Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Goldsboro High School against Farmville Central
News-Argus/Kaye Nesbit Goldsboro's Tim Hobbs, right, and Joe Houpe (34) block the shot of Farmville Central's Kajon Farrow (3) during Monday night's game. For more information see Alone at the top - Cougars sitting in first place with four...Published: Jan 31, 2006 2:19 PM Full Story
Alone at the top - Cougars sitting in first place with four conference games left
Preseason prognosticators picked the Goldsboro High men's basketball team to claim supremacy during its inaugural season in the Class 2-A Eastern Plains Conference. So far, their prediction has become reality. Tim Kornegay pumped in 14 fourth-quarter points in the Cougars'...Published: Jan 31, 2006 2:17 PM Full Story
Mount Olive suffer road loss to Knights
LAURINBURG -- Elijah Rouse's putback with 43 seconds left gave Mount Olive the lead, but St. Andrews tied the game with 43 seconds remaining and Jeff Worley's three-point play with 0.8 seconds left lifted the Knights to a 72-69 win...Published: Jan 31, 2006 2:16 PM Full Story
Lady Trojans' rally falls short
LAURINBURG -- Mount Olive erased an early 10-point deficit and led by as many as nine points in the second half, but a late rally came up short as the Trojans fell to St. Andrews 76-74 in Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference...Published: Jan 31, 2006 2:15 PM Full Story
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Conquerors improve to 19-1 KINSTON -- Faith Christian improved to 19-1 on the season with a 60-44 win over Bethel Christian of Kinston on Monday. T.J. Sasser scored a game-high 19 points to lead the Conquerors, who outscored the Trojans,...Published: Jan 31, 2006 2:13 PM Full Story
Monday, January 30, 2006
Sunday hunting pressure mounts
The Sunday hunting issue drew a standing room only crowd at a Wildlife Commission hearing at New Bern on Wednesday. And the majority of those who spoke favored removing the hunting ban which has been on the books in this...Published: Jan 30, 2006 2:22 PM Full Story
C.B. Aycock wins Lee R. Hall championship
PINETOPS — Charles B. Aycock’s wrestling team prevailed in the final four individual matches and turned back Wilmington E.A. Laney 37-26 to claim the Lee R. Hall Duals championship Saturday at SouthWest Edgecombe. The Golden Falcons remained unbeaten in...Published: Jan 30, 2006 2:20 PM Full Story
Eastern Wayne takes dual meet
Senior Travis Turner continued his assault on the Eastern Wayne and Wayne County record books by turning in a 4-0 performance during a five-team dual meet Friday evening in New Hope. Turner improved to 50-1 overall and moved within...Published: Jan 30, 2006 2:17 PM Full Story
Sunday, January 29, 2006
Davis sparks Saints in ECC 3-A battle of county rivals
One true sign of a good basketball team is the ability to answer an opponent when they pull within striking distance. Southern Wayne's boys, ranked seventh in the Class 3-A ncpreps.com poll, did just that on Friday night at archrival...Published: Jan 29, 2006 2:19 AM Full Story
Gators claim Carolina 1-A twinbill
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Second-half play began in the Class 1-A Carolina Conference on Friday evening, and each Spring Creek varsity basketball team made a simple statement -- don't count us out yet. Sophomore forward Brittanni Billups posted a double-double --...Published: Jan 29, 2006 2:19 AM Full Story
Cougars throw 'block' party at Tarboro's expense
TARBORO -- Goldsboro High 6-foot-6 junior Daquan Joyner flirted with a triple-double on Friday, scoring 18 points, grabbing 10 rebounds and blocking eight shots in the Cougars' 77-66 win at Tarboro in Class 2-A Eastern Plains Conference action. Goldsboro (11-8,...Published: Jan 29, 2006 2:18 AM Full Story
Rosewood grapplers seize C/TRC/Albemarle regular-season title
Rosewood High's wrestlers easily put preseason concerns surrounding its tradition-rich program to rest Saturday afternoon. Despite winning just one of six contested individual matches, the Eagles turned back short-handed Manteo 54-25 and seized the inaugural Class 1-A Carolina/Tar-Roanoke/Albemarle Conference regular-season...Published: Jan 29, 2006 2:18 AM Full Story
Hot-shooting Trojan men throttle Limestone (S.C.) College
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive's men's basketball team picked a good game to put on its most efficient -- and spectacular -- performance of the season. On its 23rd Annual Church Night in front of a packed house at Kornegay...Published: Jan 29, 2006 2:18 AM Full Story
Boone scores 1,000th point in loss
MOC Sports Information MOUNT OLIVE -- Teneal Boone scored her 1,000th career point and Meaghan Vanderhorst scored a career-high 22 points for Mount Olive, but it wasn't enough as the Trojans fell to Limestone 82-72 in a Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference...Published: Jan 29, 2006 2:17 AM Full Story
Friday, January 27, 2006
