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This year's commencement speaker, Bryan Stevenson, the executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative and renowned public interest lawyer, encouraged graduates to retain the energy, spirit, hope and dreams they had before coming to UNC. “We need an era of truth and justice, and I think you have to be the prime&#x...
Three Seahawks Combine To No Hit Lookout Valley Silverdale Powers Past Yellow Jackets, 14-1 Thursday, April 29, 2021 - by William Shelton Thursday night was senior night at Silverdale Baptist Academy and the Seahawks' lone senior, Evan Padgett, got the start on the mound. Padgett’s mother threw out the game’s honorary first pitch and tossed a strike. Her son then mimicked her effort to start the game.. Padgett quickly dispatched the first three batters in Lookout Valley’s lineup, getting two to pop out and coaxing an easy out at first on the third. During their first at bat of the...
Strong Pitching Carries Silverdale To Shutout Win Seahawks’ Pitchers Bryson Cline And Brett Rogers Keep Yellowjackets Off The Score Board Friday, April 16, 2021 - by William Shelton Friday afternoon’s matchup in the East Hamilton Hurricane Classic Tournament was new Silverdale head coach Lance Rorex’s first chance to coach against his alma mater and his old employer, Lookout Valley. Rorex both played and coached for years at the school before recently taking control of the Seahawks' program. “It felt weird on the way over,” Coach Rorex said about playing his old team, “but ...
Silverdale Drops Boyd-Buchanan in Diamond Opener Junkins’ Arm, Bat Pace 5-1 Seahawks’ Victory Monday, March 15, 2021 - by James Beach Silverdale head coach Lance Rorex, left, gets ready to congratulate Turner Junkins as he rounds third and heads for home following his third inning homerun in a game against Boyd Buchanan Monday afternoon. The Seahawks defeated the Bucs, 5-1, in the season opener for both teams. - photo by Dennis Norwood When Lance Rorex moved his baseball residency from Lookout Valley to Silverdale Academy prior to the 2020 season being washed, the one thing t...