP BRIEFS: Southern Nash to hold Firebird Basketball Camp on June 17-18
Southern Nash High will host its annual Firebird Basketball Camp on Friday and Saturday, June 17-18, from 6-8 p.m. The camp is for boys and girls who will be in grades 4-8 for next school year. … more
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Wilson Prep graduate Tyronne Whitaker has signed to play basketball at Catawba Valley Community College.
WPA’s Whitaker signs to play at Catawba Valley CC
Wilson Prep graduate Tyronne Whitaker Jr. recently signed to play basketball at Catawba Valley Community College, but he doesn’t plan to be there too long. “My process is one and done, … more
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Hunt junior Tyson Bass, watching a ball leave his bat during a game against Rocky Mount on April 10 at Sid Boyette Field, was named 3-A Big East Conference Player of the Year after leading the Warriors in pitching and hitting this season.
Big East big dogs
A pair of savvy juniors stepped past a group of high-achieving seniors to land the top 2019 3-A Big East Conference baseball awards. Junior pitcher-third baseman Tyson Bass of runner-up Hunt High … more
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Wilson Prep senior Righteous Tomlin recently signed to play basketball at Wake Tech after averaging 18.5 points and 6.6 rebounds per game his senior season.
WPA’s Tomlin finds best fit for himself at Wake Tech
Many athletes choose the best offer available, but Wilson Prep senior Righteous Tomlin preferred the best fit for him when selecting where to continue his basketball life. Tomlin had offers and … more
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ENCSD junior Jeremiah Deans, throwing the shot put at the Scott Jones Memorial Classic on April 15 at Nash Central High, placed third in the event at the NCHSAA 1-A championship meet May 18 in Greensboro.
Hornets’ Deans takes 3rd at state 1-A meet
GREENSBORO — Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf junior Jeremiah Deans placed third in the boys shot put at the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 1-A track and field … more
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Hunt head coach Richard Frazier, directing his team during an April 9 match against Rocky Mount at Gillette Soccer Complex, was named the NCSCA 3-A Region 3 Co-Coach of the Year.
Frazier claims NCSCA 3-A Co-Region Coach of the Year distinction
Two years and a pair of Big East Conference championships make the early body of work from Hunt High varsity girls soccer coach Richard Frazier an enviable collection. In two seasons, Frazier is … more
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Hunt's Sophia Fox (1), battling C.B. Aycock's Brylee Sauls for the ball during the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A playoffs May 7 at Hunt, was named the Big East Conference Offensive Player of the Year.
Hunt sweeps major Big East girls soccer awards
The amount of goals produced by the Hunt High varsity girls soccer team this season was in no way reflective of the amount of pressure the Lady Warriors placed on opposing defenses. With senior … more
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Area calendar, May 28-29
Tuesday, May 28 American Legion Baseball Wilson Post 13 at Farmville Post 151 (Farmville Central High), 7 p.m. more
Hunt's Chris Bates will continue his academic and athletic career at NAIA school St. Andrews University.
Bates’ next challenge is with St. Andrews Knights
Chris Bates isn’t one to back away from a challenge. It’s why the Hunt High senior opted to take a shot at the North Carolina High School Athletic Association ranks in his final season … more
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Southern Nash junior Carrigan Ewers, throwing a pitch during a March 26 game at Hunt, was named 3-A Big East Conference Pitcher of the Year for the second straight year.
Two who were just terrific
Although the Southern Nash High varsity softball team has now won back-to-back 3-A Big East Conference championships, a figure that may be lost on more than one league observer is simply this. Not … more
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Greenfield's Dji Bailey (4) eyes the basket against the defense of Henderson Crossroads Christian during the quarterfinals of the NCISAA 1-A tournament Feb. 16, has tendered a verbal commitment to Wake Forest. Also in the photo for Greenfield is Bryson Baker (5).
HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK: Greenfield’s Bailey, SN’s Cooley pick Wake Forest
In recent weeks, Wake Forest has been burning the recruiting trail through The Wilson Times readership area, and it’s paid off for the Demon Deacons in the form of two verbal … more
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Hunt combo player Shaniah Spells, a tenacious rebounder and defender, will carry her game to Division III North Carolina Wesleyan beginning with the 2019-20 academic year.
Hunt’s Spells rides the backboards to NC Wesleyan
Shaniah Spells is accustomed to flying under the proverbial radar. While her Hunt High varsity girls basketball teammates may be the ones piling up the points and garnering more mentions by the … more
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North Johnston senior Imandre Mcfarland signed to play with Louisburg College on May 15 in North Johnston's library. Mcfarland will play wide receiver in college after catching 25 passes for 425 yards and four touchdowns in his senior season.
Louisburg gives North Johnston’s McFarland a chance to play football
KENLY — North Johnston senior wide receiver Imandre McFarland just wanted another chance to play football competitively. Louisburg College offered him that chance. McFarland signed to play … more
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Southern Nash High senior Darius Edmundson poses with the trophy he received Tuesday as the 2019 Wilson Times Athlete of the Year. Edmundson, the 3-A Big East Conference Player of Year in basketball, was a key figure on the Firebirds conference champion football team and ran track before an injury ended his season prematurely.
A special senior year: Southern Nash’s Edmundson is Times Athlete of the Year
STANHOPE — Just a few seconds into the Southern Nash High football season last August, Darius Edmundson demonstrated that he was going to have a special senior year. Edmundson took the … more
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Southern Nash senior Darius Edmundson speaks to a group of teammates, friends, family and coaches in the school’s gym after being presented the 2019 Wilson Times Athlete of the Year trophy Tuesday morning.
Finding his path in time
Sometimes it takes a little positive peer pressure to get a teenager to make the right choices. Darius Edmundson arrived at Southern Nash High as a freshman in August 2015 with a reputation as an … more
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Twins Dominque and Monique Hudson, second and third from left, pose with Delphine Mabry, far left and SouthWest Edgecombe varsity girls basketball coach Sandra Langley during Monday's SWE Athletic Hall of Fame induction in Pinetops.
Rivalry spurs on Hudsons
PINETOPS — Monique and Dominique Hudson became, on Monday evening, the second set of twins and the third sisters combo to be enshrined into the SouthWest Edgecombe High School Athletic Hall of … more
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