Peavler steps in, does job for MOC volleyball

MOUNT OLIVE -- A somber, surreal mood overshadowed Tuesday afternoon's volleyball practice when senior setter Sara Christie, a two-time all-conference selection, sustained a critical knee injury. Players toiled through practice and kept that dazed feeling all day Wednesday -- a...

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Golden Falcons rebound, wipe out Vikings

PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock's volleyball team bounced back from Tuesday's disappointing three-set loss at Wilson Beddingfield in its Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference opener with a three-set win at home over Kinston. The Golden Falcons proved especially strong in...

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JV/Middle school football -- Saints take non-conference shootout

DUDLEY -- Southern Wayne's defense stopped Goldsboro on a fourth-and-2 play at the 5-yard line and the Saints offense ran out the clock for a 31-26 non-conference victory at the Doyle Whitfield Athletic Complex. The Cougars (0-4) scored on their...

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Prep sports

Greene Central, Tarboro tangle in EPC tennis action SNOW HILL -- A much-improved and experience-ladened Tarboro High tennis team gave Class 2-A Eastern Plains Conference rival Greene Central all it could handle Thursday afternoon. But the tradition-rich Rams prevailed in...

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K-Tribe loses championship game for Mill's Cup

KINSTON -- Delmont Miller summed it all up in the moments following Frederick's 2-0 win over Kinston in the decisive game five of the Carolina League Championship Series. "Darn," the 19-year scoreboard operator said softly. The Keys held on thanks...

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