Article and photo from Laieke Abebe Timely hitting and defensive plays proved to be the difference-maker for Princeton. However, unlike the opening round, it did not favor the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs gave up a six-run second inning, all with two outs, in a 9-5 loss to East Carteret on Thursday. This loss eliminated the 11th…… read more »
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Baseball: Princeton Eliminated From State Playoffs At East Carteret
Baseball: Rosewood Clinches Fourth Straight Carolina 1A Conference Title (PHOTO GALLERY)
Rosewood won its fourth straight Carolina 1A Conference title on Wednesday evening. The Eagles scored four runs in the first inning and went on to defeat their archrival Princeton 10-0 in five innings. Rosewood finishes the regular season with an 11-2 overall record, while Princeton ends the season with an 8-5 overall record. With the…… read more »
Baseball: Rosewood Holds Off Princeton In Extra Innings (PHOTO GALLERY)
Rosewood’s bats woke up at the right time against Princeton on Tuesday evening. With the score tied 5-5 in the top of the ninth inning, Rosewood scored five runs in the inning to take a 10-5 lead. The Eagles then held off Princeton in the bottom of the ninth to get the win and improve…… read more »
Girls Tennis: Princeton Turns Back Rival Rosewood (PHOTO GALLERY)
Princeton and Rosewood faced off for the second time this week. The Bulldogs defeated Rosewood 8-1 on Tuesday, and Princeton emerged with a 6-3 victory on Thursday. With the wins, Princeton improved its record to 4-0, while Rosewood dropped to 0-5. Princeton will travel to C.B. Aycock on Tuesday, while Rosewood will host Clinton on…… read more »
Girls Soccer: Rosewood Topples Princeton On Senior Night (PHOTO GALLERY)
Beating your archrival on senior night is always a fun way to end the season. Rosewood took a 2-0 lead midway through the first half only to watch Princeton battle back to tie the game 2-2. However, late in the second half, Morgan Haswell scored the game-winning goal to give Rosewood a 3-2 victory against…… read more »
Softball: North Duplin Clinches Carolina 1A Conference Title (PHOTO GALLERY)
In a battle between two of the top teams in the Carolina 1A Conference, North Duplin emerged with 6-2 against Princeton on Thursday afternoon. With the win, the Rebels (10-0 overall) remain undefeated and clinched their first conference title since 2015. “We’re two games out ahead of everybody, so this game really clinched it,” North…… read more »
Football: Princeton held scoreless in second half, eliminated from 1AA playoffs
Written by Laieke Abebe An excellent season from Princeton came to an abrupt end on Friday evening. Despite leading at halftime, the fifth-seeded Bulldogs bowed out of the 1-AA state playoffs in 39-28 road loss to fourth seed John A. Holmes. “I thought we made good adjustments throughout the second half,” Princeton head coach…… read more »
Football: Princeton Beats Rosewood To Win Carolina 1A Conference Title (PHOTO GALLERY)
Memories of the 2019 Carolina 1A Conference title game haunted the Princeton coaching staff. The Bulldogs lost to their archrival Rosewood 42-35 in overtime and the loss hurt even more because Rosewood defeated the Bulldogs at the Fred L. Bartholomew Jr. Athletic Complex. “I don’t know how much of it was on our kid’s minds…… read more »
Athletes Of The Week: Gracelyn Massey
Softball is one of Gracelyn Massey’s biggest passions, and it has helped create many friendships and opened a few doors. Massey has never been complacent with where she is at in her development, and she has risen up the ranks from a young freshman to a senior captain and leader for the Bulldogs. She is…… read more »
Softball: Princeton Takes Down Rosewood (PHOTO GALLERY)
Whenever Rosewood and Princeton face-off, no matter the sport, fans of both teams can expect a hard-fought game, and Monday evening on the softball field was no exception. After watching a five-run lead slip down to one run, Le’Onna Nelson hit a two-out, three-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning to push…… read more »
