The memory of losing last season the COVID-19 pandemic has driven the Wayne Country Day baseball team all season long. On Saturday afternoon, the Chargers erased those demons with a series-clinching 15-1 win over The Burlington School in game two of the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 2A state championship series. Wayne Country Day claimed…… read more »
Written by Laieke Abebe Wayne Christian came into the NCISAA 2A softball state championship series with a 19-0 record, but their first blemish came on Friday afternoon. The top-seeded Eagles fell, 2-0 to No. 2 Rocky Mount Academy in the first game of a best-of-three series. In a high-level pitching matchup, it was the visitors…… read more »
Wayne Country Day is one victory away from a state championship. The Chargers scored four runs in the first inning and went on to defeat The Burlington School 12-0 in game one of the NCISAA 2A state championship series. Game two is set for Saturday at 12 p.m. “I’m very happy for them all,” Wayne…… read more »
Sometimes all it takes is one inning to turn around a baseball game. Down 2-1 against Neuse Charter in the bottom of the third inning, Rosewood scored 12 runs in the inning to take a 13-2 lead. The Eagles went on to defeat the Cougars 16-3 in five innings on Thursday evening. “I saw perseverance,…… read more »
Princeton and Rosewood faced off for the second time this week. The Bulldogs defeated Rosewood 8-1 on Tuesday, and Princeton emerged with a 6-3 victory on Thursday. With the wins, Princeton improved its record to 4-0, while Rosewood dropped to 0-5. Princeton will travel to C.B. Aycock on Tuesday, while Rosewood will host Clinton on…… read more »
Goldsboro swept the regular-season series against Spring Creek with a 14-4 victory on Tuesday afternoon. With the win, Goldsboro improves its record to 3-1, while Spring Creek drops to 1-3. “We got on top, and we didn’t get behind,” Goldsboro head coach Danny Merritt said. “Offensively, we’re making things happen and generating runs.” Goldsboro scored…… read more »
This is Hurricane Preparedness Week in North Carolina. At last week’s county board meeting, Wayne County Emergency Management Director Aaron Stryker read the proclamation for Hurricane Preparedness Week (see below). As part of planning for hurricanes and other natural disasters, families and businesses are encouraged to write down their plan and gather important documents, such…… read more »
In a game that lasted only five innings because of heavy rain, Goldsboro came back to defeat Spring Creek 9-6 on Tuesday. “It was a great team effort, and they didn’t give up,” Goldsboro head coach Danny Merritt said. “All the way through the lineup, we kept making things happen.” Spring Creek took an early…… read more »
Wayne Country Day had a 1-0 lead at halftime against Trinity Academy in the first round of the NCISAA playoffs on Tuesday. However, the Chargers were unable to hang onto the lead, and Trinity Academy scored three goals in the second half to defeat the Chargers 3-2. Macy Floyd scored both goals for Wayne Country…… read more »
In Friday night’s regular-season finale, Goldsboro’s speed and shiftiness quickly wore on the Wallace-Rose Hill players. Bodies were hunched over, hands were placed on heads, and sprints were turned into jogs, while Goldsboro showcased a motor that Wallace-Rose Hill could not shut off. The Cougars scored four goals in the first half and defeated Wallace-Rose…… read more »
