SW boys advance to ECC finals

DUDLEY -- For Southern Wayne's boys basketball team, beating Wilson Hunt in the Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference tournament semifinals meant more than getting a shot to add a tourney title to their regular-season crown. With a first-round bye when...

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Goldsboro falls to Greene Central

Fourth-quarter execution emerged the key to Goldsboro High's success during its march toward the Class 2-A Eastern Plains Conference regular-season men's basketball championship. For two costly minutes, the Cougars forgot about it Wednesday evening. Forced to foul, Goldsboro wasted three...

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Prep roundup - CBA girls top Hunt in semifinals

KINSTON -- Charles B. Aycock's Quaneisha Milner scored a game-high 24 points, including a 12-point barrage late in the second quarter, as the Golden Falcons defeated Wilson Hunt, 50-42, in the semifinals of the Class 3-A Eastern Conference tournament on...

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Mount Olive College roundup

DURHAM -- Shauna Cowdrey and Christine Ermer combined on a three-hitter, while Tiffanie Pittman and Colleen Thomas led the offense with three hits apiece as Mount Olive defeated North Carolina Central in game one of a non-conference softball doubleheader Wednesday...

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