Registration Extended to Aug. 11 for Youth Volleyball, Football & Soccer
-Information courtesy Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Facilities Supervisor, Aycock Recreation Center
The Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks Department announces a registration extension until Saturday, August 11 for youth interested in volleyball, football or fall soccer.
Soccer and volleyball ages are 10 and under (Junior) and 14 and under (Senior).
Football playing ages are 8 and under; 10 and under; 12 and under.
Playing ages are determined as of August 1, 2018.
Registration fee is $40 – $30 if the youth played a sport in 2018.
Please register at the Aycock Recreation Center, 307 Carey Chapel Road, Henderson.
For additional information, contact Steve Osborne at sosborne@ci.henderson.nc.us or (252) 438-2670.
Local Youth Ages 6-12 Needed for Tri-City Seahawks Football
-Information courtesy Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Facilities Supervisor, Aycock Recreation Center
Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks presents competitive football with the East Wake Football League’s Tri-City Seahawks.
Registration for this youth football league has been extended until Saturday, August 11, 2018. Those interested in participating are encouraged to register at the Aycock Recreation Center, 307 Carey Chapel Rd., Henderson,
Cost is $40 for both in and out-of-county participants. Participants may be eligible for a fee waiver.
Age levels include:
Mini Mites – Ages 6 – 8
Mighty Mites – Ages 9 – 10
Pee Wee – Ages 11 – 12
Age will be determined as of August 1, 2018.
For more information or to inquire about the fee waiver program, please contact Steve Osborne at sosborne@ci.henderson.nc.us – (252) 438-2670 or Victor Hunt at vhunt@ci.henderson.nc.us – (252) 820-5153.
New VCHS Coaches Named
— Press release from Athletic Director Joseph P. Sharrow, Northern Carolina 2A Conference President
We have some exciting news for the Vance County High School Sports Program.
New VCHS Coaches are as follows:
- Football: Darry Ragland (previously of SVHS)
- Men’s Basketball: Wilton Baskett (previously of NVHS)
- Women’s Basketball: Sheila Kearney (previously of SVHS)
- Volleyball: Jameka Floyd (previously of NVHS)
- Women’s Tennis: Christine Francis (previously of SVHS)
- Men’s Tennis: Trevei Foreman (previously of SVHS)
- Men’s Soccer: Razvan Tegean (previously of NVHS)
- Girl’s Soccer: Brandelyn Breinig (previously of SVHS)
- Wrestling and Cross Country: Charlie Carroll (previously of SVHS)
- Swimming: Natasha Rubin (previously of NVHS)
- Cheerleading: Sharrah Wortham (previously of NVHS)
- Track & Field: Randall Bullock (previously of NVHS)
- Softball: Jordan Garrett Wilder (SVHS Alum and previously asst. coach of NVHS)
- Golf: Alex Parsons (previously of SVHS)
Baseball and Lacrosse coach positions are still vacant.
VGCC’s Endowment Golf Tournament Sets Record For Seventh Consecutive Year
-Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College
Vance-Granville Community College’s 34th annual Endowment Fund Golf Tournament hit a new record total by raising $125,000 to help fund scholarships for deserving students and support the mission of the college.
That result surpassed the $116,675 generated in 2017, in what was previously the highest-grossing golf tournament in VGCC history.
A total of 168 golfers formed 42 teams to play in either the morning or the afternoon round on May 1 at Henderson Country Club.
“We are always so appreciative of the support from all of the golfers and sponsors who demonstrate their commitment to higher education and to economic development through this event,” said VGCC President Dr. Stelfanie Williams. “Thanks to such strong community support, we again set a record, surpassing our previous fundraising record for the seventh consecutive year. Since 1985, VGCC golf tournaments have now raised nearly $1 million, with the current tournament bringing our total to $987,000 thus far. The impact on our students and our college is incredible.”
Above: Eddie Ferguson and Kay Currin of Vance-Granville Community College’s Office of the Endowment and VGCC President Dr. Stelfanie Williams celebrate the results of the 34th Annual Endowment Fund Golf Tournament at the Henderson Country Club with VGCC students Jeannie Adcock and Andrew Lynam. At a dinner after the tournament, the students voiced their appreciation to golfers and sponsors for support of college scholarships. From left are Ferguson, Currin, Adcock, Lynam and Dr. Williams. The total of $125,000 that was contributed represented an increase over the amount announced at the dinner after additional donations were received. (VGCC Photo)
At the dinner held to round out the day, players received trophies as they also took home an assortment of door prizes and participated in a silent auction. VGCC students Andrew Lynam of Youngsville in the Welding Technology program and Jeannie Adcock of Henderson in the Associate Degree Nursing program expressed their appreciation to tournament participants.
