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- Written by: Donald Clark
Robert Jones, the men's and women's tennis coach at Spring Creek High School, is retiring as the head coach at the school. Coach Jones coached men's tennis for 22 seasons at East Duplin, Spring Creek, Pender County, and Clinton. He coached women's tennis for 18 seasons at East Duplin, Spring Creek, and Clinton.
Coach Jones won 323 high school tennis matches in his career at the four schools. His overall record for 22 seasons in men's tennis was 173-16. His overall record for 18 seasons in women's tennis was 150-111.
He has 29.1 years in education and plans to continue teaching next year at Greenwood and Wayne School of Technical Arts. His wife Erica, who played for East Duplin High School four years, is the current CTE and High School Director for Duplin County Schools. His son Daniel, a senior at East Duplin High School, will be attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on a Morehead-Cain Scholarship next year.
The new Spring Creek High School me's and women's tennis coach will be Daniel Krentz. Coach Jones plans to continue to serve as an assistant coach for both programs.
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- Written by: Wayne NMN Giese
We traveled to Watauga and Coach David Peeler's team. Our #7 played well but lost in a tie breaker 8-10. We had strong showings at 2, 3, 4 and 5 to come away with a 6-3 win. Our #1 dbls. played well and won their match with great communication and strategy. We hope to make this match up a regular non-conference match.
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Well, we met our match when visiting 4A South Caldwell. It was a pretty tight match, but South Caldwell took it 5-2. I am proud of how the team held up for such a challenging match. It gave us a wake-up call and this early, with it being a non-conference, we will take that.
Keep South Caldwell on the 4A poll. They are a force to be reckoned with and should have an outstanding season.
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- Written by: Wayne NMN Giese
This season, we're excited to welcome back several key players whose leadership, and experience will drive our team towards a remarkable year. Seniors Josh Bachik and Julian Monzavifar, who played doubles in last year's 1A state tournament, helped carry us through a very successful run in dual team action. Senior Sam Evansalso returns to provide important leaddership, while, while new additions Rishik Kandru, Anish Battineni, Andy Quach, Nash Taylor and others are eager to make their mark in the green and white! This dynamic blend of youth, athleticism and experience is sure to put the Dragons in a strong position for conference championship accolades and beyond!
We had our first non-conference match against 3A Hibriten in Lenoir and came away with a solid win. We will play South Caldwell and Thomas Jefferson out of Rutherford County. After that, we will begin our conference play verses Madison on March 5th.
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Bryan "Bo" Shroyer is the new men's tennis coach at Topsail High School. He will be assisted by his wife Deb Shroyer.