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STANHOPE -- Southern Nash High School boys basketball coach Robbie Kennedy was disappointed in the performance of his squad during the final two days of the Cleveland Classic Christmas Tournament -- albeit against tough competition.
SN opened the tourney with a victory but fell to Cleveland and North Raleigh Christian Academy in subsequent rounds.

STANHOPE -- Once again, a star-studded field was on display last Saturday at the annual Firebird Duals Wrestling Tournament at the Southern Nash High School Gymnasium.
But this year’s event was a trimmed-down version as the field boasted four less schools than usual.
In addition to host Southern Nash, Rocky Mount was the only other Nash County squad that took part in the prestigious tournament.

Among Southern Nash’s performers at the annual Firebird Duals were (above) Carlos Hernandez.

LOUISBURG -- Nash Central High School broke out of its normal routine to take part in a wrestling tri-match last Friday night at Louisburg High School.
Under usual circumstances, wrestling programs hit the mats on a Saturday at either a dual or individual tournament in the area.

RED OAK -- Northern Nash has experienced a wealth of successes as part of the school’s rich soccer history.
But one accolade had eluded the Knights until now.
Northern Nash has never boasted a player at the annual North Carolina Coaches Association East-West All-Star Soccer Game for either boys or girls.

ROCKY MOUNT -- On April 16, the Atlantic Coast Conference All-Stars will appear in Nash County for a basketball game at Nash Central High School.
This year’s roster is highlighted with players from UNC, Duke, NC State, and Wake Forest.
Standouts include Duke’s Quinn Cook, UNC’s Desmond Hubert, NC State’s Ralston Turner and Wake’s Darius Leonard.

NASHVILLE -- After a disappointing close to their pre-holiday schedule, the Nash Central Lady Trojans are back on the victory train in the Tri-County Conference.
NCMS coach Minnie White hopes that train will continue to build steam toward a possible playoff spot -- and that quest began with two victories after the Lady Trojans returned from Christmas Break.

NASHVILLE -- ‘Work Hard’ was Nash Central Middle School’s announced them when the Trojans broke the huddle before their key boys basketball meeting last Thursday against Tri-County Conference rival Southern Nash.
Nash Central did exactly that as the Trojans rode some strong outside shooting along with securing a season-high 20 steals en route to a 50-37 decision over the athletic Cobras.

Southern Nash guard A.J. Jones (with ball) attempts to find an open teammate in the paint during last Thursday’s Tri-County Conference boys basketball game at Nash Central.

WILSON -- The 2015 Brittany Soccer Showcase will feature 77 schools -- including six from Nash County.
The annual event will take place on March 20 and 21 at Gillette Park in Wilson, and the field will boast some of the top girls soccer programs in the area and beyond.
Tickets will be available at the gate. All proceeds will go to the Brittany Willis Memorial Scholarship Fund.

STANHOPE -- Two teams on divergent ends of the record spectrum met for what was expected to be a suspense-less game last Friday night at the Southern Nash High School Gymnasium.
Southern Nash, which has yet to win a game this season, didn’t provide much of a challenge to undefeated Northern Nash -- at least when the final score of 70-29 is observed.

Southern Nash’s Caitlin Batchelor (with ball) drives into the paint during last Friday’s home defeat against league rival Northern Nash.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The city of Rocky Mount was recently awarded the Top Gun Summer and Winter World Series events for 2015.
According to Joel Dunn, recreation superintendent for Rocky Mount Parks and Recreation, this is the fifth year that the city’s sports Complex has been chosen as the location for a variety of teams to play baseball from areas like Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia and more. 

GREENVILLE -- East Carolina University baseball fans will get their first chance to meet the 2015 Pirates up close and personal on Saturday, Jan. 31 as ECU will host “An Evening With The Pirates” at Harvey Hall inside the Murphy Center.
The event, formerly known as Meet the Pirates, has been enhanced to an evening setting starting at approximately 6 p.m. and allows fans a chance to get autographs and photos of the players and first-year head coach Cliff Godwin.

ELON -- Elon University football head coach Rich Skrosky released the program’s upcoming 2015 schedule on Jan. 8.
The 11-game slate features five games at home in Rhodes Stadium. Game times will be announced this summer.
Southern Nash High School alum Tracey Coppedge will be entering his senior campaign at running back for the Phoenix.

Nash Central High School’s Darius Bobbitt (bottom) tries to reverse the hold of a Louisburg wrestler during last Friday night’s tri-match action in Franklin County.

Northern Nash’s Darius Spragley (right) elevates and scores for the Knights during last Friday night’s loss at Southern Nash.

Southern Nash’s Tahj Deans (with ball) enjoyed an effective performance last Friday night for the Firebirds during their home conquest against the Northern Nash Knights.

TAYLOR SALUTED AT NCWC. Nash County native and resident Roger Taylor (second from right in above photo) was honored for his athletic and philanthropic achievements during a recent ceremony at North Carolina Wesleyan College. Taylor was an All-American basketball player at both NCWC and Louisburg College and is a member of each school’s Athletics Hall of Fame.

Nash County Commissioners are considering whether to restructure human services into one agency, combining social services, health and possibly aging departments into one organization.
Commissioners met on Monday in a recessed meeting to discuss the issue.
The item was initially presented in November at the board’s retreat.

Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone came before Nashville’s Town Council last Tuesday with a request for law enforcement parking on Washington Street.
Stone said he was working to build a barrier for the Nash County Courthouse in light of a shooting that occurred on the courthouse steps in October.

The Nash-Rocky Mount School Board chose to retain the same chair and vice-chair as it approaches a new year with four new members on board. Evelyn Bulluck will retain her seat as Chairman of the Board while Franklin Lamm will serve another term as Vice-Chair. However, the school board did decide to change its current meeting times back to a schedule similar to one held in the past.

A group of local teens spent the days leading up to the New Year playing a video game.
They played for 50 hours straight and though they didn’t break the world record like they were hoping, they did raise $600 to fight cancer.
Bradly Leonard, Tyler Allen, Sam Hattaway, Jeremy Johnson and Joshua Hess were all aiming to break the world record of playing “Super Smash Brothers” for the Wii for 48 hours.

The 37th Annual Elsie Clark Memorial Opry will be held in March instead of late January, organizers recently announced.
Barbara Tyre, President of Nashville’s Business and Professional Women (BPW), said the event was slated to be held on Friday, March 6 at Nash Arts.
Typically, the event is held the last Saturday in January.

The Nashville Willing Workers will host a breakfast to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This is the 13th year the group has hosted the breakfast, which will begin at 9 a.m. at the O.D. Moore Building in Nashville.
The keynote speaker for this year’s event will be Representative Bobbie Richardson.
Entertainment will be provided by The Inspirations of Spring Hope as well as Ms. Tunisia Bullock, who will perform on the flute.