WNCT 9OYS SPORTS TALK

WNCT 9OYS SPORTS TALK

A look at all things sports in Eastern North Carolina. The WNCT 9 On Your Side Sports Team has you covered with all the sports news and inside information.

Episodes

December 22, 2023 16 mins

Winning a state title in any sport -- especially high school football -- is no easy task. Doing it twice is impressive. Going unbeaten during those two seasons is practically unheard of. WNCT's Courtney Layton speaks with the coach of the team that did it about their accomplishments.

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 You can move states, change sports and your teams, but your role as a sports reporter will remain primarily the same. Courtney Layton sits down with new sports reporter Zach Kaplan to find out more about him, his move here and the adjustment process.

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November 10, 2023 10 mins

 The East Carolina University men's golf team has had some good athletes come through, but there's one on the roster now who is just getting started. Host Courtney Layton introduces us to Lucas Augustsson.

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The ECU women's basketball team defied the odds and won the AAC Conference Tournament last season. With that came just the program's third-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament. Now, expectations are higher for the upcoming season. Amiya Joyner, a standout Farmville Central High School star, hopes to help make that happen. She sits down with WNCT's Courtney Layton for her latest podcast to discuss this and more.

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 The East Carolina University volleyball team is on a winning streak and playing some of its best ball of the season. WNCT's Courtney Layton speaks with two of the team members to find out what's working and how special the season has been so far.

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Jim Szoke has been with the Carolina Panthers from the start of the franchise, dating back to the first season in 1995. He is a Hall of Fame announces for WBT Radio and has now taken on the responsibility of doing play-by-play for the East Carolina University football team after the loss of The Voice of the Pirates, Jeff Charles. 

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October 6, 2023 14 mins

 If you need a trustworthy place to get all your information on high school football and more in the Lenoir and Greene Counties area, this is a place for you to look. Courtney Layton talks with Trey Scott about Neuse News Sports, the work they do and the teams they cover.

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The Carolina Hurricanes are known as the team with the loudest fans in the NHL and there are some essential factors that play into why that's true. WNCT's Courtney Layton gets a behind-the-scenes look at all that goes into making a Hurricanes game a fun experience for the fans.

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September 15, 2023 24 mins

 Most collegiate athletes participated in sports their whole life and it's all they've ever known. So after college, if professionally playing the sport isn't an option, it's easy to say "What's next?" 

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It won't be long before we start cheering on the Carolina Hurricanes again. Courtney Layton speaks with Wade Minter, the man who gets the crowds pumped up during every home game.

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August 17, 2023 30 mins

 As high school football season approaches, a lot of people are excited. But football fans in Eastern North Carolina take it up a notch. WNCT's Courtney Layton speaks with Chris Miller of the Daily News in Jacksonville about the start of the season and other sports.

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 Jenny Dalton-Hill is one of the most decorated softball players in NCAA history. She also took a few swings playing baseball. She was in Greenville this week to call the softball world series for ESPN. Courtney Layton has more. 

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The sports season has wrapped up, sorta. What began with ECU and high school football ended with the completion of ECU's baseball season, the Major League All-Star Game and the MLB draft. WNCT's Garrett Short puts a bow on it all and talks about the highs and lows of the sason with host Courtney Layton.

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Baseball has a huge following during the summer in Eastern North Carolina. One of the bigger baseball leagues around ENC is the Coastal Plain League, which includes the Morehead City Marlins. WNCT's Courtney Layton talks with Dave Lipay, who is now the general manager of the team about its recent success and what goes on with the organization.

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 There is only one coach in North Carolina with 1,000 wins in a single sport, and there's no one like him. This week's WNCT Sports Talk podcast is a candid conversation with WNCT's Courtney Layton and J.H. Rose High School legendary baseball coach Ronald Vincent.

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A lot of work goes into keeping The Daily Reflector up and running, including the sports columns. Patrick Mason works there and covers ECU football, basketball and baseball, among other sports. WNCT's Courtney Layton sat down with him to talk ECU in the NCAA baseball tournament, his role with the newspaper and more.

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May 26, 2023 15 mins

 The Wilson Tobs are starting their season during the Memorial Day weekend and General Manager Mike Bell is beyond ready. WNCT's Courtney Layton sat down with Bell to find out how he got his start, the upcoming Wilson Tobs season and much more.

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Stephen Igoe created Hoist the Colours, the East Carolina part of 247sports.com, in 2010. HTC is called the premiere place for inside information on ECU sports and recruiting. He chats with host Courtney Layton about the Pirates, his work, his new radio show and much more.

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April 28, 2023 31 mins

Sydney Yoder and Sophie Wools are two athletes on the East Carolina softball team. They have put their all into the Pirate program and have brought a new feel to it, along with second-year head coach, Shane Winkler. WNCT's Courtney Layton, who actually played for the Pirates with both, sat down to talk about their time at ECU.

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April 21, 2023 21 mins

WNCT sports reporter and anchor Garrett Short has shot sporting events from East Carolina baseball, football and softball, Carolina Hurricanes, high school sports and more. He sits down with WNCT's Courtney Layton to talk about his job, what he loves most about it and more.

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