The memory of losing last season the COVID-19 pandemic has driven the Wayne Country Day baseball team all season long. On Saturday afternoon, the Chargers erased those demons with a series-clinching 15-1 win over The Burlington School in game two of the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 2A state championship series. Wayne Country Day claimed…… read more »
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
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Baseball: WCDS Wins NCISAA 2A State Championship (PHOTO GALLERY)
Softball: Wayne Christian Falls To Rocky Mount Academy In State Championship Series (PHOTO GALLERY)
Written by Laieke Abebe Wayne Christian came into the NCISAA 2A softball state championship series with a 19-0 record, but their first blemish came on Friday afternoon. The top-seeded Eagles fell, 2-0 to No. 2 Rocky Mount Academy in the first game of a best-of-three series. In a high-level pitching matchup, it was the visitors…… read more »
Baseball: WCDS Takes Game One Of NCISAA 2A State Championship Series (PHOTO GALLERY)
Wayne Country Day is one victory away from a state championship. The Chargers scored four runs in the first inning and went on to defeat The Burlington School 12-0 in game one of the NCISAA 2A state championship series. Game two is set for Saturday at 12 p.m. “I’m very happy for them all,” Wayne…… read more »
Baseball: Rosewood Turns Back Neuse Charter (PHOTO GALLERY)
Sometimes all it takes is one inning to turn around a baseball game. Down 2-1 against Neuse Charter in the bottom of the third inning, Rosewood scored 12 runs in the inning to take a 13-2 lead. The Eagles went on to defeat the Cougars 16-3 in five innings on Thursday evening. “I saw perseverance,…… read more »
Wrestling: Rosewood Soars Over North Pitt And Greene Central (PHOTO GALLERY)
Rosewood improved to 12-0 with victories against North Pitt and Greene Central on Thursday. The Eagles flew over North Pitt 66-15, while they dominated Greene Central 78-6. … read more »
Girls Tennis: Princeton Turns Back Rival Rosewood (PHOTO GALLERY)
Princeton and Rosewood faced off for the second time this week. The Bulldogs defeated Rosewood 8-1 on Tuesday, and Princeton emerged with a 6-3 victory on Thursday. With the wins, Princeton improved its record to 4-0, while Rosewood dropped to 0-5. Princeton will travel to C.B. Aycock on Tuesday, while Rosewood will host Clinton on…… read more »
Athletes Of The Week: Peyton Wilkins
For Goldsboro’s Peyton Wilkins, the game is not over until it is over. He is going to do whatever he can to help his team pull out the win. Wilkins, a senior captain, and standout on the Cougars baseball team is always there to give his teammates moral support and concrete baseball advice. “Ever since…… read more »
Athletes Of The Week: McKenzie Millard
Only a sophomore, C.B. Aycock’s McKenzie Millard has quickly learned to embrace the grind of being a student-athlete. Millard, who plays softball, basketball and tennis, started playing sports competitively at a young age, and now, a few years later, she is a crucial piece on all three teams. “My main sport is probably softball, but…… read more »
Baseball: WCDS Shuts Out Caldwell Academy To Reach State Championship Series (PHOTO GALLERY)
Wayne Country Day is two games away from a state title. On Tuesday afternoon, the Chargers shut out Caldwell Academy 8-0 in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 2A semifinals. The Chargers (17-1) advance to face The Burlington School in the state championship series. Game one is on Friday at 4:30 p.m. Game two is…… read more »
C.B. Aycock’s Bass Signs NLI With Catawba College
Turner Bass went searching for the comforts away from home and found them at Catawba College. Bass signed a national letter of intent to play football next fall for the Catawba Indians, who compete in the South Atlantic Conference. “It was a long journey trying to get here,” Bass said. “I’m just glad it’s here…… read more »