Coffield, Creddle pace Mount Olive to key road win at Pfeiffer
MOC Sports Information Mount Olive and Elton Coffield continued their "March Madness" magic in Misenheimer. Coffield scored a career-high 33 points and Melvin Creddle dished out a school-record 13 assists as nationally 18th-ranked Mount Olive defeated Pfeiffer 87-74 in Carolinas-Virginia...Published: Jan 27, 2006 2:25 PM Full Story
Rosewood's Davis sets new career win record
KENLY -- Senior captain Matt Davis emerged the all-time career wins leader in Rosewood wrestling history during the Eagles 53-27 triumph over North Johnston. Davis pinned the Panthers' Josh Skinner in 34 seconds, giving him a career record of 154-35....Published: Jan 27, 2006 2:23 PM Full Story
Trojans' Boone collects double-double, but Pfeiffer claims CVAC women's victory
MOC Sports Information Teneal Boone scored 20 points and matched a career high with 17 rebounds, but it wasn't enough as Mount Olive fell to Pfeiffer 71-55 in Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference women's basketball Thursday at Misenheimer. The loss snapped Mount...Published: Jan 27, 2006 2:22 PM Full Story
Senior Bowl -- EW grad/NCSU standout Manny Lawson awaits Senior Bowl
Despite being named first-team All-ACC and putting up numbers most defensive players would only dream about, N.C. State defensive end Manny Lawson admits his senior season was full of "ups and downs." Sure, he's disappointed with the low points. Many,...Published: Jan 27, 2006 2:20 PM Full Story
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Golden Falcons squash Saints
DUDLEY -- Throughout last weekend's title run in the Firebird Duals and during practice Monday and Tuesday, head Charles B. Aycock wrestling coach Kevin Smith stressed the importance of intensity and aggressiveness on the mat. "Be the aggressor," Smith constantly...Published: Jan 26, 2006 2:12 PM Full Story
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RHS girls suffer third loss FARMVILLE -- Rosewood's Courtney Hill dropped in a team-high 15 points as the Eagles suffered a 53-45 loss to Farmville Central in non-conference play on Wednesday night. The defeat was only Rosewood's third of the...Published: Jan 26, 2006 2:11 PM Full Story
MOC men return to Pfeiffer's floor
The last time the Mount Olive men's basketball team played on Pfeiffer's home floor, the Trojans garnered their three biggest wins in school history. Tonight, the Trojans will try to recapture that March Madness magic. Nationally 18th-ranked Mount Olive heads...Published: Jan 26, 2006 2:10 PM Full Story
Lady Trojans look to extend streak
The first half of the 2005-06 season has been a season of streaks for the Mount Olive women's basketball team. The Trojans hope they can keep their current streak going. Mount Olive puts its three-game winning streak on the line...Published: Jan 26, 2006 2:09 PM Full Story
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Oh, that winning feeling! Aycock boys snap month-long skid
PIKEVILLE -- Several statistics may tell part of the story of Charles B. Aycock's boys basketball team's 73-60 win over Eastern Wayne at home on Tuesday. The Golden Falcons leading scorers -- Santavin Poole, Rob Phillips and Lamada Williams --...Published: Jan 25, 2006 2:48 PM Full Story
Saints pull away late against Hunt
DUDLEY -- Despite claiming a double-digit victory over Wilson Hunt on Tuesday evening, second-year Southern Wayne boys coach Mike Connelley couldn't understand his team's passive attitude. The Saints failed to spread the floor and attack the passing lanes against the...Published: Jan 25, 2006 2:47 PM Full Story
Greenfield wins battle of CPIC heavyweights
Chad Wiggins looked like a coach whose team just went toe-to-toe with the No. 2-ranked team in the state. He was dripping with sweat, his tie loosened, his hair messed and his dress shirt hanging out on one side. His...Published: Jan 25, 2006 2:45 PM Full Story
Bunn, Rosewood collect Carolina 1-A Conference win
CALYPSO -- Kyle Bunn buried three 3-pointers and tallied a game-high 24 points as Rosewood rallied past North Duplin 62-52 in Class 1-A Carolina Conference play Tuesday evening. North Duplin owned a 29-24 lead at halftime, but the Eagles put...Published: Jan 25, 2006 2:43 PM Full Story
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
MOC men down Coker
HARTSVILLE, S.C. -- Elton Coffield scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half as nationally 17th-ranked Mount Olive held off Coker 71-58 in Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference men's basketball Monday night. The Trojans erased an eight-point second-half deficit and...Published: Jan 24, 2006 2:11 PM Full Story
MOC women top Lady Cobras
HARTSVILLE, S.C. -- Anita Rogers led four players in double figures with a career-high 18 points and Teneal Boone scored on three consecutive possessions late in the game to halt a rally as Mount Olive defeated Coker 73-64 in Carolinas-Virginia...Published: Jan 24, 2006 2:10 PM Full Story
