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Woodard’s 1st & 2nd fish
Dylan Woodard, 5, son of Brent & Amy Woodard of Jackson, caught his first fish on June 6, a brim. Later that same day, Dylan caught his second fish, this large mouth bass tipped the scales at 5 lbs., 1 oz. Dylan was fishing in a family pond in Jackson.
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OAK CITY — The Roanoke Valley All-stars traveled a long distance to face a local opponent in the opening round of the Eastern North Carolina Cal Ripken tournament. Thanks to the luck of the draw, Roanoke Valley took on Northampton County in the first game of the tournament and defeated their neighbors to the east, 6-2.
Friday, July 3, 2009 1:36 PM CDT
Roanoke Valley U10 boys advance
MANTEO — Roanoke Valley U10 All-stars Head coach Earl Wheeler was pleased with the defensive efforts of his ball squad as they committed not one error during their, 9-4, win over Currittuck during the opening round of the Eastern North Carolina Cal Ripken district tournament. The teams stayed within one or two runs of each other up until the sixth inning when Roanoke Valley opened up with four runs in the top of the inning.
Friday, July 3, 2009 1:36 PM CDT |
CREEKSVILLE — Baseball has always been considered a year round sport for amateurs in the area. Travel teams pack up and hit the round no matter what month it is. Soccer is another sport area kids play for long stretches during the year and football followed in their footsteps beginning last summer with the seven-on-seven passing leagues. Fans should have known it wouldn’t be long before basketball was next and it has happened. The brian child of Northampton-East basketball Coach Jeff Ramsey and Athletic Director Greg Watford, the Northampton Summer Basketball league hopes to become a premiere event in the development of hoops talent in the Roanoke Valley.
Friday, July 3, 2009 1:36 PM CDT |
David Pair, 7, son of Preston and April Pair, caught an eight and three-quarter pound Bass while fishing with his dad on Roanoke Rapids Lake on June 28.
Thursday, July 2, 2009 10:56 AM CDTThe Ringling Brothers dub their show the greatest on earth. NASCAR promotes the Daytona 500 as The Great American Race. Football has the Superbowl, Hockey has the Stanley Cup and basketball has the finals. Not to leave out America’s pastime, baseball, which has the World Series. The Triple Crown starting with the highly anticipated Kentucky Derby is also another prized sporting event.
Thursday, July 2, 2009 10:56 AM CDT |
ROANOKE RAPIDS — If there was any doubt about how serious softball is to the Roanoke Valley then look no further than what happen this past weekend in Windsor. The Roanoke Valley brought home four of the five division titles, the first time many district titles have been won in the same season. For three days the town of Windsor might as well had been Roanoke Valley East as the local players put together a hostile take over of the Bertie county seat.
Thursday, July 2, 2009 10:56 AM CDT
Race results from the American Power Boat Association
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Thursday, July 2, 2009 10:56 AM CDT
U12s all warmed up and ready to go
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ROANOKE RAPIDS — The Roanoke Valley U12 all-stars will be saddling up and taking a short trip to Oak City to begin their quest for a Eastern North Carolina District title. The local all-star squad, coached by Rick Jordan, will be taking on another local squad in the opening round when they face the Northampton County all-stars at 11 a.m.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 1:31 PM CDT
Senior league baseball champions
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The Devil Rays were the 2009 season baseball champions with a record of 8-2.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 1:31 PM CDT |
ROANOKE RAPIDS — Roanoke Rapids U10 Head coach Earl Wheeler got right to the point when asked about his team as they head to the district tournament “These are the hardest working 10-year-olds I have seen in a while,” the coach pointed out. “Their work ethic is unbelievable. These guys have worked six days a week, for three straight weeks in preparation for the upcoming tournament.”
