For Carson and Carter Gipson, those days and nights of hard work came to fruition on Wednesday afternoon. The Gipson twins both signed national letters of intent to play baseball at the University of Mount Olive. “It feels good. The real work starts now, and it’s something to look forward to,” Carter Gipson said. “It’s…… read more »
Greenville, S.C. — The Conference Carolinas announced the 2021 Women’s Soccer All-Conference teams with six Trojans grabbing honors for the University of Mount Olive. Shaunalee Govia was also named the Defensive Player of the Year for the third year in a row. Govia joined 11 other members on the all-conference first-team. The senior collected her third consecutive Defensive Player of…… read more »
Greenville, S.C. — The Conference Carolinas announced the 2021 Men’s Soccer All-Conference teams with six Trojans grabbing honors for the University of Mount Olive. Alfie Pope was also named the Offensive Player of the Year. Pope joined 11 other members on the all-conference first-team. The senior earned his first first-team honor and offensive player of the year of his…… read more »
In a rematch of the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 2A state championship game, Wayne Country Day held off Fayetteville Academy for a 74-71 victory. The Chargers got off to a hot start and led 20-9 at the end of the first quarter. By halftime, the Chargers’ lead grew to 45-23. However, in the second…… read more »
Wayne Country Day opened the season with a dominating 64-18 victory against Freedom Christian Academy on Tuesday. Using their full-court press defense, the Chargers got off to a great start and had a 19-2 lead at the end of the first quarter. By halftime, the Chargers’ lead grew to 34-6. Kyrah Davis scored seven of…… read more »
During his three years as Wayne Christian’s head football coach, Luis Miranda met every challenge head-on. The Eagles started their eight-man football program in 2015, but by 2018, the football program was shuttered. However, in 2019, the Eagles were back on the football field and had the first winning season in school history. In 2020,…… read more »
Photo and article from Laieke Abebe In an electric atmosphere, Spring Creek battled all night with No. 2 Greene Central. Despite that, the Gators were not able to get over the hump on the road. The Gators could not find their rhythm in a 4-2 overtime loss to the Rams Monday in Snow Hill. The…… read more »
No amount of rain was going to deny Wayne Christian this moment. Three seasons ago, the Eagles restarted their football program, and on a rainy Saturday afternoon, Wayne Christian defeated Halifax Academy 28-8 in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association DII state championship game. “Our motto all year was P.F.G. You probably heard us say…… read more »
The line “If you build it, he will come” from the classic film “Field of Dreams” is often misquoted as “if you build it, they will come.” However, in the case of Wayne Preparatory Academy, it really is “if you build it, they will come.” Wayne Prep first opened its doors seven years ago. The…… read more »
Rosewood had no problem taking care of business against Lejeune in the first round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1A playoffs. The Eagles scored seven goals in the first half and went on to defeat the Devil Pups 9-0. No. 2 Rosewood (18-0-2 overall) advances to face No. 15 East Wake Academy (5-11-2)…… read more »