EW girls win ECC swimming title
Eastern Wayne's girls swim team captured the Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference championhip on Saturday at the Goldsboro Family YMCA pool. The Lady Warriors, who won five events overall, finished with 85 team points and edged Wilson Hunt (83 points)...Published: Jan 24, 2006 2:09 PM Full Story
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Wayne Country Day School topples Faith Christian-Rocky Mount Wayne Country Day put four in double figures in a 85-49 win over Faith Christian-Rocky Mount in Coastal Plains Independent 1-A/2-A Conference play on Monday at home. The win improves WCDS (16-6...Published: Jan 24, 2006 2:08 PM Full Story
CBA wins Firebird Duals
BAILEY -- Charles B. Aycock emerged the team champion and Rosewood finished 10th overall in the Thomas Cowles-Firebird Duals contested Saturday at Southern Nash. Eight wrestlers finished the day unbeaten as the Golden Falcons cruised past West Johnston 59-15 in...Published: Jan 24, 2006 2:07 PM Full Story
Monday, January 23, 2006
Warren -- It really hasn't sunk in
PITTSBURGH -- As the Pittsburgh Steelers landed back in the Steel City after Pittsburgh's dominant 34-17 win at Denver in the AFC title game, it was still sinking in for longsnapper Greg Warren -- he was going to the Super...Published: Jan 23, 2006 2:55 PM Full Story
Sunday, January 22, 2006
SW boys, CBA girls post big offensive outputs
PIKEVILLE -- The Southern Wayne and Charles B. Aycock boys basketball teams combined for a a whopping, 197 points on Friday night in the Golden Falcons' gymnasium. Senior Akeem Royal had a season-high 37 for the Saints, and both coaches...Published: Jan 22, 2006 2:22 AM Full Story
NL sweeps GHS at Cougar Den
Unbeaten no more. The lone Class 2-A Eastern Plains Conference varsity boys' basketball team with a spotless league worksheet, Goldsboro High experienced its first league defeat Friday evening. North Lenoir's "silent killer," Sam Edwards, pumped in a team-high 24 points...Published: Jan 22, 2006 2:22 AM Full Story
EW girls claim first ECC win, KHS boys top Warriors
Landon Downes and Darryl Cowan finished with a game-high 15 points each for Eastern Wayne, but it wasn't enough as the Warriors fell to visiting Kinston on Friday night 78-63. Miguel Starkey and Jamar Caraway scored 13 points apiece for...Published: Jan 22, 2006 2:21 AM Full Story
Prep roundup -- Faith girls snap three-game slide
Natalie Thibeaux tallied 11 points and Faith Christian snapped a three-game losing streak with a 36-19 victory over Trinity Christian-Greenville on Friday evening. Thibeaux pulled down eight rebounds for the Conquerors, who rose to 3-2 against Class 2-A N.C. Christian...Published: Jan 22, 2006 2:21 AM Full Story
MOC men too much for Bobcats
MOUNT OLIVE -- "Play your game." Veteran Mount Olive College men's basketball coach Bill Clingan might sound like a broken record when he utters that statement before each contest, but it's true. When the Trojans play their game, they're awfully...Published: Jan 22, 2006 2:21 AM Full Story
Lady Trojans win second straight
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive freshman Tomeka Prichard dropped in a game-best and career-high 20 points as the Lady Trojans claimed a 73-61 win over Lees-McRae Saturday afternoon at Kornegay Arena. Prichard, who has 35 points combined in the last...Published: Jan 22, 2006 2:20 AM Full Story
Friday, January 20, 2006
Opinion - Patrolling the paint
I've got to admit, as a former guard in my backyard hoops playing days, I'm partial to the individuals and teams that can dribble, pass and shoot it from long range. There was a guy on the floor at Duke...Published: Jan 20, 2006 2:11 PM Full Story
ECC 3-A wrestling - Golden Falcons pummel Warriors
PIKEVILLE -- Unemotional and focused on its immediate task, Charles B. Aycock's wrestling team grabbed its lunch pail and turned in a blue-collar effort Thursday evening against Wilson Hunt. The Golden Falcons notched seven falls and two decisions in 11...Published: Jan 20, 2006 2:10 PM Full Story
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Greene Central matmen seize first-ever EPC 2-A title TARBORO -- Phillip Freeman notched the match-clinching fall and Greene Central nipped Tarboro High 36-33 for its first-ever Class 2-A Eastern Plains Conference regular-season, dual-team championship Thursday evening. The Rams (10-3, 3-0...Published: Jan 20, 2006 2:09 PM Full Story
No. 17-ranked Trojan men conclude three-game homestand Saturday
The nationally 17th-ranked Mount Olive men's basketball team should be well rested going into Saturday's game. Not only have the Trojans not played since Monday, all but three players were in the game for less than 20 minutes. No. 17...Published: Jan 20, 2006 2:07 PM Full Story
Mount Olive women prepare for Lees-McRae
Mount Olive head women's basketball coach Wendy Lee might have preferred that her team had played virtually every night this week, rather than have a four-day gap between games. She doesn't want the Trojans to lose any momentum after recording...Published: Jan 20, 2006 2:06 PM Full Story
