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SportsTalk: Elliott Readies Vipers For Practice
Where will you be at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, July 31? If you want to play JV or varsity football in a Vance County High School Vipers uniform, the correct answer is: at football practice. Head Coach Aaron Elliott said high schools can officially start practice on July 31 and the players are looking forward to
SportsTalk: Alston Signs With South Carolina
Taeshawn Alston has one more season to suit up in the green and white uniform as a Vance County Viper before he trades those colors for the garnet and black of the University of South Carolina. As of Tuesday, Alston has committed to play football for the SEC school located in Columbia, SC. Alston and
SportsTalk: It’s Football Season
It might be a strange think to say a week before June but it’s football season! At least at Vance County High School. Head football coach Aaron Elliott was a guest on Thursday’s SportsTalk to explain why football is happening. “Our spring game was last Friday,” Elliott said. After practicing for ten straight days the
SportsTalk: Youth Lead KVA Baseball To Championship Game
Mike Rigsbee, Kerr-Vance Academy baseball coach, is proud of his young team. With only two seniors in the lineup, the team advanced all the way to the state championship series this past week. Unfortunately, KVA lost two games out of three to Lawrenceville Academy. “Our goal was to get there,” Rigsbee said on SportsTalk Wednesday.
SportsTalk: Oxford Prep Looking For Playoff Success
High school teams from all across our area are now in the state playoffs, and Oxford Prep is no exception. The school’s athletic director, John Hammett, was on SportsTalk Thursday to discuss how his school is doing. “Our baseball team is young,” he said. Despite the youthfulness of the squad, Oxford Prep came from behind
SportsTalk: Crossroads Baseball, Soccer And Golf In State Playoffs
Soccer, baseball and golf are all representing Crossroads Christian in the state playoffs, keeping Athletic Director Scottie Richardson a busy man, but he found a few minutes to talk about his teams on Wednesday’s SportsTalk. “Our baseball team has won its first playoff game in school history and its first trip to the elite eight,”
SportsTalk: KVA Looking To Advance In Playoffs
Kerr-Vance Academy’s baseball and soccer teams have begun the playoffs. Mike Joyner, KVA athletic director, was on Wednesday’s SportsTalk and said both teams got off to a great start in the first round with the soccer team defeating North Hills Tuesday 1-0 and the baseball team winning 10-0 in six innings, also against North Hills.
SportsTalk: Thomas Works At Rebuilding JF Webb Sports
During his first year as athletic director for J.F. Webb High School, Keith Thomas has certainly faced some challenges. The school was unable to field a baseball team this season due to a lack of players but Thomas is hopeful this will change. “We have a JV team this year and next year those kids
SportsTalk: KVA Graduate Joins The Iron Dukes
Duke, NC State and UNC…them’s fightin’ words around here. Loyalty to your favorite university sports team is just part of growing up in North Carolina. What do you do if you are a graduate of NC State, UNC and work for Duke? That’s the unique situation that Kerr Vance Academy graduate John Averette finds himself
SportsTalk: Lee Dreams Of National Title For Louisburg College Softball
Louisburg College Softball Coach Eric Lee has a dream. “I’ve always dreamed of bringing a national title to Louisburg College,” Lee said. Lee was a guest on Thursday’s SportsTalk. Sometimes dreams can be funny things though and this year those dreams have almost become a nightmare. “It’s been the most challenging season of my career,”
