Thursday, March 31, 2005
A whirlwind year: Thomas inducted into NCADA Hall of Fame
Dave Thomas has dedicated over 40 years of his life to the education and athletic endeavors of young people. But the past 365 days have been a whirlwind even by his standards. Thomas was enshrined in the N.C. Athletic Directors...Published: Mar 31, 2005 1:56 PM Full Story
MOC splits non-conference baseball doubleheader
MOUNT OLIVE -- Anthony Williams drove in two runs and Bryan Corbett combined with two relievers on a two-hitter to lead Mount Olive to a 3-2 victory over Wingate in Game 2 of a non-conference baseball doubleheader Wednesday at Scarborough...Published: Mar 31, 2005 1:56 PM Full Story
Mazey wins No. 100 at East Carolina
GREENVILLE --Despite falling behind 4-0 in the second inning, ECU came back to defeat Campbell Wednesday night 6-5 at Clark-LeClair Stadium in non-conference action. Head coach Randy Mazey picked up his 100th win at ECU in the one-run victory over...Published: Mar 31, 2005 1:56 PM Full Story
Saints bounce back at Beach Diamond tourney
SHALLOTTE -- Southern Wayne's Logan Porter delivered the game-clinching hit, scoring Brady Wiggins in the bottom of the sixth in the Saints' 11-1 win over Wallace-Rose Hill Wednesday in their third and final game at the Beach Diamond Invitational at...Published: Mar 31, 2005 1:55 PM Full Story
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Warriors find late-inning heartbreak in Greenville
GREENVILLE -- Eastern Wayne and Carrick (Pa.) High may or may not ever meet again on a baseball diamond. Their first meeting on Tuesday afternoon -- at the Jimmie R. Grimsley Hot Stove Baseball Tournament -- proved to be a...Published: Mar 30, 2005 2:02 PM Full Story
MOC swept in non-conference softball
MOUNT OLIVE -- Kristi Edmunds' two-run homer in the second inning broke a scoreless tie as nationally 21st-ranked LeMoyne (N.Y.) defeated Mount Olive 4-0 in Game 1 of a non-conference softball doubleheader Tuesday at Nancy Chapman Cassell Field. Mount Olive...Published: Mar 30, 2005 2:02 PM Full Story
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Langston pitches Saints past defending state champs
SHALOTTE -- Southern Wayne's Ashton Langston yielded just three hits in seven innings of work as the Saints defeated home-standing West Brunswick 5-2 Monday evening in the Beach Diamond Invitational. Southern Wayne improved to 4-3 overall as it defeated the...Published: Mar 29, 2005 1:46 PM Full Story
Clark outlasts local racers at Southern National
KENLY -- Once in a while, a walk on the wild side isn't such a bad idea. At least not for David Clark. The Lucama resident decided to utilize a few unorthodox methods in tinkering with his racer in preparations...Published: Mar 29, 2005 1:46 PM Full Story
Monday, March 28, 2005
Goldsboro Sting U-15 soccer tripped at Swansboro
SWANSBORO -- The Goldsboro U-15 boys Sting team traveled to Swansboro on March 19 and dropped a 3-1 contest to the Coastal Force. Robbie Keys scored the Sting's lone goal as Vincent Hagedorn and Trevor Morris contributed solid efforts in...Published: Mar 28, 2005 2:30 PM Full Story
Sunday, March 27, 2005
Saints' Connelley named men's coach of the year
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mike Connelley was looking for a sense of community. Southern Wayne High School was looking for wins on the basketball court. It turned out to be a match made in heaven. In his first season with the...Published: Mar 27, 2005 2:10 AM Full Story
Warriors denied win at Grimsley tournament
GREENVILLE -- Eastern Wayne stumbled 2-1 against D.H. Conley in the opening game of the Jimmie R. Grimsley Hot Stove League tournament on Saturday afternoon at Guy Smith Stadium. Tied at 1-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning, Alex...Published: Mar 27, 2005 2:09 AM Full Story
Faith Christian collects first NCCSA win of season
Six players collected two hits apiece as Faith Christian hammered Trinity Christian-Greenville 12-3 in a N.C. Christian Schools Association contest. John Spencer doubled and slapped a fourth-inning grand slam home run -- his first of the season. Stephen Sloan, T.J....Published: Mar 27, 2005 2:09 AM Full Story