In the morning round, the team of Mark Heilman, Jeff Hoffner, Bill Oncea and Andy Archer of the CertainTeed team took home the “first net” trophy with a score of 54. The AAA team of Blair Thomas, David Thomas, Kyle Holtzman and Hal Finch won “second net” with a 57. The “first gross” trophy went to the team of Ben Bryan, Tony Murray, Mike Hill and Scott Dickerson, sponsored by Jesse Sullins, with a score of 52.
In the afternoon round, a second team sponsored by Sullins, which included George Foster, Jesse Sullins, Matthew Jones and Gary Bowman, finished with the “first net” score of 55, winning on a scorecard tie-breaker. The Charles Boyd Chevrolet team of Russell Boyd, Rusty Crocker, Mike Rainey and Jan Fletcher won “second net” with a 55. The “first gross” trophy in the afternoon went to the CenturyLink team of Chris Joyner, Steve Launder, Randy Gilmore and Mike Cook with a 52.
D.J. Matthews on the Vanco Outdoor Equipment team took the longest-drive prize on Hole 1 in the morning round, while Gary Bowman on the Jesse Sullins team had the longest drive in the afternoon.
Kevin Cox of the Palziv team won the closest to the pin prize on Hole 11 in the morning, and Gary Nethercutt of The Athlete’s Foot team took that honor in the afternoon round.
Numerous companies and individuals supported the VGCC tournament as sponsors. The morning round sponsor was CertainTeed of Oxford and the afternoon round was sponsored by Altec Industries of Creedmoor.
Other Premier sponsors included Bridgestone Bandag Tire; Carolina Commonwealth; Charles Boyd Chevrolet Buick GMC; Duke Energy; Durham Coca-Cola; First Citizens Bank Investor Services; Glen Raven, Inc.; Granville Health System; John Nelms, Jr.; Novozymes North America, Inc.; Private Wealth Management of North Carolina; Robling Medical; Rose Oil Company, Inc.; Union Bank; Universal Leaf North America U.S., Inc.; Vanco Outdoor Equipment; Linda Weaver; and Wester Insurance Agency.
The Platinum sponsors were The Athlete’s Foot; CenturyLink; Core & Main; Henderson Collegiate; Institutional Interiors, Inc.; K-Flex; Kilian Engineering; Maria Parham Health; MR Williams, Inc.; Park Automation, Inc.; and Variety Stores, Inc.
Gold sponsors were AAA Gas & Appliance Co.; Carolina Sunrock; CEI; Golden Skillet; Palziv; Ted’s Catering Service; and Winston International.
Green sponsors included Backyard Retreat; Barnett Real Properties, Inc.; Bearpond Fresh Market; Coldwell Banker Advantage; Dill Air Controls Products; Encore Tech; Greystone Concrete Products; HG Reynolds; JM White Funeral Services; Mast Drug Company; May & Place; MPACT Solutions, LLC; Nick & Sons Truck Repair; NT Techno; RFR Metal Fabrication; Vescom, North America; Wake Electric Membership Corp.; Watkins Plumbing; and Dr. Stelfanie Williams.
Tee Box sponsors were Ag Carolina Farm Credit; Ahner Security; Alex Drake, DDS, PA; Banzet, Thompson, Styers & May; Benchmark Community Bank; Brame Specialty; C&P Body Shop; Carolina Country Snacks; Stacey Carter-Coley; Dave Carver; Century 21 Country Knolls Realty, Inc.; Mack Choplin; City Tire, Inc.; Comfort Zone; Cross & Currin Attorneys; Dave and Kay Currin; Dabney Drive Animal Hospital; Encore Tech; Eddie and Debra Ferguson; Flowers Funeral Home; Frazco, Inc., Insurance – Real Estate; Fred’s Towing & Transport, Inc.; Granville County EDC; H&W Investments; Hall’s Floor Fashions, Inc.; Henderson-Vance EDC; Hight Warehouse; Hopper, Hicks, Wrenn, PLLC; Will Jakes-Edward Jones; Medical Arts Pharmacy; Morton and Sherman Implement Co., Inc.; Mosely Plumbing Company, Inc.; Marsha J. Nelson; One Source Document Solutions; Pete Smith’s Tire and Quick Lube; Phillips Dorsey Thomas Waters & Brafford, P.A.; Pino’s Italian Restaurant; Postal Plus Business Center; Professional Pharmacy; Reach Construction; Riggs-Harrod; Robco; Sherman & Boddie,Inc.; Southern Educational Systems; Southern Laundry; Sprinkle Properties; Stainback, Satterwhite & Zollicoffer, PLLC; Sunrise Biscuits of Oxford; Curtis and JoAnne Thompson; Vance Construction Company; Vance-Granville Deans; VGCC Communications Department; Whitco Bug Warriors; William L. Stark and Company; and WOW Wash on Wheels.
