The Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair Cheerleading Competition welcomed hundreds of spectators — and participants — as teams battled for blue ribbons and bragging rights. The following photographs were taken by Ken Fine.
Golden Falcons soccer team moves to 10-1-2
The Charles B. Aycock men’s soccer team continue its incredible run Monday evening with a hard-fought victory over rival Southern Wayne. The Golden Falcons (10-1-2) travel to Hunt Wednesday — hoping to keep their unbeaten conference record intact. The following…
CBA wins again, remains undefeated
Charles B. Aycock keeps winning — on the back of stingy defensive play and a running game anchored by future Division I player Daniel Frederick. Friday night, the Golden Falcons bested East Wake 21-12, and welcomed the Little Falcons to…
Aycock gets signature win, downs Hunt 10-7
Charles B. Aycock remains undefeated on the season after beating conference foe Hunt 10-7. The Golden Falcons (4-0) secured the victory thanks largely to their defense — including a Daniel Frederick pick-six that gave them a lead they never relinquished….
Little Warriors shine; their high school counterparts take a loss
On an evening that saw the Little Warriors — both football players and cheerleaders — fire up the home crowd before the opening kick, Greene Central took the air out of the stadium relatively quickly, leaving Goldsboro with an easy…
Rest easy, Legend … and thank you.
I didn’t meet him until 2017, but I had come to know Elvin James years earlier. I wasn’t, all those years ago, a sports reporter, but the local newspaper was down a man, and I found myself prepping for a…
Southern Wayne pulls away from rival, beats GHS
After a defensive battle in the first half, Southern Wayne pulled away from bitter rival Goldsboro High School to win 20-0 in Dudley. But the Cougars (0-2) lost more than a football game Friday evening, as star senior Braxton Morton…
Golden Falcons dominate North Lenoir
For the second consecutive week, Charles B. Aycock hung 44 points on their opponent — this time, pummeling North Lenoir 44-6 in Pikeville. The Golden Falcons (3-0) remain undefeated on the season. The following photographs were taken by Ken Fine.
School Board cites ‘lying with impunity’ as part of sprawling justification for unanimous vote to fire Southern Wayne science teacher
It started with conflicting narratives. On the one hand, there was a veteran teacher who, with his administrator’s blessing, brought a pocketknife onto the Southern Wayne High School campus. He unknowingly kept it in his pocket and when a school…
Aycock stuffs Eastern Wayne
Charles B. Aycock dominated county rival Eastern Wayne Friday evening in Goldsboro 44-8. The Golden Falcons ground attack, led by senior Daniel Frederick, was too much for the Warriors, who started their 2022 campaign with a home loss. The following…