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WITN
ECU Baseball Head Coach returns following leave of absence
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - ECU Baseball Head Coach Cliff Godwin has returned to the team following a leave of absence he announced in September. Athletic Director Jon Gilbert announced Sunday he has returned to his regular coaching duties. Godwin took a leave of absence on September 16, citing personal reasons as the reason for his leave.
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Gridiron Heroics
The Freak Referee Collision That Left an AAC Player Needing Assistance Off the Field
East Carolina entered Saturday’s home game against Temple after a 41-34 loss at Memphis and needed a response. Freshman defensive back David Coleman Jr. was part of a young secondary trying to help deliver it. Instead, a moment between plays changed the afternoon for the Pirates. It involved Coleman, drew a strong reaction from head […] The post The Freak Referee Collision That Left an AAC Player Needing Assistance Off the Field appeared first on Gridiron Heroics .
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WITN
J.H. Rose shuts out D.H. Conley in ENC high school GOTW for an undefeated regular season
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - The Cross-town Throwdown took place after much anticipation at J.H. Rose on Friday. The Rampants got things going quickly, forcing a three and out out of Conley on the first drive. They then scored first halfway through the first quarter. Both defenses rallied hard, forcing a...
MaxPreps
Football Recap: Tarboro Skates Past Kinston with Ease + How To Watch
Tarboro had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.7 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They claimed a resounding 48-12 win over Kinston. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Tarboro's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 46th, while Kinston is ranked 183rd).
Duplin Times
Panthers repeat as ECC champs
DEEP RUN — The younger talent grew up. A core group of experienced and hard-working players accepted their roles and embraced the program’s proven blue-collar system. The result? East Duplin, which lost 16 starters from 2025, repeated as the East Central 3A-4A champion with a 54-0 drubbing of South Lenoir last Friday evening. “The kids bought into what we’re doing,” said ED head coach Battle Holley. “I knew if we kept getting better each week, we’d have a chance. We overcame a lot of injuries early in the year we had to handle.” Holley credited coach Seth Sandlin for the kids’ work ethic in the weight room during the offseason. Veteran coach Brian Aldridge groomed a young offense into a cohesive unit. Their dedication allowed East Duplin to work through adversity, start to peak and keep their reputation as the benchmark program in the ECC. The Panthers blanked a league opponent for the third time this season. Their stifling defense permitted just 27 points in 20 quarters of play. “Everybody to got to play,” Holley said about the ECC finale. “We started off good [and] finished good. Our starters didn’t play the second. We brought some kids up from JV.”
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MaxPreps
Chris McKenzie Game Report: @ Ayden - Grifton
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Chris McKenzie stepped things up a notch to give Farmville Central the 'W'. McKenzie produced his best game of the campaign: he made 10 tackles (3.0 for loss). He has been all over the field lately: He's averaged 8.3 tackles per game over his last three games compared to 3.7 in his first seven games this season.
WNCT
Pirate defense, running game get job done against Temple in 17-9 victory
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — East Carolina’s defense picked Temple off three times in the second-half and held the Owls to just under 250 yards of offense, as the Pirates win it and get back to .500 on the year. TJ Engleman Jr. and Ashton Gray combined for 165 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. […]
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ECU-Temple: The tables are turned
One of the recurring themes about K.C. Keeler’s first two years at Temple in discussing American Conference play is that his view is that there are so many “50/50” games. By that, Keeler doesn’t mean Temple is as good as every team it plays but things like...
The Daily Reflector
From East Carolina walk-on to leading CFL receiver, Tyler Snead continues to earn respect
At just 5-foot-7, Tyler Snead has always known playing football at the highest levels would require mastering the intangibles. Discipline. Attitude. Work ethic. Toughness. Whether it was on Friday nights at Millbrook High, or Saturdays at East Carolina, Snead regularly displayed those characteristics. It helped counteract any limitations his stature presented and propelled him to become a feared playmaker. As the All-Canadian Football League receiver for the Montréal Alouettes preps for another playoff run, following a personal-best regular season, he can’t help but think of the daily lessons learned in Greenville that provided a foundation for his current successes. “Just playing undersize and growing up like that, I felt like I was always tough. And then once I got to ECU … I felt like I had to go in there and show up and show out every day, and get hit,” Snead said this week during a phone interview. “So I never took any of it for granted. I always kind of had to earn my spot, earn my respect, from teammates and coaches.” Getting props wasn’t a problem in his Pirates days, from 2018-21, when Snead went from walk-on to fan favorite. His ECU career ended with over
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Pam Pack get positives from loss to North Pitt
While it wasn’t the victory every member of the Washington High School boys’ soccer team had hoped for, coach Noah Williams believes they got the next best thing going into the postseason. The Pam Pack battled Three Rivers Conference champion North Pitt tooth and nail before falling, 4-3,...
The Daily Reflector
ECU football: Aggressive play-calling helps ECU win 17-9 over Temple
East Carolina running back Ashton Gray took the direct snap from a wildcat formation, then plowed forward for a five-yard gain. It was a late fourth-down conversion that sealed ECU’s 17-9 home win Saturday over visiting American Conference foe Temple. For Pirates coach Blake Harrell, it was the last aggressive play-call during an afternoon full of them. They were a direct result of back-to-back, what-if overtime losses. The second-year head man was determined not to let an eerie Halloween matchup follow the same script from two straight Thursdays of disappointment. “I think the last two weeks … [were] maybe a little conservative. And today, we wanted to take chances and let our guys know we’re out there to win the game,” Harrell said after his club improved to 4-4 overall and 2-2 in American play. A 13-play scoring drive in which ECU pulled ahead 7-0 on Gray’s first-quarter rush TD was the result of taking chances. Facing a fourth-and-1 from the Owls’ 20, Harrell turned down three points and allowed Gray to pick up the yard. On the ensuing special teams play, Harrell took another chance. He called a surprise onside kick that was initially ruled a recovery by Pirates
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ECU Athletics opens Isley indoor practice facility
East Carolina University Athletics on Friday opened the $24.5 million Isley Indoor Performance Center, a 90,000-square-foot, multi-sport indoor training facility. The mammoth building off Charles Boulevard between Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium and Clark-LeClair Stadium will offer a dedicated practice space to meet the training needs of ECU athletic teams and provide an area to host large gatherings, the university said. It was funded by the Pirate Club with help from large gifts by the Isley Family, Bill Clark Homes and the Wornom Family. The Isley name is on the building, and the field inside is named after the Wornoms. Chancellor Philip Rogers said when construction was approved by trustees in September 2024 that the center is a critical and important step in realizing a long-awaited initiative for the athletics department. “It’s really exciting, and obviously it’s going to impact all of our sports teams, and certainly our football program,” Athletic Director Jon Gilbert said in April 2025 when officials broke ground for the facility. “But if you look across all the teams that are mostly outdoors, they’re going to have the opportunity in inclement weather to be able to come inside. So I see all of our athletes training in here, and