Women's soccer trio honored by NCCSIA
Mount Olive placed three players on the 2005 NCCSIA All-State College Division Women's Soccer Team, as selected by members of the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association. Midfielder April Jacobs was named to the team for the second year in...Published: Jan 20, 2006 2:04 PM Full Story
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Saints tough to slow down
When Charles B. Aycock looks to slow down Southern Wayne, which is averaging close to 90 points per game, the Falcons will obviously have to make sure leading scorers Delawn Armwood and Akeem Royal don't get loose for one of...Published: Jan 19, 2006 2:11 PM Full Story
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WARSAW -- Eastern Wayne's Landon Downes finished with 18 points, six rebounds and six assists and led six Warriors in double figures in a 82-49 win over James Kenan on Wednesday in non-conference play. Eastern Wayne improved to 8-8 overall...Published: Jan 19, 2006 2:10 PM Full Story
ECU baseball picked sixth
IRVING, Texas -- East Carolina, which has played in seven straight NCAA Tournaments, was selected to place sixth in Conference USA baseball this season as chosen by the league's nine head coaches. The Pirates feature the league's lone first-year head...Published: Jan 19, 2006 2:09 PM Full Story
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
ECC 3-A wrestling - Saints seize comeback win at New Hope
Head bent and focused on the scorebook as if he was taking a major exam, Eastern Wayne wrestling coach Mike Brown studied the individual bouts with Southern Wayne one by one. Brown shook his head. "We've lost," he sighed. On...Published: Jan 18, 2006 2:17 PM Full Story
Armwood leads Saints past Spring Creek
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Southern Wayne coach Mike Connelley has seen leading scorers Delawn Armwood and Akeem Royal turn in some impressive performances this season. After Tuesday's effort at Spring Creek, the second-year coach can add two more stellar efforts to...Published: Jan 18, 2006 2:15 PM Full Story
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Sasser, Faith Christian conquer Falls Road Baptist T.J. Sasser led three players in double figures with 15 points in Faith Christian's 55-46 victory over Class 2-A N.C. Christian Schools Association foe Falls Road-Rocky Mount on Tuesday evening. The Conquerors led...Published: Jan 18, 2006 2:14 PM Full Story
Trojan men climb to No. 17 in latest NABC Division II Top 25 poll
Mount Olive moved up four spots to No. 17 in this week's NABC Division II Men's Basketball Top 25 Poll, it was announced Tuesday. The Trojans have appeared in each of the first seven polls this season and 11 consecutive...Published: Jan 18, 2006 2:12 PM Full Story
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
MOC men pound Crusaders
MOUNT OLIVE -- In the midst of a huge run to start the game by Mount Olive's men's basketball team, Belmont Abbey coach Dale Kuhl instructed his team to stay focused and even used two timeouts within the first five...Published: Jan 17, 2006 1:46 PM Full Story
Lady Trojans snap five-game slide
MOUNT OLIVE -- A handful of career-best performances sparked the Mount Olive women's basketball team to a big, team win on Monday. Four players turned in career-highs, led by senior Teneal Boone's 16 points and 17 rebounds, as the Lady...Published: Jan 17, 2006 1:46 PM Full Story
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WCDS finishes 1-1 at Wake Christian tourney RALEIGH -- Wayne Country Day finished 1-1 last weekend at a tournament hosted by Wake Christian. The Chargers (12-5) claimed the consolation game with a 71-56 win over North Raleigh as Tavon Waters...Published: Jan 17, 2006 1:46 PM Full Story
Monday, January 16, 2006
Battle at Little Big Horn -- Warrior matmen rule competition
Frustrated all season by top-three team finishes in several individual tournaments, Eastern Wayne finally ridded itself of the "first-place loser" tag Saturday evening. Five grapplers seized gold medals helped Eastern Wayne earn supremacy in the inaugural Battle at Little Big...Published: Jan 16, 2006 2:04 PM Full Story
Aycock romps past competition at Beddingfield
WILSON -- Four Charles B. Aycock wrestlers earned gold medals and helped the Golden Falcons easily take the inaugural Wilson County Takedown Report Invitational contested Saturday at Beddingfield High School. Coach Kevin Smith's team piled up a whopping 214 points,...Published: Jan 16, 2006 2:03 PM Full Story
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Wayne Christian girls claim 4th straight win Wayne Christian's Brittany Sullivan tallied a season-high 19 points with three steals and two assists in the Eagles' 64-22 win over Norlina in Carolina Christian 1-A Conference play on Saturday. Winners of four...Published: Jan 16, 2006 2:03 PM Full Story
