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SportsTalk: Hairston Readies Granville Central For Football
“I’m very excited,” says new Granville Central Football Coach Travis Hairston. He’s only been on the job a week and half but has already identified a core group of players who are working hard to help the team turn around last year’s 1-5 record. He looks to bring his extensive knowledge of defense to the
SportsTalk: Pender Announced As New Vance County High Football Coach
Henderson, N.C. – The Vance County Board of Education has approved Wilbur Pender as the new Head Football Coach at Vance County High School. Coach Pender is a Franklin County native who graduated from Franklinton High School before continuing his football and academic career at Catawba College. Following his collegiate playing career as a defensive
SportsTalk: Chris HInes is Bowling His Way to Success
For many years local bowlers made Carolina Lanes their home. The Henderson bowling facility was operated by Benton Hight for many years but in September of last year Chris Hines purchased the building. It took six months to remodel but on March 5 of this year Before the First Frame opened welcoming bowlers back to
SportsTalk: Pollard proud of Blue Devil’s 2021 team
“I felt like we were a fragile team,” Duke Blue Devils head baseball coach Chris Pollard said on Thursday’s SportsTalk with Trey Snide. The Blue Devils were at a crossroads having lost to Louisville. Pollard had watched his team fall behind and not demonstrate the toughness he felt the team needed to turn the 2021
SportsTalk: Khalil Watson to be a highlight of Saturday’s Home Run Derby
If you love baseball then Saturday’s Home Run Derby is for you! Wake Forest’s Fungo baseball team, part of the NC Amateur Basball Club, is putting on the event beginning at 1pm on Saturday at Heritage High School in Wake Forest. Fungo General Manager and Oxford native Brad Mize says he hopes “to put on
SportsTalk: Armanti Edwards makes a name for himself in the CFL
Armanti Edwards is a North Carolina sports legend. He would lead Appalachian State to consecutive NCAA Division I Football Championships in 2006 and 2007 as a quarterback. When he was signed by the Carolina Panthers he trained as a quarterback and a wide receiver but never quite lived up to his potential with the Panthers
SportsTalk: Duke athletics has a long and distinguished history
Granville County author and historian Lewis Bowling knows a thing or two about Duke University’s rich athletic history. Not only has he been a fan of the Blue Devils all of his life, he has also written two books, Wallace Wade: Championship Years at Alabama and Duke in 2012 and Duke Basketball: A Pictorial History in 2014.
SportsTalk: Ray Noel and Granville Central Look Forward to New Conference
Granville Central High School Atletic Director Ray Noel was obviously disappointed at his school’s 3 – 1 loss at the hands of Perquimans County on Wednesday night in the Eastern finals of the state baseball playoffs but is looking forward to a new conference for the upcoming school year. Perquimans County had won its previous
SportsTalk: Richardson has Crossroads Christian in preparation for next year
Crossroads Christian Athletic Director Scottie Richardson is deep into the school’s Summer Season, which consists of workouts for the various athletic programs and figuring out how to plan work out and practice times. “We have an internal master Excel-Google spreadsheet,” Richardson joked about how the school’s coaches stay on top of things during the off
SportsTalk: Lance Stallings Ready To Get Back To Work At Vance Charter
Vance Charter Athletic Director Lance Stallings is enjoying some downtime. While vacationing at the beach or anywhere else this time of year is enjoyable, Stallings is ready to get back to work and gear up for the upcoming school year. Stallings says it’s the part of the year where he is “making sure everything is