United through baseball: Wayne Christian makes return trip to Dominican Republic

By CAM ELLIS cellis@newsargus.com Baseball is a universal language. Curt Hinton wouldn't disagree. He saw that first-hand, along with a group of nine current and former Wayne Christian athletes who accompanied him on a mission trip -- sponsored by Stoney...

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Putting in the work: Part 2 -- Fog doesn't deter Warriors on opening day

By CAM ELLIS cellis@newsargus.com It looked more like a movie scene. Rays of sunlight fought to poke through the thick fog and shrill whistles filled the air at Eastern Wayne's practice field Saturday morning. Players stepped on dew-covered and freshly-cut...

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Putting in the work: Part 1 -- Aycock, Rosewood, Goldsboro SC off to good start

By RUDY COGGINS rcoggins@newsargus.com Steve Brooks looked at his watch. "One minute," he shouted. The seconds slowly ticked away. Brooks took another glance and started a countdown as if it was New Year's Eve. "10, 9, 8, 7 ..." The...

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2015 Wayne County Junior Amateur

The four-week Wayne County Junior Tour concluded play last Thursday. Participants were Joey Democko (12-14 boys' winner), Chandler Joyner (11-year-old co-ed winner), Kelly Lewis (14-older girls' runner-up), Lindsey Burton (14-older girls' winner), Dylan Champion (15-older boys' runner-up) and Blake...

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