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RED OAK -- Red Oak Middle School's annual visit to the Tri-County Conference Boys Basketball Championship Game has become a Nash County tradition over the past four years -- and will be renewed again today at the historic ROMS Gymnasium.
That's when the Tigers will be playing in the finals for the fourth season in a row as Red Oak hosts Parker Middle for the crown at 5 p.m.

Red Oak Middle School's Andrew Zipko tries to score in the paint during Monday's victory over Speight.

MOUNT OLIVE -- Darius Spragley became an area legend back in 2017 when his late-game heroics sparked Northern Nash's run to the Elite Eight of the Class 3-A Boys Basketball State Playoffs.
Since then, Spragley has been carving a name for himself in Wayne County as a member of the men's hoops squad at the University of Mount Olive.

STANHOPE -- Most long-time observers considered Julius Peppers' induction into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame to be a mere formality.
But that diminish the importance of the moment when Peppers, the former Southern Nash High School multi-sport great, received word that he will be a member of the NCSHOF's latest enshrinement class.

RED OAK -- Even with their sparkling overall record, there were no guarantees that the Red Oak Lady Tigers would qualify for the Tri-County Conference Girls Basketball Tournament heading into the final week of the regular season.
But Red Oak got the job done when it had to, and a few other scenarios worked the Lady Tigers' way to get Coach Russell Rouse's squad back into the playoffs.

NASH COUNTY -- Here are the latest Nash County Recreation & Senior Services Youth Basketball League scores:

WILMINGTON -- Five distance runners with connections to the Northern Nash High School cross country program excelled during the Wilmington Historic Half-Marathon, which was held in Downtown Wilmington in December.
NNHS runner Justin Marshall finished sixth overall and first in his age group with an outstanding time of 1:25.21.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Games close to home always provide motivation and inspiration for Averett University's 'Dynamic Duo' of Nash County natives Montre' Cash and Raymond 'Goody' Bullock.
But the stakes were even higher last Saturday when the Cougars visited Methodist University for a key USA South Athletic Conference men's basketball meeting.

Northern Nash High School alum Raymond 'Goody' Bullock has become a force in the paint this season for the Averett men's basketball squad.

This important layup from Montre' Cash in the second half helped the Averett Cougars pull away en route to a victory over Methodist University during last Saturday's USA South Conference men's basketball showdown in Fayetteville.

STANHOPE -- Despite an impressive effort in front of their home crowd, the Southern Nash Firebirds dropped yet another Big East Conference game last Friday night when the Northern Nash Knights, who now sit at 17-4, stormed in and took a 67-56 win -- their second of the season over the county rival Firebirds.
Northern, which with the triumph currently sits at 5-2 in conference play, took advantage of a fast start, scoring 20 points in the first period of play compared to Southern Nash's 10.

Northern Nash's Henry Richardson (with ball) makes his way through the Southern Nash defense during last Friday's boys basketball contest at the historic SNHS Gymnasium.

STANHOPE -- Given Southern Nash's girls basketball resurgence this winter -- and the Ladybirds' near-miss comeback attempt two weeks ago at Northern Nash -- it was reasonable to expect that the squads would engage in a hard-fought showdown during last Friday's Big East Conference rematch at the SNHS Gymnasium.

The Northern Nash Lady Knights have been known for their sturdy defense through the years, including this work from Hannah Evans last Friday.

Southern Nash's Danielle Whitley (right) tries to drive on Northern Nash's Kylar Wiggins last Friday.

STANHOPE -- After the conclusion of each state football championship game, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association presents a handful of medals to each participating school.
Those schools are free to disperse those medals to student-athletes and coaches at a later date of their discretion -- and the Southern Nash Firebirds did exactly that recently during an informal ceremony on the SNHS campus.

LOS ANGELES -- Christian Buffaloe, local Kyokushin Karate fighter, won the United States title(Lightweight division) at the Japan sponsored "16th Kyokushin Karate USWC Championships" in Los Angeles on January 26.
Two months earlier, Buffaloe competed in the prestigious "12th Kyokushin Karate World Open Championships" in Tokyo, Japan among the best 200 elite fighters in the world.

MISENHEIMER -- Senior center A.J. Frye's career high of 43 points was not enough as the North Carolina Wesleyan College men's basketball team fell 110-98 on the road at Pfeiffer University last Saturday.
Wesleyan fell back to .500 at 10-10 overall and 6-6 in the USA South Conference while Pfeiffer improved to 11-8 and 6-5 in the league.

NASH COUNTY -- Here are updated Nash County Recreation & Senior Services Youth Futsal League scores:

FRANKLINTON -- Most Big East Conference basketball fans were expecting back-to-back-to-back conference champion Northern Nash to win easily at Franklinton on Tuesday night.
However, the Red Rams, in front of a passionate "Senior Night" crowd, had other plans.

ZEBULON -- The Carolina Mudcats have announced that individual game tickets for all 2020 regular season home dates are now on sale online at carolinamudcats.com. Single game tickets begin at just $8.00 for the upcoming 30th anniversary season of baseball at Five County Stadium.
Individual tickets for adults will range this season from $14.00 for premium level seats, $11.00 for box seats and $8.00 for general admission seats.