With the score tied 4-4 early in the first quarter, the Princeton girls’ basketball team picked up its defensive intensity, and the Bulldogs took over the game. Meredith Wooten dumped in a game-high 20 points, Anna Taylor contributed 19, while Leanna Nelson scored 11 points during a 59-28 victory against archrival Rosewood. It was the…… read more »
The Wayne County United Soccer Club U15 team won its division in the 32nd annual Bojangles’ Beast of the East Soccer Tournament this past weekend in Greenville to win another title. The U15 boys dominated their opponents, going undefeated in four games, and only conceded two goals while scoring sixteen goals. WCUSC also had six…… read more »
The East Central 2A Conference recently released its all-conference teams for volleyball. The coaches voted on the volleyball all-conference team. Goldsboro’s Hallie Brown was named player of the year, while Goldsboro’s head coaches T.J. Lancaster and Pam Tart were named coaches of the year. Haley Phillips, Brianna Moye and Anna Miranda were also named to…… read more »
Over the weekend, Goldsboro sophomore Jay Bass competed in the season-ending N.C. High School Athletic Class 2A boys’ state cross country championships with a 56th-place effort. Bass ran the 5k course at Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville in 18 minutes, 30.15 seconds. Rosewood’s Billy Strickland competed in the 1A state championship meet. Strickland…… read more »
Ty’Lisha Maye scored 14 points and had eight steals to lead the Lady Saints past New Bern 33-30 on Friday evening. Jamaiya Bass scored five points and grabbed eight rebounds. Southern Wayne is now 2-2 overall, and 2-1 in Eastern Carolina 3A/4A Conference play. The Saints will next host J.H. Rose (0-4) on Tuesday. … read more »
Michael Richards knew this season was going to be different for Wayne Christian, and so far, the Eagles’ head coach has been right. Wayne Christian started strong and kept Greenfield at arm’s length all game. The Eagles built up a double-digit lead in the opening quarter and hung on to defeat Greenfield 51-43 on Friday…… read more »
Anyone who knows North Duplin’s Hannah Martin knows that she is extremely competitive. It is not a secret, and it helps make her who she is. Martin invests in her passions, and she pursues them relentlessly. Playing sports at North Duplin helped instill the value of hard work and taught Martin how much of a…… read more »
The Goldsboro girls’ basketball team put together a complete defensive game against Spring Creek. The Cougars played locked down defense in their 59-9 win over Spring Creek on Wednesday night. “The whole team played very well as a unit,” Goldsboro head coach Latina Bullock-Thomas said. “It was a total team effort.” Goldsboro used its defense…… read more »
Goldsboro bounced back from its tough 64-61 loss and against James Kenan last Friday. The Cougars turned in four quarters of textbook defense in a 77-38 victory against Spring Creek in East Central 2A Conference action on Wednesday night. Goldsboro used its defense to pressure the Gators, create turnovers, crowd passing lanes and get hands…… read more »
A versatile player confident in her abilities, Rosewood’s Juliette Tufano had no trouble deciding where she would prefer to continue her soccer career. She is leaving one small town to live in another – Brevard, North Carolina. On Wednesday, the senior signed a national letter of intent to play soccer at Division III Brevard College.…… read more »
