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PREP VOLLEYBALL: Perry says Crusaders need to find confidence

Youth soon grows up. And ultimately develops confidence. Kasey Perry is waiting to see it happen. The second-year Faith Christian Academy volleyball coach watched her team show flashes of strong play against N.C. Christian Schools Association 2-A rival Wilmington...

PREP BOYS' SOCCER: Confident Golden Falcons upend Hunt

By AVIEL SMOLKA [email protected] PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock may not have been firing on all cylinders Tuesday evening, but it was enough to get the job done. Dillon Borel scored two goals and the Golden Falcons cruised to a...

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Saints' Bess records six blocks

KINSTON -- Senior Samiya Bess had a block party -- six to be exact -- during Southern Wayne's 25-17, 25-17, 25-23 victory over Kinston on Tuesday evening. Bess added four kills for the Saints. Kya Hunter collected eight kills, four...

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Rosewood secures league-opening win

NEWTON GROVE -- Rosewood opened Carolina 1-A Conference play with a 25-18, 25-16, 25-17 win over Hobbton on Tuesday afternoon. Kaitlyn Kincaid passed out 20 assists. Braylee Butts logged 11 kills, five service aces and two digs. Laine Marak contributed...

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Princeton notches league win

ROSE HILL -- Meredith Wooten doled out 28 assists during Princeton's 25-12, 25-9, 25-21 conquest of Union on the Carolina 1-A Conference scene Tuesday evening. Kalli Jones and Sara Daughtry paced the Bulldogs' offense with eight kills apiece. Caroline Norris...

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Chargers easily handle Vikings

HALIFAX -- Wayne Country Day bounced back from its first defeat of the season, and hammered out a 25-9, 25-16, 25-16 win over Halifax Academy on Tuesday afternoon. Lexi Jeffreys paced the Chargers with 10 kills, four blocks and four...

PREP VOLLEYBALL: D.H. Conley topples Eastern Wayne

Perennial powerhouse D.H. Conley handed Eastern Wayne a 25-4, 25-18, 25-7 loss in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference encounter Tuesday afternoon. Bethaney Williams led the Warriors' offense with three kills. Demya Yelverton paced the defense with seven digs, followed by...

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Goldsboro falls from unbeaten ranks

FOUR OAKS -- Goldsboro tumbled from the unbeaten ranks with a 14-25, 25-18, 22-25, 12-25 loss to South Johnston on Tuesday afternoon. Riley Howell registered 22 assists. The Cougars are 5-1 overall this season....

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Rebels dealt first loss of season

CALYPSO -- North Duplin launched its Carolina 1-A Conference season with a 14-25, 14-25, 25-21, 9-25 setback to Neuse Charter on Tuesday afternoon. Callie Thornton and Gretta Lee had six and five kills, respectively. Thornton also served three aces. Cassy...

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Bears knock off Golden Falcons

NEW BERN -- Sophomore Abbey Thomas provided seven of Charles B. Aycock's 16 kills as a team during its 14-25, 14-25, 12-25 loss to New Bern in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference battle Tuesday afternoon. Thomas also logged three blocks....

PREP GIRLS' GOLF: Golden Falcons, Saints play in ECC 3A-4A match

GREENVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock took third and Southern Wayne finished sixth during the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference opener contested at Greenville Country Club on Tuesday afternoon. Savannah Strickland shot a 41 for the Golden Falcons, who carded a three-player...

PREP GIRLS' TENNIS: WCDS edges Ridgecroft

Wayne Country Day, unknowingly, collected two key doubles points and turned back Ridgecroft, 5-4, on the Wayne Community College courts Tuesday afternoon. The Chargers' No. 2 tandem of Nancy Chen-Diya Shreenath won 8-6, while the No. 3 duo of Annalise...

PREP GIRLS' TENNIS: Clinton defeats Rosewood

Rosewood head girls' tennis coach Daniel Baynes sees the improvement. Now he wants that growth to translate into wins on the court. Clinton secured the outcome in singles and cruised 7-2 over the Eagles on Tuesday afternoon. "It was a...

PREP GIRLS' TENNIS: CBA struggles at D.H. Conley

HOLLYWOOD CROSSROADS -- Reigning Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference champion D.H. Conley dominated from start to finish during its 9-0 win over Charles B. Aycock on a humid Tuesday afternoon. "Although our girls scored many points, they still lack the experience...

PREP BOYS' SOCCER: Saints fall to East Duplin

DUDLEY -- East Central 2-A powerhouse East Duplin handed Southern Wayne a 6-3, non-conference loss on the Doyle Whitfield Athletic Complex pitch Tuesday evening. Luis Gutierrez scored twice for the Saints, who fell to 2-3-0 overall this season. Andre Middleford...

PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Bauer, Court prevail

Two for two. Conner Bauer and Paige Court each posted a first-place finish during a multi-team meet ran at historic Waynesborough Park on Monday afternoon. Bauer logged a time of 19 minutes, 50 seconds in the boys' 5k portion. Court...

PREP JV DIGEST: Volleyball briefs

Volleyball: South Johnston d. Goldsboro 25-21, 25-18 -- Dyamond George led the visiting Cougars with four blocks and five kills. Volleyball: Southern Wayne d. Kinston -- Freshman Allie Lane (four assists, two aces), freshman Katie Toler (four aces), junior Rayanne...

What's Happening

CBA FOOTBALL ALUMNI GAME • Charles B. Aycock alumni wishing to participate in a contact football game vs. another alumni team in November, call Randy Wallace at 919-222-9809....

Local Calendar

(Subject to change) Today Prep JV football Eastern Wayne at C.B. Aycock    6:30 p.m. Prep boys' soccer Goldsboro at Rosewood    6 p.m. North Duplin at South Lenoir    6 p.m. Prep cross country So. Wayne at Eastern Wayne*    4:30 p.m. *...