Almost a month ago, we asked for readers to give us their thoughts on the sports section. After some minor wrangling with finding the survey, you did your jobs. More than 350 of you, to be exact.
We?ve got an overview story on all the numbers, what they mean, and where we go from here. The Cliffs Notes version? More East Carolina football, a closer look at what we will be doing with coverage of UNCW, helping you understand our new, improved high school website, StarNewsVarsity.com ? and that?s just the start.
Tackling this many numbers doesn?t happen overnight, but I promise we are looking at ways to do as much as we can with the resources we have. You?re telling us we?re doing a good job, but that we can do even more. We?re taking you up on it.
There just isn?t room for every number from the survey in the print edition, but thanks to the power of the inter-webs, we can run them all online. So here?s a look at all the questions, and all the responses. Enjoy.
Question 1: What high school do you always read about in the StarNews, pick 2 (316 people answered, 533 total votes)
New Hanover 125
Hoggard 120
Laney 63
Ashley 39
South Brunswick 29
North Brunswick 23
Wallace-Rose Hill 23
Topsail 20
Pender 16
West Brunswick 15
Cape Fear Academy 13
East Duplin 10
James Kenan 7
Trask 6
Coastal Christian, Harrells Christian 5
North Duplin 4
East Bladen, Wilmington Christian 3
East Columbus 2
South Columbus, West Bladen, Whiteville 1
Question 2: Which high school sports do you read about the most, pick 3 (329 people answered, 846 votes)
Football 278
Boys Basketball 192
Baseball 146
Girls Basketball 38
Boys Soccer 34
Girls Soccer 27
Boys Golf 25
Softball 20
Boys Lacrosse 18
Track & Field 10
Wrestling, Volleyball, Boys Tennis 9
Cross Country, Girls Lacrosse 8
Swimming & Diving 6
Girls Tennis 5
Girls Golf 4
Question 3: what is your favorite type of high school story to read (327 people answered)
Features of athletes and teams 169
Live Game Coverage 97
Columns 50
Question & Answer 9
Question 4: Who do you follow most when it comes to college football in the Carolinas (rank from 1 to 
East Carolina???? 163 ? 21 ? 35 ? 37 ? 17 ? 20 ? 25 ? 26
North Carolina??? 74 ? 54 ? 41 ? 25 ? 14 ? 13 ? 15 ? 87
N.C. State????????????? 57 ? 81 ? 49 ? 28 ? 18 ? 23 ? 37 ? 31
Duke?????? ??????????????? 28 ? 29 ? 49 ? 46 ? 33 ? 43 ? 32 ? 56
South Carolina??? 23 ? 35 ? 31 ? 45 ? 28 ? 44 ? 45 ? 66
Clemson??????????????? 19 ? 18 ? 36 ? 44 ? 59 ? 46 ? 41 ? 44
App. State??????????? 18 ? 39 ? 31 ? 44 ? 46 ? 33 ? 31 ? 71
Wake Forest??????? 15 ? 17 ? 30 ? 41 ? 66 ? 51 ? 49 ? 47
Question 5: Which of these sports at UNC-Wilmington do you follow the most, pick 3 (276 people answered, 671 responses):
Women?s Basketball 155
Men?s Soccer 109
Men?s Golf 95
Women?s Soccer 65
Softball 63
Volleyball 46
Women?s Golf 34
Swimming & Diving 30
Men?s Tennis 29
Cross Country / Track & Field 28
Women?s Tennis 17
Question 6: Which sport at UNCW would you like to see more coverage of?
This one was open ended and elicited a whole bunch of answers, including ones that didn?t have anything to do with UNCW and questions why we didn?t include men?s basketball or baseball in Question 5. We didn?t because we already have beat writers for those sports that take care of them on a daily basis.
Question 7: What sports columns in the StarNews do you like reading most, pick 2 (302 people answered, 496 responses)
Local people in the news 120
ACC Sports 113
National sports commentary 101
UNCW sports 83
Youth & Recreation sports 49
Golf 30
Question 8: The StarNews coverage of local and professional tennis is:
Awful 18 (5.2 percent)
Not bad, could be better 75 (21.7 percent)
Right where it should be 89 (25.7 percent)
You guys do too much 11 (3.2 percent)
Don?t care about tennis 153 (44.2 percent)
Question 9: Though there is expanded NHL and NBA coverage at StarNewsOnline.com, the StarNews typically runs only Bobcats and Hurricanes game stories in its print edition. I:
Am OK with that 162 (46.8 percent)
think the StarNews needs to acknowledge both leagues when it comes to bigger stories 47 (13.6 percent)
think they are professional leagues and need daily updates 69 (19.9 percent)
Don?t care about the NHL or NBA 68 (19.7 percent)
Question 10: You look at Major League Baseball box scores in the StarNews:
For your favorite team(s) only 199 (57.5 percent)
Every game, every day 66 (19.1 percent)
Don?t care about baseball 81 (23.4 percent)
Question 11: When you pick up the StarNews sports section every morning, you think the balance of national and local sports coverage is:
Way too heavy locally 31 (9.2 percent)
A little too heavy locally 60 (17.8 percent)
Just right 139 (41.2 percent)
A little too heavy nationally 76 (22.6 percent)
Way too heavy nationally 31 (9.2 percent)
Question 12: Gender
Female 68 (19.7 percent)
Male 277 (80.3 percent)
Question 13: Age
18-35 years old 72 (20.9 percent)
35-50 years old 117 (33.9 percent)
50-65 years old 118 (34.2 percent)
66+ years old 38 (11.0 percent)
Question 14: Location
City of Wilmington 118 (34.2 percent)
New Hanover County 76 (22.0 percent)
Brunswick County 55 (15.9 percent)
Pender County 28 (8.1 percent)
Duplin County 7 (2.0 percent)
Bladen County 1 (0.3 percent)
Other 60 (17.4 percent)
Question 15: How long have you lived in Coastal North Carolina?
0-5 years 57 (16.5 percent)
5-10 years 59 (17.1 percent)
10-20 years 81 (23.5 percent)
More than 20 years 70 (20.3 percent)
Lifelong resident 78 (22.6 percent)
Question 16: Do you subscribe to the StarNews?
Yes 176 (51.0 percent)
No 169 (49.0 percent)
Question 17: How often do you read StarNewsOnline.com?
Once a day 92 (28.8 percent)
Multiple times per day 71 (22.2 percent)
2-3 times per week 57 (17.8 percent)
Once a week 32 (10 percent)
Once every couple weeks 32 (10 percent)
Once a month 34 (10.6 percent)
Never 7 (2.2 percent)
Question 18: How often do you visit StarNewsVarsity.com?
Once a day 33 (10.3 percent)
Multiple times per day 17 (5.3 percent)
2-3 times per week 36 (11.3 percent)
Once a week 50 (15.6 percent)
Once a month 31 (9.4 percent)
There?s a StarNewsVarsity.com?? 152 (47.5 percent)
Question 19: Do you use social media to follow the StarNews?
Yes 70 (21.9 percent)
No 250 (78.1 percent)
Source: http://cheapseat.blogs.starnewsonline.com/11575/sports-section-survey-results-lots-of-numbers/
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