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Great Season for South Granville Football
— by Jeff Jenkins, WIZS The 2017 football season ended for the Northern Carolina Conference last Friday night with South Granville’s only loss of the season — a 35-19 disappointment to North Davidson in the 3rd round of the 2AA East playoffs. The number 3 seeded Vikings had successfully continued their bulldozing running attack into
South Granville (@SGHSVikingFB) at North Davidson
— by Jeff Jenkins, WIZS Friday, November 24, 2017 — South Granville is still alive in the 2AA East bracket of the playoffs, after defeating outclassed West Craven in Creedmoor last Friday night by a lopsided 50-12 final score. Meanwhile, 1A Granville Central was soundly trounced in its playoff game 45-0, leaving the Vikings the lone
Top Trio Signs with Duke Basketball
— courtesy Duke Sports Information and GoDuke.com November 16, 2017 Complete Release DURHAM, N.C. – Duke head men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski announced the signing of three student-athletes during the early signing period. R.J. Barrett, Tre Jones and Cam Reddish will enter the Duke program in 2018-19. Each of the three incoming Blue Devils is
Duke Voice Bob Harris ACC Legend
— Information courtesy of the Atlantic Coast Conference and theacc.com Full Press Release Bob Harris, Broadcaster, Duke (1976-2017) – The first full-time broadcaster to be recognized as an ACC Football Legend, Harris retired last spring after more than four decades as “The Voice of the Blue Devils,” providing football and basketball play-by-play to radio listeners.
West Craven @SGHSVikingFB (South Granville)
— by Jeff Jenkins, WIZS West Craven at South Granville — Friday, November 16, 2017 Looking very much like a Team of Destiny, the undefeated Vikings of South Granville started their 2AA playoff run last Friday with a 41-21 victory over Washington County in Creedmoor. Washington was the #14 seed in the 2AA East bracket, with
High School Football Recap and Playoffs
— by Jeff Jenkins Following a close 20-14 Optimist Bowl victory over Northern Vance last Friday night, Southern Vance finished the 2017 football season with a 6-5 overall record — the Raiders’ first winning season since 2011 ! Although the Raiders’ 5-3 Northern Carolina 2A Conference record was not quite good enough for a playoff
VGCC announces 2017-18 Vanguards Basketball schedule
— courtesy VGCC Click Here for Full Schedule The Vance-Granville Community College Vanguards men’s basketball team is scheduled to play at least 28 games during the 2017-2018 season, including 11 home games. This is the program’s second season under the leadership of head coach DeMarcus Oliver. The Vanguards compete in Region X of the National
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It’s the big game, the Optimist Bowl, and you need to be there in person at Southern Vance High School. Like and share on Facebook, Tweet your friends, bring a neighbor. And, if you can’t make it to the game, be sure to listen live on 1450 AM WIZS and online at wizs.com. Click on
Back-to-Back South Boston Speedway Championships Was Tougher Than Layne Expected
— courtesy South Boston Speedway by Mike Smith SOUTH BOSTON, Va. (October 30, 2017) – Johnny Layne coasted to his first track championship in 2016 behind a whopping seven wins. His second championship well it was a little more difficult. Layne claimed the 2017 South Boston Speedway Budweiser Pure Stock championship for back-to-back titles.
Orange County Speedway Championship Race, Saturday, October 28
Orange County Speedway Championship Race, Saturday, October 28 — courtesy Orange County Speedway by Jim Cribbs Making his first season start in the Orange County Speedway Championship Race, Josh Oakley over-powered the field green to checkered for the win in the Mike Bledsole Mechanical Heating and Air Late Model race. Points leader Terry Dease finished
