Preps digest: Middle schools

Middle schools * Volleyball: Wayne School of Engineering 3, Frink 0 -- Marcy Taylor smashed 11 aces to lead WSE to a 25-20, 25-22, 25-16 triumph over Frink on Wednesday. Nikki Olmstead added six kills. WSE improved to 4-7 this...

Published: Oct 16, 2014 1:49 PM Full Story

Saints forfeit football victory over Cougars

[email protected] DUDLEY -- Southern Wayne has forfeited its non-conference victory over county rival Goldsboro High due to playing an ineligible athlete. Saints athletics director and head varsity football coach David Lee discovered the error while completing paperwork the week after...

Published: Oct 16, 2014 1:49 PM Full Story

Leopards upend Bulldogs in 5, claim Carolina 1A tourney title

[email protected] WARSAW -- This was an old-fashioned, bare-knuckled fist fight between two of eastern North Carolina's top prep volleyball heavyweights. And it was a darn good one, too. Princeton and Lakewood threw a few soft jabs, some right hooks and...

Published: Oct 16, 2014 1:49 PM Full Story

Warriors get focused, defeat Golden Falcons for No. 1 seed

[email protected] DUDLEY -- Eastern Wayne volleyball coach Jackie Lewis couldn't remember what she told her team. Senior Jenna Rouse couldn't either, but she knew the coach wasn't heaping praise their way. The Warriors had let a 10-point dwindle down to...

Published: Oct 16, 2014 1:49 PM Full Story