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More about each question:
1. How many East Wake High School football players have participated in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas?
10
Warriors who have participated in the annual all-star event against South Carolina's best seniors include Randy Marriott (1983), Lamont Harris (1984), Rodney Dickerson (1984), Dexter Carpenter (1987), Terrence Spencer (1991), Greg Ellis (1992), Jermaine Bethel (1993), Terry Hunter (2002), Aleric Mullins (2005) and Dominique Ellis (2006).
2. East Wake's girls basketball team is the only group to win a team state championship. What year did they win the title?
1996-97
The Lady Warriors held off North Forsyth, 38-28 in the championship game at Carmichael Auditorium to claim the school's first team title.
3. East Wake holds the state record for the most home runs in a single baseball game. How many dingers did the team hit in that game?
9
David Jones and Robert Parrish each hit three home runs, Mike Thompson added two and Trent Rogers slugged a home run in the season finale against Apex, May 13, 1983. The Warriors won 17-2.
4. Josh Dalton holds the record for the most wrestling wins during his career at East Wake. How many matches did he win?
176
Dalton was a winner 176 times during a career that spanned from 2001-2005. He ended his career with a record of 176-24.
5. How many state champions has Knightdale High School produced since 2004?
3
State Champions were Matt Donch - Swimming - Multiple Winner, Courtney Johnson - Gymnastics and Anthony Rogers - Wrestling.
6. In the 2007 soccer season, freshman Kaitlyn Eckert scored 27 goals and was ranked in scoring the state. In one game, she tied for fourth place in the all-time single game scoring category. How many goals did she score?
7
Eckert posted seven goals on West Johnston.
7. Knightdale's first football victory, over Middle Creek, came in what fashion?
two-point conv.
Knightdale slipped through for a two-point conversion with no time on the clock to win the game, 15-14.
8. Only one Knightdale program has repeated as Greater Neuse River Conference champions. That program is:
women's golf
Men's basketball won the title in the 2006-07 season, but the women's golf team pulled in back-to-back titles in 06-07 and 07-08.
9. When did the Carolina Mudcats come to Zebulon?
July 4, 1991
The Carolina Mudcats played part of their first season at Wilson's Fleming Stadium before construction was completed at Five County Stadium.
10. How did the Mudcats get their name?
fans picked it.
Carolina Mudcats owner Steve Bryant asked the team's season ticket holders to vote on their choice of the team's new name in 1989, when the team was still located in Columbus, Georgia.
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