The search continues for a father and son that disappeared in a fishing accident on the Neuse River. The 5-year-old son fell off a dock at the Highway 117 boat ramp south of Goldsboro around 8 PM Wednesday. His father went in after the child and a nearby boat also attempted to assist. However, those…… read more »
The Wayne Country United Soccer Clubs’ U15 and U17 teams won their divisions in the Clover Cup soccer tournament this past weekend in Wilson to win another title. The U15 boys went undefeated without conceding a goal in four games. The U17 boys also went undefeated while playing up in the U18/19 bracket. Both teams are coached by…… read more »
Sophia de Araujo watched her friends enjoyed playing on the soccer team, so she decided she wanted to get in on the fun herself. De Araujo, who also ran cross country, joined the soccer team her freshman year and immediately loved the group’s camaraderie and the friendships she quickly made. “It’s been really fun, and…… read more »
Wayne Country Day opened its season against Epiphany on Friday afternoon. The two teams battled back-and-forth for 80 minutes, but with the score tied 0-0 after 80 minutes, the game headed to a penalty-kick shootout. Epiphany won the penalty-kick shootout 2-1 and escaped with the victory Wayne Country Day (0-1 overall) plays host to Thales…… read more »
Several local student-athletes earned spots on the 2020-2021 N.C. Basketball Coaches Association All-District 3 teams. Princeton senior Jaheim Taylor was named a first-team selection, while Goldsboro’s Xavion Atkinson picked up second-team honors. On the girls’ side, Princeton’s Meredith Wooten and Anna Taylor were named to the second team, while C.B. Aycock’s Abbey Thomas earned third-team…… read more »
To knock off East Central 2A Conference leader James Kenan, Spring Creek needed to play 80 minutes of solid soccer. Spring Creek turned in 40 strong minutes against the Tigers on Monday evening, but James Kenan scored four goals in the second half and defeated the Gators 6-2. “The normal person is going to pick…… read more »
The Princeton girls’ basketball team did everything they could to win the program’s first state title. Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, Murphy had other plans. Murphy defeated Princeton 76-34 in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1A state championship game on Saturday afternoon at Wheatmore High School in Trinity. It was the final basketball game for…… read more »
Goldsboro remained perfect on the gridiron with a tremendous defensive performance on Friday evening. On senior night, the Goldsboro defense forced eight turnovers in a 21-7 victory against Anson in the home opener for the Cougars, who are now 2-0 for the first time since 2008. “The biggest thing was they played with the end…… read more »
Rosewood and Princeton met for the third time on the soccer pitch Thursday evening. And while it is always difficult to beat the same team three times in one season, Rosewood jumped out to an early lead and flew over the Bulldogs. The Eagles defeated their arch-rivals 3-0 and won their third game in a…… read more »
A sewer rate increase is coming for some Wayne County residents. At this week’s Wayne County Board meeting, County Manager Craig Honeycutt laid out the reasons for the rate hike for the Genoa Sanitary Sewage system. Honeycutt says the system is losing money between the increased rates in the City of Goldsboro and the high…… read more »