Coker sweeps MOC in CVAC baseball
HARTSVILLE, S.C. -- Coker College pulled off a three-game sweep of defending NCAA Division II Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference baseball champion Mount Olive College on Saturday afternoon with a 6-5 come-from-behind victory. Coker improved to 18-15 overall and 9-6 in the...Published: Mar 27, 2005 2:08 AM Full Story
George Mason upends Trojan spikers
FAIRFAX, Va. -- Mount Olive battled to the wire in the first two games, but George Mason pulled away in game three for a 30-23, 30-28, 30-17 in men's college volleyball action Friday evening. Michael Kren and Steve Perez led...Published: Mar 27, 2005 2:08 AM Full Story
Limestone takes softball doubleheader at MOC
MOUNT OLIVE -- A seventh-inning rally came up short as Mount Olive fell to Limestone (S.C.) College 4-2 in game one of an NCAA Division II Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference softball doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Nancy Chapman Cassell Field. In the...Published: Mar 27, 2005 2:07 AM Full Story
Coffield named all-East Region
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive College guard Elton Coffield has been named to the NABC Division II men's basketball All-East Region first team, as selected by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Coffield was named Most Outstanding Player at the...Published: Mar 27, 2005 2:07 AM Full Story
Snyder earns first collegiate victory
PINEHURST -- Eastern Wayne High School graduate Lindsey Snyder captured first place out of 15 golfers in the women's competition, while Mount Olive finished third out of 15 teams in the men's competition as the Trojans competed in the St....Published: Mar 27, 2005 2:06 AM Full Story
Friday, March 25, 2005
C.B. Aycock and West Carteret
News-Argus/Mitch Loeber C.B. Aycock third baseman Thomas Pilkington tags out a West Carteret baserunner. For more information see Saints drop ECC 3-A heartbreaker....Published: Mar 25, 2005 2:02 PM Full Story
Golden Falcons record third straight shutout
PIKEVILLE -- "You got another inning left in you?" "Yes, sir," replied a quiet, confident Garrett Davis. "You want it?" "Yes, sir," Davis answered and stretched while Charles B. Aycock head coach Charles Davis patted him on the behind. Although...Published: Mar 25, 2005 2:02 PM Full Story
Saints drop ECC 3-A heartbreaker
DUDLEY -- If the lights at the Doyle Whitfield Sports Complex weren't being turned off, the Southern Wayne baseball team would probably still be running wind sprints after dropping a heartbreaking 10-8 decision to visiting Washington. Coach Trae McKee was...Published: Mar 25, 2005 2:01 PM Full Story
PREP ROUNDUP: Braswell, Rebels break through
CALYPSO -- A hard-luck pitcher in each of his last three outings, North Duplin senior Matt Braswell finally got a much-needed victory Thursday afternoon. The senior hurler threw a one-hit shutout as the Rebels dumped Roseboro Lakewood 10-0 in a...Published: Mar 25, 2005 2:00 PM Full Story
Thursday, March 24, 2005
Dream season ends: Bulldogs shoot dowm MOC at Elite Eight
GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Bryant (R.I.) University coach Max Good asked who was in charge of building maintenance after the game. The Bryant locker room, he said, might need a new paint job "because we blistered the paint off the...Published: Mar 24, 2005 2:17 PM Full Story
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Rosewood overcomes
News-Argus/Mitch Loeber Spring Creek first baseman Brittani Billups catches a throw Tuesday evening as Rosewood's Aubrey Reinhard beats out a single during the Eagles' win. For more information see XXX.-->...Published: Mar 23, 2005 2:30 PM Full Story
Mount Olive not intimidated by bigger stage
MOUNT OLIVE -- Nearly 1,700 miles away in Grand Forks, N.D., Mount Olive's men's basketball team begins today what they hope will be a three-game march to a Division II national championship. Their Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament shedule,...Published: Mar 23, 2005 2:29 PM Full Story
