The Voice of Wakefield High School

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The Voice of Wakefield High School

The Howler

The Voice of Wakefield High School

The Howler

A couple days following the Wakefield women’s flag football tryouts, the team celebrates the beginning of their first ever season. Alongside a representative from the Carolina Panthers, the team poses with their brand new uniforms.

Wake County introduces flag football league, provides unique opportunities for students

Gaby Sciaudone, Sports Editor February 14, 2024

This winter, Wake County has partnered with the NFL’s Carolina Panthers to start a brand new women’s flag football league. The league, which all Wake County schools are participating in, gives girls...

Carolyn Reitz (right) stands with the 2016 womens golf team for Wakefield High Schools yearbook. Reitz is a reason most of these women were able to go to college for golf.

Carolyn Reitz: The untold story of fighting for women’s athletics

Nic Cazin and Sophia Fisher February 13, 2023

Women’s sports are a staple in high schools around the Triangle, from basketball to volleyball. Yet not even 30 years ago, this wasn’t the case. In the mid-1990s, Wakefield’s golf coach Carolyn Reitz...

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