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Golden Falcons' Phillips no-hits Eastern Wayne

Meredith Burroughs homered twice and Allie Phillips tossed a no-hitter as Charles B. Aycock cruised past Eastern Wayne, 16-0, in the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference finale for both teams Tuesday afternoon. Burroughs, the newly-minted North Carolina home run queen, ended...

Princeton's Paul, Johnson combine for no-hitter

Princeton's Tori Paul and Kasey Johnson combined for a no-hitter during a 17-0 dismantling of Carolina 1-A Conference foe Lakewood on Tuesday afternoon. The Bulldogs pumped out 15 hits, including a four-hit, three-RBI performance from Paul. Kelsey Peedin had three...

Saints' softball team earns road shutout over J.H. Rose

GREENVILLE -- Southern Wayne scored its second straight mercy-rule win with a 10-0 triumph over Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A foe J.H. Rose Tuesday evening. Kelsey Hayes led the Saints' offense with four hits and two RBI. Hope Jones added three hits....

Montague drives in 4 runs during Hawks' road win

Allison Montague had two hits, including a triple and four RBI, as North Lenoir toppled Eastern Carolina 2-A opponent Goldsboro, 18-0, on Tuesday evening. Janna Moore and Nicole Robinson each three hits for the Hawks. Blythe Greene and Megan Lanier...

Wayne Christian advances in NCISAA 1A postseason

Wayne Christian scraped together nine hits and beat Hickory Christian 8-3 during opening-round play of the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 1-A playoffs Tuesday afternoon. The sixth-seeded Eagles travel to third-seeded Freedom Christian on Friday. Game time is 5 p.m....

Chargers' season ends in NCISAA 1A baseball playoffs

BELHAVEN -- Pungo Christian handed Wayne Country Day a season-ending, 2-1 loss in the NCISAA playoffs Tuesday afternoon. Mason Bland (RBI) and Jacob Magera each had two hits for the Chargers, who concluded year 8-11 overall. Mitch Turnage yielded two...

Eagles explode early, tied for Carolina 1A baseball lead

Carolina 1-A Conference co-leader Rosewood scored 12 runs in the first inning and cruised to a 26-3, mercy-rule triumph over Neuse Charter on Tuesday. Tanner Bradley, Bryce McKeel and Daniel Herring (four RBI) each had three hits for Rosewood, which...

Rams cruise past Blue Devils in ECC 2A baseball

Bailey Ormond led the way with two doubles and two RBI in Greene Central's 6-1 triumph over Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference foe South Lenoir Tuesday evening. Kevin Ormond and Justin Lee each added two hits Chandler Barrow, James Head and...

Spring Creek remains tied for Carolina 1A baseball lead

Allen Coor had three hits and five RBI to lead Spring Creek to a 27-0 shellacking of Carolina 1-A Conference opponent James Kenan Tuesday. Logan Miller and Hunter Walker also added three hits apiece for the Gators. Will Rouse, Coor...

Goldsboro diamond 9 fall to North Lenoir

Goldsboro dropped a 12-0, six-inning mercy-rule loss to North Lenoir in an Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference game Tuesday. The Cougars' Damon Pate had two hits, while teammate Jared Howard had the other hit. Zach Falconer endured the loss on the...

North Duplin dominates Hobbton

James Britt and Ced Kornegay combined for the shutout in North Duplin's 16-0 rout of Carolina 1-A Conference foe Hobbton. Taylan Lewis had four hits including a double and two RBI. Tyler Potter had three hits and an RBI to...

Bailey's lone goal lifts WCDS past long-time nemesis

WILSON -- Allison Bailey struck from 25 yards out on a free kick for the lone goal in Wayne Country Day's 1-0 triumph over Coastal Plains Independent 1-A/2-A nemesis Greenfield on Tuesday evening. Margaret Tanner drew the foul that led...

Rosewood boots Neuse Charter by mercy rule

Lexi Mercer buried four goals to lead Rosewood past Neuse Charter, 9-0, in Carolina 1-A Conference action Tuesday evening. Mercer also had an assist. Hannah Daniels added two goals and an assist for the Eagles. Payton Lane, Samantha Allen and...

Preps digest: JV, middle schools

JV sports * Baseball: C.B. Aycock 4, Eastern Wayne 0 -- Charles B. Aycock strung together eight hits in a 4-0 triumph over Eastern Wayne on Tuesday. Chandler Matthews, Jake Flowers, Cameron Kornegay and Chandler Gentry all drove in one...

Saints drop heartbreaker to J.H. Rose in ECC baseball

GREENVILLE -- Jacob Hollingsworth collected three RBI during Southern Wayne's 6-5 loss to J.H. Rose in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference game contested at historic Guy Smith Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. Josh Jernigan and Dallas Graham (two RBI) led the...

Walnut Creek Ladies Golf news

Sam Gillett emerged as the low gross winner during weekly play on the Walnut Creek Country Club links. Penny Ritt and Gaye Bryant secured low net and low putts, respectively....

Hawks defeat Cougars in OT on soccer pitch

North Lenoir notched a pair of overtime goals and handed Goldsboro a 4-2 defeat in their Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference game Tuesday evening. Angelina Nacca notched a first-half goal off of Juanita Cortes-Torres' assist in the first half. Cortes-Torres' corner...

Defensive change helps Warriors blank Golden Falcons

rcoggins@newsargus.com Eastern Wayne couldn't simulate Charles B. Aycock's speed in the offensive third of the field during practice Monday afternoon. But the defensive-minded strategy paid off Tuesday evening. The Warriors denied the Golden Falcons a direct scoring opportunity on frame...

Strickland signs NLI with Cape Fear CC

aetzler@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- Alex Strickland wanted to be absolutely sure of her decision. The Charles B. Aycock senior received an offer to play soccer at UNC Wilmington, but the coach couldn't guarantee any playing time on the field. Strickland said...

Robertson's diving catch preserves Aycock's win over archrival

aetzler@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- Before each inning starts Charles B. Aycock pitcher Bobby Hampton walks out near second base and points to his centerfielder Charlie Robertson. It's their little way of letting each other know they're ready and the defense has...