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March 16, 2020 No Responses

Keeping their dream alive

We knew after the winter edition of “Eastbound & Downtown” went to press that for our spring edition, our baseball preview would, like the “Space Jam” section we put together for basketball, play on a movie that resonates with sports...

February 27, 2020 No Responses

Bullock, Cougars avenge 2018 playoff loss to First Flight, advance to third round

It had been two years since a talented Goldsboro High School team was handed a shocking home defeat to a team that hit a staggering 18 three-point baskets in the 2018 NCHSAA basketball playoffs. So, when senior guard Christian Bullock...

February 23, 2020 No Responses

BREAKING: Brackets released, title quests begin for five local teams

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has released preliminary brackets for its boys and girls state basketball championships and several Wayne County teams made the cut. Goldsboro High School’s boys team earned the highest seed in the county a...

February 22, 2020 No Responses

A different kind of champion

CHARLOTTE — The Chargers were despondent as, one by one, they were called to mid-court to accept NCISAA runner-up medals Saturday afternoon. Some wiped away tears. Others untucked their jerseys, standing there looking like they were searching for an answer.....

February 2, 2020 No Responses

R-E-P-E-A-T

For the second consecutive year, members of the Goldsboro High School cheerleading squad are state champions. The Cougars brought home the title by winning the D2 Large Varsity division of the N.C. Cheerleading Coaches Association State Championship at Apex Fr...

January 24, 2020 No Responses

Bullock dominates as GHS rolls Midway

Given the way he played Friday evening, somebody should probably tell Goldsboro High School senior guard Christian Bullock that he doesn’t have to prove himself to anybody, as the young man exploded against conference foe Midway, dropping a staggering 30...