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Tymaureon Outlaw is a member of Garner Road's 15U squad, while Bumphus is a member of the 16U team. Summer ball is helping keep the duo in shape for the upcoming school ball season, which begins with games on Monday, Jan. 4.
Garner Road prepares Rocket teammates for school ball
Local basketball fans might know Jasiel Bumphus and Tymaureon Outlaw from the Person High School basketball team. In addition to school ball, Bumphus, a junior, and Outlaw, a sophomore, are both … more
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Person High School sophomore Delaney Glover starts her stride during an at-bat agaisnt Eastern Alamance in the Spring 2020 softball season. Glover is playing travel ball this summer – which she attributes to keeping her in shape – with the Williamsburg Starz Gold 18U Pearce.
Travel sports cement Glover’s love for softball
    Initially, Delaney Glover had no interest in playing softball. Now in her eighth year with the sport, Glover has her dad – who played football and baseball – to … more
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Head coach Kyle Boyette chats with junior Cayden Goodwin during stretches at Monday's baseball workouts.
Rocket baseball taking advantage of extra time
Person High School varsity baseball head coach Kyle Boyette is making sure that his guys are staying in top shape this offseason. At offseason workouts on Monday, players split into base-running, … more
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PHS assistant football coach Kendall Cobb instructs lineman before a drill at Friday's workouts. Lineman spent a good portion of workouts on the field, then spent time in the weight room.
Expanded workouts give Rocket football extra boost
When Monday, June 15 rolled around, it was a major step forward for high school sports. On that date, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association allowed its member schools to resume … more
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Roxboro Community School searching for middle school coaches
Roxboro Community School seeks knowledgeable, passionate, and experienced coaches to help build its Bulldog athletic programs. RCS currently has vacancies for middle school baseball, softball and … more
Susan Pierson Garrett, third from left, halps lead the 2019 survivor walk. Garrett was the Person County Relay For Life's survivor speaker. The traditional Relay for Life for this year was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but will instead include a drive-thru survivors dinner at the Homestead Steakhouse on Sept. 18.
A different kind of relay this year
COVID-19 may have robbed Person County of one of the most anticipated local events of the fall, but Relay will go on — but will be just a little bit different.The traditional Friday night Relay … more
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Person High School wrestler Dawson Thibodeau faces off against McMichael's Nathan Collins in the 2020 Mid-State Conference Tournament. Thibodeau, a rising senior who is coming off a 38-5 record in his junior season, hopes for an undefeated season and a championship in his final year with Rocket wrestling.
Thibodeau stays strong on the mat
Rising senior Dawson Thibodeau is a standout wrestler at Person High School. In his junior year alone, Thibodeau wrestled to a 38-5 record and was one of four Rockets to earn a berth in the 2020 … more
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North Carolina holds a special place in my heart
There is a lot to like about North Carolina. It is home to beautiful beaches in the east, some of the world’s best colleges, hospitals, and sports teams in the Piedmont, and the stunning … more
Long's team placed 22nd out of 32. Long is hoping for redemption at Road Atlanta on Labor Day Weekend – Friday, Sept. 4-Sunday, Sept. 6.
Long oversees Automatic Racing at VIR
On race days, Tom Long is usually behind the wheel. This past weekend at Virginia International Raceway, as part of the International Motor Sports Association Michelin Pilot Challenge, Long … more
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Frank Shotwell, who turns 77 next month, started playing softball at age 18. Shotwell currently plays softball for Carolina Blue Sky, and can still produce – he hit .813 at the 2020 ISSA World Championship Softball Tournament in Richmond, VA a few weeks back.
Even at age 76, Frank Shotwell keeps on chugging
There is one constant throughout Frank Shotwell’s life – softball. “I started playing softball when I was 18,” Shotwell said. “The Bethel Hill Ruritan Club started a softball league. … more
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Ward and Person High School rising freshman Ainsley Burch talk to campers at clinics. Ward's hope is that by starters golfers at a younger age, they will be more interested to pursue golf in high school.
Love of athletics helps Ward teach young golfers
Lynn Ward has a passion for helping youth athletes. On Tuesday, Aug. 18, the Person High School women’s golf coach turned his passion into instructing golf clinics at the Rock Athletic … more
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RCS suspends middle school athletic workouts
Roxboro Community School made the decision Friday to suspend middle school workouts for the foreseeable future due to the COVID pandemic. According to the release, “RCS has received a lot of … more
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