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A&T Baseball earns historic first CAA win

March 17, 2023

The North Carolina A&T baseball program did not wait long for its first-ever Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) win. The Aggies earned a “W” on its first attempt Friday night at historic War Memorial Stadium. The Aggies got another big-time performance at the plate from sophomore Sabin Roane before holding off a ninth-inning surge from the […]


No. 8 Virginia Tech women beat Louisville for 1st ACC crown

March 9, 2023

Georgia Amoore scored 25 points to help No. 8 Virginia Tech beat Louisville 75-67 on Sunday to win its first Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title. Two-time league player of the year Elizabeth Kitley added 20 points for the Hokies (27-4), who continued their late-season tear with an 11th straight win. Virginia Tech turned its first […]


Grimsley Whirlies repeat as Metro 4-A Tournament Champion

February 24, 2023

The top-seeded Grimsley Whirlies (23-4 overall, 14-1 Metro) advanced to the State 4-A playoffs by capturing the Metro 4-A Basketball Tournament Championship played at Grimsley’s Bob Sawyer Gym on Friday, Feb. 17. The Whirlies defeated the Jamestown Ragsdale Tigers by a score of 62-47. Grimsley placed three players in double figures led by junior guard, […]


CIAA inducts 2023 Hall of Fame class

February 23, 2023

The 2023 John B. McLendon CIAA Hall of Fame class will be officially inducted at the CIAA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Friday, February 24. The event will be a part of the week-long schedule of events encompassing the 2023 CIAA Basketball Tournament, being held February 21-25 in Baltimore, Maryland. Since its inception in […]


Smith HS sweeps double header from Dudley

February 3, 2023

Smith girls blowout Dudley The Ben L Smith girls remain unbeaten in the Mid-State 3-A Conference with a 72-36 blowout over intercity rival Dudley Friday night at Dudley’s Chester Bradley Gym. The Golden Eagles jumped out to 16-1 first quarter lead and were never threatened again. The Panther’s Makayla Carney, a junior forward, scored Dudley’s […]


Aggies hold first place in Colonial League

January 27, 2023

Defense strategist and coach Tarrell Robinson has led North Carolina A&T women’s basketball teams to three Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) tournament championships and four MEAC regular-season titles. He is currently leading the lady Aggies to success in the Colonial Athletic League. In its first season in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), A&T is in first […]


Lady Rams secure victory over Falcons

January 19, 2023

WINSTON-SALEM – The Winston-Salem State University women’s basketball team defeated St. Augustine’s 86-54 Saturday afternoon inside the C.E. Gaines Center. The Rams improved to 9-6 (5-2 CIAA), while St. Augustine’s moved to 4-9 (0-5 CIAA). WSSU was led by Amaya Tucker who finished with 18 points and six rebounds. Valenica Carroll finished with 14 points […]


A&T welcomes new head football coach Vincent Brown

January 13, 2023

All it took was hearing that roaring battle cry from the tall, stout gentleman standing confidently at the front podium and wearing a white Aggie ballcap, and the folks inside A&T’s Deese Ballroom were immediately sold. “We want to build a physical and mentally tough team that plays with discipline, purpose, passion … and Aggie […]


Villains and Bengals Win HAECO Titles

December 30, 2022

Bishop McGuinness girls takes the HAECO crown The top-seeded Bishop McGuinness Villains (7-0), playing in their first ever HAECO Invitational, held off the No.2 Golden Eagles of Smith 45-39, to claim the Women’s HAECO Championship. Smith utilized 5-feet-10 center, Zoe Davis, to forge a 35-34 lead going into the fourth quarter. Davis finished with 15 […]


Bishop McGuinness girls, Smith boys advance in 46th Annual HAECO Invitational

December 23, 2022

The No.2 Golden Eagles of Smith High School opened the 46th annual HAECO Invitational with a 71-47 win over the No.7 Page Pirates. On the girls’ side, No.1 Bishop McGuinness rolled to an easy 67-30 victory over No.8 Grimsley. The HAECO Tournament is hosted at the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center. Tournament play began Tuesday, […]