Rosewood rallies past Spring Creek in Carolina 1-A softball
Rosewood's softball team erased a 3-0 deficit, scoring eight runs in innings four-through-six in an 8-4 win at home over Spring Creek on Tuesday. The win improved the Eagles to 2-5 overall as they won their first Class 1-A Carolina...Published: Mar 23, 2005 2:28 PM Full Story
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Practice makes perfect
News-Argus/Mitch Loeber Mount Olive College men's basketball coach Bill Clingan directs guard Victor Young during practice last week at College Hall. For more information see Mount Olive hoops team arrives at Elite Eight....Published: Mar 22, 2005 2:19 PM Full Story
Mount Olive hoops team arrives at Elite Eight
GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Think college basketball in the state of North Carolina. Duke, Wake Forest and the University of North Carolina certainly come to mind, as three of the nation's powerhouse men's basketball programs. But 95 miles south of...Published: Mar 22, 2005 2:17 PM Full Story
Overachieving Bulldogs await Trojans in N.D.
SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- By any measure, the Bryant University men's basketball team exceeded expectations in 2003-04. They came within four seconds of earning their first-ever regional title. Building on that success, the Bulldogs outdid themselves this season. They emerged the...Published: Mar 22, 2005 2:15 PM Full Story
Gators take tennis win at Rosewood
As daylight slowly turned into dusk on the Rosewood High tennis courts Monday afternoon, Spring Creek sophomore Justin Smith ripped a forehand return to J.P. Cummins. Cummins' return landed in the net and the ball rolled back toward him as...Published: Mar 22, 2005 2:12 PM Full Story
PREP ROUNDUP: Warriors shock Greenville Rose
GREENVILLE -- Eastern Wayne's Airlon Vinson had two hits as the Warriors handed two-time, defending Class 4-A champion J.H. Rose a 2-1 loss in Greenville on Monday. The loss was the Rampants' first of the season as Eastern Wayne improved...Published: Mar 22, 2005 2:06 PM Full Story
Monday, March 21, 2005
Local sports
For today's story on the Mount Olive College men's basketball team, please see the news section....Published: Mar 21, 2005 2:31 PM Full Story
Sunday, March 20, 2005
Karter Yutzy -- Men's Basketball Player of the Year
PRINCETON -- Princeton's men's basketball team held a more-than-comfortable 50-11 lead over North Duplin during a mid-season, Class 1-A Carolina Conference game. Karter Yutzy, the team's catalyst and leading scorer, didn't let up. The 6-foot-3 senior drew a charge and...Published: Mar 20, 2005 2:11 AM Full Story
Ashelyn James -- Women's Basketball Player of the Year
A team-player. A leader by example. Excellent in the classroom. The total package. All clichés about the ideal student-athlete ring true when describing Goldsboro senior post performer Ashelyn James -- the 2004-2005 News-Argus Women's Basketball Player of the Year. James...Published: Mar 20, 2005 2:10 AM Full Story
Prep baseball -- Princeton blanks Gators
PRINCETON -- The depth in Princeton's batting order, top-to-bottom, was on display on Friday afternoon at home against Spring Creek. The Gators successfully held third-hitter Dustin Myers and Brandon Pate, in the fifth spot, hitless, but Princeton stepped up through...Published: Mar 20, 2005 2:10 AM Full Story
Prep baseball -- EW drops Eagles
Pitching and breaks were the difference in Eastern Wayne's 11-2 victory over West Craven on Friday evening. Coach Jabo Fulghum had good reason to be proud of his team's effort. The Warriors got sparkling performances from starter Airlon Vinson and...Published: Mar 20, 2005 2:09 AM Full Story
Prep baseball -- Williams pitches CBA past Vikings
KINSTON -- Two aces locked horns here Friday, but it was Charles B. Aycock's Adam Williams that put Kinston High in a hole. Williams gave up just two hits while striking out 10 as the Falcons blanked the Vikings 2-0...Published: Mar 20, 2005 2:09 AM Full Story
