Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Boxscore: Rosewood-Princeton tennis
Rosewood 9 Princeton 0 Singles: Jordan Price (R) d. Austin Chanmanivon 6-1, 6-0; Jeremy Lintner (R) d. Celso Santiago 6-0, 6-1; Jake Smith (R) d. Calvin Santiago 6-0, 6-0; Lucas Parrish (R) d. Ian Rowe 6-0, 6-0; Chase Bartlett (R)...Published: Mar 31, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Eagles hold experience edge over Bulldogs
rcoggins@newsargus.com A pair of first-year head coaches -- Rosewood's Daniel Baynes and Princeton's Christy Klein -- remain in "teaching" mode each time they put their respective boys' tennis teams on the court. It's due to lack of practice time. Baynes'...Published: Mar 31, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
D.H. Conley soccer blanks C.B. Aycock
D.H. Conley invoked the mercy rule 15 minutes into the second half and handed Charles B. Aycock a 9-0 loss in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play Monday. The Golden Falcons (1-6-0 overall, 0-4-0 ECC) face South Central today. Kickoff is...Published: Mar 31, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Burt has 2 hits, 2 RBI in Wayne Christian loss
Hunter Burt doubled in a two-hit, two-RBI performance during Wayne Christian's 7-3, non-conference loss to Oakwood on Monday afternoon. Austin Howell, Holden Foster, Ted Suggs (two RBI) and Tanner Rose provided one hit apiece. Howell and White each had a...Published: Mar 31, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Hall shoots 1-over 72, Cougars win ECC 2A meet
Matt Hall fired a 1-over-par 72 and earned medalist honors in the next-to-last Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference regular-season tournament contested Monday afternoon. Hall three-putted on the 17th. "It is only a matter of time before he attains (an under-par round)...Published: Mar 31, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Monday, March 30, 2015
UMO completes league series sweep of Emmanuel (Ga.) College
UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE -- Jason Morozowski swatted two home runs and No. 22-ranked University of Mount Olive completed its three-game sweep of Conference Carolinas newcomer Emmanuel (Ga.), 13-9, on Sunday afternoon. Morozowski has 11 home runs and 48...Published: Mar 30, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Cam's Challenge: Final 4 update
Hey, everyone. Seems like it was just yesterday when we last talked, just yesterday that some of us still had a chance at winning this bracket challenge. The Elite Eight takes no prisoners, however, and it's safe to say some...Published: Mar 30, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Trojans' chemistry carried them to special season
rcoggins@newsargus.com MOUNT OLIVE -- They hung out together everywhere on campus, ate together in the cafeteria and seemed inseparable from day one. Joey Higginbotham hadn't seen that early-season camaraderie from any of his previous teams. He knew -- at that...Published: Mar 28, 2015 11:30 PM Full Story
Middle school wrestling needed to boost high school programs
The sound of tape being ripped from the wrestling mat filled the air. Soon, a loud "boom" erupted when the long tubes, some worn from constant use and age, were pulled from the storage room. Still in their wrestling gear,...Published: Mar 28, 2015 11:30 PM Full Story
Cam's Challenge: Terry Jordan leads the way
On paper, Fred the dog went 6-2 in the Sweet Sixteen rounds. Not bad. Could be worse. I went 4-4. It'd be perfectly normal to think, "gee, I bet Cam's bummed losing this round to his archrival." Joke's on Fred,...Published: Mar 28, 2015 11:30 PM Full Story
Friday, March 27, 2015
1-on-1 with Spring Creek senior Chad Spurgeon
The News-Argus conducted a 10-queston Q&A with senior baseball standout Chad Spurgeon after Spring Creek's practice on a wet Thursday afternoon. Of course, Spurgeon returned to the batting cage to get in some more swings once the interview had ended....Published: Mar 27, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Golden Falcons' Warner sprints to three first-place finishes
Courtney Warner, as usual, continued her dominant outdoor season with three individual first-place finishes in four-team, Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference meet Thursday afternoon. The Charles B. Aycock senior won the 100-meter dash (12.00 seconds), 200 dash (26.56) and 400 (1:01.62)....Published: Mar 27, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Cougars' Hall earns medalist honors on Lane Tree links
Matt Hall earned medalist honors with a 76 and Goldsboro emerged as the top team with a 374 during a non-conference meet contested at Lane Tree Golf Club on Thursday afternoon. Eastern Wayne, led by Willis Underwood (80) and Victor...Published: Mar 27, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Wayne Country Day romps past KVA
HENDERSON -- Lance Davis rallied from an opening-set loss and Wayne Country Day earned a 9-0, non-conference victory over short-handed Kerr-Vance on Thursday afternoon. Davis, the No. 4 seed, turned back Daniel Adkins 4-6, 6-2, 10-7. Sam Dively, Hunter Hawkins...Published: Mar 27, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Aycock nets shutout of county foe Southern Wayne
PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock posted three straight-set shutouts in singles play and handed county rival Southern Wayne a 9-0 loss. The Golden Falcons improved to 2-0 against their 3-A opponents in the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference. Chas Hooks, Stanton...Published: Mar 27, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Wayne Christian quartet combines for no-hitter
ERWIN -- Ted Suggs, Austin Howell, Tanner Rose and Holden Foster combined for a no-hitter on the mound during Wayne Christian's 18-0, mercy-rule win over Carolina Christian 1-A Conference foe Cape Fear Christian on Thursday. The quartet combined for eight...Published: Mar 27, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Burlington School claims 2-0 shutout of WCDS
