One of three seniors on the Rosewood girls’ soccer team this season, Morgan Haswell has helped lead the Eagles through an unpredictable season. Rosewood head coach Eddie Maldonado said he could not have asked for a better group of seniors this season, and he was impressed by Haswell’s rare mix of grace and tenacity. “You…… read more »
Beating your archrival on senior night is always a fun way to end the season. Rosewood took a 2-0 lead midway through the first half only to watch Princeton battle back to tie the game 2-2. However, late in the second half, Morgan Haswell scored the game-winning goal to give Rosewood a 3-2 victory against…… read more »
It was the kind of moment that Clay Matthews had played out in his head 100 times. Bottom of the seventh, tied at three. The bases loaded, a 1-2 count. In the backyard as a kid, he would have hit a towering home run to walk off with the win. In reality, hitting single to…… read more »
Spring Creek opened its season with a thrilling 9-8 win against East Duplin on Tuesday. The Gators held a 5-1 lead through three innings only to watch East Duplin come back to tie the game 5-5 in the top of the fifth inning. The Gators scored one run in the bottom of the fourth and…… read more »
The C.B. Aycock boys’ tennis team took on D.H. Conley on Tuesday. The Golden Falcons battled hard, but they lost 3-6. C.B. Aycock is now 3-4 overall will look to bounce back against Eastern Wayne today. Single 1. James Rodriguez vs. Jake Hickey 6-4, 7-5 2. Ethan Carlyle vs. Garrett Anderson, Anderson quit in 1st…… read more »
Eight more outstanding individuals in the annals of state prep athletics were recently selected for induction into the N.C. High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. The late Norvell T. Lee of Goldsboro was inducted into the hall of fame along with Barbara Foxx, Donald Clark, Henry Jones, Fred McDaniel, Ron Parsons, David Rothwell and…… read more »
Heading into Monday afternoon’s game, C.B. Aycock had an eight-game losing streak against South Central. But all streaks must come to an end at some point, and on Monday, the Golden Falcons snapped its eight-game losing streak against South Central with a 6-5 victory. “The girls never gave up, and I was proud of them,”…… read more »
Will Fickling, Hunter Lippold, Tanner Willman, Thomas Sumner and Brandon Harriger all earned CPIC all-conference honors, and Wayne Country Day claimed the CPIC conference championship with a team score of 294 at Lane Tree Golf Club on Monday afternoon. Liberty Christian finished in second place with a team score of 322, while Isaiah Rhodes and…… read more »
Zack Naughton is a hard-working student-athlete who is always striving to become a better player, a better leader, a better teammate, and a better person all-around on and off the soccer pitch. He eats, sleeps, breathes, and lives the passion that started when he first started kicking around a soccer ball at six years old.…… read more »
In a battle between two of the top teams in the Carolina 1A Conference, North Duplin emerged with 6-2 against Princeton on Thursday afternoon. With the win, the Rebels (10-0 overall) remain undefeated and clinched their first conference title since 2015. “We’re two games out ahead of everybody, so this game really clinched it,” North…… read more »
