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 »
The Rosewood High School wrestling team traveled to Ayden-Grifton High School on the last day of 2021 to compete in the annual Charger Duals tournament. The Eagles wrestled five duals on the day and came away with a perfect 5-0 record and the tournament championship. The Eagles were the only 1A team in the tournament,…… read more »
Article and photos from Kai Jones Wayne County brought back three holiday tournament championships last week. C.B. Aycock BoysThe Golden Falcons (8-1, 0-1) rebounded from their first loss of the season in the conference opener against East Wake by winning the Kenny Bass Holiday Tournament at Hobbton High in Sampson County. C.B. Aycock took down…… read more »
Trailing 14-6 at the end of the first quarter, Rosewood mounted a comeback and held on for a 40-39 win against Princeton. It marks the first time the Eagles have defeated their archrival since 2018 and gives them their first win this season. “We’ve had a tough stretch of games, and we just kept working,…… read more »
BANNER ELK – The University of Mount Olive women’s basketball team defeated the Bobcats of Lees-McRae College 66-61 on Tuesday. This win takes the Trojans to 6-0 overall and 5-0 in conference play. INSIDE THE SCORE UMO took the first lead of the contest with two free throws from Azariah Fields with 9:14 left in the first quarter. The UMO…… read more »
BANNER ELK – The University of Mount Olive men’s basketball team defeated the Bobcats of Lees-McRae College 92-75 on Tuesday. The win improves the Trojans record to 5-4 overall and 4-1 in conference play. INSIDE THE SCORE UMO came out strong in the first half by gaining an 8-0 lead with 17:54 remaining in the half.…… read more »
After starting the season 0-6, Eastern Wayne has now won its second game in a row. The Warriors shot the ball well and defeated county rival Southern Wayne 79-46 on Friday evening. Jabari Pearsall led the Saints with 13 points, four assists and two steals. Tyquavious Williams scored 10 points and grabbed four rebounds, while…… read more »
Princeton picked up its second win of the season by defeating Rosewood 41-19 on Friday evening. It was scoreless for the first four minutes of the game, but Princeton stepped on the gas pedal at that point. The Bulldogs went on a 13-1 run, and then Anna Taylor hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to give Princeton…… read more »
Eastern Wayne built up a 26-11 halftime lead against Rosewood and never looked back. The Warriors went on to defeat the Eagles 42-22 in a non-conference game. Jada Hamilton led the Warriors with 12 points, Shuntay Douglass added 10 points, while Karena Harper contributed nine points. With the win, Eastern Wayne snapped a two-game slide…… read more »
Coming back from an injury is never easy. It requires an immense amount of hard work and determination, not to mention all the hours spent in physical therapy and rehab. And Wayne Country Day’s Ja’Kea Brunson was willing to do whatever it took to get back on the basketball after her injury. The junior tore…… read more »
