The N.C. Wesleyan College women’s basketball team rolled to a conference road win over Salem College on Tuesday evening, dominating the Spirits 89-70 in their USA South opener.
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Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Basketball season is underway in Eastern North Carolina and the Rocky Mount Event Center will host a unique and inclusive tournament this weekend that will showcase area teams from the high school and college ranks.
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
The Rocky Mount High girls’ tennis team advanced to the third round of the Class 3-A playoffs.
Thursday, October 14, 2021
The Tarboro River Bandits, winners of league championships in each of their first two years, will return for a third season at Municipal Stadium next summer.
Monday, October 11, 2021
The Southern Nash football team has made its way through the Class 2-A portion of the Big East Conference without a loss.
Monday, October 04, 2021
N.C. Wesleyan College is preparing to induct seven members to its athletics hall of fame.
Local Events
N.C. Wesleyan senior Jhonny Acosta grabbed the attention of the college tennis scene over the weekend.
N.C. Wesleyan College is set to hold its second annual commUNITY walk.
AJ Jones and the Princeton WhistlePigs played themselves into an exciting finish to the collegiate Appalachian League this season.
Tarboro’s River Bandits are 2-0 when it comes to league championships.
Tarboro’s River Bandits put together three hits and a walk in the bottom of the eighth inning to score two runs and take a 4-3, come-from-behind win over the Wake Forest Fungo to win the first-ever Premier Collegiate League championship.
Ryan Cornelius (N.C. Wesleyan) pitched a five-hit complete game on Thursday night as the Tarboro River Bandits beat Greenbrier’s Knights, 4-1, at Municipal Stadium to win the Premier Collegiate League’s East Division title.
The first matches of the high school volleyball season are just over one week away, and the Rocky Mount Event Center has the perfect warmup in store.
Tarboro’s River Bandits (26-13) got their two strongest pitching performances of the year when they needed them the most.
It was gut-check time at Tarboro Municipal Stadium on Sunday night as Tarboro’s River Bandits and Edenton’s Steamers met in a Premier Collegiate League East Division elimination game.
For eight innings on Wednesday night, Tarboro’s River Bandits trailed Fuquay-Varina’s Twins in the regular season finale at Tarboro Municipal Stadium before the largest crowd of the season.
With the conclusion of the Piedmont Collegiate League’s regular season on Wednesday night, postseason play gets underway on Friday with a pair of double-elimination tournaments in both the East and West divisions.
Tarboro’s River Bandits swept a doubleheader with Greenbrier on Sunday night to clinch the Premier Collegiate League’s East Division, but it wasn’t without its tense moments at Municipal Stadium
The Premier Collegiate League’s East All-Stars got timely hitting, strong pitching and a steady defense to top the West All-Stars, 7-2, as the PCL held its All-Star Celebration Friday night at Municipal Stadium in Tarboro.
Edenton’s Josh Pernetti (San Joaquin Delta College) blasted a home run to center field in the first-ever Premier Collegiate League Home Run Derby at Municipal Stadium.
The roster for the Premier Classic League includes players from the Wake Forest Fungo, Fuquay-Varina Twins and Carolina Pirates and, like the East Squad, includes a first-and-second team.
Zonovan Knight’s impressive start to his N.C. State football career hasn’t gone unnoticed.
Former Southern Nash standout baseball player AJ Jones earned a high honor for his play in a collegiate summer league.
