Over the weekend, Goldsboro sophomore Jay Bass competed in the season-ending N.C. High School Athletic Class 2A boys’ state cross country championships with a 56th-place effort. Bass ran the 5k course at Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville in 18 minutes, 30.15 seconds. Rosewood’s Billy Strickland competed in the 1A state championship meet. Strickland…… read more »
Friday night, the Bears of New Bern High School came to town and played the Saints of Southern Wayne High on the school’s new gym. The Bears jumped out to an early lead and held on beat the Saints, 65-37. … read more »
The University of Mount Olive women’s basketball team defeated North Greenville University 79-60 in Conference Carolinas action in Mount Olive, N.C. Saturday afternoon. UMO improves to 2-2 overall and 2-2 in conference, while NGU falls to 2-1, 2-1. … read more »
Jaden Cooper led Wayne Country Day with 24 points in a 79-76 loss against Northwood Temple Academy in non-conference action on Friday night. Vante Hutcherson had a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds, while Dre Ervin contributed 12 points. Carlos Raven finished the game with 10 points. The Chargers (14-2 overall) will look to…… read more »
Ty’Lisha Maye scored 14 points and had eight steals to lead the Lady Saints past New Bern 33-30 on Friday evening. Jamaiya Bass scored five points and grabbed eight rebounds. Southern Wayne is now 2-2 overall, and 2-1 in Eastern Carolina 3A/4A Conference play. The Saints will next host J.H. Rose (0-4) on Tuesday. … read more »
Michael Richards knew this season was going to be different for Wayne Christian, and so far, the Eagles’ head coach has been right. Wayne Christian started strong and kept Greenfield at arm’s length all game. The Eagles built up a double-digit lead in the opening quarter and hung on to defeat Greenfield 51-43 on Friday…… read more »
Anyone who knows North Duplin’s Hannah Martin knows that she is extremely competitive. It is not a secret, and it helps make her who she is. Martin invests in her passions, and she pursues them relentlessly. Playing sports at North Duplin helped instill the value of hard work and taught Martin how much of a…… read more »
Spring Creek’s Calvin Alphin has the distinct ability to work diligently at his craft to reach new heights. The junior is a vital piece of Spring Creek’s basketball team, and he serves as a role model to the younger athletes on the team. They do not just admire him for the concrete results he has…… read more »
The Goldsboro girls’ basketball team put together a complete defensive game against Spring Creek. The Cougars played locked down defense in their 59-9 win over Spring Creek on Wednesday night. “The whole team played very well as a unit,” Goldsboro head coach Latina Bullock-Thomas said. “It was a total team effort.” Goldsboro used its defense…… read more »
Goldsboro bounced back from its tough 64-61 loss and against James Kenan last Friday. The Cougars turned in four quarters of textbook defense in a 77-38 victory against Spring Creek in East Central 2A Conference action on Wednesday night. Goldsboro used its defense to pressure the Gators, create turnovers, crowd passing lanes and get hands…… read more »
