A car show is planned for Father’s Day weekend to benefit a Lenoir County boy affected by a rare cancer of the eye. Colby Clayton is the 2 year old son of Spencer and Kristen Clayton of La Grange. He loves dinosaurs and playing with his toy trucks. Colby has an older brother and sister,…… read more »
Princeton used a big fourth quarter to come back and defeat Eastern Wayne 61-55 in Neuse Six 2A Conference action on Wednesday evening. The Bulldogs jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the first few minutes of the game, but Eastern Wayne battled back and trimmed Princeton’s lead down to 16-12 at the end of…… read more »
Southern Wayne continued its hot start to the season by recently winning the first FCA Winter Classic. The Saints defeated host Kinston in the championship game 42-17. Navaeh Hines Bass had a game-high with 10 points. Ta’Niyah Glaspie scored eight points, JaMaya Leach and Diamond McClarin scored six points apiece, while Elaina Lane contributed four…… read more »
Photos and article from Kai Jones Princeton is onto the third round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 2A playoffs for the first time since 2014 after defeating Kinston, 41-31, Friday night in Princeton. This is the first time in the Gaster era that Princeton has made it to the third round. The seventh-year…… read more »
Eastern Wayne won its first game of the season during a tri-match against Greene Central and Kinston on Saturday. Greene Central defeated the Warriors in straight sets, but against Kinston, Eastern Wayne mounted a comeback in the first set and turned back Kinston 28-26, 22-25, 25-16, 25-11. Trailing 8-1 in the first set struggling against…… read more »
In its regular-season finale on Thursday, Wayne County Post 11 took a big lead and held off Wilson Post 13 for a 7-4 victory. With the win, Post 11 heads into the postseason on an eight-game win streak and went undefeated in Area I East Division play. Wayne County ends the regular season with a…… read more »
In another game that lasted over three hours, Wayne County Post 11 emerged victorious in its Area I East opener against Kinston Post 43. Will Albert hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Post overcame multiple deficits to defeat Kinston 11-10. “I was very proud of the boys,” Wayne County…… read more »
In a game that lasted almost three and half hours and saw a combined 33 hits, Wayne County Post 11 prevailed against Kinston Post 43 with a 17-11 victory on Friday night at Scarborough Field. With the win, Post 11 has now won four games in a row since dropping its season-opener against Lexington Post…… read more »
Meredith Wooten stepped up to the free-throw line and fired up a shot. The ball sank to the bottom of the net, and with that free throw, Wooten joined the 1,000-point club. The game paused for a moment as Princeton head coach and Wooten’s mother, Paula Wooten, presented her daughter with a game ball to…… read more »
