Teammates Billy Strickland, Shepherd Cowan and Aaron Waddy crossed the finish line first, second and third, respectively, and Wayne Country Day emerged as the top team at the Coastal Plains Independent 2A Conference championship meet on Monday afternoon. The Chargers had four boys finish in the top five. Strickland ran the course in 18 minutes,…… read more »
Lee West first picked up a golf club at eight years old, and three years later, he’s become one of the area’s best up-and-coming golfers. “My mom and dad took me to the driving range at Lane Tree, and ever since then, I’ve just loved it,” West said. “Golf is just really fun, and it’s…… read more »
C.B. Aycock opened the Quad County 3A Conference tournament with a 25-10, 25-20, 25-4 win against Smithfield-Selma on Monday evening. “We worked together. We got our serves in. Serves are a big kicker when it comes to volleyball, and if you don’t get your serves in, then you can’t set up a good rally,” C.B.…… read more »
Goldsboro’s Erin Barnett and Rosewood’s Lexi Lewis both qualified for the 1A/2A State Championship on Monday afternoon. During the 1A/2A regionals held at Goldsboro Municipal Golf Course, Barnett turned in an 18-hole round of 81 to finish in eighth place. Lewis carded a 91 and finished tied for ninth. Barnett and Lewis will now head…… read more »
Photo and article from Laieke Abebe C.B. Aycock went toe-to-toe for more than the usual 80 minutes of regulation against Fike. It took two overtime periods for the match to have a result, but neither team could find the decisive goal in a scoreless draw on Monday night. For now, the Golden Falcons remain second…… read more »
The UMO Men’s Soccer (9-4-0, 7-1-0) was unable to comeback against Lees-McRae College (7-4-1, 5-2-0) 2-1 in Conference Carolinas action Saturday afternoon at Amon Field. It was also senior day for Hector Cabrera Viveros, Mustafa Nadeem, Nickolai Clarke, Rio Mello, Alfie Pope, Francisco Macedo, Benjamyn Elliott, and Ethan Bunting, as they were honored prior to the…… read more »
The University of Mount Olive women’s soccer team defeated Lees-McRae College 3-2 in Conference Carolinas action, Saturday afternoon at Amon Field. Prior to the match, Taylor Lewis, Emma Campbell, Shaunalee Govia, Jordyn Davis, Kaylee Mariani, Kristin Ferriman, Erica Boswell, and Amanda Allen were honored for senior day.… read more »
Senior night is always an emotional night for a head coach, and for Goldsboro head coach Timothy Ray this year’s senior night was a little more emotional than in past seasons. “The biggest thing is I came in as the head coach with this group. So, this is the first group in a long time…… read more »
Goldsboro ended the regular season with a 25-11, 25-6, 25-15 win against Eastern Wayne in Neuse Six 2A Conference play on Thursday evening. The Cougars end the regular season with a 13-5 overall record, while Eastern Wayne finishes the season with a 3-13 record. Both teams will now prepare for the Neuse Six 2A Conference…… read more »
Wayne Country Day celebrated senior night with 25-16, 23-25, 25-21, 25-22 win against Greenfield on Thursday evening. It was the regular-season finale for both teams. Jordin Whitney had a team-high 13 kills, Parker Faircloth and Kyrah Davis both contributed seven kills, while Jada Vanderhorse finished with five kills. Kate Hunter dished out 34 assists. Faircloth…… read more »
