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Friday, February 12, 2010

Basketball game schedule for tonight changed due to weather

Wayne County athletics officials will allow three county schools -- Goldsboro, Rosewood and Spring Creek -- to conclude regular-season play today in the Carolina 1-A Conference. All junior varsity boys' games have been canceled. The varsity girl's game will tip off...

prep basketball boxes

BOYS Southern Wayne 12 10 21 13 -- 56 C.B. Aycock 6 17 19 12 -- 54 SOUTHERN WAYNE (16-8, 8-2) Justin Artis 6 0 3-3 15, Ramsey Turner 0 2 0-0 6, Gary Woodard 3 1 0-0 9, Bernard...

Barton knocks off Moc women

WILSON -- For the second time this season, Barton got the best of Mount Olive in Conference Carolinas womens' basketball action. The Bulldogs earned a 76-65 victory at "The Dog House" on Thursday night and clinched a share of the...

Easley's 3-pointer lifts Mount Olive past Barton

WILSON -- Kendrick Easley did not hit the number of shots on Thursday night that he has become accustomed to during his career at Mount Olive College. The All-American did hit the one that mattered most. The reigning Conference Carolinas...

Rosewood grapplers working toward achieving 2010 goals

Lofty preseason goals undoubtedly kept Rosewood focused throughout its 2009-2010 campaign on the wrestling mat. Concerned at first with his team's expectations, even veteran coach Bill Edmundson dropped into a relaxed mode about a month into the season. "I knew...

North Lenoir boys stay in playoff chase

LaGRANGE -- Surging North Lenoir turned up the defensive intensity, forced crucial turnovers and kept its slim postseason aspirations alive Thursday evening. Trey Harris and Maurice Morgan dominated the glass in the fourth quarter and overtime as the Hawks turned...

Local Preps Digest

Wayne Christian celebrated a long-awaited senior night with an opening-round victory over Trinity-Raleigh in the Carolina Christian 1-A Conference boys' basketball tournament Thursday evening. Senior Luke Howell paced the Eagles, seeded No. 5 from the South Division, with 20...

Hobbs successfully defends state 3-A crown

CARY -- Collin Hobbs saved his best dive for last. He didn't need it. The Eastern Wayne junior turned in yet another consistent performance and successfully defended his N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A, 1-meter springboard diving crown at...

Saints splits season series with C.B. Aycock

PIKEVILLE -- The sequel just didn't deliver a good game. It produced a classic. Gary Woodard's running jumper in the lane with four seconds left helped Southern Wayne upend No. 5-ranked Charles B. Aycock, 56-54, on Thursday evening. The Saints...