Aug. 30 - Sept. 5, 2013
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Get pumped – it’s kickoff time Northern, Northwest High Schools ready for fall football season NORTHERN NIGHTHAWKS Football team Coming off three-straight state 3-AA championships, the Northern Nighthawks are looking at the 2013 season one week at a time, beginning with a trip to page on Aug. 30 at 7:30 p.m. Former head coach Johnny Roscoe, who retired Feb. 1, compiled a 65-6 overall record and a 17-1 playoff record during his five seasons
Friday, Aug. 30 • 7:30pm vs. Page “Pirates” AWAY (page High School, 201 Alma pinnix Drive, greensboro)
Friday, Sept. 6 • 7:30pm. vs. Northwest Guilford “Vikings” HOME
at Northern. Shortly after the announcement of his retirement, the team’s defensive coordinator, Brian thomas, was assigned to take the reins in hopes of another successful campaign. “the bar has been set pretty high here at Northern guilford,” thomas says. “We are going to take each week one game at a time. We don’t look down the road at anyone other than the next opponent.” thomas, who begins his 24th season as a football coach, says this year’s team features several experienced leaders who played big parts in the school’s three state championships since 2010. “As everyone knows, we lost tJ Logan, who is now a tar Heel,”
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IN THIS ISSUE News in Brief .................................. 3 Your questions .............................. 4 Stokesdale Town Council ............ 6 Around Town Photos ................... 10 Crime/Incident Report ................11 CHARGE syndrome ....................12
Community Calendar.................13 Grins & Gripes ..............................16 Charity golf tournaments............18 Classifieds ....................................19 Index of Advertisers ................... 23 NWO On The Go! ........................ 24
by MIKE SHAW
NORTHWEST VIKINGS Football team Northwest’s football team is much bigger and stronger than they were last season, says Joe Woodruff, head football coach. the talent on last season’s team should translate to this year’s team, he adds, and says the Vikings will be “disciplined.” Woodruff and the Vikings aren’t getting too far ahead of themselves, either. What’s the most important game on their schedule?
for our effort – that would be great. the players are very coachable. I can’t wait to see how much we can help them as football players and young men.” entering his seventh season at Northwest, Woodruff says the coaching staff tries to facilitate an environment in which players understand the “right way to do things.” “the right way is based on long-
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“the first one,” says Woodruff.
Friday, Aug. 30 • 7:30pm
“expectations are always high at Northwest. Our goal simply is to see how good we can become,” he says of his outlook for the season. “If we are rewarded with wins and championships
vs. Western guilford “Fighting Hornets” HOME
Friday, Sept. 6, 7:30pm vs. Northern “Nighthawks” AWAY (Northern guilford, 7101 Spencer Dixon Road, greensboro)
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Three golf tournaments, to be held in September, are being organized by northwest-area students and non-profits and all seek to raise money for good causes. See details and registration info on p. 18.