Other contributions were made by Ace Hardware of Oxford; ARC3 Gases; The Angus Barn; Bamboo Garden; B&R Properties & Development; Judge Henry and Mamie Banks; BB&T of Henderson; BB&T of Oxford; Jim Beck; Carolina Country Snacks; Chick-fil-A; Circuit Tech; City Tire; Cracker Barrel; Jim Crawford; Dr. Ben Currin; Dell Computer; George’s of Oxford; Joe Hamme; Harvest; Bob Hubbard; Ichibar Japanese Restaurant; Institutional Interiors Inc.; International Paper; Mako Medical Properties; John P. McConnell; Darryl Moss; Nan’s; Newton Instrument Company; The Peanut Roaster; Robinson Ferry; Schewels Furniture Company; Staffmark; Stella & Dot; Tarheel Vending and Wholesale; Ernest Thompson; Tidal Wave; Tru-Green Landscaping; US Foods; Vance Furniture; Vanco Outdoor Equipment; Variety Wholesalers/Roses Stores; VGCC Endowment Office; Mike Williams; Robert Winston and Moo Yancey.
Each year, the golf tournament is the major fundraising event for the VGCC Endowment Fund, through which more than 9,000 scholarships have been awarded to students since 1982. Scholarships have been established by individuals, industries, businesses, civic groups, churches and the college’s faculty and staff. For more information, call (252) 738-3409.
More photos: Check out VGCC’s photo album from the golf tournament on Flickr
WINNING TEAMS:
Above: The CertainTeed team of, from left, Mark Heilman, Jeff Hoffner, Bill Oncea and Andy Archer took home the “first net” trophy with a score of 54 in the morning round of the 34th Annual Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund Golf Tournament at the Henderson Country Club. (VGCC Photo)
Above: The AAA team of, from left, Blair Thomas, David Thomas, Kyle Holtzman and Hal Finch won “second net” with a 57 in the morning round of the 34th Annual Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund Golf Tournament at the Henderson Country Club. (VGCC Photo)
Above: The “first gross” trophy went to the team of, from left, Ben Bryan, Tony Murray, Mike Hill and Scott Dickerson, sponsored by Jesse Sullins, with a score of 52 in the morning round of the 34th Annual Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund Golf Tournament at the Henderson Country Club. (VGCC Photo)
Above: A team sponsored by Jesse Sullins, which included, from left, George Foster, Jesse Sullins, Matthew Jones and Gary Bowman, finished with the “first net” score of 55, winning on a scorecard tie-breaker in the afternoon round of the 34th Annual Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund Golf Tournament at the Henderson Country Club. (VGCC Photo)
Above: Runner-up in the afternoon round of the 34th Annual Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund Golf Tournament, winning “second net” with a score of 55, was the Charles Boyd Chevrolet team of, from left, Russell Boyd, Rusty Crocker, Mike Rainey and Jan Fletcher. (VGCC Photo)
Above: The “first gross” trophy in the afternoon went to the CenturyLink team of, from left, Chris Joyner, Steve Launder, Randy Gilmore and Mike Cook with a 52 in the afternoon round of the 34th Annual Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund Golf Tournament at the Henderson Country Club. (VGCC Photo)
Kerr-Vance Academy Repeats as State Champions in Soccer and Baseball
-Information courtesy Frank Wiggins, Headmaster, Kerr Vance Academy
The Kerr-Vance Lady Spartans defended their state title on Saturday, May 19 coming away with a 2-0 victory against Statesville Christian School. The match was played in off and on rain, but the team controlled the ball the entire match.
