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WCDS boys get at-large bid to NCISAA 1A playoffs

rcoggins@newsargus.com Wayne Country Day hopes that a challenging schedule, filled with some disappointments along the way, has prepared it for the next step of its basketball season. Avoiding the "bad game" is paramount now. The Chargers received an at-large bid...

No. 5 Trojans split twinbill with Concord

UMO Sports Information MOUNT OLIVE -- A seven-run, second-inning outburst propelled No. 5-ranked University of Mount Olive to a 14-1 victory over Concord (W. Va.) University in game two of its non-conference doubleheader at Scarborough Field on Sunday evening. Concord...

Grimes logs double-double for SC girls

SMITHFIELD -- Jazlyn Grimes posted her third double-double of the season and Spring Creek dismantled Neuse Charter, 70-46, in a Carolina 1-A Conference game contested Saturday afternoon. Grimes tallied 22 points, 12 rebounds, six blocked shots and five assists in...

CBA's Howard, EW's Williams survive 3A regional

ROCKY MOUNT -- Charles B. Aycock's Zack Howard and Eastern Wayne's Quadrick Williams are headed to the season-ending N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A state wrestling championships. The sixth-seeded Howard, a junior, prevailed in four consolation-round matches and claimed...

Preps digest: JV sports

JV sports * Boys' basketball: C.B. Aycock 58, Eastern Wayne 39 -- Damien Darden emerged the Golden Falcons' top scorer with 15 points. Cameron Kornegay added 12 points, while Brandon Cowan chipped in 10. Elijah Bryant collected eight points....

Rosewood sending 9 state qualifiers to Greensboro

rcoggins@newsargus.com Rosewood couldn't have experienced a better weekend during the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 1-A eastern regional wrestling championships. The Eagles had two regional champs and eight top-three placers, they matched a school record for state qualifiers (nine)...