“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 just finished it’s season and wrestling is getting close to being over with regionals next week. Noel describes both as being successful this year but injuries have been a problem for the wrestling team.
Basketball is also nearing tournament time with the men’s team in the middle of the pack but the women’s team is making great improvements. “They’ve won four of the last five,” Noel said on Thursday’s SportsTalk. The women’s team, with a win over Carrboro this week, could capture the number two seed in the tournament. Even so, both the men’s and women’s team will have to contend with Southern Durham which is undefeated in both divisions.
Once all of this ends Noel says it will be time for baseball, softball, track and soccer but his focus now is on basketball. The Vipers will begin conference play on February 13.