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Virginia coach takes over Knight football

Taking over the head football coaching position at Knightdale High School is more than just another challenge to coach Rob Senseney. Published: Mar. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Knights find winning combination

Brooke Foil and Kaitlyn Eckert are enjoying each other's company at the head of the offense where the two have truly been positioned together for the first time in three years. Published: Mar. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Track teams represent in state finals

Indoor track teams from East Wake and Knightdale high schools finished their winter seasons at the state finals in February, and with much to show for their hard work. Published: Mar. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

SPORTS Briefs

Former Greater Neuse River prep hurdlers Ronnie Ash, Booker Nunley, and Johnny Dutch all claimed All-America honors at this past weekend's NCAA Indoor National Championships. Published: Mar. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Knightdale hires head football coach

Big name in Virginia high school football set to take over as head Knight. Published: Mar. 11, 2010 11:27 AM | Full story

Five enshrined into Warrior history

Saturday evening's East Wake athletic Hall of Fame banquet went into overtime, and for five good reasons. Published: Mar. 10, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Green to join Dolphin glovers

Varsity baseball player Michael Green recently signed a letter of intent to put his talents on the diamond to use at Brunswick Community College. Published: Mar. 10, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Zebulon Parks and Recreation Nets finish perfect season

The Zebulon Parks and Recreation Nets capped off its undefeated season in style with a 49-35 win over the Heat in the 11-12-year-old basketball tournament final. Published: Mar. 10, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Bulldogs rally past Knights

It looked like Knightdale might slay another giant, but in the end it ran out of fairytale endings. Published: Mar. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Former Vaiden Whitley basketball coach to be inducted

Mickey Faulk got a lot out of coaching basketball at Vaiden Whitley High School in the 1968 and 1969 seasons and continues to do what he can to repay the eastern Wake community. Published: Mar. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Corbett's efforts remembered

Charles Corbett pretty much saw it all in his time as a teacher, coach and athletic director at Zebulon and East Wake high schools from 1971-2002. Published: Mar. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

EW women fall in first round game

East Wake turned the ball over 30 times too many as Seventy-First downed the Lady Warriors 96-71 in the first round of the NCHSAA 4-A state playoffs. Published: Mar. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Laney denies Lady Knights

A third-quarter slump by the Lady Knights led to a 46-28 E.A. Laney win in last Monday's opening round state playoff game. Published: Mar. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Knightdale drops sectional final

Published: Feb. 25, 2010 9:54 AM | Full story

Trojans mark road's end for Warriors

Against a so-labeled Cinderella team, Garner boys basketball coach Eddie Gray did the unthinkable: he played the Cinderella card in his pregame speech before Friday night's Greater Neuse River 4-A Conference tournament championship game. Published: Feb. 24, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Lady Knights fall to top-seeded Southeast Raleigh

Knightdale's women had a couple of problems in taking on the No. 1 seed Lady Bulldogs on their home turf in Thursday's conference tourney semifinal game. Published: Feb. 24, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Lady Warriors slip in semis

The East Wake Lady Warriors outscored Clayton in each of the three final periods in Thursday's conference tournament semifinal game, but it wasn't enough to overcome a 19-4 first quarter Comet lead. Published: Feb. 24, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Warrior zone boots Knights from tourney

East Wake found the glass slipper Wednesday night, but had to wait until Friday night to see if it fit. Published: Feb. 24, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Girls' teams fall, KHS men host second round game tonight

Published: Feb. 24, 2010 12:53 PM | Full story

SPORTS Brief

This Saturday, Feb. 27, the Warriors will host a day of baseball and good eats. Published: Feb. 24, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Knights wake up for first round win

Harnett Central's coach Will Gage knew what it would take for his seventh-seed varsity men to upset the No. 2 Knights in the first round of the conference tourney last Tuesday. Published: Feb. 24, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Three of four eastern Wake teams head to state tourney

Published: Feb. 22, 2010 2:57 PM | Full story

Warriors lose halftime lead to Knights

Friday night's varsity men's game between the Warriors and Knights was one of streaks. Published: Feb. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Morrison beats buzzer for EW win

Better late than never became a truth to end all truths for the Lady Warriors in Friday night's game at Knightdale. Published: Feb. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Foil to turn Royal

The Lady Knights varsity soccer team is going to miss the talents of senior Brooke Foil in the spring of 2011, but Queens University of Charlotte will then get its first taste of Foil's footwork this fall. Published: Feb. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Vinson to be honored as one of EW's best

East Wake Middle School should feel fortunate to have someone like Keauna Vinson as a volleyball and basketball coach. Published: Feb. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Spirits prep for new year

As the beginning of the 2010 season starts for the Spirits '95 team, so does its focus. Published: Feb. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

SPORTS Brief

East Wake sophomore Macon Crowder recorded a pair of top-15 finishes in the state at Thursday's NCHSAA 4-A state swimming championships at the Triangle Aquatics Center in Cary. Published: Feb. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Conference wrestling yields its champs

Not many tournaments live up to their advanced billing. At least not high school conference wrestling tournaments. Published: Feb. 10, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Britt's success honored

When most standout athletes head into their senior year in high school they do so with high hopes of setting records and performing the best they ever had. Published: Feb. 10, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story


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