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SportsTalk: NCAA Tournament Brackets Released

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Scout Hughes and Doc Ayscue talk about the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tournament Brackets and the schools from the ACC playing in them.

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High School Baseball on Friday

  • Hillside 28 Vance County 8
  • Franklin Academy 10 Falls Lake 5
  • East Wake 10 Franklinton 8
  • Bunn 14 Cleveland 8

High School Baseball on Saturday

  • Franklinton 16 Vance Charter 6

College Baseball on Friday

  • NC State 4 Boston College 2
  • North Carolina 8 California 1
  • Duke 4 Miami 0
  • Florida State 10 Wake Forest 0
  • East Carolina 17 Penn 3

College Baseball on Saturday

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    • Louisburg College 9 Catawba Valley CC 1
    • Catawba Valley CC 9 Louisburg College 3
  • Boston College 12 NC State 5
  • North Carolina 6 California 2
  • Miami 9 Duke 0
  • Florida State 2 Wake Forest 0
  • Penn 1 East Carolina 0

College Baseball on Sunday

  • Catawba Valley CC 15 Louisburg College 12
  • NC State 5 Boston College 1
  • North Carolina 10 California 2
  • Duke 20 Miami 10
  • Florida State 12 Wake Forest 6
  • East Carolina 8 Penn 7

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NCAA Men’s Tournament 2026

  • Duke – #1-Seed East vs. #16 Siena, Thursday at 2:50pm CBS
  • Virginia – #3-Seed Midwest vs. #14 Wright State, Friday at 1:50pm TBS
  • North Carolina – #6-Seed South vs. #11 VCU, Thursday at 3:10pm truTV
  • Louisville – #6-Seed East vs. #11 South Florida, Thursday at 1:30pm TNT
  • Miami (FL) – #7-Seed West vs. #10 Missouri, Friday at 10:10pm truTV
  • Clemson – #8-Seed South vs. #9 Iowa, Friday at 6:50pm TNT
  • NC State – #11-Seed West vs. #11 Texas, Tuesday at 9:15pm truTV
  • SMU – #11-Seed Midwest vs. #11 Miami (OH), Wednesday at 8:15pm truTV

Other NC Schools – 

  • High Point – #12-Seed West vs. #5 Wisconsin, Thursday at 1:50pm TBS
  • Queens (NC) – #15-Seed West vs. #2 Purdue, Friday at 7:45pm truTV

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NIT Men’s Tournament

  • Wake Forest – #1-Seed, vs. Navy, Wednesday at 7pm ESPNU
  • California – #2-Seed, vs. Illinois-Chicago, Wednesday at 8pm ESPN2

Other NC Schools – 

  • UNC-Wilmington vs. #3 Yale, Tuesday at 7pm ESPN+
  • Davidson vs. #2 Oklahoma St., Wednesday at 8pm ESPN2

VA Schools – 

  • George Mason – #3-Seed, vs. Liberty, Tuesday at 6pm ESPN2

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NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament 2026

Fort Worth 1 Regional

  • Syracuse – #9-Seed vs. #8 Iowa State, Saturday at 5:30pm ESPN2
  • North Carolina – #4-Seed vs. #13 Western Illinois, Friday at 5:30pm ESPNews
  • Notre Dame – #6-Seed vs. #11 Fairfield, Saturday at 2pm ESPN

Sacramento 2 Regional

  • Duke – #3-Seed vs. #14 College of Charleston, Friday at 11:30am ESPN

Fort Worth 3 Regional

  • Virginia Tech – #9-Seed vs. #8 Oregon, Friday at 1:30pm ESPN2
  • Louisville – #3-Seed vs. #14 Vermont, Saturday at 12pm ESPN
  • NC State – #7-Seed vs. #10 Tennessee, Friday at 8pm ESPN

Sacramento 4 Regional

  • Clemson – #8 -Seed vs. #9 Southern California, Saturday at 3:30pm ESPN2
  • Virginia – #10-Seed vs. #10 Arizona State, Thursday at 9pm ESPN2

