Earl Vaughan Jr.'s Athletes of the Week:
Ethan Nobles, Terry Sanford, baseball: Nobles helped lead the Bulldogs to victory in their annual Easter tournament. He was 4 for 7 with a double and three RBIs. He also scored two runs. In the championship game, he was the winning pitcher.
A’jaylah Yates, Seventy-First, track: In last week’s Kathy McMillan Invitational at Hoke County High School, Yates earned two medals in the 100 meter and 200 meter dashes.
Other nominees: Isaiah Pinero, Pine Forest, baseball