cellis@newsargus.com The Burlington School girls' soccer team had more than enough reasons to be pessimistic about Wednesday's game. They were coming off of an 8-0 loss the day before and only just 11 players in uniform against Wayne Country Day....Published: Mar 26, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Women's team players wear T-shirts to honor men's players
aetzler@newsargus.com Donning her decorative T-shirt dedicated to her best friend, Shy'lia Buie took a seat front and center in the University of Mount Olive cafeteria as the Trojans' men's basketball team played in their Elite Eight game against Tarleton State...Published: Mar 26, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
No. 7-ranked Tarleton State ousts UMO from Elite 8
rcoggins@newsargus.com EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- Timely outside shooting and scrappy work against taller defenders on the boards had been University of Mount Olive's two strengths during the postseason. They proved, along with foul trouble, to be the Trojans' downfall Wednesday afternoon....Published: Mar 26, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Preps digest: JV, middle schools
JV Baseball: Charles B. Aycock 10, Greene Central 4 -- The Golden Falcons scored four runs in the fourth inning to gain control against the Rams. The fourth-inning rally came by way of a passed ball, a two-RBI single...Published: Mar 26, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Rosewood, Spring Creek duel on tennis courts
Rosewood's Jordan Price dropped the first singles match to Spring Creek's Carter Cipiti, but the Eagles went on to win eight straight matches to seal the Carolina 1-A Carolina victory. Jeremy Lintner won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 singles. His...Published: Mar 26, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Rebels stay perfect on Carolina 1A softball scene
It was the kind of game Rosewood coach Shay Campbell loves. He just didn't love the result. North Duplin capitalized on five errors and handed the Eagles a 5-3 loss in Carolina 1-A Conference play Wednesday evening. "A retired coaching...Published: Mar 26, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Panthers double up Cougars
Goldsboro scratched out nine hits, but couldn't hold down North Johnston in a 12-6, non-conference loss on Wednesday. Isaiah Core and Ray'Quan Griffin each had two hits for the Cougars. Core, Thomas Vick and Sterling Dodson each drove in a...Published: Mar 26, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Knights defeat Chargers on baseball diamond
Greenfield cranked out 15 hits and defeated archrival Wayne Country Day, 17-4, on Wednesday afternoon. The Chargers used four different pitchers in the five-inning affair, but none proved to be able to shut down the high-powered Greenfield attack. All nine...Published: Mar 26, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Saints fall to Hawks in non-conference play
Chad Ginn and Orlando Cannon combined for a two-hit shutout as North Lenoir beat non-conference foe Southern Wayne 8-0 on Wednesday. The duo combined for eight strikeouts. Braxton Greene led the Hawks with two hits and two RBI. Ethan Pittman,...Published: Mar 26, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Coor, Spurgeon, Sawyer spark Gators on the road
PRINCETON -- Spring Creek's three, four and five hitters -- Allen Coor, Chad Spurgeon and Sawyer Smith -- combined for nine of the Gators' 16 hits in an 11-5 victory over Carolina 1-A opponent Princeton on Wednesday. Smith doubled and...Published: Mar 26, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Baseball: Eastern Wayne-D.H. Conley box
D.H. Conley 000 004 4 -- 8 7 1 Eastern Wayne 000 403 0 -- 7 8 2 Leading hitters: D.H. Conley -- Bryant Packard 2-3, 2B; Holton Ahlers 2-2, HR, 3 RBI; Kevin Wrought 1-2, 2 RBI. Eastern Wayne...Published: Mar 26, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Warriors cruise through 5-plus innings, Vikings battle back to win
rcoggins@newsargus.com Tanner Wells was on cruise control. The Eastern Wayne left-hander held D.H. Conley scoreless and to a pair of hits in five-plus innings on the bump. His defense made four highlight-reel plays behind him, including Zack Smith's U-4-6 inning-ending...Published: Mar 26, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Beddingfield earns regular-season sweep of CBA softball
aetzler@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- Beddingfield softball coach Jeremy Howard sits back and thinks about his record against Charles B. Aycock in his career. "Uh, coming into this year I think I was 1-18," Howard said. Well, now he's 3-18. The Bruins...Published: Mar 26, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Preps digest: JV, middle schools
JV * Baseball: C.B. Aycock 5, D.H. Conley 2 -- The Golden Falcons scored three runs in the sixth inning to pull away from the Vikings. Zack Mott's two-RBI double put the Golden Falcons ahead for good. Trey Jordan...Published: Mar 25, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Baseball: UMO-Catawba box
Tuesday's game At Newman Park (Salisbury) UMO 442 010 010 -- 12 14 2 Catawba 201 012 211 -- 10 15 7 Leading hitters: Mount Olive -- Zak Orrison 3-3; Kilgore Gailmard 1-5, 2B, 2 RBI; Jason Morozowski 1-3, RBI;...Published: Mar 25, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
UMO's Lancaster notches 1,000th career win
rcoggins@newsargus.com SALISBURY -- Justin Manning flashed the sign. Jose Serrano nodded. Catawba pinch-hitter Austin Stilley watched as the pitch popped into Manning's glove. The umpire called "strike three," and Manning and his University of Mount Olive teammates had finally done...Published: Mar 25, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Boxscore: Lakewood-Rosewood baseball
Lakewood 000 000 0 - 0 3 2 Rosewood 310 300 x - 7 9 1 Leading hitters: Rosewood - Derek Neal 3-4 2B RBI, Boone Moody 1-4 RBI, Blake Dean 1-3 2B 2 RBI Bryce McKeel 1-3 2B RBI...Published: Mar 25, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Gurley tosses 3-hit, shutout gem
