Olander Worthy has accomplished a lot in his life, including inspiring youth to chase their dreams. As a Winston-Salem native, he is proud of where he comes from and strives to continue giving back to the next generation. Through the game of tennis, he has impacted the lives of countless kids and even his own.
The name Anthony Hill graced the pages of The Chronicle newspaper for seven years. During his tenure, he was a six-time North Carolina Press Association award winner and his impact on the paper still resonates through the halls of The Chronicle.
It’s a new year with new beginnings for the Atkins boys’ basketball team. After a successful spring campaign that saw the Camels capture the Western Piedmont 2A conference championship and a nice playoff run, they will now move up the ladder to 3A and hope to maintain the level of success that head coach Marlon Brim has set for Atkins.
The East Forsyth girls’ basketball team defeated Reagan 55-46 to win the Bell, Davis & Pitt bracket of the Mary Garber Holiday Classic. The Eagles came into the tournament as the No.1 seed in the bracket and their play throughout the tournament showed why.
Tiger Woods recently spoke about his future in golf and the hardships that he had to endure following the car crash he was in this past February. If this is the end of Woods competing at a championship level, it is truly the end of an era.
The Elite Eight Alumni Association crowned its 2021 Turkey Bowl Champion on Thanksgiving afternoon. Because of the pandemic, there was not a game last year, so the Reynolds Demons were seeking to repeat their 2019 victory and that’s exactly what they did.
The Phoenix of Winston-Salem Prep’s boys’ basketball team will be led by Winston-Salem legend Josh Pittman. After previous coaching stops at Carter G. Woodson and Lexington High School, Pittman is anxious to show what he can do on the sidelines in front of his hometown.
The Reynolds boys’ basketball team enjoyed a great season last year. The Demons finished the year 13-2 with their only regular season loss coming at Glenn. They made it all the way to the third round of the playoffs, losing to Audrey Kell of Charlotte. Head coach Billy Martin is hoping to build upon that great season with even more success this year.
Taking over a basketball program only two weeks before the start of the season, contracting COVID-19, and finishing the year winless, was not the way Christopher Geter wanted his first season as the Parkland Mustangs’ head basketball coach to go. Heading into his second season, Geter feels this could be the start of something special.
