After the women’s track and field standout graduates in May with a civil engineering degree; she plans to get married and start a family. Then there is her other love interest – track and field. “We have our good days and our bad days,” Benn said about track and field. “This week I fell back [...]

Two-time Olympic Gold medalist Cullen Jones spoke to the more than 1,500 registered YMCA swimmers Tuesday to help kick off the YMCA Short Course National Championships (April 3-6) at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. Jones, who swam collegiately at N.C. State,  spoke during the YMCA’s Athlete Welcome Party in the pavilion. Prior to his speech, Jones [...]

Lady Rams advance to quarterfinals The Lady Rams of Winston-Salem State , seeded third in the Southern Division, were efficient in ousting the Lady Bulldogs of Bowie State, seeded sixth in the Northern Division. The Rams are playing with confidence under first-year head coach A.G. Hall “I think we have a young team and when [...]

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – Three-point shooting and an untimely technical foul kept the North Carolina A&T men’s basketball team winless in Daytona Beach, Fla., over the last 18 years, as Bethune-Cookman (B-CU) came away with a 72-60 win over the Aggies at Moore Gymnasium. The loss marked the Aggies 16th straight in Daytona Beach. Lamont [...]

The Lady Page Pirates won their second consecutive TIMCO Invitational Tournament with a 54-35 victory over the Eagles of Smith High School Saturday night at the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center. Four Lady Pirates were named to the All-Tournament team led by junior guard Parris Kea, who was named MVP for the second consecutive year. [...]

The Bengals of Greensboro Day School (GDS) rode the hot hand of senior guard Reggie Dillard’s (11-of-15) 32 points; 21 coming in the second half allowing GDS to pull-away from pesky Page to earn a 66-52 win in the 2012 TIMCO Invitational Tournament. Dillard was named the Boys’ MVP and teammates Christian Hairston, Reed Lucas [...]

Since coming off a historic playoff run a season ago, Winston-Salem State Head Coach Connell Maynor has always viewed this year as unfinished business. Despite enjoying another undefeated regular season, capturing his second straight CIAA title and seeing his team rise to a No. 2 ranking in the national polls, Maynor knew the only thing [...]

  Having watched his team perfect the art of winning ugly over the last few weeks, A&T coach Rod Broadway knew that if they just stuck around long enough against South Carolina State and kept fighting, it was only a matter of time before his vaunted defense would step up and deliver a knock out [...]

A&T coach Rod Broadway hinted earlier in the week that some personnel changes could be expected in the Aggies’ Homecoming showdown against Norfolk State if his offense continued to struggle, and he proved to be a man of his word. Freshman quarterback Kwashuan Quick took in the second half for a turnover-prone Lewis Kindle and [...]

Walter Johnson and B. Hairston Promotions presented the Saturday Night KO Fights Ballroom Brawl III held at the Greensboro Marriott Downtown on Saturday, October 20. The bout card featured 10 bouts highlighted by two championship bouts. Lisa Garland of Columbia, S.C. won the ladies 10 round Welterweight WIBF Championship over Kerri Hill of Little Rock, [...]

Someone forgot to tell the Western Guilford Hornets not to spoil Dudley’s annual Homecoming football game held at the newly renovated 5,000 seat Tarpley Stadium. With 1:42 remaining in the game, the Hornets were ahead 31-24. The Panthers (5-3, 4-0 Metro 4-A Conference) took over at their 42. Two plays later, senior quarterback Richard Hayes [...]

Dudley quarterback Richard Hayes ran for three scores and passed for another as the Panthers spoiled Southeast Guilford’s 50th Homecoming celebration Friday at Southeast’s Bill Slayton Athletic Field. Hayes, a senior, finished with 174 yards on 30 carries. He was also 9-of-16 passing for 111 yards as the Panthers rolled to a 41-11 win. Dudley improved [...]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – North Carolina A&T looked immune to scoring Saturday night. Even the most prime opportunities ended with the scoreboard unchanged on the visitor’s side. Thirty-five of the 49 plays A&T ran came in Bethune-Cookman territory. But the Aggies’ many failed chances helped the Wildcats secure a 28-12 homecoming win at Municipal Stadium. [...]

Eastern Alamance’s J.T. Kirby hauled in a pass near midfield  and appeared on his way to a long touchdown. But state track  champion T.J. Logan chased him down, stripping Kirby of the  ball inside the Northern Guilford 20. The Nighthawks recovered, then bolted 94 yards for a score to  spearhead Northern to a 49-7 drumming [...]

The Page Pirates led rival Grimsley Whirlies 21-14 at half time but the Pirates scored 28 straight second-half points to turn the game into a rout. Page quarterback Jordan Putnam ran for three touchdowns and threw two more as the Pirates routed inter-city and Metro 4-A Conference rival Grimsley 49-25 Friday night at Jamieson Stadium. [...]

The city’s peewee junior varsity football season kicked-off Wednesday, Sept. 5, with Windsor Center versus Trotter Center and Warnersville facing Peeler at Hester Park. The Windsor Pee Wee team defeated Trotter Center 22-6, while Warnersville Center shutout Peeler Center 33-0. Derrick Chapman, head coach of the Windsor Center Rams said, “There is no more Northern [...]