Below are scores from the first week of high school football in the area: C.B. Aycock 43, Rosewood 19 Southern Wayne 22, Eastern Wayne 20 Farmville Central 57, Goldsboro 16 Princeton 36, South Johnston 28 Lakewood 50, Spring Creek 8 North Duplin 20, Southside 18 Wayne Christian 18, Beacon Hill Home School 0 The area…… read more »
PIKEVILLE – There are certain benchmarks on the calendar that sports fans use to mark the time.
Major League Baseball has Opening Day.
The NFL has its annual Thursday night opener featuring the reigning Super Bowl champions.
For high school football fans here in Wayne County there’s the Little River Rivalry.
The annual clash between Rosewood and Charles B. Aycock signifies the start of the high school football season.… read more »
Johnny Holland is a living testament that there’s no room for excuses in the midst of full and joyous lives.
Holland, 58, is originally from Fayetteville, and has been a Goldsboro resident for more than 25 years. A retired Army veteran, Holland was left paralyzed from the waist down following a car accident in 1987 that caused injuries to his C6 and C7 vertebrae.… read more »
SEVEN SPRINGS – Begin a conversation with Ronnie Wise and one emotion immediately begins to drip from every word he speaks with his New York accent and raspy voice that both seamlessly interweave their way around his infectious laugh.
That emotion you ask? It’s undoubtedly his enthusiasm. … read more »
PIKEVILLE – As Charles B. Aycock prepares to enter year three under head coach Tom Zietlow the Golden Falcons are hoping to build off a 2022 season that was full of positives despite a disappointing finish.
Aycock went 9-2 a year ago, finished first in the 3-A Quad County Conference before losing the regular season finale to county rival Southern Wayne. The Golden Falcons’ season came to an abrupt end with a 53-28 home loss to Triton in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A state playoffs.… read more »
MARION – Wayne County Post 11 recently captured senior and junior legion softball North Carolina state championships.
Both teams went undefeated during their respective tournaments.… read more »
PRINCETON – Princeton has been on the doorstep of reaching North Carolina High School football’s grandest stage for the last two years.
With some significant roster turnover and new faces in key roles, the Bulldogs know they have plenty of work left to do before reaching the ultimate goal of playing for a state championship. Princeton was on the practice field early Wednesday morning preparing for the 2023 season. … read more »
Rosewood officially began its first season under new head football coach Josh Smith as the Eagles hit the practice field on Monday and Tuesday mornings.
Smith, a 2000 Rosewood graduate, and his coaching staff put roughly 50 players through rigorous conditioning drills as practice drew to a close on Tuesday. Former Eagles’ head coach Robert Britt stepped down in December, after serving as head coach since 2007. Rosewood finished 10-5 in Britt’s final season, and lost at Tarboro in the 1-A Eastern Finals.… read more »
The 2023 high school football season officially gets underway this week as teams hit the practice field.… read more »
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass.-The Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Association (IWLCA) released the 2023 NCAA Division II Academic Honor Roll and Academic Honor Squads and Conference Carolinas had 27 student-athletes and four teams honored. The IWLCA honored 401 student-athletes from 59 different institutions on the 2023 IWLCA Division II Academic Honor Roll. To be eligible for this honor, student-athletes…… read more »
