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Wise Owl Flying High After Big Weekend
LOS ANGELES – Wise Owl Boxing had a knockout weekend with all five of the company's fighters scoring stoppage victories. It started off Friday night when former world title challenger Brandon Adams shook off rust and stopped Ismael Villareal in round three of their scheduled 10-round bout as part of the Overtime junior middleweight tournament in Atlanta.
Blake Vick signs with NCCU
HENDERSON — Vance County’s ace and power-slugger, Blake Vick, officially announced her college commitment to play softball at North Carolina Central University on Friday before a home bout against Louisburg. The four-year Viper saw support from her family who showed out repping maroon-colored “Team Blake” T-shirts. Vick’s grandfather,...
Vipers look to home playoff berth with win over Southern Durham
HENDERSON — Vance County’s softball team took care of business on Tuesday, beating the Southern Durham Spartans 17-2 in Vipers Country. Charlotte Wortham was a real bright spot on the mound for the Vipers, racking up seven strikeouts in just three innings.
Vipers down Louisburg again 8-4
HENDERSON — The Vance County Vipers once again got the best of Louisburg, downing the Warriors 8-4 on Friday to move up to second-place in the Northern Lakes Conference. Blake Vick notched a 15-strikeout performance on her college commitment day. The Vipers jumped out to an early 5-0 lead...
Knights win final regular season game 11-7
HENDERSON — Vance Charter’s lacrosse team ended its regular season with an 11-7 win over the Roxboro Community Bulldogs Tuesday night at Vance County Middle School. Jake Wrenn had a great game offensively for the Knights, particularly in the second half. The sophomore finished with four goals and one assist and hit on more than 55% of his shot attempts.
Vipers sputter in the second half, lose 7-0 to South Granville
CREEDMOOR — Vance County head soccer coach Roanna Evans pleaded with her team to give her one goal — just one ball in the back of the net — to turn things around in the second half. Instead, the Lady Vipers let in six goals and lost...
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