Author: Tyler Stocum, staff writer 2016-17
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Pride women’s soccer season comes to a close against Green Hope
Two of the top teams in the state squared off last Wednesday, as the Pride traveled to Green Hope High School to face off against the Falcons in the third round of the 4A…
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Famous broadcasters hang up their headsets
Over the past year, many famous radio and TV broadcasters for sports have retired or stepped down from their larger roles into a less demanding job. Sports broadcasting is similar to some professional…
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Leesville Road baseball crowned Cap-8 champion
Leesville Road entered the final week of the season needing two more wins to be the last Cap-8 champions, due to the realignment of conferences going into next year. The Pride first traveled over…
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Leesville Road storms back to avenge Millbrook
Leesville Road women’s soccer team (17-2-1 Overall, 11-2 Cap-8) entered Monday night’s game against Millbrook with a five-game win streak on the line. After a shaky start to the game, the Pride scored…
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Pride women’s soccer falls to Millbrook
Wednesday night the Millbrook Wildcats came to Hamilton Stadium to take on Leesville Road in a Cap-8 conference game. Leesville entered the game 4-0-0 in the conference and Millbrook 3-1-1, after recently losing to…
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Leesville Road dominates Wake Forest under the lights
Leesville Road looked to bounce back Friday night against the Wake Forest Cougars after a loss last Wednesday to the Green Hope Falcons. Going into the game against Wake Forest, both teams had one…
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Taco Bell: Live Más or Die Sooner?
In the United States, there are many fast food restaurants that offer a wide variety of food choices, however, some of these restaurants offer healthier food options than others. Taco Bell is a popular…
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Leesville Road Falls to Millbrook in the Cap-8 Tournament Semifinals
Going into the semifinals in the Cap-8 tournament, Leesville Road had faced Millbrook two previous times, both teams winning one game at their respective gyms. Thursday night’s matchup proved to be the tiebreaker between…
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Pride Finish the Regular Season Strong on Senior Night
After suffering a tough loss to Millbrook on Tuesday, which tied them for second place in the Cap-8, the Pride rebounded Friday night against Wakefield with a 76-67 victory. Seniors such as Duncan Hammock…
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Pride finish off Wakefield with a strong second half
Leesville entered Friday night’s matchup against Wakefield with a 2-2 conference record looking to improve their place in the conference standings. The Pride were able to defeat Wakefield by a score of 85-68 and…
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Social Media and Sports Mesh
[View the story “Social Media and Sports Mesh” on Storify] Tyler Stocum, staff writer 2016-17
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Pride Finish Off Wakefield With Strong Second Half
Leesville entered Friday night’s matchup against Wakefield with a 2-2 conference record looking to improve their place in the conference standings. The Pride were able to defeat Wakefield by a score of 85-68 and…
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Pride outlasted by Heritage in final moments
Leesville basketball opened conference play Friday night against Heritage at home. The Huskies’ were able to steal a win from the Pride, 66-61. Alex Hunter scored 23 points Friday night and made five of…
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Leesville’s season comes to an end at Pinecrest
Leesville traveled to Southern Pines Friday night to face off against the Pinecrest Patriots in the first round of the 4AA playoffs. The Pride fought and battled throughout the game, but it wasn’t…
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Jared Leins Continues his Baseball Career at Navy
The United State Naval Academy is a four year coeducational federal service academy that is located in Annapolis, Maryland. Jared Leins is a senior pitcher on the Leesville Road Baseball team. He recently announced…
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Leesville Downs Millbrook on Senior Night
Leesville entered last Friday night’s matchup against Millbrook with a 4-5 record. The Pride needed a win to improve their hopes of being in the playoffs. Millbrook held a three-game win streak in the…
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Opinion: Colin Kaepernick Should Respect the Anthem
Colin Kaepernick, a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, has created recent controversy over the National Anthem and what it stands for. Kaepernick has been taking a knee while the Anthem is played prior…
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Leesville bounces back with a win at Broughton
Despite many player injuries, the Pride was able to bounce back against Broughton with a 31-13 victory. Key players, such as Cole Coleman, Peyton Winstead, and Harrison Sullivan were all out against Broughton Friday…
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About Leesville’s FCA
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a club that meets to talk about Jesus and how students can share their Christian beliefs with others through sports. Speakers come to the meetings from churches around…
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Garner Brought Their A Game Against the Pride
Entering Friday night’s match up against Garner, the Pride held a 2-1 record looking to complete out-of-conference play strong. The Pride started the scoring off with a big run from Cole Coleman that…
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Juniors React to Going Off-Campus for the First Time
Becoming a junior at Leesville brings new opportunities. One of the opportunities many rising juniors look forward to is being an able to go off-campus during lunch. Only juniors and seniors are…