Neuse News Sports Weekly Sports Schedule: October 19–25, 2026
Here is the October 19–25 varsity sports schedule for Neuse News Sports-covered programs in Wayne, Lenoir, Greene and Jones counties, plus East Columbus football and Lenoir Community College volleyball. Times are Eastern; matchups list the away team vs. the home team. Meet and tournament venues are identified separately. TBA means a detail is not yet confirmed. Schedules are subject to change; check with the host before traveling, especially where a source conflict is noted.
Monday, October 19
Girls golf — C.B. Aycock individuals — NCHSAA 5A East Regional — 8:30 a.m. first local tee time (Wedgewood Golf Course, Wilson. Sophie Lester Veal 8:30 a.m.; Mikyla Cosgriff 8:40 a.m.; Katherine Horton 8:50 a.m.)
Girls golf — Wayne Christian — CPIC Championship — 1 p.m. (Lane Tree Golf Club, Goldsboro)
Girls tennis — C.B. Aycock individuals — NCHSAA 5A East Regional, Day 2 — 1 p.m. (Barton College, Wilson)
Boys soccer — Greene Central vs. Farmville Central — 6 p.m.
Boys soccer — Beddingfield vs. Kinston — 6 p.m.
Boys soccer — South Lenoir vs. Pender — 6 p.m.
Boys soccer — Jones Senior vs. Pamlico County — 5 p.m.
Boys soccer — Eastern Wayne vs. North Pitt — 6 p.m. (Newer matchup lists Monday; an older team schedule lists Thursday. Confirm the date before traveling.)
College volleyball — Lenoir Community College vs. Cape Fear Community College — 6 p.m.
Boys soccer — Rocky Mount vs. C.B. Aycock — 6:30 p.m.
Boys soccer — Northern Nash vs. Southern Wayne — 6:30 p.m.
Boys soccer — James Kenan vs. Goldsboro — 6:30 p.m.
Boys soccer — Princeton vs. Spring Creek — 6:30 p.m.
Girls tennis — Northwood vs. Greene Central — TBA (NCHSAA dual-team third round; start time awaiting confirmation)
Tuesday, October 20
Girls tennis — Orange vs. C.B. Aycock — 4 p.m. (NCHSAA dual-team third round; see date-change note)
Boys soccer — Alpha Academy vs. Wayne Preparatory Academy — 4 p.m. (Playoff; Bryan Sports Complex)
Girls golf — Spring Creek and Goldsboro individuals — NCHSAA 3A East Regional — 9 a.m. first local tee time (Seven Lakes Golf Club, West End. Spring Creek: Anna-Claire Boyd 9 a.m.; Emery-Kate Dawson 9:10 a.m. Goldsboro: Jalysa Timothy 10 a.m.; Darla Davis 10:20 a.m.; Hailey Li 10:30 a.m.)
Cross country — East Central Conference Championship — 4 p.m. (At South Lenoir; exact course and individual entries not listed)
Girls volleyball — Cary Christian vs. Wayne Christian — 5:30 p.m. (NCISAA 3A first round)
Boys soccer — Washington vs. North Lenoir — 6 p.m.
Girls volleyball — North Lenoir vs. West Stanly — 6 p.m. (NCHSAA second round)
Girls volleyball — Eastern Alamance vs. C.B. Aycock — 7 p.m. (NCHSAA 5A second round)
Girls volleyball — Martin County vs. Goldsboro — TBA (NCHSAA 3A second round)
Girls volleyball — South Lenoir vs. Farmville Central — 7 p.m. (NCHSAA second round; see duplicate-listing note)
Girls volleyball — The Oakwood School vs. Wayne Country Day — TBA (NCISAA 1A first round)
Wednesday, October 21
Cross country — Goldsboro, Rosewood and Spring Creek — Conference Championship — 4 p.m. (Goldsboro; exact course and girls race details TBA)
Cross country — C.B. Aycock and Southern Wayne — Big East 5A/6A Championship — 4:45 p.m. boys; girls 10 minutes after boys finish (Red Oak Middle School cross-country course, Rocky Mount; hosted by Northern Nash)
Boys soccer — Greene Central vs. Beddingfield — 6 p.m.
Boys soccer — Tarboro vs. Kinston — 6 p.m.
Boys soccer — South Lenoir vs. Southwest Onslow — 6 p.m.
Boys soccer — Jones Senior vs. Lejeune — 6 p.m.
Boys soccer — Spring Creek vs. Wallace-Rose Hill — 6 p.m.
College volleyball — Virginia Peninsula Community College vs. Lenoir Community College — 6 p.m.
Boys soccer — Fike vs. Southern Wayne — 6:30 p.m.
Boys soccer — Princeton vs. Goldsboro — 6:30 p.m.
Boys soccer — Midway vs. Rosewood — 6:30 p.m.
Cross country — Greene Central — conference championship — TBA (At Farmville Central; start time awaiting confirmation)
Cross country — Three Rivers Conference Championship — TBA (Venue awaiting confirmation: published sources differ between North Pitt and Wildwood. Local entries and start time also require confirmation.)
Thursday, October 22
Cross country — Wayne Christian and Wayne Country Day — CPIC Championship — 4 p.m. (Greenville; venue awaiting confirmation. School schedules differ between Boyd Lee Park and John Paul II campus.)
Boys soccer — West Craven vs. North Lenoir — 6 p.m.
