On Monday, C.B. Aycock won a tough match against Greene Central. Three of the singles matches were decided by a tiebreaker, but in the end, the Golden Falcons played hard to get the win. Singles 1. Karlyn Ray vs. McKinsey Harper 6-4 3-6(10-7) 2. McKenzie Millard vs. Kristen Colie 6-1 5-7(10-8) 3. Laney Reeves vs.…… read more »
Wayne County United Soccer Club’s U17 boys played in the N.C. Presidents State Cup over the weekend in Statesville. WCUSC played three teams from the Charlotte area and won all three matches. The team only conceded two goals and scored 16 to top the bracket and make it to the Final Four in a couple of weeks. The…… read more »
On Monday, C.B. Aycock’s James Rodriquez played in the men’s eastern regional tournament for seeding to the NCHSAA state tournament. Rodriquez won two matches on Saturday to reach the regional tournament. Rodriquez won his first match on Monday against Wilson Fike but lost his second match to Clayton. Rodriquez will go to the state tournament…… read more »
Garrett Moffett mashed a three-run home run, while Guyler Netchaeff, Everett Johnson, and Drew Spencer each had three RBIs during Wayne Country Day’s 18-0 victory over John Paul II in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 2A quarterfinals on Saturday afternoon. The Chargers (16-1 overall) entertain Caldwell Academy (12-7) in the NCISAA 2A semifinals at…… read more »
Lexi Lewis, a junior at Rosewood High School was the 1A Carolina Conference women’s golf champion. Lewis, the daughter of Reed and Melissa Lewis, was the medalist in every conference match this season, and she represented the conference at the North Carolina 1A /2A Eastern Regional and finished in fifth place by shooting an 86 at…… read more »
Playing in its first game in seven days, Wayne Country Day quickly shook off the rust during its second-round playoff game against Village Christian Academy. The Chargers scored nine runs in the first inning and dominated the Knights 16-0 on Thursday. Wayne Country Day advances to face John Paul II in the N.C. Independent Schools…… read more »
Welcome home, coach. With his family standing outside Southern Wayne’s new gymnasium, Brian West was introduced as the new head varsity basketball coach. He replaces Dwight Smith, who stepped down upon the conclusion of this past season. West grew up in Mount Olive and played basketball at Brogden Middle School and Mount Olive middle school.…… read more »
Walter Lopez-Hernandez gravitated toward football during his sophomore of high school. He was drawn to playing football after watching the 2017 North Duplin football team reach the state title game. “My freshman year, I saw the football team go to states, and I thought it’d be really fun. A lot of my friends encouraged me,…… read more »
Ivy Cashwell has been playing softball for most of her life. She had many family members play softball, and Cashwell knew she wanted to play softball in high school. When she got to North Duplin, Cashwell was immediately blown away by the welcoming and supportive nature of everyone on the team. “Softball has always been…… read more »
North Duplin’s postseason journey ended with a 3-1, second-round loss to Camden County in the NCHSAA 1A playoffs on Wednesday evening. The Rebels finished the season with a 12-1 overall record, and North Duplin head coach Ricky Edwards said he could not be prouder of his team. “I thought it was a good softball game.…… read more »
