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Girls Basketball: Southern Wayne Takes Down J.H. Rose

Girls Basketball: Southern Wayne Takes Down J.H. Rose

Southern Wayne pulled out another win on Tuesday night against J.H. Rose. The Saints toppled J.H. Rose 45-43. Two players for the Saints had double-doubles in the win. Jamaiya Bass led the Saints in scoring with 14 points and 10 rebounds, while JaMaya Leach had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Ty’Lisha Maye contributed 11 points…read more »

Girls Basketball: Princeton Remains Perfect On The Season (PHOTO GALLERY)

Girls Basketball: Princeton Remains Perfect On The Season (PHOTO GALLERY)

With the score tied 4-4 early in the first quarter, the Princeton girls’ basketball team picked up its defensive intensity, and the Bulldogs took over the game. Meredith Wooten dumped in a game-high 20 points, Anna Taylor contributed 19, while Leanna Nelson scored 11 points during a 59-28 victory against archrival Rosewood. It was the…read more »

UMO’s Annual Church Night Basketball To Air On Facebook

UMO’s Annual Church Night Basketball To Air On Facebook

This Saturday, January 30, 2021 will mark the 39th Annual Church Night Basketball Games at the University of Mount Olive. Although fans will not be able to cheer on their favorite teams in person, the University will air the games and festivities on its Facebook page. The night will feature basketball competition between UMO and…read more »

Wayne County United U15 Team Wins Beast Of The East Soccer Tournament

Wayne County United U15 Team Wins Beast Of The East Soccer Tournament

The Wayne County United Soccer Club U15 team won its division in the 32nd annual Bojangles’ Beast of the East Soccer Tournament this past weekend in Greenville to win another title. The U15 boys dominated their opponents, going undefeated in four games, and only conceded two goals while scoring sixteen goals. WCUSC also had six…read more »

Volleyball: Goldsboro’s Brown Named ECC Player Of The Year

Volleyball: Goldsboro’s Brown Named ECC Player Of The Year

The East Central 2A Conference recently released its all-conference teams for volleyball. The coaches voted on the volleyball all-conference team. Goldsboro’s Hallie Brown was named player of the year, while Goldsboro’s head coaches T.J. Lancaster and Pam Tart were named coaches of the year. Haley Phillips, Brianna Moye and Anna Miranda were also named to…read more »

Cross Country: Local Runners Compete In State Championship Meets

Cross Country: Local Runners Compete In State Championship Meets

Over the weekend, Goldsboro sophomore Jay Bass competed in the season-ending N.C. High School Athletic Class 2A boys’ state cross country championships with a 56th-place effort. Bass ran the 5k course at Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville in 18 minutes, 30.15 seconds. Rosewood’s Billy Strickland competed in the 1A state championship meet. Strickland…read more »

Women’s Basketball: North Greenville At UMO

Women’s Basketball: North Greenville At UMO

The University of Mount Olive women’s basketball team defeated North Greenville University 79-60 in Conference Carolinas action in Mount Olive, N.C. Saturday afternoon. UMO improves to 2-2 overall and 2-2 in conference, while NGU falls to 2-1, 2-1.  read more »

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