Overcoming the bitter-cold weather, Rosewood’s Billy Strickland had another great race on Friday by crossing the tape in 18:51.87 in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1A Mideast Regional held at the WakeMed Soccer Park. Strickland’s 12th place finish was good enough to book a reservation at next weekend’s 1A state championship meet held at…… read more »
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Cross Country: Rosewood’s Strickland Qualifies For State Cross Country Meet
Girls Basketball: Princeton’s Wooten Surpasses 1,000 Points (PHOTO GALLERY)
Meredith Wooten stepped up to the free-throw line and fired up a shot. The ball sank to the bottom of the net, and with that free throw, Wooten joined the 1,000-point club. The game paused for a moment as Princeton head coach and Wooten’s mother, Paula Wooten, presented her daughter with a game ball to…… read more »
Boys Basketball: New Bern Pulls Away From Eastern Wayne (PHOTO GALLERY)
The casual observer who sees the final score between Eastern Wayne and New Bern would think the Bears had an easy time Thursday evening against the Warriors. That’s not the case. This one was close until the fourth quarter. Eastern Wayne extended its pressure defense to full court and capitalized on unforced errors, but the…… read more »
Girls Basketball: Eastern Wayne Falls To New Bern (PHOTO GALLERY)
The Eastern Wayne girls’ basketball team battled hard to stay in the game against New Bern on Thursday night. But the Warriors’ tough effort was not enough. The Bears used the fourth quarter to pull away late for a 40-29, Eastern Carolina 3A/4A Conference victory. With the score tied 2-2 at the end of the…… read more »
Athletes Of The Week: Anna Miranda
During her time playing volleyball at Goldsboro High School, Anna Miranda carved out an impressive legacy. A two-sport athlete at Goldsboro, Miranda devotes hours and hours to her craft each season, and the senior has worked hard to get to where she is now in volleyball and softball. “My main sport is definitely volleyball,” Miranda…… read more »
Athletes Of The Week: Jaikir Fowler
As a freshman playing on the JV team, Goldsboro’s Jaikir Fowler used to wonder when his time on the varsity team would come. And over the past few seasons, Fowler has morphed into a beast, and that transformation has paid dividends on the basketball court. The senior is still always looking to get better, but…… read more »
Boys Basketball: Goldsboro Improves To 2-0 (PHOTO GALLERY)
Ball-hawking pressure defense, speed and another big second-half run, the Goldsboro boys’ basketball team used all three to its advantage during a 69-48 triumph over East Central 2A Conference county foe East Duplin on Wednesday evening. Senior guard Jaikir Fowler poured in a game-high 26 points for the Cougars, who improved their record to 2-0…… read more »
Girls Basketball: Goldsboro Rally Falls Short Against East Duplin (PHOTO GALLERY)
Down 37-29 at the end of the third quarter, the Goldsboro girls’ basketball team showed how resilient and determined they are. Unfortunately, the Cougars were unable to get the win as East Duplin held off Goldsboro 59-57 on Wednesday evening. The Cougars trailed 13-9 at the end of the first quarter. “In the beginning, we…… read more »
Wayne Country Day’s Flower Signs NLI To Swim At Washington And Lee
It seemed surreal as Jackson Flower finally signed his national letter of intent. Later this year, he will graduate from Wayne Country Day and officially end one of the best chapters of his athletic career. However, it is only just beginning for the highly-decorated senior, who set a new standard on the swimming scene at…… read more »
Wrestling: Mount Olive Falls In First Contest Of 2021
MOUNT OLIVE – The University of Mount Olive wrestling team fell to the Wolves of Newberry College 37-11 Sunday afternoon in a South Atlantic Conference Carolinas Dual. The contest was the first competition for any UMO Athletics program since March of 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the suspension of sports. INSIDE THE RESULTS The match…… read more »
