Valedictorian Jung pursues dream
In Korean, “freshwater” is 민물의. “Forest cycle” is 숲 주기. “Igneous rock” is 화성암. This is how Seeun Jung taught herself Honors Earth Science sophomore…
Articles by Ben Pope, senior editor 2014-2015
Leesville Baseball eliminated in state quarterfinals
In front a raucous and packed Friday night crowd, traditional rivals Millbrook and Leesville dueled pitch by pitch, hit by hit for a spot in…
Lacrosse cruises past Green Hope in playoffs
Eric Fitz factored in on seven goals, scoring four and assisting on three, to lead the Leesville lacrosse team to its first playoff win in…
Leesville Lacrosse captures conference title with win over Enloe
By the time that Conner New, the lone four-year letterman on the Leesville Lacrosse, scored his only goal of Tuesday’s Senior Night game, the celebration…
Leesville Library trail lives up to some expectations
It has been almost a year since the completion of the paved trail by the Leesville Community Library, which provides a convenient shortcut between Whitley…
Brad Wilson bringing community focus to Leesville football
When the Leesville football team takes the field next autumn to the roar of the Loonies student section, a new man will be there to…
Baseball competes against nation’s best
While most of Leesville enjoyed spring break far away from the Triangle, the Leesville baseball team spent theirs embracing a special stage: the USA Baseball…
Wake County students displeased with Saturday School decision
The Wake County School Board’s decision to make up school days missed to snow on Good Friday and two future Saturdays upset many high schoolers…
Leesville Basketball falls to East Wake in playoffs
The Leesville men’s basketball team rallied from a large second-half deficit but fell in the closing minutes to East Wake in the first round of…
Wake County inundated by snow and ice
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Heritage stuns Leesville Basketball in final seconds
For 31 minutes of basketball on Friday night, Leesville and Heritage played to a deadlocked 58-58 tie in a battle for third place in the…
Leesville swimming concludes regular season
The Leesville swimming team will enter next week’s Cap-8 Conference championships with momentum after another strong showing in Wednesday’s meet. Facing teams from Cary, Holly…
Mike Hobgood out as Leesville football coach
For the second consecutive offseason, the Leesville football program will experience a head coaching change. Mike Hobgood, who came to Leesville from South Granville High…
Leesville Band enjoys Raleigh Christmas Parade experience
In front of more than 60,000 spectators crowded along the streets of downtown Raleigh, the Leesville Symphonic Band and Colorguard marched among 115 floats, bands…
Leesville Swimming embraces unusual coaching situation
Two of the most well-known figures in Leesville’s Athletics Department — Jack Rogers, athletic director, and Guy Civitello, head baseball coach — are taking on…
Leesville Basketball defeats Panther Creek, enters Thanksgiving Break 2-2
Ben Zemonek scored 21 points from the floor, interim coach Nick Pendergraft re-focused his team’s excitement after some early foul troubles and Leesville men’s basketball…
Reflecting on the 2014 Leesville Football season
Mike Hobgood’s first year as Leesville head coach proved a tumultuous one, as the Pride (5-7, 3-4 Cap-8) lost their last four games (allowing 35…
Leesville Football season ends with loss in playoffs
The offense failed to gain traction until the fourth quarter, the defense again found Bryce Love impossible to contain and the 2014 Leesville football season…
Turnovers doom Leesville Football to third straight loss
Eight seconds into Friday’s regular season finale, the Leesville football team committed its first turnover, fumbling on the opening kickoff return to give Wakefield the…
Leesville Football can’t contain Marshall, loses to Millbrook
In a game of big plays and prolific offense, Leesville’s passing attack proved slightly inferior to Millbrook’s running game, and the contrast made all the…
Leesville Football falls short in Wake Forest
Clay Vick, junior quarterback, rolled out to his right, evaded a Wake Forest lineman and threw a nine-yard pass to Trey Keeney, senior tight end,…
Leesville Football downs Enloe for homecoming win
Clinging to a 14-13 lead late in the third quarter, the Leesville offense — backed up on their own 20-yard line after two threatening Enloe…
Leesville Football overcomes Sanderson, Mother Nature
Seventy-one hours and 18 minutes after the opening kickoff at Sanderson, the Leesville football team made one last tackle, the final seconds ticked off the…
Inside Leesville Football 2014: The new generation
For the second consecutive year, we spent the first game week of the 2014 season immersed inside the Leesville football team. What happens when the…
Q&A with new lacrosse coach
Last month, the Leesville men’s lacrosse team landed a new head coach: Franklin Zirkle, a former state champion coach at East Chapel Hill and an…
Leesville Football rallies to spoil Broughton’s homecoming
When the Pride needed it most, Leesville’s stars took the initiative and led their team to a critical comeback win on Friday night at Broughton….
