Eastern Wayne coach Leander Oates is mighty proud of Angus Dove. He has the right to be. He is proud because one of Eastern Wayne’s top student-athletes is headed to the Ivy League. Dove signed a national letter-of-intent to run track earlier this week, and he recently left Goldsboro to attend Cornell University in Ithaca,…… read more »
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Eastern Wayne’s Angus Dove runs to Cornell
Athletes of the Week: Taylor Smith
As far back as she could remember, Taylor Smith has always loved playing soccer. She played a few sports, such as volleyball, but when she discovered soccer, it was love at first sight, and now Smith is rarely seen without a soccer ball, and it’s her skills on pitch that have enabled Smith to be…… read more »
Athletes of the Week: Lucas Barfield
Lucas Barfield has forged quite a reputation for himself during his high school career. Last season as a junior, Barfield was named a team captain on the football and basketball teams. Barfield certainly displayed his skills on the court and on the gridiron. Still, his determination to stay positive during the outbreak of COVID-19 is…… read more »
Athlete Of The Week
Powered by Keen Plumbing Mt. Olive Pickles Careers at GP 2/18/22 Tajmari Joyner — Goldsboro High School — Basketball 2/11/22 Ella Fox — Wayne Christian — Basketball 1/28/22 Ta’Korrie Faison — Goldsboro High School — Basketball 1/21/22 Jamaiya Bass — Southern Wayne High School — Basketball 12/17/21 Kaleb Davis — Rosewood High School — Wrestling…… read more »
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24th Annual Michael Martin Golf Tournament [PHOTOS]
The 24th Annual Michael Martin Golf Tournament was held last week at the Southern Wayne Country Club with a total of 44 man teams playing. The scholarship golf tournament is held annually in memory of North Carolina Highway Patrolman Michael Martin who was killed in the line of duty. Michael Martin was raised in Mount…… read more »
UMO Athletics Lends Helping Hand To Habitat For Humanity
The University of Mount Olive Department of Athletics typically gets their hands dirty on the playing field in practice, games, or in field maintenance, but last week the coaches and staff put down the whistles and stopped watching game film and picked up a hammer. UMO Athletics traveled to Goldsboro to partner with Habitat for…… read more »
Conference Carolinas Postpones Fall Sports Until Spring
The Conference Carolinas Board of Directors have postponed all fall sports competition until the spring of 2021 after extensive deliberation. The decision was made in the best interest of Conference Carolinas student-athletes, coaches and administrators due to the continued challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Conference Carolinas men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer…… read more »
Coach: Students Ready To Play Football In February
Those Friday night lights won’t be lit until late February. This week, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association announced an amended schedule for all high school sports in the state due to COVID-19. That includes a late-February start to the high school football season. Steve Brooks, Head Coach of C.B. Aycock High’s football team,…… read more »
High School Sports Delayed, Football Begins In February
North Carolina high schools won’t return to the gridiron until February. The North Carolina High School Athletic Association announced the amended calendar for high school athletics Wednesday. NCHSAA Commissioner Que Tucker made the announcement in an online video. Under the new calendar, the regular high school football season will run from February 26 through April…… read more »
NCHSAA: Fall Sports Season Delayed Beyond September 1
North Carolina High School Athletic Association Commissioner Que Tucker provides the following statement on Thursday, August 6: “At his press conference on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, Governor Roy Cooper and his health team extended Phase Two of the state’s reopening plan until at least September 11. Unfortunately, this announcement means that the start of the…… read more »
