On Saturday afternoon, Wayne Country Day avenged last season’s loss to Westchester Country and now is one win from playing for a state title. Last season, the Wildcats defeated the Chargers 2-1 in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 2A playoffs. This season, the teams meet in the semifinals with a trip to the state…… read more »
Playing in front of the 1971 Rosewood football team, the 2021 Rosewood football team made sure to put on a show during their 49-21 win against Carolina 1A Conference rival North Duplin on Friday evening. “The 1971 team started it all 50 years ago. They were the first team,” Rosewood head coach Robert Britt said.…… read more »
It was over almost as soon as it started. Wayne Christian opened in blistering fashion on Thursday evening against Lawrence Academy, scoring 30 points in the last five minutes of the first quarter. The Eagles ended up flying over the Warriors 66-6. The triumph moved the Eagles to 6-3 overall. Wayne Christian will also finish…… read more »
Wayne Country Day opened the postseason with a 4-1 against John Paul II on Thursday afternoon. Thomas Gurley notched a hat trick, while Anthony Valentine scored one goal and one assist. The Chargers (18-2 overall) advance to face Westchester Country Day in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 2A quarterfinals on Saturday at 2 p.m.…… read more »
COLLEGE GIFT-$200 MILLION North Carolina college receives record $200 million gift SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina college says an anonymous donor has given it $200 million for its endowment, the largest gift in its history. Catawba College, with an enrollment of 1,200, announced the gift on Thursday. According to the school’s web page,…… read more »
Oswaldo Escudero is making the most of his final season in a Spring Creek jersey. One of six seniors on the Gators’ roster, Escudero has helped lead the Gators to a 12-2-1 overall record. Escudero is second on the team in goals and third in assists. Escudero said he credits the Gators’ team chemistry for…… read more »
Photo and article from Laieke Abebe Despite being competitive in all three sets, C.B. Aycock could not get over the hump against Hunt. The Golden Falcons were swept by the Warriors, 18-25, 16-25, 24-26 in the Quad County 3a Conference conference tournament title match on Wednesday in Wilson. It’s C.B. Aycock’s third loss of the…… read more »
Goldsboro versus Princeton round three more than lived up to the hype. The teams split the regular-season series against each other, and whoever won Wednesday evening’s match in the finals of the Neuse Six 2A Conference tournament would claim the conference title. And with a hard-fought 30-28, 25-17, 19-25, 25-21 victory over the Bulldogs, Goldsboro…… read more »
During the season-ending Neuse Six 2A Conference meet at the Bryan Multi-Sports Complex on Wednesday, Goldsboro’s Jay Bass tied the school record for fastest 5K. Bass completed the course in 17 minutes, 40 seconds, which ties the mark set by Bryan Johnson at Mideast Regionals on Oct. 31, 2009. Bass helped the Goldsboro boys finish…… read more »
Spring Creek defeated Goldsboro 4-0 on Sept. 30, and history repeated itself on Tuesday when the Gators once again toppled Goldsboro 4-0. “I think we overall performed excellently. I think it was a perfect game,” Spring Creek head coach Miguel Torres said. “I definitely made a message to the boys that this was an important…… read more »
