MOC downs Wingate baseball

MOC Sports Information WINGATE -- No. 1-ranked Mount Olive posted four eighth-inning runs and Talton Cherry retired the final four batters he faced during a come-from-behind, 10-8 victory over Wingate on Sunday afternoon. The Trojans won the three-game series 2-1....

Published: Feb 13, 2012 1:48 PM Full Story

MOC tennis rolls

MOC Sports Information FAYETTEVILLE -- The Mount Olive College men's and women's tennis teams each posted a 2-0 record against non-conference opposition this past weekend. The Trojan men blitzed Chowan University 9-0 on Saturday and dispatched Division III Methodist University,...

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Wingate softball outlasts MOC

MOC Sports Information MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive College right-hander Christie Wright tossed a complete-game one-hitter, but defensive miscues led to three unearned runs in a 3-1, opening-game loss to Wingate on Sunday afternoon. Alexis Burrell's grand slam home run...

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Local digest

Girls' basketball Faith Christian-RM 58, Wayne Christian 39 * ROCKY MOUNT -- Courtney Barrow posted a double-double, but Wayne Christian ended regular-season play with a 58-39, non-conference loss at Faith Christian of Rocky Mount on Saturday afternoon. Barrow buried two...

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