For the first time since 2014, Wayne County Post 11 is heading to the N.C. Senior American Legion state tournament. In his most important start of the season, Will Pennington pitched a complete-game four-hitter, and Wayne County used a fifth-inning rally to earn a 5-2 victory, and win the Area I East tournament, against Pitt…… read more »
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Baseball: Post 11 Reaches State Tournament For First Time Since 2014 (PHOTO GALLERY)
Baseball: With Walk-off Victory, Post 11 Is One Win Away From State Tournament (PHOTO GALLERY)
Wayne County Post 11 is one win away from the N.C. Senior American Legion state baseball tournament in Cherryville Logan Merritt hit a walk-off single and capped Wayne County’s thrilling 6-5 victory against Pitt County Post 39 in the Area I East Tournament on Wednesday evening. “I’m proud of all the boys. The energy in…… read more »
Baseball: Post 11 Clinches Area I East Division Regular-season Title (PHOTO GALLERY)
Wayne County Post 11 needed an answer. Pitt County Post 39 came from behind and tied the game at 11-11 in the bottom of the seventh. And in the top of the eighth, Post 11 found an answer. Justin Holland dug in his cleats and deposited the first pitch he saw over the wall to…… read more »
Highschool Football Roundup From Thursday, February 25th
Rosewood 42, North Johnston 0 Rosewood opened its season with a 42-0 victory against North Johnston on Thursday night. The Eagles flew out to a 22-0 halftime lead and never looked back, and the Eagles played well on both sides of the ball. Avante George led Rosewood’s running game with 120 yards and two touchdowns…… read more »
Boys Soccer: D.H. Conley Turns Back C.B. Aycock (PHOTO GALLERY)
With just three seniors on their roster, the youthful Golden Falcons battled D.H. Conley for 80 minutes in a 1-0 loss on Monday evening. In the first half, the Vikings did a good job of keeping possession of the ball and limiting C.B. Aycock’s shot attempts. Still, the score was tied 0-0 at the end…… read more »
Girls Basketball: Eastern Wayne Falls To Ayden-Grifton (PHOTO GALLERY)
Eastern Wayne could not hold onto its lead during a 57-56 loss against Ayden-Grifton on Friday afternoon. The Warriors held a 42-36 lead at the end of the third quarter, but in the fourth quarter, Ayden-Grifton outscored the Warriors 21-14 to escape with the victory. Nay Jones paced Eastern Wayne with 17 points, Jada Kent…… read more »
