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SportsTalk: Vance Charter Soccer Winning the Right Way
The Vance Charter School men’s soccer team didn’t bring home the big trophy this year proclaiming them conference champions. But what the team did get recognized for may serve the players in ways they can’t fathom right now. “We’re blessed to have student athletes (who) hopefully and prayerfully come off the field with a win,”
SportsTalk: Henderson’s Lance Stewart Talks About His Work As A Sports Cameraman
As unlikely as it may seem, there are two people named Lance Stewart based in the Charlotte area who operate cameras in sports arenas and venues across the country for outfits like Raycom, FOX and ESPN. But only one of the two is from Henderson. And “our” Lance Stewart chatted with George Hoyle, John C.
SportsTalk: Jones Angell Talks UNC Hoops
Jones Angell, Play by Play Voice of the Tar Heel Sports Network, talks about UNC Basketball. CLICK PLAY! WIZS Radio · SportsTalk: Jones Angell Talks UNC Hoops
SportsTalk: Hoops, Swimming And Wrestling Keeps Noel Busy At Vance Co. High
“Busy, busy, busy,” is how Vance Co. High School Athletic Director Ray Noel sums up the last couple of months. “We have two to three games a week,” Noel said and that’s just for basketball. When you add to that wrestling and swimming it’s easy to understand just how busy Noel must be. Swimming has
SportsTalk: Crossroads Christian Preparing for Conference Tournament
According to Crossroads Christian Athletic Director and Head Men’s Basketball Coach Scottie Richardson, his team has entered the part of the season known as “The Grind.” This occurs near the end of the regular season but before tournament time as teams try to grind their way through schedules. For Crossroads the grind will include a
SportsTalk: Wilkerson Joins UNC Baseball Coaching Staff
You may have heard the saying of going around your thumb to get to your elbow and that might be the best way to describe former Kerr Vance Academy baseball standout Daniel Wilkerson’s journey to get to UNC as an Assistant to the Head Coach and Clubhouse/Equipment Manager. He’s been to Massachusetts, East Carolina in
SportsTalk: Mike Joyner on KVA Athletics
As an athletic director Mike Joyner of Kerr Vance Academy stays busy overseeing all of the sports his school provides to students. In addition to that there are tournaments that also are part of the school’s athletics. Over the recent holiday period KVA hosted a basketball tournament with Oak Forest winning the men’s’ championship and
SportsTalk: Oxford Prep Athletics With John Hammett
John Hammett patrolled the football sidelines as a head coach for many years but the former JF Webb coach now finds being athletic director at a small school such as Oxford Prep to be quite satisfying. Even though there are aspects of being a football coach that he misses, one of the reasons he made
SportsTalk: Richardson And Downey Talk Local Basketball
Scottie Richardson, head men’s basketball coach and athletic director at Crossroads Christian, and Taron Downey, head men’s basketball coach at Vance Charter School, have both seen injuries to players throughout their careers. Both men briefly discussed their thoughts on the tragic injury to Damar Hamlin in Monday night’s NFL game. “I thought the NFL made
Duke’s Dominant Defense Thrived in Military Bowl Win
— text and picture by Patrick Magoon freelance writer for WIZS In their first Bowl game since 2018, the Duke Blue Devils’ stout defense prevailed, tallying a Military Bowl-record six sacks and eight tackles for a loss. The unit also deflected four passes and forced three fumbles. Duke wasted no time putting points on the board. In
