Thursday, October 17, 2013
James Kenan clinches share of Carolina 1A soccer crown
astevens@newsargus.com WARSAW -- Winning a conference championship usually requires plenty of skill and a little good fortune. James Kenan had both on Wednesday evening. The Tigers scored a pair of second-half goals to defeat Spring Creek, 3-1, and clinched...Published: Oct 17, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Princeton three-peats as Carolina 1A volleyball tournament champ
rcoggins@newsargus.com NEWTON GROVE -- Princeton seems to find the chinks in Rosewood's armor when the archrivals meet on the volleyball court. Wednesday was no exception. The Bulldogs disrupted the Eagles' offense with their service game and a consistent defensive...Published: Oct 17, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Rebels look to end frustrating 5-game skid
astevens@newsargus.com A five-game losing streak has left North Duplin battered, bruised and in need of anything to hang its hat on. Mired in the middle of the Carolina 1-A Conference standings, Rosewood would love to end an eight-game losing streak...Published: Oct 17, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Tigers, Leopards duel for 1st place in Carolina 1A football race
rhanchett@newsargus.com WARSAW -- It all comes down to this. Well, sort of. When James Kenan and Lakewood meet at Bill Taylor Field on Friday evening, the Carolina 1-A Conference championship will not officially be on the line. After all, both...Published: Oct 17, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Ayden-Grifton blanks Goldsboro in ECC 2A soccer
AYDEN -- Goldsboro never got its offense going in a 1-0 loss at Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference rival Ayden-Grifton on Wednesday. Chris Wiggins led the Cougars in the net and stopped a penalty kick to keep Goldsboro within striking distance....Published: Oct 17, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
North Lenoir shuts out S. Lenoir
DEEP RUN -- North Lenoir grabbed the lead in the fifth minute and never looked back in a 6-0 win over Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference archrival South Lenoir on Wednesday night. Andy Garcia scored three goals and added an assist...Published: Oct 17, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Spring Creek dumps Lakewood in 4 sets
NEWTON GROVE -- The early timeout proved useful. Disconnected offensively and lacking communication on the volleyball court, Spring Creek dropped eight of the first 12 points to Lakewood in opening-set play Wednesday afternoon. Gators head coach Deanna Morris called a...Published: Oct 17, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Warriors' Wright earns all-ECC accolades
WINTERVILLE -- Runners met one final time to decide the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference cross country championships at Boyd Lee Park on Wednesday afternoon. New Bern won the boys' title. South Central took the girls' crown. On the boys' side,...Published: Oct 17, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Hammonds growing in Gators' offense
Tre Hammonds almost didn't step onto the football field this season. Thankfully, Mrs. Hammonds had a change of heart after weeks of pleading by her son. A history of concussions caused concern and Tre initially planned to concentrate on basketball...Published: Oct 17, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story