Sports – Forest Fire

Photo Gallery: Soccer 10/10 versus Corinth Holders

November 20, 2019

Congratulations soccer team on your 2019 Eastern Regional Championship!

Former WF and WF-R Soccer Coaches Share Thoughts on 2019 Team

November 16, 2019

Former assistant coaches on the 1996 championship team Chris Monte and Geoff Belcher, who went on to coach the varsity boys' and girls' teams for Wake Forest-Rolesville and former boys' varsity coach Jeremiah Mattingly, who currently coaches the girls' varsity team, share their thoughts about both the...

Girls’ Golf Sends Four to Regionals, Three to States

Race Eisen and Catherine Vivongsy

November 16, 2019

This year, four girls from the girls’ golf team qualified for regionals, which took place at the Neuse Golf Club. Following regionals, three of them qualified for states, which was held at Pinehurst No. 5. Playing at the Neuse, sophomore Parker Bowman found the course to be more difficult compared...

Golf Team Captures Second Place in Northern Athletic

Kathleen Cochrane, Assistant Editor

November 16, 2019

At this year’s girls’ golf conference championship, the Cougars followed closely behind the Heritage Huskies and came out with a second place finish overall. The girls were trailing behind by half a point going into the match, which is an improvement from former seasons. The team scored a 253,...

Volleyball Earns Third Place in Northern Conference

Rebekah Helms, Editor in chief

November 15, 2019

“This year, I’ve been closer with this team than any of the past teams I’ve played on,” Russell said. “We had a really strong connection not just as teammates, but also as friends.” Although the teammates were very supportive of each other as a unit, Russell felt one teammate deserved...

Tennis Completes Season Third in NAC-6

Colby Brown, Opinion Editor

November 15, 2019

Wake Forest placed 3rd in the Northern, concluding conference play Oct. 8 and the coach and team gave their insight on how they believed 2019 went. The team finished 7-7 overall and 5-5 in conference. “I am very proud of how we did this season. We worked really hard, and it showed. We also beat...

Boys’ Cross Country Takes Conference Title

Ally Beck

November 12, 2019

In the cross country conference meet, the boys took 1st place and the girls took 2nd. Sophomore Isabella Frey was the conference champ with a time of 19:06. The runners faced individual challenges in the conference meet. “My legs were jello, but I had to keep pushing,” sophomore Andrew Mallo...

Boys’ Basketball Begins Season

Gabrielle Valentine, Photography Editor

November 8, 2019

The boys’ varsity basketball team is off to an early start, beginning workouts in preparation for their winter season. Looking to improve from their last season, they are off to a good start. In preparation, the team enrolled in a summer tournament to play against seven high schools teams. “We...

New Coach Helms Girls’ Basketball Program

Rebekah Helms, Editor in chief

November 7, 2019

History teacher William Clinton arrived at our school eager to transform the girls’ basketball team and spread his positive influence. Clinton has plenty of experience in coaching basketball and driving his kids to success inside and outside the court. Before coming he to Wake Forest, coached...