Other NC Schools – 

  • High Point – #15-Seed Fort Worth 1, vs. #2 Vanderbilt, Saturday at 7pm ESPNews

Other VA Schools – 

  • Richmond – #11-Seed Sacramento 2, vs. #11 Nebraska, Wednesday at 7pm ESPN2
  • James Madison – #12-Seed Fort Worth 3, vs. #5 Kentucky, Saturday at 2:30pm ESPNU

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SportsTalk: The End of High School Basketball Season

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Scout Hughes and George Hoyle talk about how Vance Charter Boys Basketball has won the 1A State Championship. The guys also talk about Warren County’s Boys Basketball team and their 2A State Title Appearance as well as the ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament in Charlotte.

Games on Wednesday – Boys

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – State Championship

1A

  • Vance Charter 79 Thomas Jefferson 54

Games on Thursday – Boys

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – State Championship

2A

  • Queen’s Grant 77 Warren County 43

ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament – Quarterfinals

  • Virginia 81 NC State 74
  • Miami 78 Louisville 73
  • Duke vs. Florida State
  • North Carolina vs. Clemson

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SportsTalk: Vance Charter Hoops Preps for 1A Boys State Title

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Taron Downey, Head Coach of Vance Charter Boys Basketball, joins SportsTalk with Scout Hughes and Steve Lewis to preview the NCHSAA 1A Boys Basketball State Championship Game between Vance Charter and Thomas Jefferson Classical on Wednesday.

Vance Charter travels to Winston-Salem to take on Thomas Jefferson Classical for the NCHSAA 1A Boys Basketball State Championship Game on Wednesday, March the 11th and you can hear all the action on WIZS 1450AM, 100.1FM, and online at wizs.com with tipoff starting at 12:00 Noon.

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Games on Wednesday – Boys

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – State Championship

1A

  • 1Vance Charter vs. 8Thomas Jefferson

Games on Thursday – Boys

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – State Championship

2A

  • 8Warren County vs. 1Queen’s Grant

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SportsTalk: ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament Begins!

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The ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament starts on Tuesday with three games to begin the first round.

First Round:

  • Stanford vs. Pitt
  • Syracuse vs. SMU
  • Wake Forest vs. Virginia Tech

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SportsTalk: Vance Charter Boys Basketball Advances to 1A State Title Game

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Taron Downey, Head Boys Basketball Coach at Vance Charter School, joins SportsTalk with Scout Hughes and George Hoyle to talk about how the Vance Charter Knights are headed to the 1A State Title Game after defeating Southern Wake Academy, 56-52 on Wednesday.

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Games on Wednesday – Boys

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Boys Semifinal Round

1A

  • Vance Charter 56 Southern Wake 52

Games on Thursday – Girls

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Girls Semifinals Round

1A

  • Wilson Prep 60 Falls Lake 42

College Games on Thursday – Men

  • 7Louisburg College vs. 2Bryant & Stratton (VA)
    • Region 10 Tournament, Quarterfinals

College Games on Thursday –  Women

  • (18) 2Louisburg College vs. 7Brunswick CC
    • Region 10 Tournament, Quarterfinals

Games on Saturday – Boys

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Boys Semifinal Round

2A

  • 8Warren County vs. 2Voyager Academy

SportsTalk: Louisburg College Men’s Hoops in Conference Tournament

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Bryan Bagwell, Head Men’s Basketball Coach for Louisburg College, joins SportsTalk with Scout Hughes and Doc Ayscue to discuss how this Canes team plans to continue their success in the Region 10 Conference Tournament.

Games on Wednesday – Boys

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Boys Semifinal Round

1A

  • Vance Charter 56 Southern Wake 52

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SportsTalk: NCHSAA Final Four Teams in Our Area

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Scout Hughes and Steve Lewis talk about the three teams from our area are going to be playing in their respective NCHSAA Final Four Games – Vance Charter Boys, Warren County Boys, and Falls Lake Girls. The guys also talk about the World Baseball Classic that starts up on March 5th.

