By: Hayleigh Chapman Staff Writer Three Wingate lacrosse players have been arrested and charged bylocal police in connection with a spree of license-plate thefts that occurredduring the first week of the fall semester. Sophomores Joseph Moran (19) and Jaxon Grant (18) and freshmanCarter Moon (18) were arrested on Aug. 19 after an investigation by theWingateContinueContinue reading “Wingate lax players charged in license-plate thefts”
Monthly Archives: August 2023
Former Marvin Ridge volleyball players eager to take Bulldogs to bigger heights on the court
By: Michael Wayne O’Neill Sports Editor WINGATE – Katie Jamerson and Maggie Young found themselves on the volleyball court at Marvin Ridge High School (Waxhaw, N.C.) and clicked instantly as best friends off the court. The two have known each other since their days on the Mavericks’ 2018 state championship team and their bond isContinueContinue reading “Former Marvin Ridge volleyball players eager to take Bulldogs to bigger heights on the court”
Former Wingate defensive lineman finding his opportunity at D-1 Georgia Southern
By: Michael Wayne O’Neill Sports Editor STATESBORO, Ga. – Justin Rhodes emerged from watching football on television to a “hard-nosed” college football player when he got a scholarship offer from Wingate University football coach Joe Reich. Rhodes, a Durham, N.C. native, was hooked on football because of his father, Lester Rhodes. The two would goContinueContinue reading “Former Wingate defensive lineman finding his opportunity at D-1 Georgia Southern”