Whirlies advance to the NCHSAA 4-A State Championship

December 9, 2022

Grimsley and New Bern will play for the 4-A State Championship Friday night at UNC Kenan Stadium, in Chapel Hill. Game time is 7 p.m. The Grimsley Whirlies earned this win the hard way with defense. Weddington Warrior quarterback Tyler Budge helped break two ties in the game with touchdown passes to Griffin Reimer and […]


Grimsley advances to 4-A West Regional Semi-Finals

December 2, 2022

Grimsley 40, Hough 37 in Triple Overtime The Grimsley Whirlies advanced to the 4-A Regional Semi-Finals with a hard-fought, triple overtime victory over Cornelius Hough, 40-37. With the win, Grimsley will host Weddington (Matthews, N.C.) on Friday, December 2. The Hough Huskies led Grimsley 9-7 at the half. All the scores were on field goals […]


Gardner-Webb a formidable opponent to determine conference champ

November 18, 2022

For all intents and purposes, the 2022 FCS playoffs begin this weekend for A&T. Officially, the Aggies will have their regular season finale at Gardner-Webb on Saturday at 12 p.m., but the outcome of that contest will determine the Big South Conference champion and who gets the league’s coveted automatic bid to the playoffs. Both […]


A&T beats Norfolk State for sixth straight win

November 11, 2022

It wasn’t a flawless victory, but A&T displayed enough fire power against Norfolk State last Saturday to surge past a feisty Spartan team, 49-24, and remain unbeaten at home on a sunny afternoon at Truist Stadium. Despite being penalized 13 times for 115 yards, the Aggies led from start to finish, racked up nearly 400 […]


Winning Homecoming, Aggies remain undefeated in Big South play

November 4, 2022

The “Greatest Homecoming On Earth” was the scene of one of the greatest comebacks in A&T history last Saturday as the Aggies stormed back from a three-score deficit in the opening quarter to eventually outlast Campbell, 45-38, in a battle of first place teams in the Big South conference. Sophomore running back Bhayshul Tuten continued […]


2022 A&T vs. Campbell GHOE preview

October 28, 2022

A&T upheld its end of the bargain last weekend with a convincing 38-14 victory at Robert Morris, extending its current winning streak to four games and providing another glimpse of just how good this team can be when clicking on all cylinders. Now the stage is set for a much-anticipated, high-stakes showdown on Saturday against […]


McDaniel’s four sacks lead Aggies to win over EWU

October 21, 2022

North Carolina A&T graduate defensive end Jermaine McDaniel Jr. missed six games last season for various reasons, and he missed the first four games of the 2022 football season. So, forgive him if he chooses to play like a man who appreciates his opportunity to see action on a football field. In the Aggies’ 45-7 […]


The Pride roars to first USA South football win since 2015

October 14, 2022

The Greensboro College Football team celebrated with emotion after their first win of the season, following a Saturday afternoon victory over Southern Virginia University on sun drenched Pride Field by a score of 38-28. The Pride used a potent offense which battered the Knight’s defense for 555 yards and created timely turnovers to pick up […]


Page holds off Ragsdale

September 30, 2022

Page Pirates 21 Ragsdale Tigers 7 The Page Pirates won a Metro 4-A Conference game at home against the Ragsdale Tigers by the score of 21-7. After a defensive first quarter, Page quarterback Marques Lewis advanced the ball for a first down. A fourth down kick by Page’s Tyler Elliott was a miss. The Pirates […]


Whirlies dominate Falcons, 35-7

September 23, 2022

In a clash of the football Titans, both unbeaten, Southeast Guilford hosted the Grimsley Whirlies at Bill Slayton Athletic Field. It was the Metro 4-A Conference opener for both teams. Grimsley prevailed 35-7. The Whirlies capitalized on two Falcon mistakes by its special teams to take a 14-0 half time lead. The Falcons tried an […]


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