Leesville Football can’t find offense against Heritage
For the second consecutive game, the Leesville offense failed to create any momentum or find the endzone, cursing the Pride to a 14-3 loss to…
Leesville Football shut down by injuries, turnovers and Panther Creek
A woefully depleted Leesville offense committed six turnovers and sputtered to just five first downs as the Pride lost 27-0 to Panther Creek on Friday,…
Leesville Football surges past Athens Drive
A critical defensive stop and ensuing 99-yard drive helped the Leesville football team earn a 27-16 win over Athens Drive on Friday, Sept. 12 at Hamilton…
Leesville Football thrashed by Apex
The away sideline and visitors’ bleachers sat in hushed disbelief and concern as Khamari Alexander, senior running back, lay motionless and surrounded by paramedics. The…
Leesville Football victorious in season opener
Quarterback Clay Vick threw three touchdowns to lead Leesville to a season-opening 34-12 win over Durham Jordan on Friday at Hamilton Stadium. Vick, junior, completed 13 of 16…
Mike Hobgood brings new coaching perspective to Leesville Football
The reins of the Leesville football program have found a new Santa. Mike Hobgood, former UNC lineman and South Granville head coach, will take over…
Investigation: Leesville students speeding through Springdale
A popular shortcut route to the Leesville campus has become a haven for speeding. The so-called “Springdale Loop” — a 1.4-mile section of O’Neal Rd….
“Turn Blue” launches Black Keys to new high
If Danger Mouse didn’t spoil the Black Keys’ individuality, if the profit lures of pop didn’t corrupt the Black Keys’ unique genre, if fanbase impatience…
Coming of El Nino could disrupt Raleigh weather
In the winter of 2014, the “Polar Vortex” brought historic snowfall and near-zero temperatures to North Carolina. Now that sunny skies and 70 degrees have…
Future trail would expand Leesville accessibility
For Leesville community members living in neighborhoods to the south of the library, park and school complex, a new route to the area’s public facilities…
McGarry, Espinal continuing career journeys
Two popular Leesville teachers are now enjoying their transitions to administrator. Both Amy McGarry, former Leesville English teacher, and Jose Espinal, former art teacher, are…
Broken Bells establishes identity with “After the Disco”
The music identity has always longed to define the Broken Bells as a spinoff of established sounds: lead singer James Mercer’s own The Shins, ‘70s…
Leesville Basketball stuns Jordan to advance in playoffs
Brandon Staves, Leesville senior and basketball team captain, just “wanted to play one more day.” Monday, he accomplished that goal one more time. Staves exploded for…
Leesville Basketball defeats Wakefield, concludes regular season
An explosive second-half jump led the Leesville Men’s Varsity Basketball team convincingly over Wakefield on Friday, Feb. 21, as the Pride clinched third place in…
Leesville Basketball cruises past Enloe
Jumpstarted by a decisive start and balanced scoring attack, the Leesville Men’s basketball team defeated Enloe 74-58 on Tuesday, Feb. 4. The Pride (5-4, 9-10)…
Wake County paralyzed by snow
With most of Wake County hunkered down in anticipation of a 3-6 inch snowstorm Tuesday night, the official 1.4 inches of powdery snow which blanketed…
Leesville Basketball loses double-overtime thriller
The Leesville Mens’ Varsity Basketball team fell 79-75 to Cap-8 rival Sanderson in double overtime on Friday, Jan. 3, failing to translate a rousing second-half…
Students need longer breaks
For months, Winter Break tantalizes the minds of Leesville students like a pie on a windowsill: the sole motivation to slog through the bitter, five-day…
Winter Sports updates
View on the online compilation of our brief articles on each winter sport, as seen on page 16 of Monday’s paper, below: Swimming The…
Basketball: behind the scenes
For the first full week of the regular season, we followed every move of the Leesville Men’s Varsity Basketball team. From the high-energy drills of…
Leesville Basketball rallies to win home opener
The Leesville Mens Varsity Basketball team beat Apex for the second time in two weeks Tuesday, scoring 16 of the game’s final 18 points to…
Leesville Football’s season concludes with loss to Millbrook
Marshall L. Hamilton stadium was silent. Gone was the steady beat of the band, the roar of the student section, the shriek of the referee’s…
Leesville football falls to Wakefield in final seconds
One by one, the seniors of the 2013 Leesville football team walked out with tears streaming down their faces. Elation over an apparent Braxton Berrios…
Leesville football grinds past Millbrook
As the rain poured down and the hoards of Wildcat fans filed quietly from the stands, the Leesville football team celebrated a crucial 7-3 win…