Sports

Sep 5


‘Ella-Rae is a special talent’

Ella-Rae Reese is a rising FFHS women’s soccer star
By Maggie Miles | Outer Banks Voice 

Ella-Rae Reese discovered her love for soccer at age seven when she began playing with the kids in her neighborhood in Brambleton, Virginia. Last season, as a freshman Forward/Winger on the varsity women's soccer team at First Flight High School (FFHS), she was the only Division 4A freshman to earn All-State honors, and was named Conference Player of the Year.


Picking the NFL’s 2026-2027 award winners

By Aaron Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice
With the 2026-2027 NFL season on the horizon, here are my preseason predictions for the main NFL Honors Awards.


OBX Storm Fury U14 boys represent OBX on national stage at NPL Finals

The OBX Storm Fury U14 boys soccer team traveled to Denver this July to compete in the National Premier League (NPL) Finals, capping off a season that saw the young athletes represent the Outer Banks community on one of youth soccer's biggest stages.


OBX Swinging Mullets strong inaugural season ends with playoff loss

By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice
After winning the first game of a playoff doubleheader on Sunday July 26, the Outer Banks Swinging Mullets’ season came to an end with an 11-1 loss to the Edenton Steamers in the nightcap. In its first season as the latest version of the summer collegiate baseball franchise on the Outer Banks—one which began in 1997 with the Outer Banks Daredevils—the Swinging Mullets helped reinvigorate the sport here.


Juarez and Pizza Win Pro Divisions at 2026 OBX Skim Jam

Elian Juarez of Melaque, Mexico, and Sydney Pizza of Dewey Beach, Del., claimed professional wins at the 2026 OBX Skim Jam after three days of competition at Jennette's Pier, highlighted by some of the event's best wave conditions in recent years.


Currituck High announces Chris Baranello as new Athletic Director

Please join us in welcoming our new Athletic Director, Mr. Chris Baranello, to the Currituck County High School family.

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