AWARDS: Wayne Country Day athletes honored after fall season ends

Wayne Country Day athletes concluded their fall sports campaign with a season-ending awards ceremony held in the gymnasium. Two teams were recognized for winning state championships this past weekend -- girls' cross country and girls' tennis. The tennis squad...

Published: Nov 3, 2016 11:12 AM Full Story

BOYS' SOCCER: Goldsboro clinches ECC 2A regular-season title

jhayes@newsargus.com Throttle down. That was the rally cry amongst Goldsboro High varsity pitchmen Thursday evening, who used the sentiment to clinically dispatch Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference rival South Lenoir, 1-0, and emerge as outright league champions for the first time...

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BASKETBALL: Memories of father fuels sophomore's soul

bcoley@newsargus.com Jamal King remembers sharing laughs with his father, Larry King. He remembers working on a farm alongside his dad and learning what it meant to be responsible. He remembers, around his fourth birthday, when Larry bought him a basketball...

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PREPS DIGEST: Middle schools

Middle schools * Football: Norwayne 22, Dillard 18 -- Omar Tucker tallied all three touchdowns for the Cobras. Clay Matthews contributed a two-point conversion and paced the passing attack along with Drew Spencer and Ashton Perrozinni. Defensive leaders were Tucker,...

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