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Networking. That is how we are saving so many dogs and cats at the Shelter, mostly through social media... Facebook. It is like a whisper. If enough people whisper, it becomes a large sound. Our group is the voice of the animals at the Shelter. We look into their eyes and know that we must save these pets.
But what choice does Animal Control have when they exist mostly to respond to citizen complaints.

BUNN -- After earning earlier-round wins over Warren County and Wake Forest in convincing fashion, Coach Henry Drake's Northern Nash Knights turned their focus to the then 8-3 East Wake Warriors, in hopes of earning their second consecutive Bunn Christmas Boys Basketball Tournament Championship.
Despite a fast start and an overall strong showing from the Warriors, the Knights were able to squeak out a 50-45 win, pushing their record to 11-1 just before the calendar turns to 2019.

Northern Nash's Darquez Flowers (left) makes a strong move en route to scoring a basket during last Saturday's tournament decision over the East Wake Warriors.

Northern Nash's Sam Page fades away for a basket during the Knights' triumph over East Wake in the championship game of the Bunn Christmas Basketball Tournament.

BUNN -- Still going strong after all these years.
When Gerald Melton arrived at Southern Nash High School in the 1990s, he was in the early stages of a basketball coaching career that would take him to three different counties -- though albeit never far from the area.

CLAYTON -- Scoring has been an early-season issue for the Nash Central High School boys basketball team -- but that wasn't the case during last week's John Jacobs Christmas Classic at Cleveland High School in Johnston County.
The Bulldogs found their offensive form in the first two rounds to secure impressive decisions over West Johnston and North Raleigh Christian Academy.

Nash Central's Chris High dribbles through the West Johnston defense during last week's victory in the opening round of the John Jacobs Christmas Classic Basketball Tournament at Cleveland High School in Johnston County.

CLAYTON -- With her team lacking a consistent go-to offensive threat, Nash Central girls basketball coach Terri Club knows her club will have to find other ways to win games -- as opposed to simply shooting the ball into the net time and time again.
Two intangibles necessary to Nash Central's potential success are an aggressive, effective defense and making mistake-free, smart decisions in offensive sets.

Nash Central's Kiyanaizhia Richardson (with ball) surges toward the basket for the Lady Bulldogs as part of last week's tournament triumph against West Johnston at the John Jacobs Christmas Classic at Cleveland High School in Johnston County.

BUNN -- Members of the Bunn Christmas Basketball Tournament All-Tourney Team are as follows:

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College men's basketball team dominated Medaille College (N.Y.) in the finals of the Catholic University Holiday Tournament 91-65 to win the tournament title in Washington Sunday evening.
Sophomore guard Damon McDowell helped lead the Bishops to the title with 22 points and 4 three-pointers while tournament MVP A.J. Frye had 25 points and 14 rebounds for his second straight double-double to lead the Bishops.

GREENVILLE - After hosting just its second on-campus regional in program history in 2018, East Carolina University's baseball squad has been picked first in the 2019 American Athletic Conference preseason poll as chosen by the league's nine head coaches.
The Pirates, who claimed the 2018 AAC Tournament title, picked up six of eight first place votes.

Stacie Winner was the Reserve Grand Champion winner for her pig at the NC State Fair, which was held in October.