Rivers was heavily recruited as a Hoggard High School standout. She led Hoggard to a 100 – 14 overall record and four consecutive conference and tournament championships in her four seasons starting at the point guard slot. Rivers, a 5-8 point guard from Wilmington’s Hoggard High School, was ranked as[…]
Louis J. Howard, Jr. was born in 1942 with Baseball in his blood. Howard began in 1954-55 in Little League then to Pony League in 1956-57, on to Junior High baseball in 1957 where he played in and won the Championship. He also played in Junior Legion Baseball where they[…]
Lawrence Cook was a star pitcher for the Spotford Mills team in the late 1040’s and early 1050’s. He pitched several no hitters and helped lead his team to many victories. He was a member of the 1951 All Star Team representing Wilmington in the Southeastern North Carolina Tournament. Mr.[…]
In 1956 Samuel Edward Bowens was All State as a senior at Williston High School in Wilmington, NC. He was a standout athlete in football as a quarterback and linebacker, in basketball as a center and in baseball as a shortstop. Sam Bowens enrolled in Tennessee State University in 1956.[…]
