After a month of playing in empty gyms, there will finally be some fans in the stands. The N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association recently amended its policy this week to allow a limited number of fans to attend games. Wayne Country Day and Wayne Christian are NCISAA members. According to a statement from the NCISAA,…… read more »
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NCISAA To Allow Small Number Of Fans
Athletes of the Week: Will Harris
Rosewood senior Will Harris always “brings the juice” on and off the field. The talented student-athlete plays baseball and football at Rosewood High School. By Harris’ sophomore season, he knew he had found a passion for both sports, which he had played for years. Still, Harris feels most comfortable on the baseball diamond field, which…… read more »
NCHSAA releases postseason plans
On Tuesday afternoon, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association amended many of its guidelines for the 2020-2021 sports season. The NCHSAA also released details on its postseason plans for each sport. One of the most significant changes this school year is playoff schedule will decrease by one round for most sports. The playoffs this…… read more »
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 »
NCISAA will play fall sports, but with no fans
The N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association has allowed its members to play a delayed fall sports season with games starting in mid-September. Wayne Country Day School and Wayne Christian are NCISSA members. The association announced in a memo that all sports, including football, will be played. Sports considered “low-risk” by the NCISAA, including cross country,…… read more »
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 »
Athletes of the Week: Lucas Barfield
Lucas Barfield has forged quite a reputation for himself during his high school career. Last season as a junior, Barfield was named a team captain on the football and basketball teams. Barfield certainly displayed his skills on the court and on the gridiron. Still, his determination to stay positive during the outbreak of COVID-19 is…… read more »
