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Knightdale outlasts Millbrook

Tyler Nicholson kept his head when all those around him seemed to be losing theirs. Updated: Nov. 20, 2009 11:02 AM | Full story

Familiar foes square off for titles

Trailing 7-6 at the half of Sunday's East Wake Football League semifinal Pee Wee matchup, Knightdale coaches told their players to stick to the script. Updated: Nov. 16, 2009 4:56 PM | Full story

Time to turn the page

The football season ended Saturday night for East Wake High School, the last local school still in the hunt for season-ending hardware. Updated: Nov. 16, 2009 4:51 PM | Full story

Warrior road ends in round one

Southern Durham's quick-strike offense was on full display on Saturday night and East Wake was left watching the show. Published: Nov. 18, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Wendell Parks and Recreation gets gift

As basketball tips off this season, Universal Chevrolet Company of Wendell will be there to help town of Wendell Parks and Recreation score big by providing the league's players and coaches with equipment, a monetary donation, and a chance to raise up to $10,000. Published: Nov. 18, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Rose headlines free golf clinic

Clarence Rose, a Goldsboro native and 20-year veteran of the PGA Tour who won three tournaments during his pro career, will hold a golf clinic for children at Zebulon Country Club Sunday at 3 p.m. Published: Nov. 18, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Halftime hoops

The Zebulon Community Center is dropping its basketball goals for local business men and women on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Published: Nov. 18, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Thanksgiving basketball tourney

Knightdale High School is set to host the Triangle TipOff basketball tournament on Nov. 27-28 Published: Nov. 18, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Fitness opportunties

The Zebulon Community Center offers Yoga classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30-7:30 p.m., and Saturdays from 10-11 a.m.; senior/stretch Yoga on Tuesdays from 10-11 a.m.; 30/30 fitness on Mondays from 7:30-8:30 p.m.; circuit training on Thursdays from 7:30-8:30 p.m.; and boot camp on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15-4:15 p.m. Published: Nov. 18, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Wizards crowned champs

The Wake County Wizards traveled to Goldsboro on the weekend of Oct. 16-18 to play in the Top Gun 15U Winter State Tournament and came back champions. Published: Nov. 18, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

HCA takes third in state tourney

After finishing second in the state last year, the Lady Patriots volleyball team was looking to compete for the state title again last weekend. Published: Nov. 11, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Warrior road ends in Wilmington

Saturday's 1-0 loss to New Hanover High School in the second round of the NCHSAA 4A state playoffs marked the end of the road for the East Wake varsity soccer team after the Warriors (12-9-2) shut out Jack Britt 5-0 in round one last Wednesday. Published: Nov. 11, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

'Dogs dismiss Knights

The Knightdale varsity soccer season ended in the second round of the NCHSAA 4A state playoffs after a bizarre win over Ashley High School in Wilmington catapulted the Knights into the second round. Published: Nov. 11, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Warrior jayvees win on road

The East Wake junior varsity football team jumped out to an early lead the Knights would chip at, but never cut down in Thursday's season finale. Published: Nov. 11, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Better late than never

Things went different for the Knights than they had all season, and, for that matter, things were different than they ever had been in a season finale against East Wake. Published: Nov. 11, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

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. Published: Nov. 4, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Comets nip Knights

Relatively speaking, this was the game Clayton coach Gary Fowler was looking for. Published: Nov. 4, 2009 2:00 AM | 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. Published: Nov. 4, 2009 2:00 AM | 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


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