cellis@newsargus.com Jordan Gurley knew he was in a rhythm from the first pitch. It didn't take much longer for the Rosewood crowd -- and Lakewood -- to realize the same thing. Gurley was masterful on the mound with a three-hit,...Published: Mar 25, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Thornton's homer wakes up Rosewood
aetzler@newsargus.com After two innings of stranding runners in scoring position, Rosewood head softball coach Shay Campbell wondered if the bats were going to come alive. The Eagles were too impatient. They weren't squaring up many balls. But then Callie Thornton...Published: Mar 25, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Walnut Creek Ladies Golf news
Kathy Woodard recorded a hole-in-one on No. 13 during play on the Walnut Creek Country Club links Tuesday....Published: Mar 25, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Wayne Christian's Floars emerges as top finisher in meet
WILSON -- Blake Floars earned medalist honors with 40 and Wayne Christian defeated runner-up Freedom Christian 197-221 during a five-team played at Wilson Country Club. Ethan McKenzie complimented Floars with a 9-hole score of 43. Teammates Michael Singletary and Drake...Published: Mar 25, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
JK's Pridgen claims medalist honors
KENLY -- James Kenan's Cole Pridgen earned medalist honors during a six-team Carolina 1-A Conference meet contested on the Cardinal Country Club links. The Tigers had a 404 team score. Jeremy Mercer logged an 81 and Dylan Champion carded an...Published: Mar 25, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Vikings blank Saints in ECC 3A/4A soccer
D.H. Conley upended Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference foe Southern Wayne 9-0 in a mercy-rule victory on Tuesday....Published: Mar 25, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Golden Falcons continue struggle in conference play
GREENVILLE -- J.H. Rose handed Charles B. Aycock a 9-0, mercy-rule loss in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play Tuesday. The Golden Falcons (1-5-0 overall) face D.H. Conley on Thursday....Published: Mar 25, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Rebels dealt first defeat on soccer pitch
Kimberly Rodriguez' herculean 22-save effort in goal, wasn't enough during a 4-0 loss to Carolina 1-A Conference foe James Kenan on Tuesday. The Rebels fell to 2-1 overall this season....Published: Mar 25, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Mozingo punches in 4 goals, EW routs Goldsboro
Angelina Nacca put Goldsboro ahead in the 14th minute, but Eastern Wayne came back with a vengeance and scored seven straight goals in a 7-1 non-conference win Tuesday. Nacca's goal came on a direct free kick from 20 yards out....Published: Mar 25, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Bell raps out 3 hits in Warriors' softball loss
GREENVILLE -- A solid offensive performance wasn't enough to get Eastern Wayne past J.H. Rose during an 18-8 loss in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play. Trisha Bell drove in three runs and had a triple during her two-hit night. Britni...Published: Mar 25, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Princeton softball dismantles Hobbton
Princeton throttled Carolina 1-A Conference foe Hobbton 18-0 in three innings on Tuesday evening. The Bulldogs cranked out 16 hits and took advantage of eight Hobbton errors. Princeton (6-0 overall, 3-0 CC) visits North Duplin today....Published: Mar 25, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
DHC defeats C.B. Aycock in ECC 3A/4A softball
HOLLYWOOD CROSSROADS -- The Golden Falcons pounded out nine hits, but fell to 5-2 to D.H. Conley in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference game Tuesday.. Allison Shingleton drove in both runs during her two-hit performance. Connor Vinson had three hits...Published: Mar 25, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Griffin has lone hit in Cougars' loss
Goldsboro mustered just one hit in an 11-0, non-conference loss to Jones Senior on Tuesday. Ray'Quan Griffin had the lone hit for the Cougars. Jared Howard endured the loss for Goldsboro. The Cougars (1-5 overall) play host to North Johnston...Published: Mar 25, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Baseball power Lawrence Academy blanks WCDS
MERRY HILL -- Wayne Country Day scratched out six hits, but couldn't push across any runs in a 9-0, non-conference loss to Lawrence Academy on Tuesday afternoon. Mitch Turnage, Amane Godo, Zach Barfield, Jacob Magera, Jon Bryant and Drew Barnes...Published: Mar 25, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Golden Falcons handed first defeat of season in baseball
HOLLYWOOD CROSSROADS -- Charles B. Aycock dropped from the unbeaten ranks with a 5-1 loss to Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A opponent D.H. Conley on Tuesday. The Vikings scored four fifth-inning runs on four of their seven hits as a team. The...Published: Mar 25, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
WCDS blanks Oakwood in tennis
Wayne Country Day handed Oakwood a 9-0 loss on Tuesday afternoon. Top-seeded Sam Dively, Preston Edwards, Hunter Hawkins, Young Wang, Lance Davis and Nolan Davis each won in singles play. The duos of Dively-Edwards and Wang-Nolan Davis both swept their...Published: Mar 25, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Warriors' tandem of Sasser-Davis earn match-clinching point
WINTERVILLE -- Gray Sasser and Walker Davis accounted for three points, including a match-clinching win at No. 3 doubles which lifted Eastern Wayne past South Central, 5-4, on Tuesday afternoon. Le Solomon and Nathan Fleming also earned a singles point...Published: Mar 25, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Gaster named new head football coach at Princeton
cellis@newsargus.com PRINCETON -- After almost eight weeks of interviews, Princeton High School finally has a new football coach -- Travis Gaster. Gaster's hiring ended two-month search and interviews with 20-plus applicants. It's the first head coaching job for Gaster, who...Published: Mar 25, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Higginbotham: Trojans need to 'keep it simple' at Elite 8
