Greensboro Page High School coach Jared Rolfes received some surprising news in a phone call he received in late October. “A buddy of mine at East Carolina called and said, 'What's up with Alex? He's reached out to our secondary coach and wants to know what is available,''' Rolfes said. The caller was referring to Page's star hybrid safety-linebacker Alex Angus, who back … [Read more...]
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From the Anchor DeskPirates blend past, future to make big stride
While Pirate Nation celebrated its past, the Pirate of the future paved the way to a big, 55-21 Senior Night win over visiting Connecticut Saturday night. Holton Ahlers is the future. East Carolina's true freshman quarterback led the Pirates to a season-high 657 yards of offense in the win. Ahlers also accounted for five touchdowns. He was solely responsible for 372 yards of … [Read more...]
Audio FeatureCoach Mo Weekly Presser
East Carolina football coach Scottie Montgomery met with the news media on campus for his weekly press conference on Monday, Nov. 19, 2018. He reviewed the Pirates' Senior Night win over Connecticut and discussed preparations for their Friday road game with AAC East Division foe Cincinnati. (Audio via Brian Bailey courtesy of Pirate Radio 1250) … [Read more...]
Basketball NewsPirates hold off Rio Grande Valley
GREENVILLE — East Carolina defeated Texas-Rio Grande Valley 69-64 on Monday night in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. Freshman Jayden Gardner had 15 points as the Pirates improved to 3-2. Seth LeDay had 12 points and eight rebounds. ECU led 41-28 at the half after hitting 15 of 25 field goal attempts in the first 20 minutes, 60 percent. The Vaqueros (3-2) pulled … [Read more...]
Insights from BrettSurge of young bloods bodes well for the future
Senior nights are designed to honor those players whose college careers are coming to an end and to thank them for their contributions to the program over the past four years. That’s only partially what happened at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Saturday. Because while the night clearly belonged to Trevon Brown, Garrett McGhin, Nate Harvey and the other loyal soldiers that have … [Read more...]