Eight more outstanding individuals in the annals of state prep athletics were recently selected for induction into the N.C. High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. The late Norvell T. Lee of Goldsboro was inducted into the hall of fame along with Barbara Foxx, Donald Clark, Henry Jones, Fred McDaniel, Ron Parsons, David Rothwell and…… read more »
Heading into Monday afternoon’s game, C.B. Aycock had an eight-game losing streak against South Central. But all streaks must come to an end at some point, and on Monday, the Golden Falcons snapped its eight-game losing streak against South Central with a 6-5 victory. “The girls never gave up, and I was proud of them,”…… read more »
Will Fickling, Hunter Lippold, Tanner Willman, Thomas Sumner and Brandon Harriger all earned CPIC all-conference honors, and Wayne Country Day claimed the CPIC conference championship with a team score of 294 at Lane Tree Golf Club on Monday afternoon. Liberty Christian finished in second place with a team score of 322, while Isaiah Rhodes and…… read more »
Zack Naughton is a hard-working student-athlete who is always striving to become a better player, a better leader, a better teammate, and a better person all-around on and off the soccer pitch. He eats, sleeps, breathes, and lives the passion that started when he first started kicking around a soccer ball at six years old.…… read more »
In a battle between two of the top teams in the Carolina 1A Conference, North Duplin emerged with 6-2 against Princeton on Thursday afternoon. With the win, the Rebels (10-0 overall) remain undefeated and clinched their first conference title since 2015. “We’re two games out ahead of everybody, so this game really clinched it,” North…… read more »
Faith Christian’s Bryson Brock has had to overcome a lot to get back on the baseball field. Four games into his sophomore season, Brock broke his ankle sliding into home plate, which forced him to miss the rest of the season. After a six-month recovery, Brock made it back onto the field for his junior…… read more »
After missing most of her freshman season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Madison Morgan has burst onto the varsity scene as a sophomore for the C.B. Aycock girls’ soccer team. Morgan, who started playing soccer when she was four years old, is soft-spoken and lets her consistency, easy-to-spot skill, and game speak do the talking.…… read more »
C.B. Aycock played one of its best games of the season against Southern Wayne on Wednesday afternoon. The Golden Falcons flew over the Saints 15-0 in five innings, and it was the type of performance C.B. Aycock head coach LaVon Matthews has been waiting for all season. “We came out swinging the bats. It’s the…… read more »
When Toccoa Falls College called, John McIver answered. McIver, who has a deep passion for soccer and God, signed a national letter of intent to play soccer with Screaming Eagles on Wednesday. “It’s just exciting, and I’m just very grateful to be able to do what I enjoy and do it for God,” McIver said.…… read more »
St. Mary’s Middle School (SMS) fielded its first all-girl U15 soccer team last night under the lights at the Bryant Multi-Sport Complex. SMS dominated the game at the opening whistle. They played heads-up soccer, communicated well, and supporting each other as they attacked co-ed team GPR Barrera. Late in the first half two well-defined counterattacks…… read more »
