Youth sports Coverage

Youth soccer showcase series expected to generate millions in the Triangle area

Bryan Bachelder, the director of administration at NCFC Youth, joined WRAL News at 7 to discuss the showcase. More than 1,400 teams are participating.

Harlem Globetrotters bring tricks back to Raleigh next spring

Tickets go on sale Sept. 25 to see the Globetrotters dribble, spin and dunk past their long-time rivals, the Washington Generals, at PNC Arena on April 17, 2024.

11-year-old golf prodigy Paul Ross shows he can swing with the best

11-year-old Paul Ross is a rising star in the world of golf. He has won numerous tournaments and has been invited to play in several international games, including Brazil, Kenya, Ireland, and Germany.

Jelia Hepner, WRAL multiplatform producer

Raleigh teacher invents game that combines basketball, cornhole, football skills

Stan Vidalis introduced his brainstorm, Homeball 360, to his students at St. David's and is selling it to other schools across the state.

Raleigh PE teacher creates new yard game, Homeball

Basketball skills and two modes make a teacher's invention fun for all.

Grace Holland, WRAL News+ anchor/reporter

Youth program Play Games, Not Guns helps Durham youth on and off the football field

The fight against gun violence in Durham is going to the gridiron with a new youth sports program.

Matt Talhelm, WRAL reporter

Community support helps youth football team compete for national title in Orlando

Saturday, WRAL News shared the team needed $15,000 dollars to make it to Orlando to compete for the Pop Warner National Title. And the community made it happen.

Local youth football teams head to national championship game in Orlando

Some local children's football teams are in Florida to compete for a national championship in the Pop Warner Super Bowl and the National Cheer & Dance Championship. It all begins today in Orlando.

Julian Grace, WRAL anchor/reporter

Youth football team needs help to get to national championship in Orlando

The Knightdale Dragons could go all the way.

The Knightdale Dragons youth football team could be national champs, but they need the community's help to get there

The youth football team could soon play for the Pop Warner National Title in Orlando. That's if they can get the money together to get there; right now, they are about $15,000 short.

Adam Owens, WRAL anchor/reporter

5 places for your young athlete to train

My son started playing sports when he was a toddler. He tried soccer first. That was an epic fail. He just wasn't into it! But when he started playing Tee-ball, it was like he found his happy place - on the field with dad.

Kathy Hanrahan, WRAL lifestyle editor

Wilson police: Little League game was not target of shots; casings found up to 1/2 mile away

Wilson police have determined that nearby gunfire that incited panic at a little league baseball game earlier this month.

Local team to compete in RBI World Series

The Long Ball RBI Junior regional all-star team has won the Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament and will be heading to Vero Beach, Florida, next week to compete in the RBI World Series.

Raleigh 9-year-old is disc golf world champion

Oliver Beavers competed in the PDGA Junior World Championship earlier this month in Peoria, IL and won!

Ryan Bisesi, WRAL multiplatform producer

Raleigh brother duo a terror on the disc golf course

Brothers Oliver and James Beavers are flying up the ranks of the local disc golf scene and regularly competing in national tournaments. Oliver recently won a junior world championship in the MJ10 division.

After shooting scare, Little League teams get night out at DBAP

The Bulls invited the players who were involved in Sunday's suspended game to hit some balls, eat some food and watch a movie at the ballpark.

After shooting, Wilson Little League cancels tournament, teams invited to DBAP to make new memories

The remaining games of a Wilson City Little League tournament for players ages 7 to 9 have been canceled. The league took action Monday after shots were fired near a game at the J. Burt Gillette Athletic Complex, sending players, coaches and officials diving to the ground or running for cover.

Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter & Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter

Youth sports: Is it time to rev up or reconsider?

Tara Lynn talks with Chasta Hamilton, who has been making waves for several years through her dance studio by not participating in competitions.

Tara Lynn, WRAL contributor

Is your child ready to go to the next level in youth sports?

Tara Lynn talks with author and dance studio owner Chasta Hamilton about youth sports and what to consider before allowing your child to go to the next level.

10 summer hobbies that are good for your kids' health

These ten summer hobbies can help you take the guesswork out of raising a healthy and active child.

Go Ask Dad: The gifts of just 'winging it'

Andrew Taylor-Troutman's daughter is playing soccer. The first practice didn't go as planned. No snacks? No coach?

Andrew Taylor-Troutman

Go Ask Dad: Walking away with integrity

Integrity involves a more complete and wholistic understanding of what's important than what takes place on a playing field or recorded on a scoreboard. We adults can actually learn this from children.

Andrew Taylor-Troutman

Morrisville park is the Triangle's cricket HQ

A recent survey showed cricket -- a game more common overseas than in the US -- as one of the most popular sports in Morrisville.

Morrisville park getting millions worth of upgrades for Major League Cricket

Major League Cricket (MLC) and the Town of Morrisville announced they're partnering for a joint investment in the expansion of Church Street Park.

Rick Armstrong, WRAL photojournalist

6-year-old girl told she can't play soccer because of hair bows

The athletic director says the mother was informed that the beads were dangerous and was told her daughter could play if she removed them. However, she chose not to.