Goldsboro secures EPC championship

By DAVIS FISHER Courtesy Kinston Free Press LaGRANGE -- Tim Kornegay hit a layup with 6.3 seconds remaining, lifting Goldsboro High to a dramatic 68-66 win over North Lenoir at Wheat Swamp on Tuesday night. The win split the regular-season...

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Falcons survive first postseason test

PIKEVILLE -- First-year wrestlers aren't supposed to understand the importance and intensity surrounding dual-team playoff matches. Don't tell that to Jordan Pearson. The sophomore 112-pounder wrestled like a veteran and collected two key victories for Charles B. Aycock on Tuesday...

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Eastern Wayne surges past Charles B. Aycock

With only one win in Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference play going into Tuesday's game at home against Charles B. Aycock, Eastern Wayne's boys basketball team -- on the outside of the NCHSAA playoff picture -- didn't have much riding...

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Gators win overtime thriller

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Getting dressed can sometimes be a tough task for a high school student. The questions are endless. Khakis or Jeans? Boxers or Briefs? Button-down or hooded sweatshirt? But Spring Creek guard Dalreese Bell went to sleep on...

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Local sports digest

Rosewood girls put finishing touches on Carolina 1-A crown Senior Clare Narron led four Rosewood players in double figures with 14 points and the Eagles clinched the Class 1-A Carolina Conference regular-season title with a 61-36 victory over North Duplin....

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