Sunday, March 27, 2011
Area preps digest
JV sports • Baseball: Eastern Wayne 6, Triton 2 -- Ryan Faucette pounded out three hits, while Jeremy Lancaster batted 2-for-3 with two RBI. Tyler Warren contributed two hits. MJ Morgan, Josh Dixon, Tyler Huetter and Grayson Wells posted one...Published: Mar 27, 2011 1:51 AM Full Story
Golden Falcons' track finishes third
Boys' track Triton 68, South Johnston 61, C.B. Aycock 35, So. Wayne 21 • FOUR OAKS -- Charles B. Aycock's Cade Ivey claimed the 800-meter run and ran the opening leg on two winning relay teams during a four-team, Eastern Carolina...Published: Mar 27, 2011 1:51 AM Full Story
Wayne Christian slips past Cresset Christian
Wayne Christian 3, Cresset Christian 2 • DURHAM -- Brooke Barfield scored two goals and Wayne Christian slipped past Cresset Christian 3-2 on Friday. Katie Isenhower added a goal and an assist for the Eagles. Regan Tart also had...Published: Mar 27, 2011 1:51 AM Full Story
N. Lenoir-So. Wayne softball box
Southern Wayne 011 400 2 -- 8 7 4 North Lenoir 022 110 0 -- 6 6 4 Leading hitters -- Southern Wayne -- Carlie Heath 2-4; Madison Davis 1-4; Andrel Morris 2-4, 2B, 3B, 4 RBI. North Lenoir --...Published: Mar 27, 2011 1:51 AM Full Story
N. Lenoir-So. Wayne baseball box
Southern Wayne 255 111 2 -- 17 14 3 North Lenoir 001 330 1 -- 8 6 4 Leading hitters -- Southern Wayne -- Kevin Wise 2-4, HR, 5 RBI; Zach Grantham 4-5, HR, 5 RBI; Jaime Dove 1-2, HR,...Published: Mar 27, 2011 1:51 AM Full Story
Awards ceremony to honor area athletes
The Geeker Report, a free local monthly sports publication is having its official launch by sponsoring the inaugural Geeker Sports Achievement Awards. The awards ceremony, which is also sponsored by the Wayne County Substance Abuse Prevention Task Force, the Wayne...Published: Mar 27, 2011 1:51 AM Full Story
Ayden-Grifton blanks Rosewood
Ayden-Grifton 4, Rosewood 0 • Rosewood began defense of its Carolina 1-A Conference championship with a 4-0 loss to Ayden-Grifton on Friday evening. Logan Waters doubled for the Eagles. Reed Howell suffered the pitching loss. The freshman permitted two earned...Published: Mar 27, 2011 1:51 AM Full Story
Greene Central tops SW Edgecombe
Greene Central 9, SW Edgecombe 1 • PINETOPS -- Wes Sowers cranked out two home runs and emerged the winning pitcher in Greene Central's 9-1 victory over SouthWest Edgecombe in Eastern Plains 2-A Conference play Friday evening. Sowers concluded the...Published: Mar 27, 2011 1:51 AM Full Story
North Duplin opens Carolina 1-A Conference play with win at Goldsboro
North Duplin 17, Goldsboro 1 • Larry White threw a no-hitter, and North Duplin opened Carolina 1-A Conference play with a 17-1 victory over Goldsboro on Friday evening. White fanned 13 Cougars in the mercy rule-shortened contest. Goldsboro (2-8 overall,...Published: Mar 27, 2011 1:51 AM Full Story
Mozingo tosses gem as Eastern Wayne gets key road win
Eastern Wayne 1, Triton 0 • ERWIN -- Zach Mozingo recorded 11 strikeouts in a complete-game effort, and Eastern Wayne shut out Triton, 1-0, in Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference action Friday evening. "We played extremely well and they pitched it...Published: Mar 27, 2011 1:51 AM Full Story
Goldsboro earns shutout against Midway
Girls' soccer Goldsboro 3, Midway 0 • Anna Harris scored two goals in Goldsboro's 3-0, non-conference victory over Midway. Dorian Wences added the other goal. The Cougars, directed by head coach Gina Elmore, improved to 4-7-1 overall this season....Published: Mar 27, 2011 1:51 AM Full Story
Rebels cruise past Cougars
Softball North Duplin 15, Goldsboro 0 • North Duplin opened Carolina 1-A Conference play with a 15-0 victory over Goldsboro on Friday afternoon. Bailey Ellis endured the loss inside the pitcher's circle for the Cougars. She recorded two strikeouts in...Published: Mar 27, 2011 1:51 AM Full Story
Lawrence Academy knocks off Wayne Country Day
Lawrence Academy 16, Wayne Country Day 5 (5 inn.) • Cody Neal collected two hits in Wayne Country Day's 16-5, non-conference loss to perennial Independent schools powerhouse Lawrence Academy on Friday afternoon. The teams were tied at 5-5 after four...Published: Mar 27, 2011 1:51 AM Full Story
Southern Wayne muscles past North Lenoir
LaGRANGE -- Southern Wayne belted three home runs and cruised past North Lenoir, 17-8, on the Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference baseball scene on Friday night. The Saints scored in every inning and wasted no time jumping out to an impressive...Published: Mar 27, 2011 1:51 AM Full Story
Wayne Country Day struggles against Harrells Christian
By ANDREW STEVENS News-Argus Sports Writer With as much as youth as Wayne Country Day has on its girls' soccer team, there's going to be plenty of long days. Friday was one of them. Harrells Christian scored two goals in...Published: Mar 27, 2011 1:51 AM Full Story
Saints rally past Hawks
LaGRANGE -- Southern Wayne belted three home runs and cruised past North Lenoir, 17-8, on the Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference baseball scene on Friday night. The Saints scored in every inning and wasted no time jumping out to an impressive...Published: Mar 27, 2011 1:51 AM Full Story
Mount Olive completes sweep of Barton
MOC Sports Information WILSON -- Pete Levitt allowed six hits over six innings, and No. 1-ranked Mount Olive College defeated Barton College, 8-1, on Saturday to complete a three-game sweep in their Conference Carolinas baseball series. Jeremy Hall and David...Published: Mar 27, 2011 1:51 AM Full Story