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Boys Soccer: Princeton Wins Thriller Against Eastern Wayne (PHOTO GALLERY)

Boys Soccer: Princeton Wins Thriller Against Eastern Wayne (PHOTO GALLERY)

After a tough loss against Lakewood on Sept. 15, Princeton head coach Thomas Pilkington challenged his team during practice to come out and have a strong performance against Eastern Wayne on Tuesday. The Bulldogs listened to their coach and responded with a thrilling 5-4 victory against Eastern Wayne to win their first game of the…read more »

Boys Soccer: WCDS Dominates Liberty Christian Academy (PHOTO GALLERY)

Boys Soccer: WCDS Dominates Liberty Christian Academy (PHOTO GALLERY)

Wayne Country Day opened Coastal Plains Independent Conference play with a 9-0 victory against Liberty Christian Academy. Thomas Gurley led the Chargers with five goals, while Riley Preble, Obi Okeke, Anthony Valentine and Michael Geer all scored one goal apiece. Valentine also dished out four assists. Preston Branes finished the game with two assists, and…read more »

Boys Soccer: Spring Creek Drops A Game At Undefeated Greene Central

Boys Soccer: Spring Creek Drops A Game At Undefeated Greene Central

Photo and article from Laieke Abebe Spring Creek took the early lead, but couldn’t hang on in their non-conference matchup with Greene Central on Tuesday. The Gators fell, 2-1 in Snow Hill against a Rams team that is now 8-0 on the season. Despite many positives to take away from the contest, Spring Creek head…read more »

Boys Soccer: WCDS Dominates Freedom Christian Academy (PHOTO GALLERY)

Boys Soccer: WCDS Dominates Freedom Christian Academy (PHOTO GALLERY)

Wayne Country Day won its fourth game in a row on Monday afternoon. The Chargers scored four goals in each half, which powered them to an 8-2 victory over Freedom Christian Academy. Thomas Gurley scored a team-high four goals, Braxton Rose scored two goals, while Obi Okeke and Anthony Valentine each knocked in one goal.…read more »

Women’s Soccer: Trojans Down Shaw 4-1 In Home-Opener

Women’s Soccer: Trojans Down Shaw 4-1 In Home-Opener

The University of Mount Olive women’s soccer team took down the Bears of Shaw University 4-1 in UMO’s season-opener Thursday night at Amon Field. Game InformationMount Olive saw the momentum slip from the very beginning as the Bears scored the opening goal in the 10th minute. The Trojans went onto tie and take the lead right before…read more »

Boys Soccer: C.B. Aycock, Eastern Wayne Play To Scoreless Draw (PHOTO GALLERY)

Boys Soccer: C.B. Aycock, Eastern Wayne Play To Scoreless Draw (PHOTO GALLERY)

C.B. Aycock was unable to find the back of the net during its non-conference scoreless draw against Eastern Wayne in a game played at the Bryan Multi-Sports Complex on Wednesday evening. The Golden Falcons (4-2-1 overall) are back in action at home on Sept. 9 against Eastern Wayne (0-4-1). Before their rematch against the Golden…read more »

Boys Soccer: Rosewood Turns Back Eastern Wayne (PHOTO GALLERY)

Boys Soccer: Rosewood Turns Back Eastern Wayne (PHOTO GALLERY)

After a strange game against North Lenoir where Rosewood let a 2-0 lead slip away and a goose got onto the field, Rosewood looked to get refocused against Eastern Wayne. Mission accomplished. The Eagles flew out of the gate and defeated Eastern Wayne 6-0 on Wednesday evening. “I think played pretty well. We ended up…read more »

WCUSC Participates In Explosion Cup

WCUSC Participates In Explosion Cup

Wayne County United Soccer Club sent five teams to the Explosion Cup in Wilson this past weekend with all five teams came back as finalists. The Academy girls and U12 boys lifted the trophy, while the U10 academy boys, U13 boys, and U16 girls took home the runners-up medals. “This was a great opening weekend…read more »

Prep Sports Schedule For Week Of Aug. 23

Prep Sports Schedule For Week Of Aug. 23

The schedule is subject to change  Monday, Aug 23 Football Eastern Wayne at Southern Wayne 7 p.m. Lakewood at Spring Creek 7 p.m. Rosewood at CBA 7 p.m. North Duplin at Southside 7 p.m. Boys’ soccer Southern Wayne at Eastern Wayne 5 p.m. (played at Bryan Complex) North Lenoir at Rosewood 6 p.m. New Bern…read more »

Athlete Of The Week: Kate Hunter

Athlete Of The Week: Kate Hunter

Four years ago, Kate Hunter decided to give volleyball a try. Now a sophomore at Wayne Country Day, Hunter is a team captain and one of the key pieces on the Wayne Country Day volleyball team. “I tried an open gym in sixth grade, and I really liked it, and I started practicing a lot…read more »

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