Hayman triumphs in King Pin Scratch Open
Quincy Hayman, a Wilson native, finished first in the King Pin Scratch Open -- a two-day event held at AMF Boulevard Lanes over the weekend. Hayman won $5,000 for claiming the top spot. There were 167 total entries, and the...Published: Jan 16, 2006 2:02 PM Full Story
Sunday, January 15, 2006
SC boys, RHS girls claim wins
Spring Creek boys coach Sonny Kilpatrick believes his team needs to continue to improve on the defensive end to make a run at the Class 1-A Carolina Conference title. At the end of Friday night's contest at Rosewood, the Gators...Published: Jan 15, 2006 2:24 AM Full Story
Goldsboro boys drop GC
SNOW HILL -- Tim Kornegay poured in a game-high 29 points as Goldsboro stormed back in the fourth quarter to defeat Greene Central 71-59 Friday night before a large crowd at the Rams gymnasium. Trailing 47-43 heading into the final...Published: Jan 15, 2006 2:24 AM Full Story
SW girls drop Kinston
KINSTON -- Injury-riddled and youth-ladened Southern Wayne is turning heads during first-half play on the Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference girls' basketball scene. Coaches picked the Saints to reside near the league basement since they returned one senior, and had...Published: Jan 15, 2006 2:23 AM Full Story
Kinston boys top SW in two-day, ECC battle
By BRYAN C. HANKS Courtesy Kinston Free Press KINSTON -- Very seldom does a team have a chance to redeem itself in the same game. But, when that game ends 24 hours after it started, that opportunity certainly presents itself....Published: Jan 15, 2006 2:23 AM Full Story
Preps for weekend
Eastern Wayne picked up its first Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference win of the season -- holding off Wilson Beddingfield 67-64 on Friday night in New Hope. The Warriors (7-8 overall) improved to 1-2 in the ECC, while the Bruins...Published: Jan 15, 2006 2:23 AM Full Story
MOC men stay unbeaten at home
MOC Sports Information MOUNT OLIVE -- Maurice Horton tallied game highs of 17 points and eight rebounds to lead nationally 21st-ranked Mount Olive to a 76-63 win over Erskine in Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference men's basketball Saturday at Kornegay Arena. Four...Published: Jan 15, 2006 2:22 AM Full Story
MOC women drop fifth straight
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive rallied from a 17-point second-half deficit, but Lisa Jackson's free throw with 4.4 seconds left broke a tie and Erskine held on for a 62-60 win over the Trojans in Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference women's basketball...Published: Jan 15, 2006 2:21 AM Full Story
Friday, January 13, 2006
Back together again - Colts' Thornton, Steelers' Warren meet Sunday
They grew up here in Wayne County, played football down the road at the University of North Carolina, and have met as opponents on a National Football League field. On Sunday, their paths will cross again -- this time, in...Published: Jan 13, 2006 2:07 PM Full Story
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Sullivan paces Eagle girls to third straight win Brittany Sullivan led a balanced offensive attack and Wayne Christian extended its winning streak to three games with a 34-30, non-conference conquest of Rocky Mount Prep on Thursday. Sullivan dished out three...Published: Jan 13, 2006 2:06 PM Full Story
King Pin Scratch tournament starts Saturday
Many of the top bowlers from all over the eastern half of the country will be in Goldsboro this weekend. More than 250 participants will be competing for the top prize of $5,000 at the inaugural King Pin Scratch Open...Published: Jan 13, 2006 2:05 PM Full Story
Mount Olive College roundup
No. 21-ranked Trojan men entertain Erskine (S.C.) in CVAC contest Nationally 21st-ranked Mount Olive puts its 15-game home winning streak on the line Saturday as the Trojans play host to Erskine in Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference men's basketball. Tipoff is 4...Published: Jan 13, 2006 2:03 PM Full Story
Thursday, January 12, 2006
Whitfield Clinic set to begin
George Whitfield admits his baseball clinic, currently in its 34th year, thrives on consistency and the clinic's focus doesn't change much from year-to-year. Simply, Whitfield wants to supply as many young baseball players as possible with knowledge about the game...Published: Jan 12, 2006 2:11 PM Full Story
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Union sweeps Rebels CLINTON -- North Duplin's Lauren Blackmore scored a team-best 19 points as the Rebels suffered a 55-50 loss at Union in non-conference action on Wednesday. The Rebels (4-4) took a 28-17 lead into halftime, only to see...Published: Jan 12, 2006 2:10 PM Full Story
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Eagles silence Cyclones on basketball court
