Several weeks ago my hunting buddy, Bill Boone, was showing me a very nice over-under, 20-gauge shotgun he’d recently bought at a good price from a local gun store. I’d heard about the Mackey’s Lan...
Holberg wins big in Florida Matt Hollberg, of Apex Equestrian Center, rode Full A’s to a nail-biting victory in the recently held $50,000 Charles Owen Grand Prix at the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit in Ocala, Florida. ...
Sales of “black guns” increases as popularity grows Walk into almost any gun shop these days and you’ll likely find that a large percentage of the customers are looking for a type of rifle that was developed by the military and has been widely used...
Fly-Fishing Weekend for Women held April 9-11 The Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will offer a special introduction to fly-fishing in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains this spring. “The Fly-Fishing...
Kansas Kindergarten sends Eastern N.C. fast air mail Anyone who spends much time walking around in the woods and fields knows that you’ll eventually find the remnants of a deflated helium filled balloon hung up on a bush or in a ditch. Millions esca...
Where does all the water go when the wind blows When newcomers to the coastal area of North Carolina ask about the tides we have in the Pamlico-Albemarle estuarine area they’re often amazed to hear that the normal (moon) tides fluctuate only ab...
Where does all the water go when the wind blows? When newcomers to the coastal area of North Carolina ask about the tides we have in the Pamlico-Albemarle estuarine area they’re often amazed to hear that the normal (moon) tides fluctuate only ab...
“Free to a good home” pets aren’t always a bad thing Luke watches intently for incoming bluebills from a floating blind in the Pamlico River. A special seat for the dog enables him to poke his head just over the walls and keep a sharp eye out for bi...
Trojan wrestlers have big win at Conference ▪ 2009-2010 CONFERENCE CHAMPION – Tyler Maher 285 lb. ▪ Vince Mollo – 215 lb. – third Place ▪ Anthony Chiles – 130 lb – third Place ▪ Damian Harrell – 112...
Bladen County’s Oakland Plantation and classic quail hunting When you begin to talk about hunting the bobwhite quail these days most hunters get that nostalgic look in their eyes and begin to long for the “Good Old Days” when fields had hedgerows and nearly...
Armas named head soccer coach BUIES CREEK , N.C. – Steve Armas, who has helped build the Campbell University men’s soccer program into a regional and national contender, was named head coach of the Fighting Camels on Friday...
- Instructors and students from JKO Karate in Garner participated in the 37th Annual JKO Masters Seminars and Championships held on Jan. 16-17 in San Diego. Held at the San Diego Convention Center...
This year’s annual East Carolina Wildlife Arts Festival and the North Carolina Decoy Carving Championships will have a new venue that’s sure to be a big hit with dog-lovers whether they’re hunters ...
Contributed photo Apex High School senior Natalie Klemann recently signed her letter of intent to play softball at UNC Pembroke. Her parents are Geneva, seated at right, and Rick Klemann (not pic...
Contributed photo Apex High School tennis player Wesley Barrett recently signed a letter of intent to attend Elon University. Seated with Barrett is Apex coach Ryan Phelps. Standing are Wesley’...
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Doug Hess has resigned as head men’s soccer coach at Campbell University to accept the same position at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pa. “I am so thankful for the opportu...
North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries Fishery Biologist Beth Burns was headed for a Speckled Trout Advisory Committee meeting in New Bern last week and her topic for the presentation was abou...
Sometimes, it pays for outdoorsmen to keep their mouths shut when it comes to their secret places in the outdoors. This is nothing new for most hunters and fishermen but sometime it’s hard to keep ...
There aren’t too many times that deer hunters in eastern North Carolina have the opportunity to hunt whitetail deer when there’s snow on the ground. When these conditions do happen, some memorable...
The Apex Sports Authority youth wrestling team enjoyed a very successful performance recently at the annual Cougars Classic tournament in Asheboro. With over 60 teams from all over North Carolina...
With the recent weather patterns that we’ve been having you need to really be prepared for about anything you can imagine when you’re going fishing on some of the larger bodies of water in our stat...
The Apex High School wrestling team recently held it's 4th annual Cougar Classic. Many local teams participated including Apex, Holly Springs, Panther Creek, Cardinal Gibbons and Broughton. Ho...
In 2008, Apex Cougars Mitey Mite Coach Melinda Allen and her daughter, Samantha, took a road trip on the day after Thanksgiving. They drove to Charlotte to watch the Mid-South Regional Cheer Compet...
The Apex Mitey Mite Green Cougars traveled to play the Winston Salem Indians in the Winston Salem's 6th annual Bowl game on Sat Nov 7. The results was a dominating 21-0 win, the hoisting of the ...
Athens Drive amassed 586 yards of offense en route to a convincing 49-28 victory over Apex on Friday night. The Jaguars improved to 7-3 overall and 5-2 in the Tri-Nine Conference while the Cougars...
The Holly Springs Chamber of Commerce Fall Golf Classic tees-off Monday, October 26. Registration begins at 12 p.m. with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. at Bentwinds Country Club, 6536 Dornoch Place Fuq...
uquay-Varina needed every one of its 451 rushing yards on Friday night to outlast a persistent Apex team and remain unbeaten in a 21-13 victory. Clinging to a one-point lead with just over eight...
CARY – Apex gave Panther Creek quite a scare for three quarters. The fourth quarter was a totally different story. The Catamounts scored three straight touchdowns in the final stanza Friday night...
In a contest filled with miscues it seemed only appropriate that a turnover ultimately decided the outcome. A late Apex fumble led to a Cary touchdown with just 1:25 remaining in the game Friday ni...
It took a little longer than hoped but Apex finally broke into the win column. Apex scored two early touchdowns and then held off a late Lee County comeback for a 17-13 Tri-Nine Conference victor...