rcoggins@newsargus.com EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- Stick to the basics. Do the little things. Just keep it simple. That could be easier said than done. But its the gameplan University of Mount Olive plans to execute during its quarterfinal-round game against perennial...Published: Mar 24, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Preps digest: Middle schools
Middle schools * Girls' soccer: Greenwood 5, Grantham 1 -- Alana Kazar provided a hat trick (three goals) for the victorious T-birds. Alliyah Mabry and Taniyah Oates scored one goal apiece. Mabry contributed an assist. Greenwood (4-1-0 overall) faces...Published: Mar 24, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Softball box: Spring Creek at Princeton
Spring Creek 100 002 0 -- 3 4 0 Princeton 020 103 x -- 6 9 1 Leading hitters: Spring Creek -- Ashley Marriner 1-4; Sarah Ford 1-3; Rachel McCollum 1-2, RBI; Alanna Price 1-3. Princeton -- Charley Cox 2-3,...Published: Mar 24, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Edwards' double sparks Dogs past Gators
rcoggins@newsargus.com PRINCETON -- Princeton's Taylor Carroll stood on first base and told teammate Kortney Edwards "she could do this." Hitless in her previous three at-bats, which included two strikeouts, Edwards faced another two-strike count with the bases loaded. She just...Published: Mar 24, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Hawley has two goals, two assists for Bulldogs on soccer pitch
PRINCETON -- Chelsea Hawley delivered a two-goal, two-assist performance as Princeton knocked off Spring Creek, 6-4, in a Carolina 1-A Conference battle Tuesday evening. Jessica Brush provided one goal and one assist. Kassandra Velasquez, Madison Adkins and Amber Johnson scored...Published: Mar 24, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Bailey notches, goal assist in Chargers' win
WAKE FOREST -- Allison Bailey tallied one goal and assisted on another goal as Wayne Country Day blanked Neuse Christian, 2-0, on Monday afternoon. Margaret Tanner punched in a goal for WCDS. Goalie Langley Barnes earned the shutout between the...Published: Mar 24, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
North Duplin slips by Lakewood, 2-1
SALEMBURG -- North Duplin continued its unbeaten start with a 2-1 triumph over Lakewood in Carolina 1-A Conference play Monday. Diana Saucedo and Priscilla Saucedo each scored a goal for the Rebels, who improved to 2-0 overall and 2-0...Published: Mar 24, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Lane Tree Ladies Golf news
Teresa Shearin, sidelined by a rib injury, seized game-of-the-week honors and low gross (79) on the Lane Tree Golf Club links. Linda Watson earned low net. Shelley Leder claimed low putts....Published: Mar 24, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Hall, McAlduff lead Goldsboro in ECC 2A golf meet
AYDEN -- Matt Hall carded a 2-over par 74 and Goldsboro claimed first-place honors in an Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference match contested on the Ayden Country Club links Monday afternoon. Luke McAlduff and Ruben Quiroz each contributed an 80. Ty...Published: Mar 24, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Eagles dominate track meet
James Madison University football signee Tyree Chavious won the discus and helped Rosewood dominate a three-team Carolina 1-A Conference meet Monday afternoon. Chavious logged a throw of 116 feet, 2 inches. Marquail Almontaser won the triple jump (37-0) and 110...Published: Mar 24, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Weeks, Tyndall combine for no-hitter; Thornton nearly hits for the cycle
WARSAW -- Callie Thornton just missed hitting for the cycle in Rosewood's 16-0, mercy-rule conquest of Carolina 1-A Conference foe James Kenan on Monday afternoon. Thornton doubled, tripled and swatted a home run for the Eagles. Sophomore Hailey Weeks and...Published: Mar 24, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Greenfield handcuffs Wayne Christian
WILSON -- Wayne Christian mustered just four hits in a 10-0, mercy-rule loss to perennial independent 1-A power Greenfield on Monday at historic Fleming Stadium. Austin Howell, Holden Foster, Ted Suggs and Ryan Kennedy each had one hit in the...Published: Mar 24, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Smitherman, Aycock 'steals' victory over J.H. Rose
PIKEVILLE -- Hank Smitherman stole home with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, and Charles B. Aycock upended J.H. Rose, 2-1, in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play Monday afternoon. Down 1-0 through 51/2 innings, the unbeaten Golden...Published: Mar 24, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Blount made right decision to attend UMO
aetzler@newsargus.com Heading back to the locker room, JaQuan Blount knew the messages would be there. He just didn't know what they would say. The junior had just played nearly a flawless game, dropping in 19 points, dishing out five assists...Published: Mar 24, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
County teams improve scores on GMGC links
Wayne County golfers walked away from Goldsboro Municipal Golf Course with a mixture of emotions on a breezy, sunny Monday afternoon. Four players posted their lowest 18-hole rounds of the season. Two teams shot their best scores after three tournaments...Published: Mar 24, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Monday, March 23, 2015
UMO seniors Hargrove, McCain provide versatility on court
cellis@newsargus.com Just 47,500 feet separate C.D. Hylton and Potomac High Schools. Roughly nine miles of rural highway that twisted and turned along the outermost edges of Prince William Forest Park, separated Kendall Hargrove and Jordan McCain. Now, after four years...Published: Mar 23, 2015 1:52 PM Full Story
Koehler's homer helps UMO salvage league series against King (Tenn.)
BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Joe Koehler mashed a three-run, seventh-inning homer and No. 14-ranked University of Mount Olive rolled past Conference Carolinas foe King (Tenn.), 12-3, on Sunday afternoon. The Trojans (20-9 overall) avoided a three-game sweep in the series. Jason...Published: Mar 23, 2015 1:52 PM Full Story
Aycock soccer drops two games at The Brittany
WILSON -- Charles B. Aycock dropped a pair of games in The Brittany contested on Saturday. The Golden Falcons fell 5-0 to West Brunswick and 4-1 to East Carteret. Sabrina Johnson scored the team's lone goal. Aycock (1-4-0 overall) plays...Published: Mar 23, 2015 1:52 PM Full Story
Saturday, March 21, 2015
Preps digest: JV news
JV * Girls' soccer: Wayne Country Day 3, Faith Christian-Rocky Mount -- Langley Barnes delivered the eventual game-winning goal in the seventh minute for the Chargers. Janae Jones and Ally Willman provided one goal apiece. WCDS (3-0-1 overall) entertains...Published: Mar 21, 2015 11:28 PM Full Story
Elite 8: Trojans' ball movement is team's forte
aetzler@newsargus.com MOUNT OLIVE -- Dontrell Brite never thought he would play this way. Dominique Reed played the exact same way in high school. No matter the background, the University of Mount Olive basketball players come to campus and play the...Published: Mar 21, 2015 11:28 PM Full Story
Trojans' Corkin sets career high against Converse
rcoggins@newsargus.com MOUNT OLIVE -- Candace Corkin unpacked her "magic stick" and had a fantasy-like game that most lacrosse players dream about on Saturday afternoon. Corkin posted a natural hat trick (three consecutive goals) within the first six minutes and punched...Published: Mar 21, 2015 11:28 PM Full Story
Boxscore: Spring Creek-Hobbton baseball
Hobbton 000 001 0 -- 1 6 1 Spring Creek 003 024 x -- 9 11 1 Leading hitters: Hobbton -- Brandon Rogers 2-3; Greg Herring 1-3, 2B; Michael Bass 1-3; Justin Adkins 1-3; Mason Wilson 1-3, RBI. Spring Creek...Published: Mar 21, 2015 11:28 PM Full Story
Gators start slow, cruise past Wildcats
rcoggins@newsargus.com SEVEN SPRINGS -- Sawyer Smith sighed in relief when Spring Creek teammate Kane Geelen scooped up a grounder and tagged first base for the final out of the first inning. He tapped gloves with Geelen as the two headed...Published: Mar 21, 2015 11:28 PM Full Story
Boxscore: Southern Wayne-D.H. Conley box
Saturday's game At Dudley D.H. Conley 242 22 -- 12 11 1 So. Wayne 100 10 -- 2 3 0 Leading hitters: D.H. Conley -- Bryant Packard 4-4, 2B, HR, 4 RBI; Travis Cross 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI; Jake Pollard...Published: Mar 21, 2015 11:28 PM Full Story
Packard's home run sparks Conley past Southern Wayne
cellis@newsargus.com DUDLEY -- Bryant Packard was already rounding first base by the time the ball landed. Packard, Conley's third hitter in the lineup and starting third baseman, wasted no time, sending the second pitch he saw from Southern Wayne pitcher...Published: Mar 21, 2015 11:28 PM Full Story
PUT ME IN COACH -- Leave team down by 1 shot, but make amends in clubhouse
Hey guys, I'm actually good at something. Let me start by saying I'm not usually good at golf. And I'm not good in the sense that Bubba Watson is good. I'm good in the sense that I didn't make myself...Published: Mar 21, 2015 11:28 PM Full Story
LOCAL OPINION: Players stop game, approach bully in stands
There are some afternoons where boredom just sinks in. You either scan Twitter, Facebook or some other social media to find something that could bring a smile to your face, make you laugh or even shed a few tears. After...Published: Mar 21, 2015 11:28 PM Full Story
Chargers drop CPIC opener in 8 innings
FAYETTEVILLE -- Wayne Country Day launched its 2015 Coastal Plains Independent 1-A/2-A Conference campaign with a 12-11 loss to defending N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 1-A state champ Freedom Christian on Friday afternoon. "What an ugly game ... not good...Published: Mar 21, 2015 11:28 PM Full Story
Friday, March 20, 2015
Preps digest: JV, middle school news
JV * Charles B. Aycock 3, J.H. Rose 0 -- Luke Frederick had two doubles and threw six innings of shutout ball in the Golden Falcons' win on Thursday. Jordan Gay picked up the save. Bradley Pate and Chris Turner...Published: Mar 20, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Golden Falcons' Davis tosses sterling six innings against Hunt
Kyle Davis threw six innings and gave up an unearned run as C.B. Aycock knocked off Hunt 4-1 on Wednesday. Davis improved to 2-0 on the year, and Jacob Sanford got his third save of the season for CBA, which...Published: Mar 20, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
EW's Johnson throws five-inning shutout
Brock Johnson went the distance on the mound as Eastern Wayne beat Nash Central 11-0 in five innings via the mercy rule. Johnson threw 53 pitches gave up three hits, one walk and struck out three on just 53 pitches....Published: Mar 20, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Eastern Wayne falls to Farmville on softball diamond
Chelsea Wynn, Tommaria Smith and Trisha Bell pounded out two hits apiece in Eastern Wayne's 18-8, non-conference loss to Farmville Central on Thursday afternoon. Britni McAlduff, Chloe Smith (RBI) and Elizabeth Sutton provided one hit apiece. Bell and Emily Uzzell...Published: Mar 20, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Aycock homers twice, beats Rose by mercy rule in softball
PIKEVILLE -- Madison Walton and Taylor Puetz both homered during Charles B. Aycock's 24-1 shellacking of Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A conference opponent J.H. Rose on a rainy Thursday afternoon. Georgia Parnell and Allie Phillips each batted 3-for-3 at the plate and...Published: Mar 20, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Boxscore: WCDS-Oakwood baseball
Oakwood 100 210 04 -- 8 WCDS 001 200 10 -- 4 Leading hitters -- Wayne Country Day: Mitch Turnage 1-5, HR, RBI; Amane Godo 2-4; Zach Barfield 3-4 RBI; Jon Bryan 2-4. Oakwood -- Charles Corey 2-4, 2B, 3...Published: Mar 19, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
WCDS drops 8-inning heartbreaker in baseball
The ball launched off the bat of Mitch Turnage toward right field in the bottom of the seventh inning. He flipped his bat toward the dugout and pointed toward the sky in celebration as he jogged around first base. Less...Published: Mar 19, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Southeast Regional champs return home