Wayne Christian School's boys and girls varsity basketball teams turned in a pair of solid defensive performances on their way to a sweep of Community Christian School of Wilson in Carolina Christian 1-A Conference play on Tuesday night. The Lady...Published: Jan 11, 2006 2:27 PM Full Story
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Bunch FT lifts Princeton past North Duplin in OT CALYPSO -- Patrick Bunch drained the game-winning free throw with four seconds left in overtime and propelled Princeton past North Duplin 58-57 in Class 1-A Carolina Conference action Tuesday evening. North...Published: Jan 11, 2006 2:25 PM Full Story
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
MOC men fall at Barton
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive's corps group of men's basketball players has overcame their fair share of sluggish first halves and erased plenty of second-half deficits over the past several seasons. Barton College, still unbeaten in Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference play,...Published: Jan 10, 2006 2:24 PM Full Story
Bulldogs hold on
News-Argus/Mitch Loeber Mount Olive's Melvin Creddle (32) dribbles upcourt past Barton's Anthony Atkinson (11) during Monday night's game. Creddle turned in a team-best 25 points with six assists and five steals against the 'Dawgs. For more information see MOC...Published: Jan 10, 2006 2:23 PM Full Story
Saints past test
DUDLEY -- Final semester exams might be two days away, but Southern Wayne's varsity boys passed an important Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference test Monday evening against Wilson Beddingfield. With no practice and coming off a rout of archrival Eastern...Published: Jan 10, 2006 2:22 PM Full Story
Warriors fall to Hunt
The Eastern Wayne boy's basketball team could not survive a sub-par third quarter and suffered a 66-61 loss to Wilson Hunt in Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference play Monday night. The Warriors attempted only eight shots and committed seven turnovers...Published: Jan 10, 2006 2:20 PM Full Story
CBA girls, Kinston boys claim wins
PIKEVILLE -- Lamada Williams scored 15 second-half points to rally the Golden Falcons, but it wasn't enough as visiting Kinston pulled away Monday night 67-47. Rob Phillips added a team-high 17 points for Aycock, which fell to 4-11 overall and...Published: Jan 10, 2006 2:19 PM Full Story
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Faith still unbeaten DURHAM -- Faith Christian remained unbeaten in 12 outings as the Conquerors beat Fellowship-Durham 53-46 on Monday. Faith's Aaron Sladick led the way with 15 points, while teammates T.J. Sasser and John Spencer had 13 points each....Published: Jan 10, 2006 2:17 PM Full Story
Monday, January 9, 2006
Falcons defend Pilkington crown
PIKEVILLE -- Terry Pilkington would have been proud. On a sun-splashed day when teams wrestled in his honor at Charles B. Aycock High School, the late wrestling coach probably beamed with pride from the heavenly skies. The Golden Falcons, for...Published: Jan 9, 2006 2:23 PM Full Story
Warriors, Eagles each go 3-1 at South Central
WINTERVILLE -- Another matchup of county rivals and a strong effort by Rosewood High sophomore Olivia Neal highlighted Friday evening's five-team dual meet contested at South Central. Rosewood and Eastern Wayne dueled for the second time this season and the...Published: Jan 9, 2006 2:21 PM Full Story
What's happening
SWHS Booster Club The Southern Wayne High School Booster Club will meet today at 7 p.m. at the school. Anyone interested in Southern Wayne athletics is encouraged to attend. EWHS Warrior Club The Eastern Wayne High School Warrior Club will...Published: Jan 9, 2006 2:19 PM Full Story
Sunday, January 8, 2006
Saints sweep Warriors in ECC 3-A opener
DUDLEY -- Eastern Wayne coach Marvin Bowman knew the only way his team would be able to come out of Southern Wayne's gym with a win would be to match the one-loss Saints' intensity. For one period, the Warriors did...Published: Jan 8, 2006 2:18 AM Full Story
Goldsboro boys need OT to win first-ever EPC 2-A contest
Welcome to the EPC! Goldsboro High opened a new era on the varsity basketball scene in scintillating fashion Friday evening. Tim Kornegay recorded his fourth consecutive 29-point outing and paced the Cougar boys to an 80-68, overtime victory over Tarboro...Published: Jan 8, 2006 2:17 AM Full Story
Spring Creek, Princeton split Carolina 1-A twinbill
PRINCETON -- Class 1-A Carolina Conference rivals Spring Creek and Princeton split a pair of varsity games Friday night in two hotly contested games decided in the fourth quarter. The Lady Bulldogs exploded for 28 points in the fourth quarter...Published: Jan 8, 2006 2:17 AM Full Story
Waters, Chargers pick up CPIC victory
HENDERSON -- Wayne Country Day's Tavon Waters pumped in 23 points as the Chargers upset Kerr-Vance, the defending N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 2-A champion on Friday with a 74-59 win. "It was a huge win for us," WCDS coach...Published: Jan 8, 2006 2:16 AM Full Story
No. 9 Mount Olive guns down Anderson (S.C.)
