CHARGER AWARDS: WCDS student-athletes lauded for efforts in winter, spring sports

Back-to-back. For the second straight year, Wayne Country Day has claimed the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association Class 1-A Wells Fargo Cup -- an award that recognizes the top school in each classification with the best overall interscholastic athletic program....

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UMO: Dahlke recognized for academic achievement; men's golf team cops award

Dahlke honored MOUNT OLIVE -- University of Mount Olive's Jonathan Dahlke has been named to the 2016-17 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District men's cross country/track and field team. A psychology major, Dahlke captured his first-ever All-America...

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EAST 1A REGIONAL: Whiteville turns back Rosewood, 6-5

By JUSTIN HAYES jhayes@newsargus.com Working silence. Such was the tune carried by the Rosewood varsity baseball outfit on Thursday night, moments after dropping a bitterly-contested, 6-5 decision to Whiteville High in the opening game of the N.C. High School Athletic...

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ECC ALL-CONFERENCE: Summers, Davis each receive top honor

rcoggins@newsargus.com Surprise and humility. Scott Summers and Charles Davis shared those emotions when they learned that their Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference peers had bestowed coach-of-the-year honors on each in their respective sport. Summers guided Eastern Wayne girls' soccer team to...

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COLUMN: Time to make decision on Goldsboro football job

Somebody fumbled the football. And they're still kicking it around. It's been five months since Goldsboro lost its head varsity football coach. Wayne County Public Schools officials didn't post the job vacancy until March. Applications were received and potential candidates...

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