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SportsTalk: Sharrow Stepping Down; Looks Back Over Four Years Of VCHS Athletics
UPDATED: 4/8/22 at 6:30 p.m. On Friday, April 8, Assistant Principal and Athletic Director of Vance County High School Joe Sharrow announced via his personal Facebook page that he was stepping down from his position. Just the day prior, Sharrow joined WIZS SportsTalk to reflect on the first four years of VCHS as an institution.
SportsTalk: Vance High School Begins Search For New Football Coach
Last season saw the Vance Co. High School Vipers football team reach the state playoffs and were looking to more great seasons with Coach Wilbur Pender at the controls but that all changed this week with the announcement that Pender is retiring from education to spend more time with his family. The school’s athletic director,
Vance Charter Lacrosse Makes History
Articles submitted by Dan Sandlin From March 27, 2022: Knights Winning Streak Extends to 4 The Vance Charter Knights Varsity Men’s Lacrosse team had another successful week, winning 17-0 against Voyager Academy and 17-3 against Union Pines High School. This takes the Knights to a 4-4 record this season and leads the Northern Lakes Athletic
SportsTalk: John Eason Jr. Letter Of Intent Signing
“I’m not going to play against him” was one of the comments John Eason Sr. had about his son, John Eason Jr. The younger Eason will be playing next season at Central Carolina Community College now that he is wrapping up his senior season at Crossroads Christian. He signed his letter of intent at the
SportsTalk: Coach’s Corner: Henderson Collegiate Advances To Sweet 16
For the fourth consecutive time the Henderson Collegiate men’s basketball team has made the Sweet 16. Last night Henderson Collegiate defeated West Columbus at Aycock Gym by the score of 62 – 39. The game marked the program’s 100th win and star T.J. Ragland reached the 500 point mark in his high school career. “We
SportsTalk: Louisburg College Hopes To Make It To The World Series
The list of legendary college coaches in North Carolina includes the likes of Dean Smith, Jim Valvano, Mack Brown, Mike Krzyzewski, Kay Yow and many more. One legendary coach that might get overlooked is Russell Frazier. For 40 years, from 1959 to 1999, he led the Louisburg College Hurricanes and instilled a winning tradition that
SportsTalk: Lance Stallings And Vance Charter Prepare For Busy Spring
Between National Letter of Intent signings, basketball playoffs and preparing for spring sports Lance Stallings, Athletic Director at Vance Charter, is a busy man. Stallings says that in the last week both Logan Privett and Charlie Cooper, two stars of Vance Charter’s softball team, have had letter of intent signings and once the dust settles,
SportsTalk: Hunt Is Getting The Feel Of The Warren Co. Eagles’ AD Position
It was only a week ago Victor Hunt, head football coach at Warren Co. High School, was named as athletic director at the school. He characterizes his first few days as a time to grow and learn. This past football season Hunt took the Eagles to the state playoffs, something that hasn’t happened in quite
SportsTalk: Coach’s Corner: WIZS Players Of The Week – Championship Recap
Conference championships are hard to come by but Thursday night Vance County had two schools do just that. Vance Charter’s women’s team took the Triangle North Athletic Conference Tournament Championship with a 58-47 win over Oxford Prep and Henderson Collegiate took the men’s championship with a 59-46 victory over Durham’s Voyager Academy. Vance Charter relied
SportsTalk: Coach’s Corner: Craddock And Rogers WIZS Players Of The Week
When not in a pool or on the soccer field, you might find Kailen Craddock on horseback. Craddock wasn’t named women’s varsity WIZS Player of the Week for her equestrian skills but for her work in the pool at Vance Charter. The sophomore swimmer placed 3rd in the regionals and 13th overall after turning in
