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Area Calendar, May 11-12, 2024
Saturday, May 11 College Men’s Golf Barton at NCAA Division II South/Southeast Regional Championship, Chattahoochee Golf Club, Gainesville, Ga., all day High School Baseball NCISAA 2-A playoffs, third round — Burlington Christian at Greenfield, 1 p.m. High School Softball NCCSA 2-A playoffs, championship — Union Grove Christian at Wilson Christian, noon High School Girls Soccer NCCSA 2-A playoffs, championship — […] The post Area Calendar, May 11-12, 2024 first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Demons fight past Cougars into 4th round again
Maybe the Fike High boys tennis team should adopt the slogan (apologies to the Beastie Boys): “No rest ‘til Burlington,” which is the next stop for two-thirds of the Golden Demons lineup. Fike will get a day off Thursday after winning its second NCHSAA 3-A dual-team tennis playoff match in as many days with a 5-1 conquest of Croatan. The […] The post Demons fight past Cougars into 4th round again first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Tigers top Eagles 2-1 in 1-A second-round thriller
One by one, heroes emerged for the Wilson Prep baseball team Friday night against an upset-minded Warren County in the second round of the NCHSAA 1-A playoffs. The Tigers needed all of them to pull out a 2-1 victory in the third meeting this season between the 1-A Tar-Roanoke Athletic Conference foes. Senior Gage Lockhart kept the Eagles at bay […] The post Tigers top Eagles 2-1 in 1-A second-round thriller first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Eagles fall in OT in CAASC championship game
The best season in the brief history of Sallie B. Howard School varsity girls soccer ended the same way it began — with a loss. The Eagles, in just their third varsity season, saw their dream of a Carolina Athletic Association for Schools of Choice championship dashed in a 2-1 overtime loss to Winston-Salem Christian in the CAASC final Thursday […] The post Eagles fall in OT in CAASC championship game first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
NCCSA ROUNDUP: Lady Chargers advance to soccer, softball finals
It won’t be a spring sweep for Wilson Christian Academy. which is hosting Saturday’s North Carolina Christian School Association 2-A championships in baseball, girls soccer and softball, but the Lady Chargers can go 2 for 2. Wilson Christian, the defending NCCSA 2-A girls soccer champion, slugged Wilmington Christian 6-0 on Friday evening at home in the semifinals while on the […] The post NCCSA ROUNDUP: Lady Chargers advance to soccer, softball finals first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Lady Chargers blank Calvary Christian in NCCSA 1-A/2-A quarters
Host Wilson Christian stormed into the semifinals of the North Carolina Christian School Association 1-A/2-A softball playoffs with an 11-0 conquest of Calvary Christian of King on Thursday, May 9, at Turnage Athletic Complex. The Lady Chargers, the No. 2 seed from the East, will take a 9-6 mark into Friday’s 5 p.m. semifinal matchup with West top seed Oak […] The post Lady Chargers blank Calvary Christian in NCCSA 1-A/2-A quarters first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Ladybirds live on, get past Eastern Alamance
STANHOPE — A base hit, a walk, an error, a base-running mistake or a mental blunder could have been the difference in Friday’s NCHSAA 3-A second-round playoff encounter between undefeated Southern Nash and Eastern Alamance, which won 3-A championships in 2019 and 2022, on the Southern Nash diamond. But Southern Nash avoided such a dilemma in the anything-could-happen sixth inning […] The post Ladybirds live on, get past Eastern Alamance first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Fike blanks CBA to secure No. 2 spot in QCC
With second-place in the 3-A Quad County Conference at stake and a sure spot in the upcoming NCHSAA 3-A girls soccer playoffs, Fike High dealt a little revenge to C.B. Aycock in a make-up game Wednesday evening on the Golden Demons’ pitch. Fike, which lost 2-0 at Aycock on April 22, finished the regular season 17-3-1 overall and 11-3 in […] The post Fike blanks CBA to secure No. 2 spot in QCC first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
SURVIVE AND ADVANCE: Five local teams reach second round of state playoffs
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association state baseball and softball playoffs opened on Tuesday night as five local teams advanced to the second round. Southern Nash softball and Northern Nash baseball survived via one-run triumphs, while the Nash Central softball team had a big third inning to win its contest and the Bulldogs baseball team rode the arm of Colby Lewis to a shutout. The fifth team, SouthWest Edgecombe...
Ladybirds whitewash Red Rams 3-0 on Senior Day
STANHOPE — Six seniors were honored for the Southern Nash High girls soccer team before the Ladybirds celebrated their seniors the right way with a 3-0 defeat of visiting Franklinton in Thursday’s regular-season finale. Southern Nash, 15-5 overall, and Franklinton, both 3-A teams, tied for third in the 2-A/3-A Big East Conference at 8-4 while 3-A Northern Nash and 2-A […] The post Ladybirds whitewash Red Rams 3-0 on Senior Day first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Warriors’ Wolzen ready to prove herself at Lock Haven
Extensive travel has always been prevalent in the young life of Hunt High multi-sport standout Gracelynn Wolzen. After all, her family traveled from Nebraska to locate in Wilson when Wolzen, now age 18, was just 5-6 years old. Thousands more miles could well be in her near future at NCAA Division II Lock Haven University in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. In […] The post Warriors’ Wolzen ready to prove herself at Lock Haven first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Farris & Thomas Law Student-Athlete of the Week: Gloria Mendoza, Beddingfield High
Gloria Mendoza has played a major role in the success of her Beddingfield High girls soccer team this spring, making her this week’s Farris & Thomas Law Student-Athlete of the Week. Anchoring the Bruins’ back line, Gloria has helped Beddingfield reach the NCHSAA 2-A playoffs each of the last two seasons. The Bruins stand 7-7 overall as they await their […] The post Farris & Thomas Law Student-Athlete of the Week: Gloria Mendoza, Beddingfield High first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Fike’s Maddrey looks to make a difference at LCC
Caleb Maddrey is hoping that the transition to his next baseball team is as smooth and rewarding as it was transferring to Fike High after his family moved from the Hunt district over the summer. Maddrey was the piece the Golden Demons were looking for behind the plate and now the son of Stacey and Gene Maddrey of Wilson hopes […] The post Fike’s Maddrey looks to make a difference at LCC first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Baseball Game Preview: Perquimans Will Face Rosewood
Perquimans has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Rosewood Eagles on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory. Perquimans is on a roll after a high-stakes...
Knights work past Fayetteville Christian in NCISAA 2-A playoff opener
Led by junior Tristan Stancil, three Greenfield School pitchers limited visiting Fayetteville Christian batters to five hits in a 5-1 victory for the Knights in the second round of the NCISAA 2-A baseball playoffs Wednesday at Ralph Hodge Family Field. It was the first postseason game for the No. 2-seeded Knights, who will take a 14-5 mark into Saturday’s home […] The post Knights work past Fayetteville Christian in NCISAA 2-A playoff opener first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Blair Byassee Game Report: @ Community Christian
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Blair Byassee stepped things up a notch to give Hickman County the 'W'. Community Christian had no answer to Byassee as she pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Byassee and Hickman County will head out on...
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