Goldsboro bows out

SNOW HILL -- Neither Goldsboro coach Randy Jordan nor Greene Central coach Robert Browning could ever recall a quarter like the one they witnessed on Wednesday night. Greene Central executed a near perfect first quarter, while Goldsboro's was anything but,...

Published: Feb 15, 2007 2:23 PM Full Story

Eastern Wayne advances to ECC Championship game

Basement tenant a year ago, the Eastern Wayne women's basketball team has become destiny's darling. The Warriors continued their amazing one-season turnaround with an impressive 61-45 victory over Wilson Hunt on Wednesday evening. Junior forward Brittani Billups flirted with a...

Published: Feb 15, 2007 2:21 PM Full Story

Mount Olive returns to rankings

MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive is ranked No. 9 in this week's NCAA Division II Men's Basketball East Region Poll, it was announced Wednesday. The ranking is the first this season for the Trojans, which had been ranked in the...

Published: Feb 15, 2007 2:20 PM Full Story

Southern Wayne shocks Wilson Hunt

WILSON -- Southern Wayne shocked No. 1 seed and state-ranked Wilson Hunt 56-55 in the semifinals of the Eastern Carolina Conference 1-A tournament. "Our guys came out ready to play," said Southern Wayne coach Russell Royal. "I told them not...

Published: Feb 15, 2007 2:19 PM Full Story

Mount Olive College soccer team signs 12

MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive has signed 12 recruits to men's soccer National Letters-of-Intent, it was announced by head coach Jerry Riggs. Eight are from North Carolina, three are from Virginia and one is from Tennessee. The official signing period...

Published: Feb 15, 2007 2:17 PM Full Story