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Preps digest: JV, middle school sports

JV sports * Baseball: New Bern 12, Eastern Wayne 6 (8 inn.) -- Collin Nix paced the Warriors' offense with four hits, while Carlyle Smith contributed three hits. Braxton Lewis, Brock Johnson, Jacob Ginn and Devonte Corum supplied two...

Lafond earns pair of All-American honors

WINSTON-SALEM -- Dylan Lafond became the University of Mount Olive's first-ever, three-time All-American in track and field competition during the 2014 NCAA Division II men's indoor track championships contested Saturday. A sophomore, Lafond placed fifth in the mile run...

Frasier accepts invitation to US Army All-American Bowl

rcoggins@newsargus.com PRINCETON -- Johnny Frasier gets to visit the Alamo next winter. The Princeton High School junior, who has received numerous Division I offers since last November, accepted an invitation to play in the prestigious U.S. Army All-American Bowl in...

Gators' David Vega signs with Barton College

rcoggins@newsargus.com SEVEN SPRINGS -- Quality players have worn the Spring Creek uniform and succeeded on the soccer pitch, but none have advanced to the next level. Until now. David Vega will continue his collegiate career at Division II Barton. The...

C.B. Aycock-So. Wayne box

C.B. Aycock 206 000 0 -- 8 8 0 So. Wayne 100 000 0 -- 1 2 7 Leading hitters -- C.B. Aycock -- Garrett Joyner 1-4, RBI; Ashton McGee 1-4; Noah West 3-4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI; Bobby Hampton...

Golden Falcons benefit from Saints' errors

rcoggins@newsargus.com DUDLEY -- One day after giving an opponent extra scoring chances, Charles B. Aycock aggressively capitalized on a county rival's mistakes Friday evening. The Golden Falcons pushed across six unearned runs in the third inning and rolled past Southern...

BASEBALL TAB -- WCDS preview

rcoggins@newsargus.com Just days before Wayne Country Day's first official baseball practice, head coach Michael Taylor had separate meetings with junior Mason Bland and senior Jacob Parks. The discussions were short and sweet. Taylor encouraged the duo to emerge as leaders...

BASEBALL TAB -- Wayne Christian preview

astevens@newsargus.com In its final game of the 2013 season, Wayne Christian stayed within a single run of eventual N.C. Independent Athletic Association 1-A state champion Lawrence Academy for the better part of four or five innings. That second-round playoff loss...

BASEBALL TAB -- Spring Creek preview

astevens@newsargus.com SEVEN SPRINGS -- Spring Creek's young players grew up toward the end of the 2013 season. Head coach Heath Whitfield hopes they're another year wiser this spring. The Gators won seven of their final 10 games a year ago...

BASEBALL TAB -- Southern Wayne preview

rcoggins@newsargus.com DUDLEY -- Southern Wayne's baseball program transitioned into new management last spring. The change hasn't bothered the Saints. First-year head coach Jackson Massey, who has been around the diamond most of his life, took over after Trae McKee resigned....

BASEBALL TAB -- Rosewood preview

astevens@newsargus.com Youth is no longer an excuse at Rosewood. The Eagles return 16 players off of last year's team that finished 7-16 overall and advanced to the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 1-A state playoffs. "I always try to...

BASEBALL TAB -- Goldsboro feature

astevens@newsargus.com First-year Goldsboro head baseball coach Mike Harper knows has inherited a program pointed in the right direction. He plans to keep the Cougars on course. Harper replaced Jackson Massey, whose efforts to rebuild Goldsboro's once-storied program didn't always show...

BASEBALL TAB -- Faith Christian feature

astevens@newsargus.com Time hasn't been on Justin Smith's side. For the second straight year, Faith Christian advanced deep into the N.C. Christian Schools Association Class 2-A basketball playoffs, which limited Smith chances of getting some preseason workouts done. Baseball practice isn't...

BASEBALL TAB -- ECC 3A/4A outlook

rcoggins@newsargus.com Survive the rigors of the challenging Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference and you just might bring home some hardware in June. The seven-team league is bursting with tradition-rich baseball programs that seem to reload each spring. Five schools have combined...