MOUNT OLIVE -- A team with a "refuse-to-lose" demeanor had the Trojan Nation on the edge of its seat Tuesday evening. Jazmine Montgomery was worried. Emil Cekada wondered if the shots would ever fall. William Bellos prayed the Trojans would...Published: Mar 19, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
UMO-Franklin Pierce baseball
UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE -- No. 7-ranked Franklin Pierce built an eight-run advantage through five innings and upended No. 14-ranked University of Mount Olive, 10-1, at Scarborough Field on Wednesday evening. The teams split their two-game series. Charles B....Published: Mar 19, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Preps digest: JV news
JV * Baseball: Hunt 5, Charles B. Aycock 3 -- The Golden Falcons mustered just four hits and scored three runs in a non-conference defeat against Wilson Hunt. Ty Daniels doubled for Aycock. Zach Brewer suffered the pitching loss....Published: Mar 19, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Jones Senior upends Goldsboro
Isaiah Core and Jared Howard each had three hits, but Goldsboro couldn't shut down Jones Senior's offensive attack in a 10-4, non-conference loss on Wednesday. Core scored twice and drove in a run. Howard doubled. Sterling Dodson, Ti'wuan Hardy, Michael...Published: Mar 19, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Saints' Holland hurls complete-game shutout
Matt Holland threw a complete-game shutout to lead Southern Wayne past non-conference opponent Greene Central, 8-0, on Wednesday. Holland struck out five, walked one and scattered five hits. Dallas Graham went for 1-3 with 2 RBI and scored twice. Hunter...Published: Mar 19, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
North Lenoir cranks out 22-0 softball win over Eastern Wayne
North Lenoir needed just 2 1/2 innings to finish off non-conference foe Eastern Wayne in a 22-0, mercy-rule victory Wednesday afternoon. Janna Moore led the Hawks high-powered attack, going 3-for-3. Allison Montague, Roxie Stallings, Megan Lanier, Kaci Letchworth, Madison Allen,...Published: Mar 19, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Bruins rally past Golden Falcons on softball diamond
Charles B. Aycock scratched back from four runs down to tie the game, but in the bottom of the sixth inning, Beddingfield drove in two runs to seal the 7-5 victory. None of the Golden Falcons players had more than...Published: Mar 19, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Warner captures 3 events in ECC 3A/4A track meet
NEW BERN -- Courtney Warner won the 100-, 200- and 400-meter races and helped guide the 1,600-meter relay team to a first-place finish as Charles B. Aycock defeated New Bern and Southern Wayne in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference meet...Published: Mar 19, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Morrow, Mooneyham combine for three individual victories
NEW BERN -- TJ Morrow finished first in the 400-meter dash and helped Charles B. Aycock beat New Bern and Southern Wayne in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A three-team meet on Wednesday. Joseph Mooneyham finished first in the 1600-meter and 3200-meter...Published: Mar 19, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Aycock serves up 6-0 win over Eastern Wayne
PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock swept the singles courts and handed county archrival Eastern Wayne a 6-0 defeat in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play Wednesday afternoon. The Golden Falcons received singles points from Chas Hooks, Stanton Head, Nick Coston, Broc...Published: Mar 19, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Preps digest: JV news
JV * C.B. Aycock 4, Southern Wayne 1 -- Trey Jordan picked up the win for Charles B. Aycock after scattering five hits and striking out two. Jordan Gray picked up the save. Josh Grady endured the loss for...Published: Mar 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Indiana bound! UMO captures Southeast Regional men's basketball crown
But UMO's regional title hopes seemed in doubt when Ibrhaim Johnson gave Montevallo its biggest lead, 48-35, with 14:27 remaining in the second half. Higginbotham called timeout. "I told the guys if we can all play as hard as Kendall...Published: Mar 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
UMO diamond 9 hand Franklin Pierce 1st loss of season
UMO Media Relations CARY -- Jordy Farthing and Jose Serrano combined for five-hitter as No. 12-ranked University of Mount Olive upended previously-unbeaten Franklin Pierce, 6-5, at the USA National Baseball Training Complex on Tuesday afternoon. Farthing scattered four hits, retired...Published: Mar 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Chargers net 9-0 shutout of Kerr-Vance in tennis
Wayne Country Day earned three default points in a 9-0, non-conference triumph over short-handed Kerr-Vance Academy on Tuesday afternoon. The Spartans had just four players. Sam Dively, Preston Edwards, Hunter Hawkins and Lance Davis each emerged victorious in singles for...Published: Mar 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Lane Tree Ladies golf news
Betty Jean Gurley captured game-of-the-week honors during play on the Lane Tree Golf Club links. Novella Zambelli won low net, while Nan Jarrell took low putts. Linda Watson secured low gross....Published: Mar 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Walnut Creek Ladies golf news
Kathy Woodward claimed low gross in first-flight play as the Walnut Creek Ladies Golf Association launched their 2015 season under sunny skies on the picturesque Walnut Creek Country Club links. Gaye Bryant seized low net in first flight. Mary Morris...Published: Mar 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Langston, West lead Aycock in ECC 3A/4A golf meet
Mitchell Langston and Noah West each carded identical 18-hole rounds of 79 as Charles B. Aycock finished second in the second Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference meet of the season. Blake Bartlett and Brice Jones added scores of 80 and 84,...Published: Mar 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Bruins score in each inning, defeat Cougars in baseball