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Games on Friday – Boys

NCISAA 1A State Championship

  • New Garden 52 Crossroads Christian 47

Games on Saturday – Boys

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Boys 3rd Round

1A

  • Vance Charter 71 Southeast Halifax 58

2A

  • Warren County 54 Manteo 42

3A

  • Martin County 65 Wake Prep 36

Games on Saturday – Girls

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Girls 3rd Round

1A

  • Falls Lake 57 Southeast Halifax 28
  • Vance Charter 66 Northside-Pinetown 21

2A

  • Lakewood 65 Warren County 56

3A

  • James Kenan 67 Wake Prep 40

6A

  • Vance County 35 E.E. Smith 33

Games on Monday – Boys

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Boys 4th Round

1A

  • Vance Charter 69 North Edgecombe 43

2A

  • Warren County 45 Bertie 40

Games on Monday – Girls

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Girls 4th Round

1A

  • Falls Lake 63 Bear Grass Charter 50
  • Wilson Prep 73 Vance Charter 41

6A

  • Terry Sanford 83 Vance County 31

College Games on Monday – Men

  • Louisburg College 98 Southwest VA 92
    • Region 10 Tournament, 1st Round

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Crossroads Christian School

SportsTalk: Colts Boys Basketball to Play in 1A State Title Game

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UPDATE 2-27-26 at 5 p.m.

Final score 52-47 New Garden over Crossroads Christian. More details on SportsTalk next week at 12:30 p.m. on WIZS.

Congratulations to the Crossroads Christian Colts who have now appeared in back-to-back NCISAA 1A Boys Basketball State Championship Games.

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Scottie Richardson, Head Boys Basketball Coach at Crossroads Christian, joins SportsTalk with Scout Hughes and George Hoyle to talk about the Colts playing on Friday for the NCISAA 1A State Title Game.

Crossroads Christian travels to Greensboro to take on New Garden Friends for the NCISAA 1A Boys Basketball State Championship Game on Friday, February 27th and you can hear all the action on WIZS 1450AM, 100.1FM, and online at wizs.com with tipoff starting at 2:30p.m.

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Games on Wednesday – Girls

VHSL Region Tournament

  • Salem, VA 70 Mecklenburg County, VA 23

College Games on Wednesday – Women

  • Bryant & Stratton 70 Louisburg College 65

Games on Thursday – Boys

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Boys 2nd Round

1A

  • 1Vance Charter vs. 17Cape Hatteras 
  • 13Falls Lake @ 4North Edgecombe

2A

  • 8Warren County vs. 9Camden Co.

3A

  • 12Wake Prep @ 5Goldsboro 

4A

  • 8Bunn vs. 9Randleman

 

Games on Thursday – Girls

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Girls 2nd Round

1A

  • 1Falls Lake vs. 16Southern Wake 
  • 3Vance Charter vs. 14Columbia
  • 10Oxford Prep @ 7Washington

2A

  • 4Warren County vs. 13Camden Co.

3A

  • 6Wake Prep vs. 11Louisburg

4A

  • 12Bunn @ 5Fairmont

5A

  • 12South Granville @ 5Seaforth

6A

  • 4Vance County vs. 13Western Harnett
  • 7Franklinton vs. 10Jacksonville

College Games on Thursday – Women

  • 16Louisburg College vs. Fayetteville Tech CC

College Games on Thursday – Men

  • Louisburg College vs. Fayetteville Tech CC

 

Games on Friday – Boys

NCISAA 1A State Championship

4Crossroads Christian vs. 3New Garden

SportsTalk: Vance Charter Booster Club Hosts 5th Annual Golf Tournament April 2

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The Vance Charter School Athletic Booster Club has room for a few more teams at the 5th golf tournament, scheduled for Thursday, Apr. 2 at Henderson Country Club.

Get that team registration in by the Friday, Mar. 6 deadline to ensure a spot in the tournament, which has a 12 noon shotgun start. The tournament will cap entries to 22 four-person teams.

Don’t know a birdie from a bogey or a wood from a wedge? No worries – you can still come out to the post-tournament gathering that begins about 6 p.m. Tickets to that event are just $25. Come out for food, fellowship, a cash bar and live music from Whiskey Bent, a Granville County band.

