As expected, Rosewood turned in another strong performance during a Carolina 1A Conference cross country meet at the Cliffs of the Neuse on Thursday afternoon. The Eagles competed against North Duplin and Hobbton. On the boys’ side, Billy Strickland secured first place in 20 minutes, while Strickland’s teammates Carl Blevins (20:38.8) and Trent Schillinger (20:46.2)…… read more »
When Billy Strickland started running, he had no idea how much running would positively impact his life. Strickland has overcome numerous obstacles throughout his life, and he never stopped running after his dreams, and he is this week’s Male Athlete of the Week. “I thought I looked fat in the mirror, so I decided to…… read more »
Goldsboro Haley Phillip’s may be friendly and bubbly off the volleyball court, but you do not want to mess with her on the court during a match. This week’s Female Athlete of the week impressively flips the switch and rises to the occasion while inspiring her teammates. A nightmare for opposing teams, Phillips made varsity…… read more »
The Goldsboro volleyball team flipped the switch when it needed it the most during a 25-18, 25-16, 18-25, 25-18 triumph against Riverside on Tuesday evening. After dropping the third set, the Cougars fell behind 1-5 in the fourth set, but Goldsboro responded with a 24-13 run to claim its seventh consecutive victory. “We thought we…… read more »
Overcoming the cold weather, Rosewood teammates Jaylee Amy and India Young finished among the top 10 during a Carolina 1A Conference meet ran at the Pikeville Town Hall on Monday afternoon. Amy took first individually with a time of 25 minutes, 0.4 seconds. Young crossed the line second in 26:14.60. Princeton’s Margaret Parrish (third, 27:10.40)…… read more »
It was a busy Friday morning for the Wayne Country Day baseball program as two seniors committed to playing baseball at the college level. Garrett Moffett signed a national letter of intent with North Carolina State University, while Rowan Watt officially signed with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Those are impressive signings considering…… read more »
During the spring and summer, when the cross country season’s status was still unknown, C.B. Aycock’s Todd Gardner put in the work to make sure he was ready if he got the chance to compete. When that opportunity came, the junior was prepared, and it was clear his offseason training paid dividends. Gardner, who wants…… read more »
Growing up, watching people play volleyball, Sara Daughtry knew she wanted to be on the court playing volleyball one day. Daughtry started playing volleyball at eight years old, and since then, she hoped that if she kept working on her craft, she could be a starter on a varsity team. And through hard and work…… read more »
In the waning moments of the fourth set, Clinton eagerly awaited the serve from Goldsboro. Hallie Brown launched the ball into the air, and as the ball sailed over the net, the Dark Horses were unable to return the serve as the ball fell onto the court. The Cougars erupted as their chants echoed throughout…… read more »
One visit to East Tennessee University hooked Abbey Thomas. East Tennessee’s community-like atmosphere reminded Thomas of Charles B. Aycock High School, where she starred on the volleyball team for the last four seasons. But that was not the only thing that drew Thomas to the Division I volleyball program. She had a Zoom call with…… read more »
