Thursday, April 18, 2013
Preps digest: JV, middle schools news
JV sports * Baseball: Princeton 13, North Duplin 3 -- Tanner Woodard got the win on the pitcher's mound for the Bulldogs with five innings of work. Woodard allowed just three hits. Jasper Cook paced the Princeton offense with...Published: Apr 18, 2013 1:47 PM Full Story
North Duplin explodes after spotting Gators 8-run lead
CALYPSO -- North Duplin reeled off 15 unanswered runs and stormed past Spring Creek, 16-9, as first-half play concluded on the Carolina 1-A Conference baseball scene Tuesday evening. Mitchell Thigpen batted 2-for-2, scored three runs and collected four RBI. He...Published: Apr 18, 2013 1:47 PM Full Story
Eastern Wayne drops 11-inning road game to New Bern
NEW BERN -- A wild pitch in the 11th inning proved to be the deciding play in New Bern's 3-2, non-conference win over Eastern Wayne on Wednesday night. Tyler Huetter led the Warriors with one hit and one RBI. Ryan...Published: Apr 18, 2013 1:47 PM Full Story
Bulldogs blank Spring Creek
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Peyton Whitley notched a pair of goals and Princeton shut out Spring Creek, 3-0, in a Carolina 1-A Conference game Wednesday evening. Chelsea Hawley added an unassisted goal. Jenna Woodard and Kassandra Velasquez each had one assist....Published: Apr 18, 2013 1:47 PM Full Story
Mercer notches hat trick for Eagles
Rosewood jumped in front early and cruised past Goldsboro 6-0 on Wednesday night. Lexi Mercer led the Eagles with three goals. Logan Bill added two goals and one assist. Kimberly Scott scored the final Rosewood marker. Samantha Allen tallied three...Published: Apr 18, 2013 1:47 PM Full Story
Golden Falcons cruise past Southern Wayne
PIKEVILLE -- C.B. Aycock had no trouble dispatching Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference foe Southern Wayne 9-0 on Wednesday afternoon. Will Hoff, Addison Vail, Chas Hooks, Jackson Yelverton, Allan Best and Stanton Head each claimed a singles point for the Golden...Published: Apr 18, 2013 1:47 PM Full Story
Warriors obtain share of ECC boys' tennis crown
KINSTON -- Eastern Wayne's top-seeded duo of Chaz Fitzpatrick-Mitch Kaspar claimed the match-clinching point in a 5-4 triumph over North Lenoir at Bill Fay Park on Wednesday afternoon. The Warriors (8-2 overall, 8-1 ECC) clinched a share of their second...Published: Apr 18, 2013 1:47 PM Full Story
No. 1-ranked Trojans peaking at the right time on baseball diamond
About the only thing that has changed around Scarborough Field recently is the number next to Mount Olive's name in the Collegiate Baseball Magazine Division II Top 30 poll. The Trojans regained the top spot in the poll on Monday...Published: Apr 18, 2013 1:47 PM Full Story
MOC softball team eyes regional berth
BURLINGTON -- Mount Olive doesn't seek redemption. The Trojans just want to compete at the highest level possible. It's a mindset that pleases 11th-year head softball coach Jaime Kylis, whose team opens the 2013 Conference Carolinas tournament against seventh-seeded Erskine...Published: Apr 18, 2013 1:47 PM Full Story
CBA-Beddingfield softball box
Beddingfield 000 000 000 -- 0 6 1 C.B. Aycock 000 000 001 -- 1 8 3 No outs when game-winning run scored. Leading hitters -- Beddingfield -- Caroline Smith 1-5; Nickie Womble 1-4; Candice Wilkins 1-4; Natalie Boykin 2-4;...Published: Apr 18, 2013 1:47 PM Full Story
Walk-off thriller: Burroughs' home run lifts C.B. Aycock
PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock broke its post-game huddle and Meredith Burroughs trotted out with a teammate to get the flag behind the center-field fence. A few moments later, Burroughs walked back through the gate and headed toward the dugout...Published: Apr 18, 2013 1:47 PM Full Story
Goldsboro's Johnson signs NLI with Louisburg
Brandy Johnson went searching for the comforts away from home and found them on her second recruiting trip. There was just something about Louisburg College that appealed to the Wayne School of Engineering senior. She enjoyed touring the small campus...Published: Apr 18, 2013 1:47 PM Full Story