Saturday, May 11, 2013
Tanner, Best provide Chargers' offensive punch
One opponent down. The next one will be tougher. Margaret Tanner and Sarah Best supplied the offense during Wayne Country Day's opening-round, 4-0 conquest of United Faith Christian in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association Class 1-A girls' soccer playoffs...Published: May 11, 2013 11:15 PM Full Story
Malette, Frasier each bring home silver medal from 1A state meet
GREENSBORO -- Goldsboro's Rasheid Malette and Princeton's Johnny Frasier each finished state runner-up during the 2013 N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 1-A track and field championship meet contested at North Carolina A&T on Friday afternoon. Malette claimed the...Published: May 11, 2013 11:15 PM Full Story
Rosewood's Cuddington finishes state runner-up in 1A men's tennis
CARY -- Another step. Rosewood junior Dylan Cuddington emerged the runner-up in the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 1-A men's singles tennis championships after a 6-1, 6-2 loss to Hendersonville's James Fuqua on Saturday morning. Cuddington reached the...Published: May 11, 2013 11:15 PM Full Story
Rebels test Southwest Onslow on softball diamond
JACKSONVILLE -- Hali Botzenhart mashed a three-run, first-inning home run and Southwest Onslow hung on for a 7-4 victory over North Duplin in first-round action of the NCHSAA Class 1-A playoffs on Friday evening. The Rebels concluded the year 8-12...Published: May 11, 2013 11:15 PM Full Story
Princeton comes back against East Carteret
PRINCETON -- Princeton pushed across the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning and eliminated East Carteret, 4-3, from the NCHSAA Class 1-A playoffs on Friday evening. The Bulldogs (17-2 overall) play host to Hobbton on Tuesday. Charley...Published: May 11, 2013 11:15 PM Full Story
Spring Creek knocks off Wallace-Rose Hill
TEACHEY -- Ian Ladd cranked out three hits and stole two bases during Spring Creek's opening-round, 10-4 triumph over Wallace-Rose Hill in the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 1-A playoffs Friday evening. The Gators (13-10 overall) entertain Union on...Published: May 11, 2013 11:15 PM Full Story
Eastern Wayne alum hired by East Miss. Community College
SCOOBA, Miss. -- Michael Morgan has been hired as an assistant women's basketball coach at East Mississippi Community College after approval by the school president and vice president. Morgan, an Eastern Wayne High alum, spent last season as an...Published: May 11, 2013 11:15 PM Full Story
Trojans' softball season ends in D2 Southeast Regional
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Wingate exploded for five fifth-inning runs and handed Mount Olive College a season-ending, 8-0 mercy-rule defeat on day two of the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional #1 softball tournament at Armstrong Atlantic State University. The fourth-seeded...Published: May 11, 2013 11:15 PM Full Story
Cardinals upset ECC champions in opening round
PIKEVILLE -- It was over in an instant. Charles B. Aycock base runner Hank Smitherman rounded third base and headed for home. Jacksonville outfielder Logan Staup collected the ball and fired toward the plate. Cardinal catcher Christian Heisey caught the...Published: May 11, 2013 11:15 PM Full Story
Jacksonville-CBA baseball box
area calendar Tuesday Prep baseball NCHSAA playoffs Class 1-A W. Columbus at North Duplin 7 p.m. Union at Spring Creek 7 p.m. Prep softball NCHSAA playoffs Class 3-A Washington at C.B. Aycock 7 p.m. Class 1-A Rosewood at SW...Published: May 11, 2013 11:14 PM Full Story
Inaugural competition brings teams from Atlantic region
Over 140 of the best CrossFit athletes in the region turned out for the first-ever "Battle of the Boro" at CrossFit of Goldsboro on Saturday. Competitors took part in five programs called WOD's (workouts of the day). The scores were...Published: May 11, 2013 11:14 PM Full Story
Fulghum's walk-off single pushes Aycock into 2nd round
PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock's big-game experience showed up just in time. Keeley Fulghum delivered a walk-off RBI single and the Golden Falcons rallied past West Craven 7-6 in first-round play of the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A...Published: May 11, 2013 11:14 PM Full Story