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive's men's basketball team shot a sizzling, 10-of-15 from behind the 3-point line in the second half in a 90-65 win at Kornegay Arena over visiting Anderson (S.C.) University on Saturday afternoon. The win improves the...Published: Jan 8, 2006 2:16 AM Full Story
Anderson women, behind Chiles, topple Mount Olive
MOUNT OLIVE -- Facing an aggressive Anderson (S.C.) University defense, Mount Olive's women's basketball team committed a season-high 29 turnovers as the visitors claimed an 81-71 win at Kornegay Arena on Saturday afternoon. Anderson (6-2 overall), which improved to 3-1...Published: Jan 8, 2006 2:15 AM Full Story
Friday, January 6, 2006
Layoff doesn't affect Rosewood grapplers
A two-week layoff didn't seem to affect Rosewood High's wrestling team. Eager to return to the mats in live action, the Eagles opened defense of their Class 1-A Carolina/Tar-Roanoke Athletic Conference championship with a resounding 78-6 victory over county rival...Published: Jan 6, 2006 2:17 PM Full Story
Aycock matmen dominate Beddingfield
WILSON -- Charles B. Aycock opened its Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference wrestling campaign with a 75-0 shellacking of Wilson Beddingfield on Wednesday evening. The Golden Falcons (8-0) won eight contested individual matches and received six forfeits from the short-handed...Published: Jan 6, 2006 2:16 PM Full Story
Nationally-ranked Trojans enter CVAC play Saturday
The nationally ninth-ranked Mount Olive men's basketball team played two crucial East Region games this past week. Now it's time for the Trojans to focus on conference play. The Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference season resumes in earnest as No. 9 Mount...Published: Jan 6, 2006 2:15 PM Full Story
Trojan women look to halt 2-game skid
The last two times the Mount Olive women's basketball team has played host to Anderson, the game has gone down to the wire. Anderson prevailed in both contests, but this time around, Mount Olive hopes to go beyond keeping the...Published: Jan 6, 2006 2:14 PM Full Story
Thursday, January 5, 2006
Rosewood girls improve to 8-2
The Rosewood Lady Eagles kicked off the 2006 portion of their schedule well-rested -- and a bit rusty. Playing for the first time since Dec. 20, Rosewood saw a double-digit, first-half lead against visiting Parrott Academy melt to just three...Published: Jan 5, 2006 2:07 PM Full Story
Rosewood boys win second game
Kyle Bunn poured in a team-high 28 points Wednesday night as the Rosewood Eagles rallied to beat Parrott Academy 66-56 to secure their second win of the season. Rosewood (2-10) trailed for most of the contest and was behind 47-40...Published: Jan 5, 2006 2:06 PM Full Story
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SW wins seventh straight TEACHEY -- Southern Wayne's Akeem Royal poured in a game-best 38 points, including 28 in the first half, as the Saints tallied an 88-75 win at Wallace-Rose Hill on Wednesday. The win was Southern Wayne's seventh...Published: Jan 5, 2006 2:05 PM Full Story
MOC falls in top-ten contest
INSTITUTE, W. Va. -- Maurice Horton led all scorers with a career-high 29 points, but it wasn't enough as nationally ninth-ranked Mount Olive fell to No. 10 West Virginia State 99-90 Wednesday in day two of the West Virginia State...Published: Jan 5, 2006 2:04 PM Full Story
Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Charles B. Aycock and Wayne Country Day
News-Argus/Kaye Nesbit Charles B. Aycock's Quaneisha Milner (14) shoots as Wayne Country Day's Ashley Clark (20) defends. For more information see Chargers storm back, down C.B. Aycock....Published: Jan 4, 2006 2:14 PM Full Story
Chargers storm back, down C.B. Aycock
Wayne Country Day junior Shadoe Stewart may be overshadowed in the box score by teammates Adam Wright and Tavon Waters, but Stewart and a handful of role players proved just as crucial down the stretch for the Chargers against Charles...Published: Jan 4, 2006 2:13 PM Full Story