Prep roundup
DUDLEY -- Eastern Wayne remained unbeaten on the Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference men's tennis scene with a 9-0 decision against county rival Southern Wayne on Friday afternoon. The Warriors, 6-0 in the league, swept the singles and doubles matches....Published: Mar 20, 2005 2:09 AM Full Story
WCMA dates set
The Wayne County Men's Amateur Tournament will be held June 3-5. The Goldsboro Municipal Golf Club will host the first round on June 3, while the second round on June 4 will be held at Walnut Creek Country Club. The...Published: Mar 20, 2005 2:08 AM Full Story
Friday, March 18, 2005
Wood enjoys unforgettable season
PIKEVILLE -- This figured to be a vintage season -- as good as any in memory -- for the Charles B. Aycock wrestling team. Turner Wood made it unforgettable. The soft-spoken and modest senior quietly observed the actions of his...Published: Mar 18, 2005 2:09 PM Full Story
Broncos ink Coates, Harper
The pipeline filtering Goldsboro High football players to the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association took a slight -- and well-timed -- detour this season. One afternoon, just as he finished class, Robert Coates received a phone call from Fayetteville State. The...Published: Mar 18, 2005 2:06 PM Full Story
Thursday, March 17, 2005
ECU hires Stokes as hoops coach
GREENVILLE -- Diminutive by Division I point-guard standards, former Virginia standout Ricky Stokes climbed every conceivable mountain and etched his name in the Atlantic Coast Conference record books. Now, the 5-foot-10 Stokes has another pinnacle to reach -- establishing the...Published: Mar 17, 2005 2:29 PM Full Story
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
'Some positive things'
News-Argus/Mitch Loeber Southern Wayne's Logan Porter, right, takes second base safely despite C. B. Aycock shortstop Will Spence's best defensive efforts Tuesday night. The Saints defeated the Golden Falcons in a Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference clash. For more...Published: Mar 16, 2005 2:13 PM Full Story
Trojans are Elite! MOC headed to N. Dakota
MISENHEIMER -- As spring approaches in eastern North Carolina, the Mount Olive College men's basketball team won't be packing up its winter clothes just yet. The Trojans are headed to frigid, Grand Forks, North Dakota and the Division II Elite...Published: Mar 16, 2005 2:12 PM Full Story
Narron's walk-off homer lifts Saints over Aycock
DUDLEY -- Southern Wayne baseball coach Trae McKee was simply looking for a few positives Tuesday night. He got just that -- and a whole lot more. Josh Narron hit a walk-off, two-run homer to lift the Saints to a...Published: Mar 16, 2005 2:10 PM Full Story
Chisenhall, W. Carteret too much for Warriors
The road to the Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference baseball title will undoubtedly go through Morehead City this season, but more specifically Lonnie Chisenhall. The West Carteret standout threw a steady game on the Eastern Wayne diamond and provided some...Published: Mar 16, 2005 2:09 PM Full Story
MOC's Carter honored by CVAC
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive College first baseman Josh Carter was named Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference Baseball Player of the Week, it was announced Tuesday. The award marks the third consecutive week a Mount Olive player has earned CVAC player or...Published: Mar 16, 2005 2:09 PM Full Story
Gators nip N. Duplin in Carolina 1-A opener
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Great pitching will always dominate hitting. Fans in Seven Springs were treated to exceptional performances by both North Duplin and Spring Creek hurlers, as the Gators came from behind to edge the Rebels, 4-3. "It was great...Published: Mar 16, 2005 2:06 PM Full Story
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Mount Olive faces Salem International in East final tonight