Beddingfield scratched across runs in every inning on its way to a 17-4, five-inning win over Goldsboro on Tuesday. Five Goldsboro players had one hit each. Michael Eltz and Jared Howard each drove in a run. Chandler Patrick, Ray'Quan Griffin,...Published: Mar 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
North Duplin dominates Neuse Charter in baseball
Caleb Cashwell, Kaleb Brock and Cedrick Kornegay each had three hits as North Duplin demolished Carolina 1-A Conference foe Neuse Charter 31-1 on Tuesday. The Rebels had 14 players drive in runs. A 19-run second inning set the game on...Published: Mar 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Miller, Coor, Spurgeon power Spring Creek's attack
Spring Creek starting pitcher Logan Miller collected four hits and scored three runs in the Gators' 16-7 romp over Carolina 1-A opponent Lakewood. Miller got the win on the hill with 3 2/3 innings and four strikeouts. He allowed four...Published: Mar 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Warren swings hot bat, EW baseball prevails
The bats came around just in time for the Warriors as they upended Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A foe New Bern 8-4 on Tuesday. Ryan Warren drove in two runs during his two-hit performance to lead the offensive charge. "Ryan swung the...Published: Mar 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Eastern Wayne drops ECC 3A/4A softball opener
Eastern Wayne couldn't overcome a high-powered New Bern attack in an 18-6 loss on the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A scene on Tuesday. Emily Uzzell endured the loss in the pitcher's circle for the Warriors. Emily Newsome had three hits for Eastern...Published: Mar 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Ford almost hits for the cycle, McCollum homers ... again ... for Gators
Rachel McCollum launched her fifth home run of the season and struck out 12 batters in the circle as Spring Creek dominated Carolina 1-A opponent Lakewood 20-0 in five innings on Tuesday. Sarah Ford had three hits and was a...Published: Mar 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Thornton mashes HR, Eagles thrash Wildcats
Callie Thornton had three hits including a home run as Rosewood defeated Carolina 1-A opponent Hobbton 16-3 in a five-inning, mercy-rule victory Tuesday. Freshman Macy Tyndall and sophomore Mackenzie Little each were a perfect 3-3 at the plate. Carrie Ann...Published: Mar 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Bulldogs dominate Tigers on softball diamond
Princeton scratched out 12 hits and drew 10 walks on its way to 17-0 mercy-rule victory over Carolina 1-A Conference opponent James Kenan on Tuesday. Kasey Johnson, Logan Pace, Hailey Wood, Casey Mitchell and Beth Braswell all had two hits...Published: Mar 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Golden Falcons fall to Bears in ECC 3A-4A girls soccer
NEW BERN -- Charles B. Aycock managed one shot on goal in a 9-0, mercy-rule loss to Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference foe New Bern on Tuesday. The Golden Falcons (1-2-0 overall, 0-1-0 ECC) play host to county rival Southern Wayne...Published: Mar 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Reid scores Gators' lone goal in conference-opening win
Rheanna Reid punched in a goal in the final 40 seconds to give Spring Creek an exhilarating 1-0 victory over Carolina 1-A foe Lakewood on Tuesday. The Gators (3-0-0 overall, 1-0-0 CC) entertain Hobbton on Friday....Published: Mar 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Saints, Cougars battle to 1-1 draw
Goldsboro tucked away a penalty kick in the second half to salvage a tie against undefeated Southern Wayne on Tuesday. Dixie Ramirez scored the lone goal for Southern Wayne in the 38th minute. The tie comes less than a week...Published: Mar 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Unbeaten Princeton rolls over James Kenan in soccer
Five Bulldogs scored as Princeton routed Carolina 1-A Conference foe James Kenan, 10-1, on Tuesday. Kassandra Velasquez scored four goals and added one assist. Chelsea Hawley had two goals and four assists. Altheia Belageo had two goals. Jessica Brush added...Published: Mar 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Warriors' Mozingo logs hat trick
Eastern Wayne head coach Jorg Wagner told his girls after a 9-0 blowout of South Lenoir to expect a completely different story when they matched up with Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A foe South Central. It was different in the sense that...Published: Mar 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Fulghum's first-inning HR wakes up Golden Falcons' offense
rcoggins@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- Someone in Fremont might have found a yellow softball in their front yard this morning. Keeley Fulghum put it there. The Charles B. Aycock junior couldn't resist the pitch. Southern Wayne right-hander Rachel Grady wished she had...Published: Mar 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Boxscore: C.B. Aycock-Southern Wayne baseball
Southern Wayne 000 01 -- 1 5 3 Charles B. Aycock 70(14) 00 -- 21 11 1 Leading Hitters - Aycock: Jake Naughton 1-2, 2B, 3 RBI; Bobby Hampton 1-1, 2 RBI; Hank Smitherman 2-2, 2 RBI; Braxton Leeper 1-2,...Published: Mar 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Aycock puts bat on the ball, also benefits from 12 walks
cellis@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- Putting up 10 unanswered runs in less than five innings -- the standard guidelines for invoking the "mercy rule" that ends the game early -- is impressive. Doing it twice seems unfair. That's what Charles B. Aycock...Published: Mar 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Boxscore: C.B. Aycock-So. Wayne softball
Southern Wayne 000 00 -- 0 4 1 C.B. Aycock 58(10) 0x -- 23 20 0 Leading hitters: Southern Wayne -- Haley Warren 2-2, 2B; Alyssa Tart 1-2, 2B. C.B. Aycock -- Hannah Carter 1-2, 2 RBI; Allison Shingleton 2-3,...Published: Mar 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Fifth-inning errors spell trouble for Wayne Christian
rcoggins@newsargus.com "We allow the big inning." That's the message Curt Hinton delivered to his Wayne Christian baseball team after its 12-11, non-conference loss to perennial Christian schools power Wilson Christian Academy on Monday evening. But the Eagles gave the Chargers...Published: Mar 17, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
D2 Southeast Regional: Montevallo presents challenge for UMO