Faith Christian conquers Hilltop Christian
The Faith Christian Academy boy's team remained unbeaten and captured their ninth win of the season Tuesday night with a convincing 74-52 win over Hilltop Christian Academy. The Faith girls outscored Hilltop 15-0 in the third quarter and improved their...Published: Jan 4, 2006 2:12 PM Full Story
Kornegay, Cougars play unselfish game at Jones Senior
TRENTON -- Tim Kornegay provided a game-high 29 points as Goldsboro High throttled Jones Senior 100-61 in non-conference action on Tuesday evening. The Cougars (7-7) dished out 33 assists as a team and snapped a two-game skid heading into Friday's...Published: Jan 4, 2006 2:11 PM Full Story
Eastern Wayne matmen dominate Wilson Hunt
Aware of preseason expectations and certainly hoping his wrestlers wouldn't gaze too far ahead toward future opponents, Mike Brown offered one simplistic piece of advice Tuesday evening -- don't overlook Wilson Hunt. The team listened. Brown's squad scored the final...Published: Jan 4, 2006 2:10 PM Full Story
Six Warriors secure medals in Bulldog Bash
NASHVILLE -- Six Eastern Wayne wrestlers each recorded a top-three finish and the Warriors claimed third place overall in the 2nd annual Bulldog Bash contested Saturday at Nash Central High School. The Warriors' Chris Tesar and Brandon Johnson each claimed...Published: Jan 4, 2006 2:08 PM Full Story
Coffield reaches 1,000-point plateau for career against Charleston (W. Va.)
INSTITUTE, W. Va. -- Elton Coffield scored a season-high 28 points and eclipsed the career 1,000-point mark as nationally ninth-ranked Mount Olive defeated Charleston 87-80 in non-conference men's basketball Tuesday in day one of the West Virginia State University Classic...Published: Jan 4, 2006 2:08 PM Full Story
Aycock leads ECC Wachovia Cup standings
CHAPEL HILL -- The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has announced the fall standings in the Wachovia Conference Cup competition for the 2005-2006 academic year. In the Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference, Charles B. Aycock took first place in...Published: Jan 4, 2006 2:07 PM Full Story
Tuesday, January 3, 2006
Home sweet home?
MOUNT OLIVE - Repeat offenders? Wendy Lee hopes it's only a momentary trend the Mount Olive College women's basketball team has experienced during the New Year's weekend. The Trojans got off to a slow start Friday and suffered a loss...Published: Jan 3, 2006 2:02 PM Full Story
College Hoops
News-Argus/Bobby Williams Mount Olive's Bokeeter Mozee puts up a shot in the lane during Monday night's home loss to Presbyterian. For more information see XXX.-->...Published: Jan 3, 2006 2:02 PM Full Story
Trojans face two tough tests
MOC Sports Information On Wednesday night, the nationally ninth-ranked Mount Olive College men's basketball team will compete in a matchup of top 10 teams for the first time in school history. But before the Trojans can even think about Wednesday's...Published: Jan 3, 2006 2:01 PM Full Story
Sunday, January 1, 2006
Eastern Wayne sweeps Spring Creek
LaGRANGE -- Oh, sweet victory! Mired in a 12-game losing streak since February of last season, the Eastern Wayne women's basketball team finally experienced a win Friday afternoon. All-tournament selection LaNiece Sims tallied nine points in the final quarter to...Published: Jan 1, 2006 2:13 AM Full Story
Saints win Home Team Athletics Holiday Classic championship
JACKSONVILLE -- Delawn Armwood blistered White Oak's defense for 30 points and earned Most Valuable Player honors as Southern Wayne defeated the Vikings 75-64 to claim the Home Team Athletics Holiday Classic championship on Friday evening. Armwood also shined defensively,...Published: Jan 1, 2006 2:12 AM Full Story
Mount Olive women fall
MOUNT OLIVE -- Lisa Richardson led three players in double figures with 16 points as North Carolina Central withstood a late rally to defeat Mount Olive 63-57 in a non-conference NCAA Division II women's basketball game Friday afternoon at Kornegay...Published: Jan 1, 2006 2:12 AM Full Story