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SportsTalk: Mike Joyner on KVA Athletics
As an athletic director Mike Joyner of Kerr Vance Academy stays busy overseeing all of the sports his school provides to students. In addition to that there are tournaments that also are part of the school’s athletics. Over the recent holiday period KVA hosted a basketball tournament with Oak Forest winning the men’s’ championship and
SportsTalk: Oxford Prep Athletics With John Hammett
John Hammett patrolled the football sidelines as a head coach for many years but the former JF Webb coach now finds being athletic director at a small school such as Oxford Prep to be quite satisfying. Even though there are aspects of being a football coach that he misses, one of the reasons he made
SportsTalk: Richardson And Downey Talk Local Basketball
Scottie Richardson, head men’s basketball coach and athletic director at Crossroads Christian, and Taron Downey, head men’s basketball coach at Vance Charter School, have both seen injuries to players throughout their careers. Both men briefly discussed their thoughts on the tragic injury to Damar Hamlin in Monday night’s NFL game. “I thought the NFL made
Duke’s Dominant Defense Thrived in Military Bowl Win
— text and picture by Patrick Magoon freelance writer for WIZS In their first Bowl game since 2018, the Duke Blue Devils’ stout defense prevailed, tallying a Military Bowl-record six sacks and eight tackles for a loss. The unit also deflected four passes and forced three fumbles. Duke wasted no time putting points on the board. In
SportsTalk: Adcock Hopes To Move Up In Mariners’ Organization
There’s that old baseball saying about a swing and a miss. One has to wonder if that phrase hasn’t gone through Oxford native Ty Adcock’s mind once or twice. Adcock is about to begin his fourth year in the Seattle Mariners organization and hopes this year sees him transition from the minors to the parent
SportsTalk: Holiday Tournament Shaping Up At Kerr Vance
Mike Joyner, Athletic Director at Kerr Vance Academy, is coming to the end of his first year on the job. Joyner, who was a guest on SportsTalk Thursday, expressed gratitude to those who have helped make his transition from bigger schools to KVA a success. “We have great support, lots of tradition and a great
SportsTalk: Mize Goes Out On Top At Webb??
While Lisa Mize is definitely on top, the question is whether she is actually going to retire. Mize was a guest on SportsTalk on Thursday, and she said it is not yet set in stone, but her plans are to fold up the volleyball net. Mize was recently named as North Carolina 2A Volleyball Coach
SportsTalk: Crossroads Christian Meets Vance Co. High School For First Time
Only a few miles separate Crossroads Christian School from Vance County High School, and with the two schools in the same county, one might think that the two teams would meet on the basketball court with regularity. That’s not the case. Friday night will mark the first time these two schools will compete in basketball.
Leonard Throws Duke Past Wake, 34-31
— text and picture by Patrick Magoon freelance writer for WIZS Duke’s offense demonstrated resilience to defeat visiting Wake Forest, snapping a three-game losing streak to the Demon Deacons and securing the team’s eighth regular-season win. After a tremendous turnaround season, Duke is looking forward to its first bowl since 2018. During a crisp Saturday evening, both
SportsTalk: Aaron Elliott Looks Back On Vipers Season
The Vance County Vipers were eliminated from the state high school football playoffs last week by Southern Durham, but the Vipers have nothing to be ashamed of after finishing 7-4. According to Coach Aaron Elliott, turnovers and weather were factors in the loss. Some of the turnovers were weather related as rain continued on and
