Earl Vaughan Jr.’s Athletes of the Week are Ethan Nobles, Terry Sanford baseball, and A’jaylah Yates, Seventy-First, track.
Earl Vaughan Jr.
Gray’s Creek prepares for run at season title in girls soccer
After a second-place finish to Cape Fear in the United Eight Conference last season, Gray’s Creek girls soccer coach Jordan Musselwhite thought the pieces could be in place for a solid season this year. But if you had told him the Bears would be unbeaten when spring break arrived, he’s not sure he would have had expectations that high.
Athletes of the Week: Terry Sanford golfer, track star take honors
This week’s Cumberland County high school athletes of the week are: Thomas Horne, Terry Sanford, golf, and Zoe Dorsey, Terry Sanford, track.
High school sports: Legislators move to dismantle association that oversees athletics
A trio of North Carolina state senators, joined by several other Republicans in the General Assembly, have given the N.C. High School Athletic Association an Easter basket full of rotten eggs. Sen. Tom McInnis, along with Sens. Todd Johnson and Vickie Sawyer, introduced a bill in the state Senate late Wednesday that would effectively dismantle the High School Athletic Association and leave it toothless to administer athletics in the state and hand out penalties to schools that break the rules.
Athletes of the Week: Gray’s Creek pitcher, Fayetteville Academy lacrosse player show up
Ty Stewart of Gray’s Creek baseball and Vanni Intini or Fayetteville Academy lacrosse turned in standout performances this week.
Cape Fear wrestler earns All American honors at tournament in Virginia Beach
Samuel Aponte didn’t get the outcome he was hoping for last weekend when he competed in the National High School Coaches Association wrestling tournament in Virginia Beach, Virginia. But he did come away with a pretty solid consolation prize, recognition as an All American wrestler.
Terry Sanford golfer, Cape Fear pitcher bring it to their game
Ethan Paschal, Terry Sanford, golf, and Lex Glemaker, Cape Fear, softball , are Earl Vaughan Jr.’s Athletes of the Week.
Britt coach, Smith standout ready for teamwork in Carolinas Classic all-star game
Jack Britt boys’ basketball coach Ike Walker Jr. and E.E. Smith standout James Scott will be in Wilmington this weekend to take part in the annual Carolinas Classic, pitting a team of North Carolina high school all-stars against their South Carolina counterparts.
These high school athletes are recognized for their superior performance
Earl Vaughan Jr., CityView’s high school sports columnist, recognizes these two student athletes as Players of the Week: Mason Hughes Cape Fear baseball Last week in games with Purnell …
South View softball pitcher brings control, positive outlook to the mound
Freshman Jordynn Parnell is in her first varsity season with the South View High School softball team, but she’s already revived memories of past Tiger pitching greats for head coach Phil Dean.