MISENHEIMER -- In two years as a player for Mount Olive and five years as an assistant at his alma-mater, Trojans assistant coach Joey Higginbotham had never won at Pfeiffer's Merner Gymnasium. Mount Olive's success and two wins at the...Published: Mar 15, 2005 2:54 PM Full Story
Monday, March 14, 2005
Trojan men advance to regional title game
MISENHEIMER - Mount Olive junior reserve Chris Bartley clapped and encouraged his teammates while waiting to check in to the Trojans' Division II East Regional semifinal contest with Indiana (Pa.) on Sunday evening. His team trailed the Indians by nine...Published: Mar 14, 2005 2:44 PM Full Story
Sunday, March 13, 2005
MOC claims first-ever NCAA regional win
MISENHEIMER -- The Mount Olive College men's basketball team's most-successful season in program history continued on Saturday afternoon in typical Trojan fashion. With six players averaging eight or more points per game this season, Mount Olive maintained that scoring and...Published: Mar 13, 2005 2:19 AM Full Story
Unbeaten Hawks hold off C.B. Aycock
PIKEVILLE -- A 15-minute weather-related delay turned a one-sided affair between defending conference champions into a thrilling ending Friday evening on the Charles B. Aycock softball diamond. Threatening weather, accompanied by high winds, forced a suspension in the top half...Published: Mar 13, 2005 2:19 AM Full Story
Friday, March 11, 2005
Greene Central and C.B. Aycock
News-Argus/Mitch Loeber Greene Central's Tyler Chase dives back into first base as C.B. Aycock's Travis Bartlett holds him on. For more information see XXX.-->...Published: Mar 11, 2005 2:11 PM Full Story
MOC basketball: Best is yet to come
MOUNT OLIVE -- Bill Clingan has seen and experienced a lot during his 15 seasons coaching the men's basketball team at Mount Olive College. From the NAIA days to NCAA Division II status, Clingan can claim his fair share of...Published: Mar 11, 2005 2:09 PM Full Story
East Regional preview: Millersville young, overachieving
MILLERSVILLE, Pa. -- A young, overachieving team. Seventh-year Millersville (Pa.) University coach Fred Thompson uses those two adjectives to describe this year's men's basketball team, but don't get too confident when you play them. The Battlers can hold their own...Published: Mar 11, 2005 2:08 PM Full Story
NCAA-bound Trojans winning big, having fun
MOUNT OLIVE -- After Monday's practice, Mount Olive center Sharome Holloway shot baskets and joked around with youngster Patrick Royal, assistant coach Russell Royal's son. The picture may not tell all of the story -- of course the Trojans are...Published: Mar 11, 2005 2:06 PM Full Story
MOC's Coffield named to Daktronics All-East team
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive College guard Elton Coffield has been named to the 2005 Daktronics All-East Region men's basketball second team announced Tuesday. Coffield helped lead Mount Olive to a No. 14 national ranking and its second consecutive trip...Published: Mar 11, 2005 2:05 PM Full Story
Rams take slugfest at C.B. Aycock
PIKEVILLE -- How did he know? Before the start of his game with Greene Central C.B. Aycock baseball coach Charles Davis would only say "this one is going to be tough." Little did he know how right he was going...Published: Mar 11, 2005 2:05 PM Full Story
Francis Marion cashes in MOC errors
MOUNT OLIVE -- Wade Jordan pitched six innings of relief to lead No. 28-ranked Francis Marion (S.C.) University to an 11-6 victory over Mount Olive Thursday afternoon at Scarborough Field. The Trojans outhit Francis Marion 15-10, but committed five errors...Published: Mar 11, 2005 2:04 PM Full Story
OPINION: Betrayal of trust
Bud Selig had a choice between an investigation and a cover-up. He chose the cover-up. He had a choice between protecting possible cheaters and keeping faith with baseball fans. He chose protecting possible cheaters. I don't pretend to know whether...Published: Mar 11, 2005 2:03 PM Full Story
Thursday, March 10, 2005
CBA's Barnes signs with Catawba
PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock senior Shonte Barnes proved a little confidence can go along way. Barnes admits he was a little timid early in his varsity career when it came to toting the pigskin. Then, an injury to running...Published: Mar 10, 2005 2:18 PM Full Story
