Eastern Wayne was more than up to the challenge of stopping Hobbton’s high-powered offense on Friday evening in the pouring rain. Coming into the game, the Wildcats were averaging 51 points per game, but the Warriors limited Hobbton to just 13 points in an 18-13 victory. With the win, the Warriors improved their record to…… read more »
Princeton head coach Paige Renfrow could not have been more pleased with her team’s effort after a 30-28, 25-22, 25-14 victory against Goldsboro in Neuse Six 2A Conference play on Thursday evening. “I’m so proud of my girls for stepping up,” Renfrow said. “They stepped up and played their game, and it paid off.” Throughout…… read more »
Dylan Tyndall posted a sixth-place time of 22 minutes, 13 seconds and Southern Wayne took fourth overall in a four-team Quad County 3A Conference meet ran Wednesday afternoon at the Bryan Multi-Sports Complex. Smithfield-Selma, Fike and West Johnston also competed in the meet with Smithfield-Selma’s Alex Topoly taking first place in 18:33. Tyndall’s teammate Jabari…… read more »
Princeton and Eastern Wayne faced off in a Neuse SIx 2A Conference matchup on Tuesday evening. The Bulldogs swept Eastern Wayne 3-0 and won their first game of the season. Princeton is now 1-7 overall and 1-0 on conference play, while Eastern Wayne drops to 2-5 overall and 0-1 in conference play. Both squads are…… read more »
From the opening whistle to the final second, Rosewood controlled the pace of the game and walked away with a 4-0 over Princeton on Monday evening. “I feel like we started a little slow,” Rosewood head coach Eddie Maldonado said. “I told the boys this is a mental challenge today and can they continue to…… read more »
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 »
Eastern Wayne dropped its first game of the season during a tough 26-20 loss against Greene Central on Friday evening. “There’s competition out there. No matter what, going week to week, we have to expect to play our best,” Eastern Wayne head coach Leander Oates said. “We cannot look at anybody’s record and expect them…… read more »
Article and photo from Laieke Abebe Despite a great start against North Lenoir, Southern Wayne was unable to keep pace. The Saints couldn’t stop a potent rushing attack from the Hawks and fell 44-24 on Friday evening in Wheat Swamp. Coming off their first win in two years at Goldsboro last week, Ronnie McClary’s squad…… read more »
On Friday afternoon, Rosewood hosted a four-team meet at the Bryan Multi-Sports Complex that included North Duplin, Hobbton and Lakewood. The Eagles won the girls’ portion of the meet. Jaylee Amy completed the course in 24 minutes and 43 seconds to capture another first-place finish. Amy’s teammates India Young (28:27), Carson Crane (28:50) and Abigail…… read more »
Teammates Matthew Stout and Seth Lupton crossed the finish line second and sixth, respectively, and the C.B. Aycock boys’ cross country team emerged as the top team in its 3A Quad County Conference opener Wednesday afternoon. Stout ran the 5k course in 19 minutes, 26 seconds. Lupton completed the course in 20 minutes, 51 seconds.…… read more »
