Goal!

News-Argus/Dennis Hill Wayne Country Day's Kevin Logan (11) heads in a goal off Chris Reed's corner kick during second-half play in Tuesday’s NCISAA playoff match against Village Christian. For more information see Late scoring blitz sinks Wayne Country Day....

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Late scoring blitz sinks Wayne Country Day

Second-year Wayne Country Day boys soccer coach Michael Taylor viewed Village Christian's come-from-behind, overtime playoff victory against Rocky Mount Academy. He hoped the trend wouldn't repeat itself Tuesday afternoon. The teams battled to a scoreless tie for 60 minutes and...

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Dixon ends Eagle's season in five games

Volleyball games do not usually follow scripts better suited to boxing matches. But Tuesday's N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 1-A opening-round playoff match between Dixon and homestanding Rose-wood followed a plot right out of a 1940s fighter movie. Punch....

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Hawks adjust, then move past Vikings

LAGRANGE -- A slight blocking change in practice and scrappy defense helped the North Lenoir volleyball team claim its fourth consecutive opening-round victory in postseason play Tuesday evening. Randi Moulton and Leslie Oliver combined for eight blocks as the Hawks...

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Aycock uses familiar script, but changes roles

WILSON -- Charles B. Aycock's volleyball team's last visit in 2001 to Wilson Beddingfield in the Class 3-A N.C. High School High School Athletic Association playoffs began somewhat similar to Tuesday's match at the Bruins' gym -- an opening-set win...

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Golden Falcons take charge in dual-team win

PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock's Leslie Sasser strolled off the court around 40 minutes after she began her match against Wilson Hunt's Bethany Vaughn, taking a quick 6-0, 6-0 win over her once-beaten Warrior competitor. Carlyn Claiborne, unbeaten on the...

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Prep tennis

EDENTON -- Greene Central continued defense of its eastern regional dual-team title with an 8-1 victory against previously-unbeaten John A. Holmes in the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 2-A playoffs Tuesday afternoon. It was a rematch of last year's...

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Prep soccer

James Kenan clinches Carolina/Super Six crown WARSAW -- James Kenan clinched a share of its second consecutive Class 1-A Carolina/Super Six Conference title with a 9-0 decision against Farmville Central on Tuesday evening. The state-ranked Tigers (15-2-2) seized home field...

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MOC sports news

Trojan volleyball team knocks off No. 6 St. Andrews MOUNT OLIVE -- Heidi Busch matched a career high and her school record with 34 kills to lead regionally seventh-ranked Mount Olive to a 30-25, 25-30, 30-28, 30-21 victory over regional...

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Cross country -- Charger teams finish second at latest meet

MONTROSE -- Wayne Country Day and Wayne Christian's girls cross country teams finished in a second-place tie with 20 points each in a four-team meet at the Carolina Horse Park on Monday. The Chargers were awarded second place due to...

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