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SportsTalk: Lassiter Preps Louisburg High For Football
A quick look at the Vance County Vipers football schedule will reveal a new conference opponent this year. The Louisburg High School Warriors have been added to the 2A/3A Northern Lakes Conference. “We had no place to go,” Louisburg Head Coach Dante Lassiter said on SportsTalk Wednesday. The Warriors were 7-3 last year but failed
SportsTalk: Vipers Introduce New Defensive Coordinator
The Vance County Vipers first football game is against Warren County in two weeks, and Coach Aaron Elliott is busy getting the team ready to take the field. Camp was this past weekend, and Elliott called it a success. “Camp went well, but we were tired on Monday,” Elliott said on Thursday’s SportsTalk. He expects
SportsTalk: Oxford Prep Prepares For Fall Sports
Fall sports are beginning to ramp up at schools around the area, and Oxford Prep is no exception. The school’s athletic director, John Hammett, has a full plate as the school’s varsity volleyball team will be scrimmaging twice next week ahead of opening the season. Also, Coach Kevin Grant’s soccer team kicks off the season
SportsTalk: Stallings Prepares Vance Charter For Fall Sports
After taking off the month of June to unwind and enjoy a bit of family time, Vance Charter Athletic Director Lance Stallings is back at work getting the Knights’ athletic programs ready for fall activities. Stallings was a guest on Thursday’s SportsTalk with Bill Harris and George Hoyle. Stallings says that tryouts for volleyball and
SportsTalk: Elliott Expects Big Things From Vipers On The Football Field
With the first game less than a month away, Vance Co. Vipers head coach Aaron Elliott is looking to have a very successful season. In Elliott’s first season as head coach, he took the Vipers to the playoffs and fully expects to be back this year. “I think we have a great shot at a
SportsTalk: Wake Forest Fungo Baseball Finds Success
Brad Mize, General Manager of the Wake Forest Fungo Baseball Team, discusses the club’s success. WIZS Radio · SportsTalk: Wake Forest Fungo Baseball Finds Success
SportsTalk: JF Webb’s Burnette To Play College Lacrosse At Sewanee
Henderson’s Beau Burnette’s list of activities and accolades while at JF Webb High School is quite impressive. He played five sports: lacrosse, golf, baseball, football and basketball. Burnette was the Triangle North Conference Player of the Year his junior and senior seasons, academic all conference all four years, all conference in lacrosse, football and golf
SportsTalk: Ellington Participates In Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament
Most of us have spent a little time at a local pond, river or Kerr Lake trying to catch a fish for fun or for supper. An eight pound bass can sometimes put up a good fight and be difficult to reel in so imagine what it’s like to have a 500-pound fish on the
SportsTalk: Sharrow Named Athletic Director Of The Year
Joe Sharrow spent 10 years between Southern Vance High School and Vance County High School as athletic director. He was also an assistant principal at Vance County High School, and those years in Vance County have paid off for Sharrow. He is now AD at one of the biggest schools in the Triangle, Jordan High
SportsTalk: Vance County High Prepares For Football Season
School may be out for the summer, but that doesn’t mean Vance County High School Athletic Director Ray Noel is taking it easy. Camps are taking place in the coming weeks for soccer, basketball and volleyball. This week the Viper’s football team is participating in a 7 on 7 camp at NC State. “It’s an
