The University of Mount Olive Trojans hosted the Coker University Cobras on Friday afternoon for their fourth game of the seson. The Trojans fell 4-1. … read more »
Category Archives: Sports
Football: Eastern Wayne Comes Back To Beat Southern Wayne (PHOTO GALLERY)
The score tied 6-6 late in the third quarter. Eastern Wayne allowed the Saints to drive down the field and reach its 10-yard line. On its first three chances, Southern Wayne was unable to get into the endzone, and on fourth down, Dowan Hodges Jr. intercepted Southern Wayne quarterback Paul Francis’ pass to end the…… read more »
Athletes Of The Week: Benjamin Peacock
Rosewood’s Benjamin Peacock is poised for a breakout year. Peacock, who plays baseball, basketball and soccer, made significant headway as a sophomore, trained diligently in the offseason. Now, as a junior, he established himself as a leader on every team. As a freshman, he was part of the Rosewood baseball team that reached the state…… read more »
Athletes Of The Week: Anna Taylor
Switching schools can be a challenging experience, and it can take time for a student to adjust to their new surroundings. However, Anna Taylor has made the transition from Neuse Charter to Princeton without much difficulty. “It was a weird year to move, and I was a little nervous, but being involved in basketball helped…… read more »
Men’s Lacrosse: UMO Defeats Colorado Mesa University In OT (PHOTO GALLERY)
The No. 8 University of Mount Olive men’s lacrosse team defeated No.14 Colorado Mesa University 11-10 in overtime on Wednesday afternoon in Mount Olive, N.C. Colorado Mesa University traveled almost 2,000 miles to Mount Olive, the longest trip ever by a UMO Athletics regular season NCAA Division II opponent. … read more »
PROGRAMMING ALERT: High School Game Of The Week Moved To Thursday
Week 3 of WGBR’s coverage of high school football has been changed. This week’s Matthews Motors High School Football Game of the Week will still feature Southern Wayne at Eastern Wayne. However, the game has been moved to Thursday, March 11. The pre-game show will begin at 5:45 PM and kick-off is scheduled for 6…… read more »
Goldsboro’s Phillips Signs NLI To Play Volleyball At UMO
Years of hard work on and off the volleyball court have paid dividends throughout Haley Phillips’ volleyball career. And she received her biggest payoff on Tuesday. The Goldsboro senior signed a national letter of intent to play volleyball at the University of Mount Olive. Phillips, who plans to major in exercise science or biology, said…… read more »
Boys Tennis: WCDS Wins Its Season Opener (PHOTO GALLERY)
Wayne Country Day’s boys’ tennis team bested Freedom Christian Academy in Tuesday afternoon’s match 6 to 3. The Chargers won four singles matches and two doubles matches. Singles results are: Michael Geer def. Barrett Bolton 0-6, 6-2, 11-9; Max Young def. Bennett Canady 6-4, 6-2; Nick Covert lost 6-4, 4-6, 10-8; Jackson Geer lost to…… read more »
Local Basketball Players Named To NCBCA All-District 3 Teams
Several local student-athletes earned spots on the 2020-2021 N.C. Basketball Coaches Association All-District 3 teams. Princeton senior Jaheim Taylor was named a first-team selection, while Goldsboro’s Xavion Atkinson picked up second-team honors. On the girls’ side, Princeton’s Meredith Wooten and Anna Taylor were named to the second team, while C.B. Aycock’s Abbey Thomas earned third-team…… read more »
Boys Soccer: James Kenan Holds Off Spring Creek (PHOTO GALLERY)
To knock off East Central 2A Conference leader James Kenan, Spring Creek needed to play 80 minutes of solid soccer. Spring Creek turned in 40 strong minutes against the Tigers on Monday evening, but James Kenan scored four goals in the second half and defeated the Gators 6-2. “The normal person is going to pick…… read more »
