Braxton Morton recently wrapped up an outstanding sophomore season for the Goldsboro baseball team. The sophomore, and the Cougars’ ace, went 4-1 on the mound. Morton, who also plays football, said he enjoys being a multi-sport athlete. “I like baseball and football equally, and I enjoy being a part of both teams,” Morton said. He…… read more »
Wayne County Post 11 got its first win of the season in dominant fashion against Hamlet Post 49 on Wednesday evening. Post 11 scored five runs in the first inning cruised to a 13-2 victory on Sammy Cox Field at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Starting pitcher Carson Gipson set the tone for…… read more »
On Tuesday, C.B. Aycock took 12 wrestlers to the 3A East Regional and ended up with three wrestlers qualifying for the state championship tournament on June 26 at Eastern Guilford High School in Gibsonville. Senior Omar Tucker won the 132 lbs title due to an injury default after he was illegally slammed to the mat,…… read more »
Days after finishing the regular season with a perfect 28-0 record, the Rosewood wrestling team hosted the 1A Eastern Regional tournament on Tuesday morning. The top four wrestlers in each weight class earn the right to compete in the state championship tournament at Glenn High School in Kernville on June 26th. The Eagles placed second…… read more »
Rosewood fought hard for all seven innings of its first-round playoff game against East Wake Academy on Tuesday evening. Unfortunately, East Wake Academy managed to defeat the Eagles 6-2 and advance to the second round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1A playoffs. The Eagles end their season with an 11-3 overall record. “All…… read more »
Written by Laieke Abebe TARBORO — Defense and timely pitching got the job done for Princeton in the opening round of the N.C Carolina High School Athletic Association 1A playoffs. The eleventh-seeded Bulldogs went on the road and took down sixth-seeded Tarboro, 5-1 on Tuesday evening at Municipal Stadium. It’s a big victory for…… read more »
Excellent pitching and timely hitting is a good recipe for success. That adage proved true as Wayne County Post 11 won 12-0 against South Wake Post 116 No.1 in five innings on Monday evening. Kierstin Cooper got the start in the circle for Wayne County. Cooper pitched all five innings, allowed two hits, struck out…… read more »
Roscoe Frye Field in Lexington, S.C. does not have a roller coaster, but Wayne County Post 11 must have felt like they were on during its season opener against Lexington Post 7. In the sweltering heat, Wayne County battled to take a 3-0 lead, but in the bottom of the sixth, Post 11 watched Lexington…… read more »
After inclement weather postponed C.B. Aycock’s senior night on Thursday evening, the Golden Falcons finally got to celebrate senior night with a 10-1 victory against Eastern Wayne on Friday evening. C.B. Aycock head coach Allen Thomas said the seven seniors – Clay Matthews, S.J. Harris, Brett Forbis, Cullen Tucker, Hunter Theriac, Dennis Daingerfield, and Ben…… read more »
A three-sport athlete, and Southern Wayne’s valedictorian, Carson Daly exemplifies what it means to be a student-athlete. It does not take long for anyone who spends time around Daly to come away impressed. He works hard on and off the field to make his dreams come true, and in a school year unlike any other,…… read more »
