Samantha Johnson plays volleyball and softball at Eastern Wayne, and she demonstrates an excellent team attitude on and off the court. The Eastern Wayne senior, and this week’s Female Athlete of the Week, has made countless positive contributions to both teams. “I started playing volleyball in my sophomore year, and I played softball, my freshman,…… read more »
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Athletes Of The Week: Samantha Johnson
Athletes Of The Week: Edwin Perez
No one in the Eastern Carolina 3A/4A Conference has figured out how to catch Southern Wayne’s Edwin Perez in four years. The senior, who plays soccer and runs track and cross country, is one of the Saint’s top runners. Perez is this week’s Brian Allen State Farm Insurance Male Athlete of the Week. “I like…… read more »
Athletes Of The Week: Abbey Parker
During the school year, the weeks fly by quickly for Southern Wayne’s Abbey Parker. However, that is to be expected since the senior participates in two sports – softball and volleyball – at Southern Wayne High School. In her sophomore season, Parker helped lead the Saints to their first winning season (11-9) in decades. The…… read more »
Athletes Of The Week: Elizabeth Sasser
Volleyball can be a challenging sport to learn, and it requires an immense amount of focus. Most importantly, it is a team sport where an individual cannot succeed without their team. Faith Christian senior Elizabeth Sasser, who picked up volleyball in the seventh grade, embodies everything a coach could want from a volleyball player. Sasser…… read more »
Athletes of the Week: Hayden Voeller
Playing one sport is hard, playing two sports is difficult and playing three sports is next to impossible. Yet, it is a challenge Faith Christian senior Hayden Voeller eagerly accepted. Voeller plays basketball, baseball and runs cross country at Faith Christian. Voeller is week’s Brian Allen State Farm Insurance Male Athlete of the Week for…… read more »
Athletes Of The Week: Prophet DeVaughn
All outstanding student-athletes can perform well inside and outside the classroom. Goldsboro senior Prophet DeVaughn is a student-athlete who can handle pressure and deliver in the clutch inside and outside the classroom. DeVaughn, who swims and runs cross country, currently has a 4.0-grade point average and was named MVP of the Goldsboro swim team last…… read more »
Athletes Of The Week: Annie Foery
If a person were to look up the word teammate in the dictionary, they would find a picture of Annie Foery. The senior, who plays volleyball and softball for Goldsboro, loves playing sports, but she loves spending time with and supporting her teammates even more. For her dedication to her teammates, Foery was named this…… read more »
Athletes of the Week: Allecia Langdon
Rosewood senior Allecia Langdon loves to play sports so much that it is practically in her blood. And like most student-athletes, Langdon struggled when sports were taken away from her last spring because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A junior at the time, Langdon and the Eagles played three games before the season was taken away.…… read more »
Athletes of the Week: Will Harris
Rosewood senior Will Harris always “brings the juice” on and off the field. The talented student-athlete plays baseball and football at Rosewood High School. By Harris’ sophomore season, he knew he had found a passion for both sports, which he had played for years. Still, Harris feels most comfortable on the baseball diamond field, which…… read more »
Athletes of the Week: Ashton Gupton
When Wayne Country Day senior Ashton Gupton started playing golf, she had no idea she would fall in love with the sport. Golf is a deceptively tricky sport. It may look easy, but becoming a good golfer requires countless hours of practice and dedication to the sport. Through those countless hours of practice, Gupton was…… read more »
