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Rams' and Knights' Minis and Mightys split in Wendell

A pair of overtime East Wake Football League games between Wendell and Knightdale took place Saturday at Thompson Field. Updated: Nov. 2, 2009 4:40 PM | Full story

Comets nip Knights

Relatively speaking, this was the game Clayton coach Gary Fowler was looking for. Updated: Nov. 2, 2009 4:40 PM | Full story

Knights end with a bang

For just the second time in school history, the Knights defeated the Warriors 5-3 in a men's varsity soccer match last Monday. Updated: Nov. 2, 2009 4:40 PM | Full story

Garner wins thriller in OT

Garner coach Nelson Smith said it was a pretty typical game for his Trojans against East Wake. Published: Nov. 4, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Wolf fangs sink in Zebulon

In its second year with a football team, Wendell Middle School met the Zebulon Cougars in a battle of the unbeaten Wednesday afternoon and shocked the resident powerhouse, 14-8. Published: Nov. 4, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Warriors deny Comets' late try

East Wake held on for a 30-26 homecoming win over Clayton and put itself in the driver's seat to making the state playoffs in Friday night's tug-of-score matchup with the Comets. Published: Oct. 28, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Wendell trips East Wake

Kalyn Johnson and Carly Mounts each booted two goals and Wendell Middle enjoyed its most productive offensive showing of the season in a 6-1 win over winless East Wake Middle Thursday afternoon. Published: Oct. 28, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

'Cats pull late win on Knights

Playing like a desperate team with the faintest glimmer of hope for a possible play-off spot, West Johnston forced three Knightdale turnovers, held on several key defensive stands deep in their own territory and did just enough offensively to come away with a much needed Greater Neuse Conference victory against winless Knightdale Friday night. Published: Oct. 28, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Trojan swing marks tourney's end for Warriors

The Warriors fell in the first round of the state playoffs to Hoggard, Wilmington, Saturday but the three-game Hoggard sweep couldn't have been nearly as painful to the East Wake group as when it faced Garner in the second round of the conference tournament last Monday. Published: Oct. 28, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Late goals upend Trojans

A brief moment of concern ended after East Wake punched in a pair of second half goals to top visiting Garner 3-1 in last Wednesday's soccer match. Published: Oct. 28, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

East Wake sweeps Knights, paces through round one

East Wake varsity volleyball looked like it wanted the three set sweep it gave Knightdale in the final regular season conference match Thursday, but the Lady Knights didn't give it up without a fight to the end on senior night. Published: Oct. 21, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Conference tourney filters for regionals

East Wake won its final regular season tennis match over Knightdale 5-3 last Tuesday to improve to a 9-5 record on the season. Published: Oct. 21, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

SPORTS Briefs

Last week's edition of the Eastern Wake News listed the East Wake Football League matchups between Knightdale and Wendell to be held Oct. 31 at East Wake High School. Published: Oct. 21, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Warrior team outpaces Knights

It wasn't exactly running weather when the Knights and Warriors met for a final regular season cross country meet last Wednesday at the community park, but the home team managed to protect its home course. Published: Oct. 21, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Rams attack on home turf

East Wake Football League's newest edition, the Riley Hill Eagles, finally got on the board in the last three minutes of Saturday night's game against the Wendell Rams with a rushing touchdown and two-point conversion by Tavares Alston, but the 33-7 Wendell win wasn't the story of the night. Published: Oct. 14, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

SPORTS Briefs

Zebulon Middle School football recorded a 12-6 overtime win over East Millbrook last Monday and a 22-0 shutout over West Millbrook last Wednesday. Published: Oct. 14, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Pride still intact after home-numbing game

A 35-7 homecoming loss to Harnett Central nixed Knightdale High School's hopes of making the state playoffs, but fans continued to fill the stadium after the Trojans (8-0, 4-0) stacked a 21-7 halftime lead on the Knights (0-8, 0-4). Published: Oct. 14, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Southeast slides by in week eight

Southeast Raleigh stayed unbeaten by winning a close conference game Friday night, but a few hours before the game the Bulldogs had a better piece of luck. Published: Oct. 14, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Knights improve within

Despite another loss, continued individual improvement and accomplishing goals within the team itself is what Knightdale High School's cross country coach Michelle Johnson is all about. Published: Oct. 14, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Round one goes to Warriors

All questions about this year's soccer matchup between the Knights and Warriors were answered in Wednesday's matchup at East Wake. Published: Oct. 7, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Locals place first in Labor of Love

The "Hidden Talent" team, consisting of members from Hidden Spring Farm in Knightdale and Twin Palms Farm in Louisburg won the Pro/Am Challenge at the Labor of Love Dressage show held at the Hunt Horse Complex on Sept. 5-6. Published: Oct. 7, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

SPORTS Briefs

Zebulon Middle School shut out the Durant Road Dolphins 14-0 in the 2009 season's first football game. Published: Oct. 7, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

East Wake grinds its way to victory

Jamal Davis staked East Wake to a two-touchdown lead in the first half and the Warriors made it hold up in the second against a game West Johnston club. Published: Oct. 7, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Home sweet homecoming

Garner continued its run of homecoming victories, making it 26 in a row with a 38-20 victory over Greater Neuse River 4-A Conference rival Knightdale Friday night at Trojan Stadium. Published: Oct. 7, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Wakelon grad two-peats as club champion

Joe Hinton, a Wakelon High School graduate who now resides in Eden, won the club championship at the Plantation Golf Club for the second year in a row on August 29-30. Published: Oct. 7, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Bulldogs remain perfect in knightdale

Southeast Raleigh had it easier than perhaps even it had predicted in Friday night's 41-7 mauling of Knightdale. Published: Sep. 30, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Turnovers undo SSS

Turnovers almost always spell doom for a football team, but especially so when those turnovers are instantaneously turned into points for the opponent. Published: Sep. 30, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Local dealership sponsors youth

Universal Chevrolet Company is one of 30 Chevrolet dealers from the Raleigh area that partnered with local youth baseball leagues along with private parties in the area to help raise roughly $98,375 in total donations for area youth baseball/softball. Published: Sep. 30, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

'Cats outnumber, outpace Warriors on home turf

West Johnston dominated Wednesday's cross country event at Wendell Community Park. Published: Sep. 23, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Warriors put up a good fight

Undefeated Harnett Central opened the Greater Neuse River 4-A Conference football schedule on Friday with a 27-12 victory over an East Wake team that plays a lot harder and better than its 1-4 record would suggest. Published: Sep. 23, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story


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