Running backs put friendship aside Friday night

Goldsboro running backs Andre Montgomery and Freddie Jones, and Rosewood fullback Logan Waters can be nearly inseparable at times off the football field. When the teams face each other Friday evening at Cougar Stadium, that friendship -- for four quarters...

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Local teams show well in ECC tennis tourney

SNOW HILL -- Another all-Wayne County affair -- almost. Eastern Wayne goes after singles and doubles championships today in the season-ending, Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference girls' tennis tournament. The top-seeded tandem of Joann Talton-Janielle Daniel opposes teammates Grace Delbridge-Jackie...

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Rosewood hands Princeton 1-0 loss

Rosewood did not play a perfect game. But the Eagles were solid on both offense and defense in a 1-0 victory over Princeton on Wednesday night. The victory pushed Rosewood back above the .500 mark in Carolina 1-A Conference play....

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MOC soccer defeated by Chowan

MOC Sports Information MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive dominated the match statistically, but Chowan scored on each of its first two shots and held on to defeat the Trojans 2-1 in a non-conference men's soccer match Wednesday evening at Amon...

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Local digest

Girls' tennis W. Country Day 9, Oakwood 0 * GREENVILLE -- Wayne Country Day swept the singles and doubles in a shutout victory over Oakwood on the Coastal Plains Independent 1-A Conference scene Wednesday afternoon. Sarah Best remained unbeaten against...

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Eastern Wayne drops C.B. Aycock soccer

PIKEVILLE -- Eastern Wayne redeemed itself on the soccer pitch and claimed a long-awaited, gratifying victory Wednesday evening. Kyle Sasser converted the game-deciding penalty kick in the 58th minute and the Warriors upended archrival Charles B. Aycock 1-0 at Hardy...

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