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WAYNE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS: C.B. Aycock boys retain their track and field title

By RUDY [email protected] Brown stepped into the passing zone and handed the baton off to Southern Wayne teammate Machiah Moore. Moore headed into the first turn less than 20 meters behind Charles B. Aycock junior Arlanda Faulkner. Cheered on...

STORY: Strawberry discusses faith, new life

[email protected] The Bible, brown and weathered and locked in the fold of his arm like a secret, is a tell of salvation. Its pages are curled and wispy, on loan from grace, he explains, and marked by his search for...

BASEBALL: BOX -- WCDS at Rosewood

WCDS 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -- 2 3 1 Rosewood 0 1 0 1 0 1 x -- 3 8 1 Leading hitters: WCDS -- Avery Browning 1-3; Mitch Turnage 1-3; Zach Barfield 1-3. Rosewood -- Derek...

BASEBALL: Rosewood slips past WCDS

[email protected] The tension quickly bubbled to the surface in the seventh inning. After having one hit through six innings, Wayne Country Day had the game-tying run on third base with two outs. To complicate matters, Rosewood's Boone Moody almost pelted...

GIRLS' SOCCER: WCDS, Neuse Christian tie

After a controversial call, WCDS played to a tough, 2-2 tied versus Neuse Christian Monday afternoon. The Chargers took the lead midway through the first half after a penalty kick from Ally Willman. Neuse Christian tied it in the second...

SOFTBALL: North Johnston comes back, downs Rosewood

KENLY -- Rosewood held an early lead, but fell 8-5 in a road non-conference match against North Johnston Monday evening. The Eagles jumped to a 4-0 lead after one inning, and pushed their advantage to 5-0 in the second inning....

SOFTBALL: Golden Falcons pound Bears

NEW BERN -- Allison Shingleton and Leah Campbell combined for a three-hitter, and C.B. Aycock cruised to a 21-2 victory over New Bern on Monday evening. Mookie Powell (two RBI) and Hannah Vinson (four RBI) led the team with three...

SOFTBALL: North Duplin overwhelms James Kenan

WARSAW -- North Duplin jumped early, and sprinted to a 19-1 victory over James Kenan Monday evening. Natalie Ramirez, Rayanna Koch and Brooke Cottle each recorded two hits. Haley Brodgen, Hannah Brogden, Kenzie Taylor and Anna Thornton all contributed one...

BOYS' GOLF: Pridgen leads Tigers

DUDLEY -- Cole Pridgen took medalist honors and led James Kenan to a first-place finish at a Carolina 1-A Conference golf match contested at Southern Wayne Country Club. Pridgen shot a 76 while James Kenan posted a team score of...

BOYS' GOLF: WCDS takes first place

Wayne Country Day took first place in a Coastal Plains Independent 1-A Conference match contested Monday afternoon. The Chargers posted a team score of 161. Wayne Christian took second place with a 197. Drake Wise (44), Micaiah Singletary (46), Darden...

BOYS' TENNIS: D.H. Conley sweeps Eastern Wayne

Eastern Wayne dropped a 9-0 loss to D.H. Conley on the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference scene on Monday afternoon. Among the singles matches, each Warrior was dropped in straight sets. EW lost the doubles matches by scores of 8-4, 8-3...