UMO beats Lander in season opener

Cam Ellis cellis@newsargus.com MOUNT OLIVE - With the calendar not yet turned to February and the temperature below 30 degrees, it'd be hard to blame people if they weren't ready to fill the seats at Scarborough Field. Yet as a...

Published: Jan 31, 2015 11:08 PM Full Story

Moses scores 22 to lead Goldsboro past South Lenoir

Girls' basketball Goldsboro 57, South Lenoir 29 Tyona Moses led the way with 22 points as Goldsboro handled division foe South Lenoir on Friday night, beating the Devils 57-29. Moses spearheaded a balanced attack from the Cougars, who got contributions...

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Trinity dominates Wayne Country Day in Tyson's homecoming

By ALLEN ETZLER aetzler@newsargus.com Since transferring from Goldsboro to play at Trinity Christian in Fayetteville, Alonzo Tyson hasn't had many opportunities to play in front of his family and friends. Friday night was in last chance to be in front...

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Local box scores

Trinity 28 25 10 15 -- 78 WCDS 4 12 3 12 -- 31 Trinity (16-7) Alonzo Tyson 4 1 4-4 15, Deshawn Leftwich 1 1 5-5 10, Dennis Smith, Jr. 6 0 2-4 14, Mike Boykin 2 0 0-0...

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Rosewood avenges earlier loss to Lakewood with road win

rcoggins@newsargus.com SALEMBURG - Rosewood is starting to click again. That's bad news for the rest of the Carolina 1-A Conference girls' basketball teams. Lakewood certainly wouldn't disagree after Friday evening. Despite foul trouble, Lexi Mercer skinned the Leopards' defense for...

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Goldsboro edges South Lenoir in physical contest

cellis@newsargus.com It was about as tough an 11-point win as you'll come across. In a battle between two of the top three teams in the Eastern Carolina 2-A standings, Goldsboro overcame a sloppy first half en route a 67-56 win...

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