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 1:31 PM CDT
Area teams captured 4 out of 5 titles @ district tournament
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WINDSOR — After consecutive one-point games, spectators figured Sunday’s Eastern North Carolina District 1 U16 championship game between Roanoke Valley and Cashie would be a nail bitter, a contest that would probably come down to the wire, down to the last out and perhaps, like Friday, go into extra innings. The Roanoke Valley all-stars weren’t going to let that happen. Lead-off batter Stephanie Rose started the game with a triple, a sign of good things to come, as the Roanoke Valley squad won the district title for the second year in a row with a, 4-1, victory over Cashie.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 1:20 PM CDT
First racing event a success in the Roanoke Valley
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Anthony Gainey, Daily Herald Sports Writer
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 1:20 PM CDT |
WINDSOR — Bill Ewers got the Gatorade bath he expected and the Roanoke Valley U14 all-star team captured the second district title of the day for the area, defeating Dare County, 12-2, Sunday afternoon in Windsor.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 1:20 PM CDT
U12s roll over Currituck, 11-3
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WINDSOR — Roanoke Valley U12s Head coach Sam Conner said before his teams title game versus Currituck he wanted to get the game over with as fast as possible so his girls wouldn’t have to be out in the heat so long. Well the game may have went a little longer than he liked, but the results were still what he wanted as the U12s made it four district titles for the Roanoke Valley with a, 11-3, victory.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 1:20 PM CDT |
WINDSOR — Fans who where taking in the Eastern North Carolina District 1 softball tournament in Windsor may have notice a lot of cheering coming from the field the U10 championship game was being played on. And the cheering was very often and seemed to never stop. If that didn’t catch anyone’s attention, than perhaps the loud bang of a ball bouncing off one of the signs on the outfield fence did. That bang was another one of the Roanoke Valley U10 all-star teams hits bouncing off the sign and the cheering was from all the runs they scored in their, 21-3, victory over Currituck.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 1:20 PM CDT |
WINDSOR — Different age group but the same results for a Bill Ewers coached team. The Roanoke Valley U14 all-stars got off to a 2-0 start in the Babe Ruth district tournament and advanced to today’s U14 championship game. In the blistering heat the Roanoke Valley girls defeated Camden, 10-4, on Friday and quickly recovered to beat Dare County, 12-4, yesterday morning. The Roanoke Valley all-stars will play in the title game today at noon against the winner of the Dare County-Camden contest. Ewers led the U12 team to back to back titles before moving up to the U14 division with a majority of the same girls.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 12:59 PM CDT |
ROANOKE RAPIDS — It has been over four decades since the rumbling of racing engines have been heard on the lake. However, that all came to an end as racers young and old a like piled into the grounds of Roanoke Rapids Lake Park for the a weekend of boat racing.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 12:59 PM CDTWINDSOR — The Roanoke Valley U10 all-stars remain the only undefeated team in their age division and after two convincing victories all they have to do is win one more game to bring the district title back home. The U10s made both games interesting (and stressful to Head Coach Bobby Martin) by pulling out come from behind victories. Friday in the tournament opener versus Cashie, the Roanoke Valley squad trailed 3-1 in the first inning before fighting back to tie the game on their way to a convincing, 16-6, victory.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 12:59 PM CDT |
WINDSOR — The Roanoke Valley U16 team went 2-0 on the opening day of the district tournament, blowing out Camden 10-2 and then edging out Cashie, 4-3 , in extra innings late Friday evening. The Roanoke Valley had a chance to wrap up the championship yesterday in a rematch with Cashie, but loss to the host team, 5-4, in a nail bitter to set up a third meeting between the two today at 10 am for the championship.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 12:59 PM CDT |
WINDSOR — The Roanoke Valley U12 all-star team has pulled off a nearly impossible accomplishment the last two days in Windsor. With the temperatures reaching the high 90’s, the Roanoke Valley all-stars have beaten two teams without breaking a sweat — figuratively speaking. The team has picked up two impressive wins and will play for the district title today.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 12:59 PM CDT
U10 All-stars have rematch as goal
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ROANOKE RAPIDS — The four returning U10 All-stars and the two coaches, who switched roles this year, have only one thing in mind — beat Camden.
Friday, June 26, 2009 1:02 PM CDTKentwan Balmer, right, made an appearance at his alma mater Wednesday afternoon when Weldon hosted the seven-on-seven passing league games. Balmer, who stared at Weldon High School before heading to the University of North Carolina, was the No.1 draft pick of the San Francisco 49ers in 2008. Seen here talking to players from Roanoke Rapids David Richardson (19), A.J. Alston (84) and Shanquel Watson (42), Balmer worked his way around the field talking to friends and various players from different schools.
Friday, June 26, 2009 1:02 PM CDTjonas pope iv, Daily Herald Sports Editor
Friday, June 26, 2009 1:02 PM CDT