Nicole Dunkley got the Spartans on the board early in the opening minutes taking a corner kick from Ashley Dickerson and driving it in past the Statesville goalie. The score remained 1-0 until Dickerson netted a penalty kick after a handball call in the second half. From there, the offense and defense buckled down with solid ball control and timely plays to pick up the win. It has been a special season for the team due to the way they handled heightened expectations and strong senior leadership.
The Kerr-Vance Lady Spartans celebrate their back-to-back State Championship win. (Photo courtesy KVA)
Varsity baseball had to wait out numerous weather delays and postponements to finally get to a pressurized, one game, winner-take-all matchup against Wayne Country Day. The original format was best of three.
The Spartans were up to the challenge with Cam Murphy pitching a complete game, giving up only 2 runs in seven innings. Senior Wil Short, in his last game as a Spartan, went 2 for 3, two walks, 3 RBIs. Kerr-Vance was also led by RJ Johnson’s two RBI’s. Lane White and Shane Garrett each plated runs for the Spartans. The final was a 9-2 victory and a back-to-back championship.
Thoughts from KVA Headmaster Frank Wiggins:
As I think about what has been significant in the back to back title runs, no doubt that senior leadership has been huge for both teams. This year’s soccer team was led by Bonnie Evans, Caroline Hoyle, Riley Short, Holly Steg, and Nicole Dunkley. Nicole finished as the all-time leading scorer for the Spartans in soccer. The stingy defense was led by Stegg, Hoyle, and Evans. Short was very instrumental in controlling the midfield. Similarly, in baseball, Wil Short’s presence for a relatively young team was a big factor in winning the title. Wil has a way of taking young players under his wing and keeping them focused. He also was the team’s catcher and huge offensive presence in the lineup.
By my unofficial count, this is the 11th state title for Kerr-Vance. Men’s soccer, Women’s Soccer (4), Baseball (4), Men’s Basketball, and Men’s Golf have all one state championships.
The Kerr-Vance Varsity Baseball Team celebrates their back-to-back State Championship win. (Photo courtesy KVA)
From the principal’s chair, it has been incredible to watch both teams perform at such high levels this year. We are blessed to have this group of gifted student/athletes at Kerr-Vance. They are even better people! I am proud of the way that they have represented our school and the journey that has brought something very unique to our school. I think I am most proud that they worked as a team to accomplish those lofty goals. It took all of the parts working together to be back to back champs. That is something they will take with them when they leave here – knowing that we did this together!
I think this certainly helps our school. It creates a sense of pride, not just in our athletic programs but our school as a whole. The KVA community really got behind both teams and shared in their accomplishments. I think athletics are a huge aspect of our school’s brand and can help us attract students when they see the success we have had. That coupled with the opportunity to get an incredible education are big drawing cards for KVA. It has been my experience that when students are involved in athletics, band, the arts, and other activities they are more likely to experience higher levels of academic success as well. They become more well-rounded people. It works hand in hand.
Athletic Appointments Announced for Vance County Middle & High School
-Press Release, Vance County Schools
Athletic directors and head football coaches were appointed for Vance County High School and Vance County Middle School for 2018-2019 with action taken by the Vance County Board of Education at its May 14 meeting.
Joseph Sharrow will be the athletic director and Darry Ragland will be the head football coach for Vance County High School for the new school year.
Len Manley has been named athletic director and Michael Rice has been named the head football coach for Vance County Middle School for the upcoming year.
Sharrow is currently the athletic director at Southern Vance High School, where Ragland has served as the head football coach. Manley is the athletic director at Henderson Middle School now. Rice is a physical education teacher at E.M. Rollins Elementary School.
KVA Lady Spartans Advance to NCISAA State Championships
-Information courtesy Frank Wiggins, Headmaster, Kerr Vance Academy
The Lady Spartan soccer squad of Kerr Vance Academy scored early and often then hung on to defeat Hickory Christian in the semi-finals at home, jumping out in the first ten minutes to a 3-0 lead.
Kerr-Vance was led in scoring by Ashley Dickerson who had two goals and Emma Hogge with one. The defense was anchored by seniors Caroline Hoyle, Bonnie Evans, and goal-keeper Holly Steg.
Looking for a repeat, KVA moves on to the state championship on Saturday, May 19 at 11 a.m. on the campus of Campbell University.
KVA Lady Spartans. Photo courtesy KVA.