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Athletes Of The Week: Nicholas Barrett

Athletes Of The Week: Nicholas Barrett

Since he could walk, Nicholas Barrett has played football, but the Eastern Wayne senior’s career really began to take off in high school when he decided to play college football. “My freshman year is when I noticed I could play at the next level,” Barrett said. On the gridiron and in the classroom, Barrett is…read more »

Athletes Of The Week: Samantha Johnson

Athletes Of The Week: Samantha Johnson

Samantha Johnson plays volleyball and softball at Eastern Wayne, and she demonstrates an excellent team attitude on and off the court. The Eastern Wayne senior, and this week’s Female Athlete of the Week, has made countless positive contributions to both teams. “I started playing volleyball in my sophomore year, and I played softball, my freshman,…read more »

Eastern Wayne’s Quadrez Lassiter signs with Johnson C. Smith

Eastern Wayne’s Quadrez Lassiter signs with Johnson C. Smith

Recent Eastern Wayne graduate Quadrez Lassiter, whose prep football career spanned four varsity seasons and included reps along both lines of scrimmage, recently signed a national letter of intent to continue his gridiron career at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte. The sturdy Lassiter — who measures at 6-foot-1 and 302 pounds — selected Johnson…read more »

Eastern Wayne’s Angus Dove runs to Cornell

Eastern Wayne’s Angus Dove runs to Cornell

Eastern Wayne coach Leander Oates is mighty proud of Angus Dove. He has the right to be. He is proud because one of Eastern Wayne’s top student-athletes is headed to the Ivy League. Dove signed a national letter-of-intent to run track earlier this week, and he recently left Goldsboro to attend Cornell University in Ithaca,…read more »

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