Prep baseball -- Narron lifts Saints in ECC opener
DUDLEY -- "Just one hit." Seeing his team struggle with runners in scoring position Wednesday afternoon, veteran Southern Wayne baseball coach Trae McKee said that silent prayer in the sixth inning. Josh Narron delivered, but didn't drive home a run....Published: Mar 10, 2005 2:15 PM Full Story
Prep baseball -- EW battles back
Last week, Eastern Wayne's defense let them down in a season opening loss to Greenville Rose. Wednesday night on another chilly night in New Hope, the shoe was on the other foot for another Pitt County team -- South Central....Published: Mar 10, 2005 2:13 PM Full Story
Prep softball -- Saints win in 11 innings
DUDLEY -- Kinston softball coach Donald Mooring said it best after his club dropped a heartbreaker in 11 innings to Southern Wayne 7-6. "Just another typical Southern Wayne-Kinston game," he said. The come from behind win keeps coach Brad Mathews'...Published: Mar 10, 2005 2:12 PM Full Story
Prep roundup
Rosewood's Brantley Ellis tossed four strong innings of relief, striking out six and yielding just two hits in the Eagles' 11-5 win at home over Arendell-Parrott Academy of Kinston on Wednesday. David Smeltzer paced Rosewood offensively with three hits, including...Published: Mar 10, 2005 2:10 PM Full Story
Hole in one
On Monday at the Goldsboro Municipal Golf Course, Mimmo Santoro aced the par-three, hole No. 12 with a six-iron. Willis Shaw witnessed the ace....Published: Mar 10, 2005 2:09 PM Full Story
Wednesday, March 9, 2005
MOC pair honored by CVAC
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive College pitcher Shauna Cowdrey was named the NCAA Division II Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference softball pitcher of the week Tuesday. The award is the first for Cowdrey and the first this season for a Mount Olive...Published: Mar 9, 2005 2:16 PM Full Story
Tuesday, March 8, 2005
North Lenoir and Eastern Wayne
News-Argus/Mitch Loeber North Lenoir's Haley Bright and an Eastern Wayne player battle for the ball in non-conference action Monday night in New Hope. Bright scored the game-wining goal early in the second half. For more information see Hawks remain...Published: Mar 8, 2005 2:19 PM Full Story
Hawks remain undefeated on soccer field
North Lenoir's women's soccer team remained unbeaten in three outings and denied Eastern Wayne its first win of the season with a 2-1 victory at the Little Big Horn on Monday night. The Hawks (3-0), returning eight starters from a...Published: Mar 8, 2005 2:18 PM Full Story
OPINION: 'Net' gains in ACC
CHAPEL HILL North Carolina coach Roy Williams knew he might take some criticism for allowing his team to cut down the nets after winning its first Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title in 13 years. After all, the ceremony is usually...Published: Mar 8, 2005 2:18 PM Full Story
Holtz, ECU open spring drills
GREENVILLE -- First-year East Carolina Head Football Coach Skip Holtz and the Pirates officially opened the 2005 spring practice period with their initial workout Monday afternoon at the Cliff Moore Practice Complex. Holtz, who was appointed to ECU's top football...Published: Mar 8, 2005 2:17 PM Full Story
Monday, March 7, 2005
Mount Olive and Limestone
Bobby Williams photo Mount Olive College catcher Anthony Ciaramello tags out Limestone's Mitch House. For more information see Limestone completes CVAC sweep of Trojans....Published: Mar 7, 2005 2:54 PM Full Story
MOC seeded No. 2 in East Regional
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The Mount Olive College men's basketball team has earned a trip to NCAA postseason play for the second consecutive year. The Trojans (26-4) drew the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Division II East Regional and face...Published: Mar 7, 2005 2:53 PM Full Story
Paul leads No. 4 Wake Forest over N.C. State
