Super Bowl XLIX: Local fans watch thrilling finish

Ernest Johnson sat back in his chair, confident as ever, eyes peeled on the 60-plus inch projection screen on the top floor at Heroes Bar & Grill. He had no doubt that with two minutes remaining and the Seahawks trailing...

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County grapplers fare well in ECC 3A-4A tournament

NEW BERN -- Michael Daughtry predicted heavyweights Bryan Wooten and Bobby Stocks would see each other again in the season-ending Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference wrestling tournament. The Eastern Wayne coach wasn't wrong. Wooten, this time, pinned Stocks -- just...

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Rosewood dominates Carolina/Coastal 10/Two Rivers wrestling tournament

PRINCETON -- Ten Rosewood grapplers secured gold medals during the season-ending Carolina/Coastal 10/Two Rivers 1-A wrestling tournament contested at Princeton High School. The Eagles amassed 151 points, giving them their 19th conference tournament championship in program history. It's the...

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Warriors' Williams resigns as head football coach

rcoggins@newsargus.com Eastern Wayne principal Gene Byrd wasn't sure what to expect when he hired a shy, reserved coach who had been reared in one of eastern North Carolina's most-respected football families. But he often -- and proudly -- stated that...

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