In many ways, life has come full circle for Justin Cates. Last March, he was getting ready to attend the NFL’s first Historically Black Colleges and Universities Combine, but the NFL canceled the HBCU combine because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Flash forward a year, and Justin Cates has now achieved his dream of becoming a…… read more »
The UMO Trojans softball team was back in action after a ten day hiatus. Competing at home against Georgia College in a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon., the Trojans dropped both games, 8-5 and 14-3. … read more »
The Princeton girls’ basketball team did everything they could to win the program’s first state title. Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, Murphy had other plans. Murphy defeated Princeton 76-34 in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1A state championship game on Saturday afternoon at Wheatmore High School in Trinity. It was the final basketball game for…… read more »
Goldsboro remained perfect on the gridiron with a tremendous defensive performance on Friday evening. On senior night, the Goldsboro defense forced eight turnovers in a 21-7 victory against Anson in the home opener for the Cougars, who are now 2-0 for the first time since 2008. “The biggest thing was they played with the end…… read more »
Rosewood 34, West Carteret 24 Down 24-14 at halftime, Rosewood pulled off a fantastic comeback against West Carteret. The Eagles scored 20 unanswered points in the second half and flew over the Patriots 34-24 on Friday. Avante George led Rosewood’s ground attack with a career night. George rushed for 210 yards and three touchdowns on 31…… read more »
The University of Mount Olive men’s volleyball team fell to the Tornado of King University 3-2 Saturday evening inside Kornegay Arena. The Trojans fall to 9-2, 8-2 and King improves to 7-6, 4-4. … read more »
The No. 3 University of Mount Olive baseball team defeated King University 9-2 and 8-4 in Conference Carolinas action Saturday afternoon at Scarborough Field. UMO improves to 9-0 overall 6-0 in conference, while King falls to 3-6. … read more »
The Mount Olive women’s volleyball team fell at home against King University on Saturday afternoon, losing in four sets, 3-1. … read more »
The University of Mount Olive’s women’s lacrosse team continued their winning ways, defeating The University of Alabama in Huntsville in a home game on Saturday afternoon, 11-7. … read more »
Rosewood and Princeton met for the third time on the soccer pitch Thursday evening. And while it is always difficult to beat the same team three times in one season, Rosewood jumped out to an early lead and flew over the Bulldogs. The Eagles defeated their arch-rivals 3-0 and won their third game in a…… read more »
