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SportsTalk: Downey Losing Eight Seniors From 2022-23 Team
Even though Vance Charter’s boy’s basketball team didn’t win a state championship, Coach Taron Downey is proud of the team’s achievement of going to the state playoffs for the last two consecutive years. It’s also nice to be recognized for the hard work! Downey was voted as Coach of the Year for the Triangle North
SportsTalk: Rigsbee Relies On Youth For KVA Baseball
Kerr-Vance Academy’s young baseball team is coming off of a 4-1 win over East Wake Academy on Wednesday. While it was a good win for Kerr-Vance, Coach Mike Rigsbee knows his team is very young. “We are young but we are talented,” Rigsbee said on SportsTalk on Thursday. “We are relying on our junior and
SportsTalk: Hammett Optimistic About Oxford Prep Spring Sports
Oxford Prep Athletic Director John Hammett’s teams are coming off a strong winter sports season. Both boys and girls basketball teams made the state playoffs and, for the first time in school history, a swimmer made the State meet. According to Hammett, “We have a good group of girls who got better as the season
SportsTalk: Vance Charter Girls Advance To Second Round
“My job is to ruin the fun,” according to Brian Howard, Head Coach of the girl’s basketball team at Vance Charter School. His was referring to his team becoming over confident after advancing to the second round of the state playoffs. “Our confidence level is always high. Every year we expect to make the playoffs,”
SportsTalk: Crossroads Christian Girls Play For State Championship Saturday
It may be a few days early to cue up Queen’s “We Are the Champions” but, Crossroads Christian Athletic Director Scottie Richardson hopes the girl’s basketball team comes home Saturday as champions. It will be the first time the girl’s team has played in a championship game. The game against Northside Christian Academy will take
SportsTalk: Carolina Hurricanes Outdoor Hockey Success
To understand more about the success of last Saturday’s outdoor hockey event, we caught up with John Brockwell, radio producer and engineer, for the Carolina Hurricanes Radio Network. CLICK PLAY! WIZS Radio · SportsTalk: Carolina Hurricanes John Brockwell
SportsTalk: Thorpe Surpasses The 1000 Points Mark
One thousand points is a lot in the game of basketball and to achieve that level is a significant accomplishment, one that Israel Thorpe should be proud of. The senior Crossroads Christian point guard has now done that but she wasn’t aware of the milestone until her coach, Cammy Simmons, called a time out after
SportsTalk: Israel Terry And Chris Jones Sign Letters Of Intent
Vance County High School had a very successful 2022 football campaign making it into the state playoff and two of the reasons why are senior wide receiver Israel Terry and defensive star Chris Jones. Both young men have signed letters of intent to play college ball, Terry at Winston-Salem State and Jones with Barton in
SportsTalk: Remembering ECU Broadcaster Jeff Charles
SportsTalk: WIZS and Bill Dinicola remember Jeff Charles. Click Play WIZS Radio · SportsTalk: Remembering ECU Broadcaster Jeff Charles
SportsTalk: Jason Brown To Be Inducted In NC Sports Hall Of Fame
There are a lot of analogies that can be made between football and farming. Just ask Jason Brown. Football players prepare, stay in shape and recover from injuries in the off-season, for example. At Brown’s First Fruits Farm in Franklin County, the off-season also is a time to prepare. But Brown’s focus is on making
