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Sanders would like to see seniors accomplish goals

When Hobbton takes the field on Friday night it will be 364 days since it last won a football game. Spring Creek can certainly sympathize. The Gators have had three double-digit losing streaks over the past six seasons. They have...

Rosewood, Spring Creek stage 4-set duel in volleyball

rcoggins@newsargus.com County rivals Rosewood and Spring Creek were "Digging for Duke's kids" on Thursday afternoon. The Eagles dug themselves out of trouble, too. Senior hitter Ellen Morgan pounded out a match-high 16 kills during a 21-25, 25-17, 25-13, 25-16 victory...

Rosewood's Burton shares medalist honors

SELMA -- Rosewood's Lindsey Burton shared medalist honors with a nine-hole round of 42 and helped the Eagles claim a four-team meet contested at Cardinal Country Club on Thursday afternoon. The Eagles compiled a team score of 146. Washington was...

Kennedy scores twice for Hawks against Goldsboro

LaGRANGE -- Nic Kennedy scored a pair of goals and North Lenoir defeated Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference foe Goldsboro 4-1 on Thursday night. Mike Bednarz and Braxton Greene also scored for the Hawks. Hunter Smith, Andrew Riley and Blake Dunn...

Rams extend conference match win streak to 37

Regular-season champion Greene Central easily defeated Goldsboro 9-0 in Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference play Thursday afternoon. Taylar Keel, Lindsey May, MacKenzie Butts, Brycen Radford, Chasity Holloman and Caitlin Deans each recorded a singles win for the Rams. The teams of...

Playoff-bound Gators stop Rosewood

Spring Creek concluded regular-season play with a 7-1 triumph over Carolina 1-A Conference rival Rosewood on Thursday afternoon. Anna Haggerty, Megan Jones, Madelyn Coates, Grace West and Cassie Alphin each prevailed in singles for the Gators. Carly Stevens-Coates and West-Alphin...

EW netters finish regular season unbeaten at 15-0

DUDLEY -- Third-ranked Eastern Wayne capped its unbeaten season with a 9-0 victory over Southern Wayne in the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference regular-season finale for both teams. Faith Sutton, Savannah Sutton, McKenna Dove, Cameron Dove, Debbie Mitchell and Brennan Dove...

Princeton grabs share of 3rd straight Carolina 1A volleyball title

CALYPSO -- Princeton clinched a share of its third consecutive Carolina 1-A Conference regular-season championship with a 25-8, 25-4, 25-16 triumph over North Duplin on Thursday evening. Savanna Massengill led the Bulldogs with 13 kills. Kasey Edwards provided seven kills....

On injured reserve: Don't expect JK's Sutton to stay there

The health of No. 1-ranked James Kenan's biggest offensive weapon has suddenly become a question mark. What isn't uncertain is the amount of depth in the Tigers' backfield. Senior tailback Marcelias Sutton suffered a deep thigh bruise in a win...

Preps digest: JV, middle school sports

JV sports * Volleyball: Wayne Christian d. Christ Covenant 26-24, 25-27, 25-15 -- The Eagles (9-6, 5-4 CCC) begin Carolina Christian 1-A Conference tournament play on Tuesday at Trinity Christian of Raleigh. * Volleyball: Rosewood d. Spring Creek 25-15,...

New Bern, Eastern Wayne renew football series

A defending state champion. A team with Division I prospects at numerous positions. A measuring stick for Eastern Wayne. All of those adjectives describe New Bern, the reigning N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 4-A (small-school) state champion -- and...

Falcons turn back Warriors in ECC 3A/4A soccer

rhanchett@newsargus.com South Central started fast and earned its first win of the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference soccer season on Thursday night. The Falcons' offense posted five goals on seven shots in a 5-3 win over Eastern Wayne at Little Big...