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Jones emerges as Eagles' top placer in 43rd WRAL Invitational

RALEIGH -- Four Rosewood grapplers logged top-five performances during the 43rd installment of the WRAL Invitational contested at Athens Drive. The Eagles' Rayquon Jones (22-2 overall) claimed third at 220 pounds with a second-period fall over New Bern's Rodney...

Princeton is Carolina 1A leader in Wells Fargo Conference Cup competition

[email protected] PRINCETON -- Two conference championships and runner-up finishes in two additional sports has made Princeton the hunted upon completion of the Wells Fargo Carolina 1-A Conference Cup fall season. The Bulldogs swept the men's and women's cross country crowns,...

WCDS boys finish 1-2 at Greenfield

Wayne Country Day finished 1-2 in the Greenfield Christmas Tournament. After dropping the first two games by a combined 54 points, Wayne Country Day responded with a 69-60 win over Neuse Christian on Saturday. Four players finished in double...

Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas: Pridgen, Frasier play strong for NC team

[email protected] SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Eastern Wayne's Dayshawn Pridgen came into this week's Shrine Bowl preparation as the undersized corner who not many people knew about. He left Saturday's game standing a little bit taller. After sitting out the first couple...

Three CBA grapplers win respective weight classes

BETHEL -- Charles B. Aycock's Alex Johnson, Joshua Wallace and Jacob Dickenson each captured first place in their respective weight class during the North Pitt Christmas Invitational. Johnson emerged as the 106-pound champion. Dickenson and Wallace prevailed at 120 and...

Warrior matmen pick up two wins during Battle at Little Big Horn

Eastern Wayne logged a 2-2 worksheet during the Battle at Little Big Horn contested in New Hope. The Warriors defeated Nash Central 52-21 and reigning Eastern Plains 2-A Conference champion Farmville Central 48-36. John Amon (160 pounds), Justice Johnson (170),...

Goldsboro boys defeat So. Wayne on last-second shot

[email protected] There's just something different about rivalry games. Those in attendance at Goldsboro High School on Saturday night for the men's varsity basketball game vs. Southern Wayne could attest to that. In a back-and-forth game that came down to the...