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UMO selected to host pair of nationally-televised basketball games

UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE -- American Sports Network has announced it will do a nationally-televised broadcast of the Limestone (S.C.) College at University of Mount Olive basketball doubleheader on Jan. 30, 2016. It is the third consecutive year that...

PREPS DIGEST: JV, middle school news

JV * Boys' basketball: Goldsboro 65, Eastern Wayne 57 -- Aaron Smith paced the Cougars' attack with 24 points. Da'Quan Pigford pumped in 17 points, while Jarrad Scott added 10. Goldsboro returns to action Friday at Southern Wayne. *...

Atkins scores 20 points, Saints fall to Northern Nash

RED OAK -- Zaria Atkins pumped in a team- and game-high 20 points during Southern Wayne's 50-42, non-conference loss to Northern Nash on Wednesday evening. The Knights swept the regular-season series. The Saints (0-4 overall) entertain county rival Goldsboro on...

Rosewood girls roll past North Johnston

Rosewood senior Lexi Mercer and sophomore Jala Holloman continue to be a solid 1-2 offensive punch this season. Mercer delivered 17 points and Holloman scored 15 during the Eagles' 62-37 romp over North Johnston on Tuesday evening. RHS swept the...

Chargers' O'Daniel has solid night in the pool

KINSTON -- Grace O'Daniel recorded a pair of top four-finishes during a five-team meet hosted by Christ Covenant on Wednesday evening. One of five freshmen on Wayne Country Day's roster, O'Daniel placed touched the wall third in the 200-yard individual...

Box -- Goldsboro boys @ Eastern Wayne

Goldsboro    24    28    24    18    --    94 Eastern Wayne    21    20    17    20    --    70 GOLDSBORO (5-0) Kisheem Faison 2 3 2-2 15, Myron Carmon 1 74-6 27, Jalin Thomas 6 0 0-3 12, Nakia Atkins 4 0 3-6 11,...

Moses' third-quarter steal sparks Goldsboro girls

By BRANDON DAVIS bdavis@newsargus.com Three seconds remained in the third quarter, and Goldsboro High senior Tyona Moses turned up the pressure on Eastern Wayne's guards. Moses stole the ball off of an inbounds pass, sprinted down court and laid the...

Box -- Goldsboro girls @ Eastern Wayne

Wednesday's game GIRLS at Eastern Wayne Goldsboro 10 12 19 9 -- 50 Eastern Wayne 10 19 11 5 -- 45 Goldsboro (5-2) Khamryn Brown 1 0 1-2 3, Destini Covington 2 0 4-4 8, Sterling Jones 1 0 0-0...

Cougars' Carmon delivers 27-point outing

rcoggins@newsargus.com Stay focused. Ignore the crowd and rivalry. Just play basketball. They did it well early. But foul trouble plagued and discouraged both teams, and Eastern Wayne forgot about the "X" factor -- Goldsboro guard Myron Carmon. The senior dropped...