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By Stephanie Eaton Harvie Staff WriterFuquay Varina Independent
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It is that time of year again when area girls dust off their softball gloves and step to the mound. The Fuquay-Varina Athletic Association is calling all young ladies from ages four to 18 to come ...
Fuquay Middle Bengals win over Holly Grove The Fuquay Varina Middle School boys basketball team came away with a 30-26 win over rival Holly Grove. The Bengals held onto a lead throughout the game but Holly Grove made a comeback near the en...
Campbell Basketball to host Pediatric Heart Awareness Night BUIES CREEK, N.C. – In conjunction with its men’s basketball game Thursday, Campbell University will host Pediatric Heart Awareness Night when the Fighting Camels host Charleston Southern at Gilbe...
In the Outdoors: Sea duck hunting a different kind of waterfowling Many years ago I was introduced to the waterfowling sport of hunting sea ducks. There were a small number of hunters up on Delaware Bay that took advantage of the long hunting seasons and liberal ...
Ducks, ducks and more ducks Waterfowl hunters often talk about the “good old days” when large flocks of ducks nearly blocked out the sun. Those glory days of waterfowl hunting seemed to be a fond memory at one time. Some gre...
Brian Davis leads the way to the fastest time in the USA in the 500 meters. Brian also has the fastest time in North Carolina in the 300 meters. Robert Williams | Contributed photos Emily Cze...
Junior Johnson to serve breakfast at the NASCAR Hall of Fame Junior Johnson will be serving up a different kind of ‘shine’ this month at the NASCAR Hall of Fame…a little bit of sunshine! The Inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee is set to serve ham and bis...
Outdoorsmen send New Year’s greetings and thanks I once had a rather interesting conversation with a fellow outdoor writer who was attempting to define what the subject matter should be for outdoor writers. His definition was that “outdoor writi...
The Bengals Baseball Club is hosting the Fuquay-Varina Baseball Winterfest on Saturday, January 7th, at Bentwinds Golf and Country Club. The banquet will honor accomplishments of Fuquay-Varina bas...
DELAND, FLA.-Jazmine Cooper matched a season-high with 15 points and Campbell limited Bethune-Cookman to just 25 percent shooting to take a 62-46 win on the final day of the Stetson Hatter Classic...
The 14U Fuquay Bombs finished the 2011 season in fine fashion taking first place in the final 2 tournaments of the year in Rocky Mount and Fuquay Varina. The Bombs won the final game of the season...
WILMINGTON, N.C. – Matt Wilson’s tip-in with 1.4 seconds left lifted UNC Wilmington to a 67-65 win over Campbell Monday night at Trask Coliseum. Donte Morales missed a short bank shot in the fin...
Fuquay players awarded Tri-Nine All-Conference Soccer honors First Team Adrian Gonzales, senior – All-Region, All-State Andrew Sotak, senior – All-Region, All-State Second Team Cole ...
Sometimes people tell me that I’m crazy to like the outdoor experience of camping during the fall and winter. The truth is that a lot of campers actually prefer the cooler weather for camping. The...
Clay Jones of Fuquay-Varina High School leads a group of runners in the 1000 during the Dec. 1 winter track meet at Cary High School. He is followed closely by Brian Davis. Clay’s time of 2:39.8 a...
Wake Christian Senior Tyler Renfroe, son of Dennis and Becky Renfroe, of Fuquay-Varina played in the Oasis Shrine Bowl in Charlotte, N.C., on Nov. 25 at 1 p.m. For two consecutive years, WCA has...
The Fuquay-Varina Middle School soccer and volleyball teams had many reasons to show their Bengal Pride this season. Both teams played hard and were competitive in every game and match including b...
Holly Grove Middle School is proud to recognize the following student-athletes for their exemplary performance on the fields, in the gymnasium and in the classroom. From left to right: Male Athlet...
The Wake Christian Academy Cross Country team received a special visit from Olympic hopeful Bobby Mack. He is a professional runner, currently residing in the Raleigh area. He is a former All-Amer...
The District Attorney’s Office for Randolph County today dismissed charges against a man charged with holding deer illegally. The case stems from charges against Clifton Wayne Kindley on Sept....
Tree stand-related injuries are almost always avoidable, according to the Hunter Education Program of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, yet more people are hurt in tree stand falls ...
Sometime it seems that the coastal anglers that fuss and fume over cold weather killing off the speckled trout and red drum are a little paranoid. In spite of the dismal outlook for the fall spec...
One of the best signs of the fall season being in full gear is the proliferation of oyster roast throughout the eastern part of North Carolina. The oyster is just as important to the food culture ...
uck hunters are noted for going into the nastiest possible weather to try to get off a few shots at their quarry. The rougher the weather, the better they like it. “The birds will be restless in t...
BUIES CREEK, N.C.-Campbell will wrap up the regular season this weekend with home contests against Big South rivals Charleston Southern and Coastal Carolina on Friday and Saturday. The Camels will...
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Eric Griffin led four Camels in double figures and Campbell defeated Fayetteville State 88-66 Monday in a men’s basketball exhibition game at Gore Arena. Griffin scored 17 po...
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell University opens its men’s basketball exhibition schedule Thursday with a 7:00 p.m. tip-off at Gore Arena against Wingate. No admission will be charged for Campb...
When eastern North Carolina was hit with Hurricane Irene a few weeks ago even the oldest of the Old Timers had to admit that they’d never seen a storm like this one. The wind damage, serious thoug...