College volleyball — Lenoir Community College vs. Louisburg College — 6 p.m.
Girls volleyball — New Manna Christian vs. Bethel Christian Academy (Kinston) — 6 p.m. (NCCSA 1A quarterfinal)
Friday, October 23
Football — West Columbus vs. Goldsboro — 7 p.m.
Football — Farmville Central vs. Greene Central — 7 p.m.
Football — Kinston vs. Beddingfield — 7 p.m.
Football — North Johnston vs. North Lenoir — 7 p.m.
Football — South Lenoir vs. Southwest Onslow — 7 p.m.
Football — East Carteret vs. Jones Senior — 7 p.m.
Football — North Duplin vs. East Columbus — 7 p.m.
Football — Washington vs. Eastern Wayne — 7 p.m.
Football — Fike vs. C.B. Aycock — 7 p.m.
Football — Wallace-Rose Hill vs. Rosewood — 7 p.m.
Football — Wayne Christian vs. North Raleigh Christian Academy — 7 p.m.
Football — Wayne Preparatory Academy vs. Liberty Christian Academy (Richlands) — 7 p.m.
Boys soccer — The Oakwood School/Lee Christian winner vs. Wayne Country Day — TBA (NCISAA 1A quarterfinal; Wayne Country Day has a first-round bye)
Girls tennis — Kerr-Vance/O’Neal winner vs. Wayne Country Day — TBA (NCISAA 1A quarterfinal; Wayne Country Day has a first-round bye. Actual home court to be confirmed.)
Saturday, October 24
No additional confirmed varsity matchups were located for this day. Possible playoff games are listed separately below.
Sunday, October 25
No varsity events were verified for this day at publication.
Possible additional playoff games
These games depend on earlier results. Teams have not yet advanced to these rounds.
Wednesday, October 21 — Girls tennis: Greene Central would play the next dual-team round IF it wins Monday. C.B. Aycock’s next-round date requires confirmation following its revised Tuesday third-round listing. Opponents, sites and times depend on results.
Thursday, October 22 — Girls volleyball: North Lenoir, South Lenoir, Goldsboro and C.B. Aycock would play the third round IF they win Tuesday. Opponents, sites and times TBA.
Thursday, October 22 — Girls volleyball: Wayne Christian vs. Wake Christian, time TBA, IF Wayne Christian defeats Cary Christian Tuesday.
Thursday, October 22 — Girls volleyball: Wayne Country Day vs. Friendship Christian, time TBA, IF Wayne Country Day defeats Oakwood Tuesday.
Friday, October 23 — Girls volleyball: Community Christian Academy/Oak Level Baptist winner vs. Bethel Christian Academy, 6 p.m., IF Bethel wins Thursday; NCCSA 1A semifinal.
Saturday, October 24 — Girls volleyball: Surviving North Lenoir, South Lenoir, Goldsboro and C.B. Aycock teams would play the fourth round IF they win both Tuesday and Thursday. Opponents, sites and times TBA.
Saturday, October 24 — Girls volleyball: Wayne Country Day vs. Lawrence Academy, time TBA, IF Wayne Country Day wins Tuesday and Thursday.
Saturday, October 24 — Girls volleyball: Wayne Christian would play an NCISAA 3A quarterfinal IF it wins Tuesday and Thursday. Opponent, site and time TBA.
Saturday, October 24 — Girls volleyball: Bethel Christian Academy would play the NCCSA 1A championship at Greenville Christian Academy at noon IF it wins Thursday and Friday. Opponent TBA.
Schedule confirmation notes
C.B. Aycock tennis: the current team schedule lists individual regional Day 2 on Monday, October 19, at 1 p.m., and Orange at C.B. Aycock on Tuesday, October 20, at 4 p.m. An older version listed Orange on Monday. Confirm the revised date with the school before traveling.
South Lenoir volleyball: both team schedules now include a 7 p.m. Tuesday match at Farmville Central. A duplicate playoff-bracket entry shows a neutral site and no start time; it is counted once here, with Farmville Central hosting as the higher seed.
NCHSAA individual girls tennis state championships are October 23–24, with a 9 a.m. start listed for the championships. Local qualifiers have not yet been verified, so no player is listed as qualified here. Venues include Cary for 1A/2A, Burlington for 3A/4A and Holly Springs for 5A/6A. State tennis information.
Additional confirmations are pending for Wayne Prep volleyball, Faith Christian Academy (Goldsboro), Ambleside Preparatory Academy, and the exact Swine Valley cross-country course and girls race details. Goldsboro, Rosewood and Spring Creek boys schedules each list Wednesday’s conference championship at 4 p.m. in Goldsboro. Missing listings do not establish that teams are idle or eliminated; current girls tennis, girls golf and cross-country schedules were not independently available for every covered program.
Southern Wayne has no varsity football game listed this week. Current Goldsboro and West Columbus schedules list their Friday game at 7 p.m. Spring Creek’s varsity football season was canceled; a stale October 23 listing is not included. East Columbus coverage here is football only.
Covered school pages: Greene Central, Eastern Wayne, Kinston, North Lenoir, South Lenoir, Bethel Christian Academy, C.B. Aycock, Goldsboro, Southern Wayne, Wayne Christian, Wayne Country Day, Spring Creek, Wayne Preparatory Academy, Faith Christian Academy (Goldsboro), Jones Senior, Rosewood, Ambleside Preparatory Academy, Lenoir Community College, East Columbus (football only).
