School sports
NJ soccer loses in NCHSAA second round
KENLY — A 2-0 halftime deficit was too much to overcome as the North Johnston boys soccer team fell 5-2 to East Bladen in the second round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association ...
Cougars shred Panthers 53-0
KENLY — Standout senior receiver Keishon Porter emerged a triple threat for a visiting SouthWest Edgecombe High varsity football team that wrecked North Johnston’s Senior Night with a …
Princeton Middle football captures another championship
PRINCETON — The Princeton Middle School football team captured its third Johnston County National Conference championship in a row with a 30-6 win over Four Oaks on Thursday. The conference …
AREA ROUNDUP: Ladybirds’ Collie in 12th at state 3-A match
JACKSON SPRINGS — Southern Nash High senior Elisabeth Collie worked herself into a three-way tie for 12th place after Monday’s first round of the North Carolina High School Athletic …
North Johnston squanders opportunities in loss to North Pitt
BETHEL — In a battle of 2-A Eastern Plains Conference Panthers, the North Johnston football team fell 28-6 to North Pitt on Friday night. “Tonight, we did a great job …
Pearce-Davis advance on to states
After placing fourth in the doubles portion of the 2-A North Carolina High School Athletic Association East Regional, North Johnston duo Arial Pearce and Samathana Davis have earned a spot in the indi...
Area Calendar: Oct. 24-25
October 24, 2019Thursday, Oct. 24 High School Junior Varsity Football Smithfield-Selma at South Johnston, 6:30 p.m.; Lakewood at Princeton, 6:30 p.m.; North Pitt at North Johnston, 7 p.m.; Wakefield at …
Corinth Holders falls to Wake Forest
WENDELL — Playing a tough game against the winner of the last three 4-AA North Carolina High School Athletic Association state championships, the Corinth Holders High varsity football team held …
North Johnston conquers Farmville Central, 38-26
KENLY — The North Johnston High varsity football team got all parties involved on offense in a 38-26 2-A Eastern Plains Conference victory over Farmville Central on Friday night. “It …
Pirates spoil Wakefield Senior Night, capture share of NAC title
RALEIGH — Winning its fourth in a row, the Corinth Holders volleyball team closed out the regular season with a 25-16, 25-16, 25-11 win over Wakefield High on Thursday night to capture a share …
Area calendar, Oct. 15-16
October 15, 2019Tuesday, Oct. 15High School Volleyball Wake Forest at Corinth Holders, 6 p.m.; Princeton at Neuse Charter, 5:30 p.m; North Johnston at SouthWest Edgecombe, 5:30 p.m.; Smithfield-Selma at ClaytonHigh S...
Corinth Holders loses third in a row
After starting the season 4-0, the Corinth Holders football team lost its third-straight contest in a 48-14 loss to Heritage High on Friday night. The Pirates (4-3, 0-1), playing their first 4-A North...
Bulldogs roll past Union
The Princeton football team showed no signs of rust coming off a bye week on Friday night, leading Rose Hill Union 49-0 by the third quarter in an eventual 57-6 victory, its first in 1-A Conference Ca...
SSS falls to West Johnston
BENSON — The Smithfield-Selma football team went into halftime down by a touchdown against West Johnston, but struggled to score in the second half and fell to its 3-A Greater Neuse River oppone...
Corinth Holders handed first loss by Cleveland
WENDELL — The Corinth Holders football team was handed its first loss of the season by Cleveland High on Friday night, 56-23.After a 4-0 start the Pirates (4-1) fell to the Rams (5-1), who are 1...
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