The times have been established for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state men's soccer championship, set for Saturday, November 17.
James Kenan High School running back Marcelias Sutton is averaging 127.5 yards rushing per game for a Tigers team among the final 16 teams in the Class 1AA State playoffs.
Washington High School senior quarterback Jimmy Williams led the Pam Pack into the second round of the 3-A state playoffs by accounting for 5 touchdowns in a 48-6 win over West Craven.
Tara Simmons of Pikeville Charles B. Aycock won her second consecutive individual state title on Tuesday in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s state 3-A women’s golf championships.
The Pitt County NAACP filed a complaint against several school leaders saying any of them involved should be fired that had a part in a high school football player being ruled ineligible to play for a year which forced D.H. Conley High School to forfeit 3 games.
Four players from the WITN viewing area have made the 2012 North Carolina Shrine Bowl team. Pharoh Cooper and A.J. Coplon from Havelock, New Bern's Christian Matau and Tyquan Lewis from Tarboro.
D.H. Conley senior wide receiver Bryant Beaulieu is currently ranked among the top ten receivers in the state with 14 catches for 319 yards and 7 total touchdowns.