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Youth wins and college coaching shifts define the local football season

By Leoneda Inge
Published December 5, 2024 at 11:15 AM EST
10-year-old Kaiden Brown trying on his new game day gold football helmet
Leoneda Inge
10-year-old Kaiden Brown trying on his new game day gold football helmet

As the regular football season draws to a close, Leoneda Inge checks in on a local youth team, coached by former NFL player Willie Parker, that won the state championship and is headed to the national competition in Naples, FL.

Mitch Northam also joins to discuss changes to coaching positions at three colleges across the state.

Guests:

Willie Parker, former UNC and Pittsburgh Steelers running back, coach of the Oak Grove Pirates
Mitchell Northam, WUNC digital producer and sports reporter

Due South
Leoneda Inge
Leoneda Inge is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Leoneda has been a radio journalist for more than 30 years, spending most of her career at WUNC as the Race and Southern Culture reporter. Leoneda’s work includes stories of race, slavery, memory and monuments. She has won "Gracie" awards, an Alfred I. duPont Award and several awards from the Radio, Television, Digital News Association (RTDNA). In 2017, Leoneda was named "Journalist of Distinction" by the National Association of Black Journalists.
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