Week 3 of WGBR’s coverage of high school football has been changed. This week’s Matthews Motors High School Football Game of the Week will still feature Southern Wayne at Eastern Wayne. However, the game has been moved to Thursday, March 11. The pre-game show will begin at 5:45 PM and kick-off is scheduled for 6…… read more »
Years of hard work on and off the volleyball court have paid dividends throughout Haley Phillips’ volleyball career. And she received her biggest payoff on Tuesday. The Goldsboro senior signed a national letter of intent to play volleyball at the University of Mount Olive. Phillips, who plans to major in exercise science or biology, said…… read more »
Wayne Country Day’s boys’ tennis team bested Freedom Christian Academy in Tuesday afternoon’s match 6 to 3. The Chargers won four singles matches and two doubles matches. Singles results are: Michael Geer def. Barrett Bolton 0-6, 6-2, 11-9; Max Young def. Bennett Canady 6-4, 6-2; Nick Covert lost 6-4, 4-6, 10-8; Jackson Geer lost to…… read more »
Several local student-athletes earned spots on the 2020-2021 N.C. Basketball Coaches Association All-District 3 teams. Princeton senior Jaheim Taylor was named a first-team selection, while Goldsboro’s Xavion Atkinson picked up second-team honors. On the girls’ side, Princeton’s Meredith Wooten and Anna Taylor were named to the second team, while C.B. Aycock’s Abbey Thomas earned third-team…… read more »
To knock off East Central 2A Conference leader James Kenan, Spring Creek needed to play 80 minutes of solid soccer. Spring Creek turned in 40 strong minutes against the Tigers on Monday evening, but James Kenan scored four goals in the second half and defeated the Gators 6-2. “The normal person is going to pick…… read more »
In many ways, life has come full circle for Justin Cates. Last March, he was getting ready to attend the NFL’s first Historically Black Colleges and Universities Combine, but the NFL canceled the HBCU combine because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Flash forward a year, and Justin Cates has now achieved his dream of becoming a…… read more »
The UMO Trojans softball team was back in action after a ten day hiatus. Competing at home against Georgia College in a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon., the Trojans dropped both games, 8-5 and 14-3. … read more »
The Princeton girls’ basketball team did everything they could to win the program’s first state title. Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, Murphy had other plans. Murphy defeated Princeton 76-34 in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1A state championship game on Saturday afternoon at Wheatmore High School in Trinity. It was the final basketball game for…… read more »
Goldsboro remained perfect on the gridiron with a tremendous defensive performance on Friday evening. On senior night, the Goldsboro defense forced eight turnovers in a 21-7 victory against Anson in the home opener for the Cougars, who are now 2-0 for the first time since 2008. “The biggest thing was they played with the end…… read more »
Rosewood 34, West Carteret 24 Down 24-14 at halftime, Rosewood pulled off a fantastic comeback against West Carteret. The Eagles scored 20 unanswered points in the second half and flew over the Patriots 34-24 on Friday. Avante George led Rosewood’s ground attack with a career night. George rushed for 210 yards and three touchdowns on 31…… read more »
