Written by Laieke Abebe After a walk-off win against Kinston Post 43 on Tuesday, Wayne Country Post 11 had no problems against Kinston Post 43 on Thursday. Post 11 traveled to Ronnie Battle baseball complex and came away with a 14-0 win in five innings. Post 11 got a great pitching performance from Will Pennington…… read more »
As Campbell Cunningham has evolved from an enthusiastic freshman to an experienced senior captain, he has consistently done whatever is asked of him to help his team win. A member of Wayne County Post 11, Cunningham graduated from Spring Creek High School earlier this summer. In four years playing baseball at Spring Creek, Cunningham said…… read more »
In another game that lasted over three hours, Wayne County Post 11 emerged victorious in its Area I East opener against Kinston Post 43. Will Albert hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Post overcame multiple deficits to defeat Kinston 11-10. “I was very proud of the boys,” Wayne County…… read more »
Several North Duplin softball players were recently named to the 2021 North Carolina All-State softball team by the N.C. Softball Coaches Association. All-state players are nominated by their coaches and then voted on by coaches across the state. The Rebels’ Skylar Craig, Riley Hatch, Logan Taylor Jones, Kasey Jones, Hannah Martin, Reece Outlaw and Callie Thornton…… read more »
Rosewood’s Logan Tortual endured a tough 120-pound bracket at the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1A state wrestling tournament over the weekend held at Uwharrie Charter School in Asheboro. Tortual pinned Avery County’s Grant Reece to win the state championship. He pinned his way through the entire tournament and completed an undefeated season in the…… read more »
Over the weekend, Wayne County Post 11 competed in the Palmetto Legion Invitational Tournament. The invitational featured teams from North Carolina (Wayne County), South Carolina (Florence Post 1, Horry Post 111, Chesterfield Post 74, Murrells Inlet Post 178), and Ohio (Beverly-Lowell Post 389, Ottowa Post 63, Greenville Post 140). Wayne County played four games in…… read more »
Runners and jumpers competed in their respective events for individual state titles in the N.C. High School Athletic Association outdoor track and field state championships this weekend held at Truist Stadium on the campus of N.C. A&T State University. Eastern Wayne’s Ta’Honny Exum won the state title in shot put. The junior heaved the shot…… read more »
On Tuesday afternoon, three Southern Wayne student-athletes signed national letters of intent to play at the collegiate level. Offensive linemen Knowledge Broadie and Isaiah Sharpe will continue their football careers at St. Augustine’s University in Raleigh. At the same time, three-sport athlete Tayvon Callahan will run track at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.…… read more »
Two teammates got to see a dream come true when they signed their respective letters of intent on Tuesday. C.B. Aycock’s Hunter Theriac and Dennis Daingerfield each signed a national letter of intent to play baseball at Lenoir Community College next spring. “It feels good, and I’m excited to continue my baseball career and academics…… read more »
Wayne County Post 11 won its fifth game in a row with an 11-1 victory against Durham Post 416 on Monday evening at the University of Mount Olive’s Scarborough Field. Post 11 was held scores for the first three innings of the game before scoring all 11 runs in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings.…… read more »
