Sports Blast

The Sports Blast Covering Raeford/Hoke/NC It's lasted a little longer than that. He is THE AUTHORITY on high school football in North Carolina. GO BUCKS!

HOW IT ALL STARTED

THE PRESSBOX WITH BRETT AND THE BAD BOY

In May of 2002, Allen Smothers and Brett Friedlander started a weekly radio show called "The Pressbox with Brett and the Bad Boy." It would be staged at It'z Entertainment City in Fayetteville, NC and the two had a deal that the show would last three weeks. Being fiercely local, the show catered to the Fayetteville community and the Cap

e Fear region while also covering the ACC, keeping an especially close eye on the NC State Wolfpack. In 2006, Bill Priestley joined the show as a fill-in host and anchored the last segment of the show known as The Pressbox. THE SPORTS BLAST

Eight years later, the show was going strong, but a weekly 4-hour commute for Smothers was getting cumbersome and he decided to leave the program. Brett Friedlander and Bill Priestley continued with the show and renamed it "The Sports Blast," holding true to all of the things that made The Pressbox successful. Hal Nunn also came on the show as a marketing specialist and offered his unique perspective on local sports and especially comments on the Hoke County Bucks and the NC State Wolfpack. In August of 2013, The Sports Blast signed a new deal to be on AM1490 WAZZ a Beasley Broadcasting station. Bill had to step away because he got a real job and Brett and Hal invited Chris Hughes onto the show. Chris runs www.carolinapreps.com a high school football web site and blog that covers ALL of North Carolina and soon to be South Carolina. In its 12th year the weekly program on Monday afternoons produced over 500 shows and was one of the longest running sports radio programs in the state. In 2017, The Sports Blast went to Facebook only operated by Hal Nunn and Ed Clement. In May 2021, Jessy Brown Joined Hal, Replacing Ed Clemente. In December of 2022, the Sports Blast welcomed Antonio Smith to the team. May 2023, we welcomed PJ Wardbrown, Photographer to the team! In June 2024 we welcomed Jason Jackson, Photographer to the team! August 2025, Hal Nunn and Jessy Brown will resume the Sports Blast Football Coverage at Hoke High as well as other sports moving forward. If you would like to SPONSOR the Sports Blast or a season, Contact Hal Nunn.

08/18/2026

HC Bucks Athletics>>>> Congratulations!! Hoke County High School wins $5000 from tmobile contest. Thank you to all that voted. No it is time to go for the Big Prize of a $1,000,000 Stadium Upgrade. Help us win the Grand Prize by adding this to all of your post on Instagram:

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08/17/2026

SPORTS SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK AND FROM THE AD ANTONIO COVINGTON

08/17/2026

HC Bucks Athletics

Hoke County High SchoolAthletics Hall of Fame c/o 2026! Announced. Legacy Member (TBA) Induction ceremony September 18, 2026. Congratulations to all. Hoke County Schools Sports Blast - Hoke Media Group T-Mobile hokenews Hoke County High School Hoke Media

08/16/2026

Cumberland Photos —BATTLE FOR THE BELL - Sports Blast ——BUCKS TAKE THE BELL !!
Hoke County Edition of North State Journal
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08/16/2026

08/15/2026

"Battle for the Bell"
Soccer Championship tonight
Hoke County Bucks Vs Southern Lee
Kickoff at 7pm at Methodist University.

08/13/2026

Battle Of the Bell Semi Finals
Hoke 7 vs Jake Britt 1

Hoke County will play in the
Battle of the Bell Championship
Saturday August 15th
Methodist University at 7pm.

08/12/2026

OutKick

The Los Angeles Lakers have been sold for the second time in 18 months

This time, Josh Kushner and Bob Iger have purchased the historic franchise for $12.5 BILLION. The biggest sports franchise sale in history

08/11/2026

HC Bucks Athletics Men's Soccer hosting the first night of "Battle of the Bell Tournament"
Hoke County won 1-0 over Trition HS
Hoke will host the winner of Jack Britt HS vs Red Springs HS on Wednesday time TBD.

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