By By KEVIN TRAVIS, Sports Editor
Former area athletes continue to shine in the professional and collegiate ranks.
PRO BASKETBALL
Damien Wilkins is averaging 5.3 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.6 steals and per game for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Elton Coffield, a former star at Williamston High School, is averaging 19.9 points with the BSW Sixers (Germany).
Ralph Biggs, a Washington native, is playing with Ural Great Perm (Russia). He is averaging 10.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.8 steals per game.
Joe Barber, a former standout at Terra Ceia College, is averaging 10.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 0.9 assists with the Sendai 89ers (Japan).
PRO BASEBALL
Ryan Zimmerman, a Washington native, is playing with the Washington Nationals. He hit .283 with 14 homers and 51 RBIs last season.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Trent Whitehead, a former star at Washington High School, is playing with the East Carolina Pirates. The sophomore is hitting .432 with 14 RBIs and 23 runs scored. Whitehead has eight doubles and two triples among his 38 hits.
Britton Cole, a former standout at Pitt Community College who is from Chocowinity, is playing with the East Carolina Pirates. The senior has pitched one inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Styron Barfield, a former standout at Williamston High School, is a pitcher at Elizabeth City. He is 4-3 with an 6.86 ERA on the year. Barfield has struck out 32 and walked 16 in 39 1/3 innings. Barfield is also 1-1 with two RBIs at the plate.
Josh Woolard, a former standout at Washington High School, is playing at Lenoir Community College. Woolard (0-0, 0.87 ERA) has appeared in four games and given up one run on five hits in 10 1/3 innings of work. He has two strikeouts and three walks.
Alan Swain, a former star at Washington High School, is playing at Lenoir Community College. Swain (0-0, 8.31 ERA) has appeared in three games and given up four runs on five hits in 4 1/3 innings. He has one strikeout and four walks.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Meredith Knox, a former star at Washington High School, is playing at Anderson University. Knox is hitting .344 with four home runs and 14 RBIs. She has scored 21 runs and stolen three bases.
Nicole Jordan, a former standout at Jamesville High School, is playing with the East Carolina Lady Pirates. She is 0 for 5 with an RBI on the season.
Kat Cahoon, a former standout at Columbia High School, is playing at Mount Olive College. The senior is hitting .354 with five RBIs. Cahoon has scored a team-high 17 runs and has a team-best seven stolen bases.
Tiffany Frey, a former standout at Jamesville High School, is playing at Pitt Community College. The freshman broke an ankle during practice and is sidelined for now. Frey is hitting .182 (2 for 11) with two runs, two stolen bases and two RBIs on the year.
Lauren Rodriguez, a former standout at Northside High School, is playing at Campbell. The freshman suffered a broken leg in the preseason and is hoping to return to action at some point this season.
Dominique Mills, a former standout at Williamston High School, is playing at Fayetteville State. Mills is hitting .290 and has scored 11 runs. She also has five stolen bases and three RBIs on the year.
Donecia Ebron, a former standout at Northside High School, is playing at Fayetteville State. Ebron has scored one run.
TENNIS
Lauren Allen, a former star at Washington High School, is playing at Peace College. Allen is 2-4 in singles play and 2-4 in doubles play. The freshman posted a 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 win over Averett University’s Kristin Butts at No. 5 singles, then combined with Jilliary Trogdon at No. 2 doubles for a 9-8 (7-5) win.
TRACK
Jamont Jones, a former star at Washington High School, is competing at Lenoir-Rhyne.
Jessica Rogers, a former standout at Washington High School, is competing at North Carolina A&T.
Gina Valenti, a former star at Washington High School, is competing at Lees-McRae.
Derek Joyner, a former standout at Terra Ceia, is competing at Pitt Community College.
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Know of any other area athletes competing in college? E-mail sports editor Kevin Travis at Kevin@wdnweb.com.