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TENNIS: WCDS begins quest for 4th straight NCISAA 1A dual-team crown

[email protected] A championship-level team plays with great consistency, toughness and gives good effort on every play. And no one has done it better than the Wayne Country Day girls' tennis squad. In fact, the Chargers have been the state's elite...

SOCCER: Gators turn back Eagles

Work rate equals opportunity. Such was the case Wednesday evening for Spring Creek, which utilized that maxim to defeat Carolina 1-A boys' soccer foe Rosewood, 5-4, at Branch Pope Field. From the outset, the action was pulse pounding. Courtesy of...

CROSS COUNTRY: Owens, Thomas, Carroll, Gregory earn all-ECC accolades

WINTERVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock's Deshawn Owens finished fourth overall and earned first-team all-conference accolades during the season-ending Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference meet ran at Boyd Lee Park on Wednesday afternoon. Owens ran the 5k course in 18 minutes, 22.06...

SOCCER: Vikings get challenge from Saints

Alex Roblero punched in two goals and collected two assists during Southern Wayne's 7-5 loss to D.H. Conley in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference match. Shyquell Kornegay, Oscar Ramirez and Mauricio Velasquez each scored one goal. The Saints dropped to...

SOCCER: Jordan's 3-assist outing aids CBA's road win

GREENVILLE -- Coe Jordan dished out three assists as Charles B. Aycock defeated J.H. Rose, 4-1, in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference action Wednesday evening. Jordan delivered goal-scoring assists to Payne Casey, Nick Meza and Leo Carcomo. Hampton Tilghman collected a...

VOLLEYBALL: Herring helps Gators 'ace' Tigers

Kayla Herring served a team-leading nine aces and delivered three kills as Spring Creek swept James Kenan 25-13, 25-16, 25-9 in a Carolina 1-A Conference match contested Wednesday. Herring also had three kills. McKinley Edmondson contributed a team-best eight kills...

VOLLEYBALL: Rosewood knocks off North Duplin

CALYPSO -- Rosewood continued its quest for a postseason berth with a 25-22, 26-24, 25-20 conquest of Carolina 1-A Conference rival North Duplin on Wednesday afternoon. Taylor Walker provided six kills and two blocks for the Rebels, who dipped to...

VOLLEYBALL: Princeton earns share of Carolina 1A regular-season title

Princeton clinched at least a share of Carolina 1-A Conference regular-season championship with a 25-11, 25-12, 25-15 triumph over Neuse Charter. Beth Braswell dished out 30 assists for the Bulldogs, who can win the title outright today at Lakewood. Daisey...

VOLLEYBALL: CBA defeats S. Central, earns No. 1 3A seed from ECC

WINTERVILLE -- Arlanda Faulkner pounded out 24 kills and recorded a .618 hitting percentage for the match as Charles B. Aycock rallied past South Central 21-25, 25-9, 26-24, 25-22 in a pivotal Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference affair Wednesday afternoon. Faulkner...

PREPS DIGEST: JV, middle schools

JV * Volleyball: C.B. Aycock d. South Central 13-25, 25-20, 25-11 -- Brianna Martin and Lydia Butler pounded out three kills apiece during the Golden Falcons' three-set road win. Makayla Williams served a team-high four aces, while Butler and...