RALEIGH -- Chris Paul doesn't mind being the most-hated man in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Not as long as his team leaves town with a win. And certainly not if his team ends up with a No. 1 seed in...Published: Mar 7, 2005 2:51 PM Full Story
Limestone completes CVAC sweep of Trojans
MOUNT OLIVE -- Matt Craig went 5-for-5 with two home runs and six runs batted in and Mitch House scored the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth to lead Limestone to an 11-9 victory over Mount Olive in...Published: Mar 7, 2005 2:49 PM Full Story
Sunday, March 6, 2005
MOC falls in CVAC title game
MOC Sports Information GAFFNEY, S.C. -- The Mount Olive College men's basketball team came up short on its bid for its first-ever conference tournament championship. On the bright side, the Trojans may have an opportunity to compete for their first-ever...Published: Mar 6, 2005 2:12 AM Full Story
Conley tops Saints
DUDLEY -- Ranked 10th in the preseason Class 4-A impactbaseball.com poll, Greenville D.H. Conley proved it was worthy of the recognition in its season opener on Friday at Southern Wayne. Vikings' starter Aubrey Edens, an Appalachian State signee, stayed ahead...Published: Mar 6, 2005 2:12 AM Full Story
Hawks edge Gators, SC player hospitalized
LAGRANGE -- North Lenoir's Josh Williams never heard the ball connect with the sweet spot of his bat as he watched it fly toward deep center field Friday evening. Spring Creek's Derek Kirby kept the ball in his sights and...Published: Mar 6, 2005 2:11 AM Full Story
Prep roundup
GREENVILLE -- North Johnston advanced into the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 1-A men's East Region final on Friday night with a 58-48 win over Camden County at Minges Coliseum on the East Carolina University campus. Junior guard Brandon...Published: Mar 6, 2005 2:10 AM Full Story
Local baseball legend Wilson passes at 79
R.M. (Bobby) Wilson, 79, of Goldsboro, died March 4, 2005. Wilson played professional baseball from 1945 to 1954. He attended Oak Ridge Military School and was signed by the Cleveland Indians at age 18. He was enshrined into the Oak...Published: Mar 6, 2005 2:10 AM Full Story
Limestone sweeps Trojans
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive's defense struggled consistently during an afternoon, Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference double-header against Limestone as the Saints posted a sweep over the Trojans. Mount Olive committed eight errors in the first game, leading to five unearned runs...Published: Mar 6, 2005 2:09 AM Full Story
Friday, March 4, 2005
MOC's Clingan named top CVAC coach
GAFFNEY, S.C. - Mount Olive College men's basketball coach Bill Clingan was named coach of the year and three Trojans earned all-conference honors during the 2004-05 Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference men's basketball awards ceremony Thursday evening. Limestone (S.C.) College is the...Published: Mar 4, 2005 2:35 PM Full Story
C.B. Aycock edges Rosewood in non-conference baseball
PIKEVILLE - Grant Sasser earned his first save of the year in Charles B. Aycock's season-opening 7-5 victory against county rival Rosewood on a frigid Thursday evening. A sophomore, Sasser retired the side in order after the Eagles put two...Published: Mar 4, 2005 2:34 PM Full Story
Greenville Rose escapes E. Wayne with extra-inning win
In both team's season-opening game, two-time defending NCHSAA Class 4-A baseball champion Greenville J.H. Rose escaped Eastern Wayne with a 2-1 win in eight innings on a chilly Thursday evening at New Hope. Both veteran coaches, the Warriors' Jabo Fulghum...Published: Mar 4, 2005 2:33 PM Full Story
MOC women athletes recognized
Latoria Harvey awarded all-conference honors GAFFNEY, S.C. - Mount Olive College women's basketball player Latoria Harvey has earned all-conference honors for the second year in a row as she was named to the 2004-05 All-Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference women's basketball team...Published: Mar 4, 2005 2:32 PM Full Story
Prep roundup: Warriors cruise in ECC 3-A tennis matchup
