MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. (April 28) – University of Mount Olive sophomore Evan Hall was honored with the prestigious Conference Carolinas Elite 23 Award during the league’s men’s track & field championship, held at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Hall, a mathematics major from Apex, North Carolina, maintains an impressive 3.92 grade-point…… read more »
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Evan Hall Earns Elite 23 Award at Conference Carolinas Track & Field Championship
Mount Olive Track & Field Shines at Aggie Invitational with Six NCAA Provisional Marks
GREENSBORO, N.C. (April 19) — The University of Mount Olive track & field team put on an impressive display at the Aggie Invitational hosted by North Carolina A&T, notching six NCAA provisional marks and delivering a series of record-breaking performances just one week before the Conference Carolinas Championships. Bryant Leads the Charge Freshman phenom Janara…… read more »
Mount Olive Claims 2023 Conference Carolinas Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships
The 2023 Conference Carolinas Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships concluded on Monday afternoon with Mount Olive collecting both the men’s and women’s team titles at JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It’s the seventh-straight title for the men’s program while the women claimed back-to-back titles and have now won eight of…… read more »
McClary Named New Goldsboro Football Coach
In the end, the call to come back home was too strong. Southern Wayne head coach Ronnie McClary Jr. is leaving Dudley is to become the new head football coach at Goldsboro High School. McClary is taking over for Timothy Ray, who left Goldsboro earlier this month to become the head football coach at Red…… read more »
Indoor Track And Field: Eastern Wayne’s Exum Wins State Title In Shot Put
Winning a state championship is difficult, but winning back-to-back state championships is next to impossible. However, it’s a challenge that Eastern Wayne’s Ta’Honny Exum was more than willing to take on. The senior won a state title in shot put last season, and she followed it up by winning her second state title at the…… read more »
Princeton’s Johnson Signs With Barton
Alaina Johnson signed a national letter of intent to play volleyball and throw shot put and discus next fall at Barton College. “It’s really cool, and it’s kind of like fulfilling a dream,” Johnson said. “I made it a goal to play in college when I was a freshman, and I always thought about Barton.…… read more »
Changing Of The Guard: Rosewood Has A New Athletic Director
The Rosewood athletics department will have a slightly different look this season. Longtime athletic director Robert Britt recently stepped down as the Eagles’ athletic director. At the same time, Jason King, who has been at the school for 17 years, has been named Rosewood’s new athletic director. “It’s something that sort of materialized. I’ve been…… read more »
Rahkeem Faison Qualifies For Junior Olympics
Local speedster, Rahkeem Faison, is headed to Humble, Texas, for the AAU Junior Olympics after qualifying in two track events at the North Carolina district qualifiers. Faison said he was very excited to qualify for the Junior Olympics and that he cannot wait to compete in the Junior Olympics. “It was great, but I know…… read more »
Track And Field: Eastern Wayne’s Ta’Honny Exum Wins State Title In Shot Put
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 »
Athletes Of The Week: Riley Hill
Name a sport played at Spring Creek High School, and Riley Hill probably plays it. The junior plays softball, basketball, tennis and competes in the discus and shotput. Playing so many sports is difficult for any student-athlete to balance, but Hill has managed to find a routine that makes things easier for her. “I think…… read more »
