Entries by Scout Hughes

SportsTalk: Vance Charter Hoops Preps for 1A Boys State Title

Taron Downey, Head Coach of Vance Charter Boys Basketball, joins SportsTalk with Scout Hughes and Steve Lewis to preview the NCHSAA 1A Boys Basketball State Championship Game between Vance Charter and Thomas Jefferson Classical on Wednesday. Vance Charter travels to Winston-Salem to take on Thomas Jefferson Classical for the NCHSAA 1A Boys Basketball State Championship […]

SportsTalk: ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament Begins!

The ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament starts on Tuesday with three games to begin the first round. First Round: Stanford vs. Pitt Syracuse vs. SMU Wake Forest vs. Virginia Tech Click Play! WIZS Radio · SportsTalk: ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament Begins!

SportsTalk: Vance Charter Boys Basketball Advances to 1A State Title Game

Taron Downey, Head Boys Basketball Coach at Vance Charter School, joins SportsTalk with Scout Hughes and George Hoyle to talk about how the Vance Charter Knights are headed to the 1A State Title Game after defeating Southern Wake Academy, 56-52 on Wednesday. Click Play! WIZS Radio · SportsTalk: Vance Charter Boys Basketball Advances to 1A […]

SportsTalk: Louisburg College Men’s Hoops in Conference Tournament

Bryan Bagwell, Head Men’s Basketball Coach for Louisburg College, joins SportsTalk with Scout Hughes and Doc Ayscue to discuss how this Canes team plans to continue their success in the Region 10 Conference Tournament. Games on Wednesday – Boys NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Boys Semifinal Round 1A Vance Charter 56 Southern Wake 52 Click Play! […]

SportsTalk: NCHSAA Final Four Teams in Our Area

Scout Hughes and Steve Lewis talk about the three teams from our area are going to be playing in their respective NCHSAA Final Four Games – Vance Charter Boys, Warren County Boys, and Falls Lake Girls. The guys also talk about the World Baseball Classic that starts up on March 5th. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Games on Friday […]

SportsTalk: Colts Boys Basketball to Play in 1A State Title Game

UPDATE 2-27-26 at 5 p.m. Final score 52-47 New Garden over Crossroads Christian. More details on SportsTalk next week at 12:30 p.m. on WIZS. Congratulations to the Crossroads Christian Colts who have now appeared in back-to-back NCISAA 1A Boys Basketball State Championship Games. ••••••••••••••••••••••••• Scottie Richardson, Head Boys Basketball Coach at Crossroads Christian, joins SportsTalk […]

SportsTalk: LaNautica Johnson Wins Girls Wrestling State Championship

LaNautica Johnson, a senior for the Vance County Vipers Girls Wrestling Team, joins SportsTalk to discuss her State Championship that she won representing the Lady Vipers. Click Play! WIZS Radio · SportsTalk: LaNautica Johnson Wins Girls Wrestling State Championship ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Games on Tuesday – Boys NCISAA State Semifinals – 1A Crossroads Christian 85 Albemarle School […]

SportsTalk: Louisburg College Lady Hoops Looking to Finish Strong

Dennis Gaskins, Head Coach for Women’s Basketball at Louisburg College, joins SportsTalk to discuss their last week of games in the regular season and how the 16-ranked Lady Canes can finish strong. Click Play! WIZS Radio · SportsTalk: Louisburg College Lady Hoops Looking to Finish Strong ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Games on Tuesday – Boys NCISAA State Semifinals […]

SportsTalk: Sports in Black History

Scout Hughes and Steve Lewis talk about the impact of historically black high schools & colleges, and their athletic programs. We also touch on some of the more local entities of historically black schools in Vance County and surrounding areas like Henderson Institute, Mary Potter School, and Kittrell College. Games on Monday – Girls VHSL […]

SportsTalk: NCHSAA Release Boys & Girls Basketball Playoff Brackets

A number of high school girls’ and boys’ basketball programs in the four-county area have made the playoffs. Schools from Vance, Granville, Warren and Franklin are showing up in brackets from 1A to 6A. Games are scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday this week. The North Carolina High School Athletic Association announced the playoff brackets Saturday. […]