Sports

STANHOPE -- In addition to his limitless academic and athletic attributes, there is one underrated intangible that makes Southern Nash High School a special place.
That's the fact that Southern has seen its share of fascinating, extroverted, everybody-is-my-friend storytellers -- and some of them were on stage last Saturday for the Inaugural Southern Nash Athletics Hall of Fame Ceremony at the historic SNHS Gymnasium.
But even some of those sage and savvy conversationalists were reduced to tears and silence due to the gravity of the moment when they approached the speaking podium.

STANHOPE -- Two of Southern Nash High School's all-time greatest softball teams on same field? It's not possible, is it?
Maybe only in a video game, but that was the case last Thursday when Southern Nash honored the players from its 1995 State Championship Team between games of the current undefeated club's doubleheader against Rocky Mount at Ladybird Field.
Players were introduced to the crowd and were presented with T-shirt -- all the while 'catching up' on life but still remembering those special times.

RED OAK -- The undefeated Southern Nash Ladybirds remain the team to beat on the softball diamond around Nash County, with Southern's decisive 23-3 victory over county rival Northern Nash on Tuesday night pushing the club to a flawless 17-0 on the year.
The Ladybirds hosted Ayden-Grifton on Wednesday night and will wrap up their regular season campaign on today at Franklinton, who Southern faced earlier this year and defeated 11-0.

CHAPEL HILL -- The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has announced locations for its 2025 Spring Sports Championships at premier venues across the state.
The Men's Tennis Individual State Championships will be the first championship event of the spring, held May 9-10.
The 1A Championships will be at Cary Tennis Park, 2A at Ting Park in Holly Springs, 3A at Burlington Tennis Center, and 4A at Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center in North Raleigh.

NASH COUNTY -- Baseball season in the area is entering its final stages of the regular season with Nash Central recently making waves around the county.
The Bulldogs have won six of their last eight games, most recently a 9-6 victory over Roanoke Rapids on Tuesday night with the team's spurt highlighted by a 9-5 win over Bunn on April 8, a loss that was the Wildcats' first of the year.
Central ended Bunn's 15-game win streak that stretched throughout the course of the season as well as its 10-0 mark in conference play, doing so in dramatic fashion.