Eastern Wayne captured two doubles wins and cruised past Washington 6-3 in a Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference men's tennis match on the Wayne Community College courts. The second-seeded tandem of Jared Stone-Alex Bryant doubled up Craig Davis-Neil Patrick 8-4....Published: Mar 4, 2005 2:31 PM Full Story
Thursday, March 3, 2005
Mount Olive men advance in CVAC tourney
MOUNT OLIVE - Tagged the "best 10th-seeded team in the country," Lees-McRae never backed down against nationally-ranked Mount Olive College in the 2005 Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament. The Bobcats just couldn't strike when it counted the most. The...Published: Mar 3, 2005 2:10 PM Full Story
Jackson dominates as C.B. Aycock shuts out Fike
PIKEVILLE - After dropping his season opener, 8-0, at C.B. Aycock, add Wilson Fike softball coach John Jones' name as the newest member of the Jenny Jackson fan club. "I had never seen her before, but I sure had heard...Published: Mar 3, 2005 2:10 PM Full Story
MOC women's season halted in CVAC quarters
WILSON - Kelly Lamotta scored 16 of her game-high 24 points in the first half to lead No. 3 seed Barton to a 60-43 win over No. 6 seed Mount Olive in the quarterfinal round of the 2005 Carolinas-Virginia Athletics...Published: Mar 3, 2005 2:09 PM Full Story
Prep roundup: Four Rebels combine on no-hitter at Lakewood
ROSEBORO - North Duplin used four pitchers Wednesday night in its season opener at Lakewood to no-hit the Leopards through seven innings in a 17-1 win. The Rebels' Sterling Grice, Doug Lloyd, Matt Braswell, and Brad Lloyd combined for seven...Published: Mar 3, 2005 2:08 PM Full Story
Wednesday, March 2, 2005
Road ends in Greenville
News-Argus/Mitch Loeber Goldsboro High School guard Chevoya Jackson (14) dribbles around High Point Central defender Tyshemia Tillman (34) on Tuesday night during the NCHSAA Class 3-A Eastern regionals at Greenville Rose. For more information see Lady Cougars meet their...Published: Mar 2, 2005 2:17 PM Full Story
Lady Cougars meet their match at NCHSAA East regional
GREENVILLE - Neither Goldsboro High nor High Point Central, each ranked among the state's top 10 Class 3-A women's basketball teams, had experienced defeat against competition within their classification heading into Tuesday's battle. That fact quickly changed. The Bison, No....Published: Mar 2, 2005 2:16 PM Full Story
Mount Olive baseball upsets No. 13 Augusta State
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Ricky Davis hit a pair of two-run singles during a nine-run third inning and Justin Staatz pitched 42/3 innings of scoreless relief as Mount Olive defeated nationally 13th-ranked Augusta State 11-9 in non-conference baseball Tuesday afternoon. The...Published: Mar 2, 2005 2:15 PM Full Story
Golden Falcons blanked in season opener
PIKEVILLE - Facing a 1-0 deficit midway through the second half, Charles B. Aycock women's soccer coach John Fidler urged his team to move the ball up field with more urgency in their season opener at home on Tuesday against...Published: Mar 2, 2005 2:14 PM Full Story
Fayetteville State reels in two Cougars
For Jarrett Bryant, there were more reasons for choosing Fayetteville State University than merely a successful football program or beautiful campus. No, there were more personal reasons -- such as the chance to butt helmets against a couple of family...Published: Mar 2, 2005 2:13 PM Full Story
Tuesday, March 1, 2005
Lady Cougars roaring into NCHSAA regionals
GREENVILLE - No preparation time for today's matchup against traditional power High Point Central doesn't bother Goldsboro women's basketball coach Gladys McClary. She admits there's nothing she can teach her team at this point. It's a matter of the Lady...Published: Mar 1, 2005 2:00 PM Full Story
Mount Olive women roll in CVAC tourney opener
MOUNT OLIVE - Tournament time. One final game on your home court. Facing a team that can't slow you down on the low posts. Whatever motivation Mount Olive College senior Latoria Harvey experienced Monday evening, she definitely channeled her emotions...Published: Mar 1, 2005 1:59 PM Full Story