BASEBALL TAB -- Eastern Wayne preview

rcoggins@newsargus.com Young players in a tradition-rich baseball program took considerable time to develop team chemistry on the Eastern Wayne diamond last season. The Warriors started an uncharacteristic 3-7 and didn't merit any recognition when their peers talked about playoff-qualifying teams...

BASEBALL TAB -- Cover story

A button-down jersey, pants, elastic belt and cleats may not be the ideal uniform for most people. It is for Josh Frederick, Tyler Farmer and Hunter Barnett. The University of Mount Olive trio understands that when they don the green-and-white...

BASEBALL TAB -- C.B. Aycock preview

rcoggins@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- Oftentimes, Charles B. Aycock head coach Charles Davis sees his players split among travel-ball and showcase teams. The opportunity to get everyone on the same page occurs the first official day of spring practice. Not this year....

Eastern Wayne boots North Lenoir on soccer pitch

Six different players accounted for the scoring in Eastern Wayne's 5-0, non-conference triumph over North Lenoir at Little Big Horn on Friday evening. Julie Pierce notched the eventual game-winning goal in the 3rd minute off an assist from Megan Mozingo....

Bulldogs 'Brush' aside James Kenan

WARSAW -- Jessica Brush collected a hat trick (three goals) during Princeton's 5-1 victory over James Kenan at Bill Taylor Field on Friday evening. It was the Carolina 1-A opener for both teams. Brush scored on two assists from sophomore...

Rosewood girls' soccer stays unbeaten

Lexi Mercer tallied a single goal in each half during Rosewood's 3-1 triumph over Hobbton at Branch Pope Field on Friday evening. Samantha Allen provided one goal in the Carolina 1-A Conference opener for both teams. Hobbton converted a second-half...

Burroughs, Gay each slug HR for Golden Falcons

Meredith Burroughs and Katie Gay each mashed a home run as Charles B. Aycock cruised past county rival Southern Wayne, 11-2, in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference game Friday evening. Burroughs has 37 career home runs, while Gay (4 RBI)...

Eagles open softball season with 3-inning win

Hailey Weeks earned her first high school win inside the pitcher's circle during Rosewood's 17-2, three-inning dismantling of Hobbton on Friday evening. It was the Carolina 1-A opener for both teams. Weeks logged one strikeout and issued one walk on...

Howell throws three-hit shutout

Reed Howell threw a complete-game three-hitter and Rosewood dispatched Hobbton, 10-0, in a mercy-rule shortened game Friday afternoon. It was the Carolina 1-A opener for both teams. Howell logged 10 strikeouts for the Eagles. Bryce McKeel (three RBI) paced Rosewood's...

Gators double up Lakewood

SALEMBURG -- Sawyer Smith drove in three runs during Spring Creek's 6-3 triumph over Lakewood in the Carolina 1-A Conference opener for both teams Friday evening. Smith finished the day 2-for-3 for the Gators, who rose to 4-2 overall this...

Rams fall to nemesis in baseball

FARMVILLE -- Austin Batchelor collected three hits and two RBI, but it wasn't enough in a 6-5, non-conference loss to nemesis Farmville Central on Friday afternoon. The Jaguars sealed the win two sixth-inning runs. Kevin Ormond and Will Creech (RBI)...

Mills' walk-off double lifts Faith Christian

Christian Mills delivered a game-winning, walk-off double in the bottom of the seventh inning and Faith Christian slipped past Raleigh Christian, 10-9, in a N.C. Christian Schools Association 2-A game Friday afternoon. Mills ended the day with three hits and...

Tigers slip past Princeton in Carolina 1A baseball opener

WARSAW -- James Kenan tallied a pair of sixth-inning runs and turned back Princeton, 3-2, in the Carolina 1-A Conference opener for both teams Friday evening. Matt Edwards and Alex Harmon each had one hit for the Bulldogs. Mario Cisneros...

Warriors fall on road at New Bern

NEW BERN -- Brandon Johnson recorded Eastern Wayne's lone hit in a 16-1, five-inning loss to Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference foe New Bern on Friday afternoon. Coy Barnett took the pitching loss. "(A) long day at the park," EW head...

Eastern Wayne nets ECC tennis win

DUDLEY -- Ethan Quinn posted a straight-set shutout at No. 2 singles and Eastern Wayne rolled past Southern Wayne, 9-0, in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference match Friday afternoon. The Warriors dropped just 13 games on six singles courts. "I...