VCS Athletic Director Lance Stallings said the school works to provide its student-athletes, and students as a whole, with the best experience possible. “It’s not possible without the booster club and the athletic department,” Stallings said. “We’re very fortunate to have the best of the best at Vance Charter School.”

The golf tournament is one of the booster club’s major fundraisers each year, and Booster Club President Caroline Overby said the activities surrounding the tournament will include again this year a silent auction. Tournament winners will be announced at the evening event as well.

The golf tournament has several presenting sponsors – Drake & Seymour Dentistry, Sossamon Funeral Home and Chick-fil-A – but there are other sponsorship levels to choose from, too:

  • Blue level – $700 – includes entry fees and all the things during and following play
  • Silver level – $1,250 – builds on Blue level, plus a Mulligan package and signage on two holes
  • Gold level – builds on Silver level, plus signage on 3 holes and the scoreboard, as well as four polo-style shirts

The golf tournament is designed to be a fun event, but organizers are keeping their sights on the real reason for the tournament – raising money that will provide meals, additional equipment and uniforms for the school’s athletic program.

Proceeds also go to fund scholarships, awarded to two seniors to help with their post-graduation plans.

Citing the school’s non-profit status, Overby said, “every single penny goes back straight back to the kids.”

Visit https://www.vancecharter.org/page/athletics to learn more or find them on Facebook or other social media platforms.

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SportsTalk: LaNautica Johnson Wins Girls Wrestling State Championship

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LaNautica Johnson, a senior for the Vance County Vipers Girls Wrestling Team, joins SportsTalk to discuss her State Championship that she won representing the Lady Vipers.

LaNautica Johnson (Second from Left) Holds the Bracket for the 6A NCHSAA Girls Wrestling State Championships. She won the Girls Wrestling State Title back on February 20th. Picture Courtesy of Scott Corrente, Athletic Director at Vance County High School.

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Games on Tuesday – Boys

NCISAA State Semifinals – 1A

  • Crossroads Christian 85 Albemarle School 42

NCHSAA First Round 

1A

  • Falls Lake 85 North East Carolina Prep 67
  • Mattamuskeet 61 Oxford Prep 40

3A

  • Trask 80 Louisburg 71
  • Wake Prep 76 Hertford County 54

5A

  • Havelock 66 J.F. Webb 54
  • Rocky Mount 75 South Granville 64

6A

  • South View 63 Franklinton 59

Games from Tuesday – Girls

NCHSAA First Round

1A

  • Oxford Prep 48 Weldon 35

3A

  • Louisburg 67 West Bladen 44

4A

  • Bunn 44 Carver 32

5A

  • South Granville 65 Southern Wayne 37
  • Western Alamance 49 J.F. Webb 29

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Boys 2nd Round Games on Thursday

1A

  • 1Vance Charter vs. 17Cape Hatteras 
  • 13Falls Lake @ 4North Edgecombe

2A

  • 8Warren County vs. 9Camden Co.

3A

  • 12Wake Prep @ 5Goldsboro 

4A

  • 8Bunn vs. 9Randleman

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Girls 2nd Round Games on Thursday

1A

  • 1Falls Lake vs. 16Southern Wake 
  • 3Vance Charter vs. 14Columbia
  • 10Oxford Prep @ 7Washington

2A

  • 4Warren County vs. 13Camden Co.

3A

  • 6Wake Prep vs. 11Louisburg

4A

  • 12Bunn @ 5Fairmont

5A

  • 12South Granville @ 5Seaforth

6A

  • 4Vance County vs. 13Western Harnett
  • 7Franklinton vs. 10Jacksonville

ALL 2nd Round Games are on Thursday

Games on Wednesday – Girls

VHSL Region Tournament

  • Mecklenburg County, VA @ Salem, VA

College Games on Wednesday – Women

  • 16Louisburg College @ 20Bryant & Stratton

College Games on Thursday – Women

  • 16Louisburg College vs. Fayetteville Tech CC

College Games on Thursday – Men

  • Louisburg College vs. Fayetteville Tech CC

Games on Friday – Boys

NCISAA 1A State Championship

  • 4Crossroads Christian vs. 3New Garden