rcoggins@newsargus.com HARROGATE, Tenn. -- University of Mount Olive enjoyed its day of rest Monday during the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional. The Trojans slept in late. They conducted an afternoon practice. They even enjoyed a good team meal. Today, it's...Published: Mar 17, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Preps digest: JV, middle school results
JV * Girls' soccer: Wayne Country Day 7, Sally B. Howard 0 -- Langley Barnes registered the hat trick (three goals) for the victorious Chargers. Jasmine Jones, Janae Jones, Isabel Vigneault and Abby Skinner each supplied one goal. Jennifer...Published: Mar 17, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Lanier has 4 hits in North Lenoir's mercy-rule win
La GRANGE -- Megan Lanier batted 4 for 4 as North Lenoir dominated Rocky Mount, 24-3, in a five-inning, non-conference contest Monday afternoon. Alison Montague cranked out three hits. Janna Moore, Kelsie Stocks and Kacie Letchworth had two hits apiece....Published: Mar 17, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Hawks prevail in walk-off fashion
La GRANGE -- Daron Gray delivered the game-winning, walk-off single during North Lenoir's 6-5, non-conference triumph over West Carteret at Alphin Field on Monday evening. Jacob Baird hustled home on Gray's decisive base knock -- his second hit of the...Published: Mar 17, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Wayne Country Day blanks Wayne Christian in tennis
Wayne Country Day logged shutouts in six of eight contested matches and handed county rival Wayne Christian an 8-0, non-conference defeat on the John Allen Farfour Courts at Herman Park. Sam Dively, Hunter Hawkins, Lance Davis, Nolan Davis and Young...Published: Mar 17, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Golden Falcons net 1st win of the season
Charles B. Aycock finally stepped into the win column with a 9-0 triumph over South Central in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play Monday. Chas Hooks, Allen Best, Nick Coston, Broc Painter, Matt Hare and Blake Stephens each picked up a...Published: Mar 17, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Ramirez notches 6 goals, Saints rout Rams
SNOW HILL -- Dixie Ramirez continued her early-season scoring assault with a six-goal performance during a 9-0, mercy-rule romp over Greene Central on Monday evening. Maryore Munez scored twice, while Makayla Tyndall added one goal. The Saints (5-0-0 overall) face...Published: Mar 17, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Eagles dominate cross country meet
Rosewood's boys and girls combined to win 18 events during a six-team meet contested on the Eagles' track Monday afternoon. On the boys' side, Marquail Almontaser emerged victorious in three events -- triple jump (36 feet, 4 inches), 110-meter hurdles...Published: Mar 17, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Hall, McAlduff lead Cougars at Cutter Creek
SNOW HILL -- Matt Hall and Luke McAlduff each recorded an 18-hole round of 82 and led Goldsboro to a first-place finish in an Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference meet contested at Cutter Creek on Monday. Ty West added an 89...Published: Mar 17, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Rosewood places 2nd in Carolina 1A golf meet
aetzler@newsargus.com When Rosewood's top three golfers -- all juniors -- walked up to the 18th tee, each one talked to head coach Rick Grantham about their struggles on the course. Grantham told each one to put their past struggles behind...Published: Mar 17, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Monday, March 16, 2015
Division II SE Regional: Moore scores 26, Trojans advance to finals
UMO Media Relations HARROGATE, Tenn. -- Junior forward Mike Moore dropped in 26 points and fourth-seeded University of Mount Olive ousted top-seeded Lincoln Memorial, 75-55, in semifinal-round play of the 2015 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional on Sunday evening. Moore...Published: Mar 16, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
UMO's Justice hurls 136-pitch, complete-game outing
UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE -- Derek Justice threw 136 pitches in a complete-game performance, and No. 2-ranked University of Mount Olive defeated Barton, 6-2, to avoid a three-game Conference Carolinas sweep Sunday afternoon. The Bulldogs won the first two...Published: Mar 16, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Sunday, March 15, 2015
News-Argus dodgeball falls hard
As soon as me and the rest of the News-Argus dodgeball team turned the corner in W.A. Foster gymnasium, there he was. Goldsboro basketball coach Russell Stephens was standing there -- smiling as always. "You're playing in this?" I asked...Published: Mar 15, 2015 1:52 AM Full Story
Mozingo leads young group of Warriors to second win
aetzler@newsargus.com As she dribbled around two and then a third defender, Megan Mozingo found herself 18 yards away -- and one-on-one -- against the goalie with an almost wide-open net. Mozingo could have easily scored. Instead, she dropped a pass...Published: Mar 15, 2015 1:52 AM Full Story
Hampton shines on mound vs future roommate
cellis@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- If the saying "chicks dig the long ball" is true, then it's a good thing the poor weather drove away most of the fans from Charles Davis Field on Friday afternoon. The play was as sloppy as...Published: Mar 15, 2015 1:52 AM Full Story
Cam's bracket challenge: Sportswriter vs Cocker spaniel vs ballerina and others
Do you like the NCAA Tournament? I like the NCAA Tournament. It allows me to stop pretending I care about Spring Training. Do you like bracket challenges? I like bracket challenges. I'm a twin and the youngest of three kids,...Published: Mar 15, 2015 1:52 AM Full Story
Ramirez scores nine goals, one shy of state record
Girls' soccer Southern Wayne 9, North Lenoir 0 * DUDLEY -- Dixie Ramirez punched in a single-game school-record nine goals during Southern Wayne's 9-0, non-conference triumph over North Lenoir on the Doyle Whitfield Athletic Complex pitch. According to the N.C....Published: Mar 15, 2015 1:52 AM Full Story
CB Aycock vs New Bern box score
New Bern 100 000 0 -- 1 2 5 C.B. Aycock 001 025 x -- 8 6 0 Leading hitters: C.B. Aycock -- Hank Smitherman 1-3; Ashton McGee 2-4, 2B; Trent Herndon 1-2, RBI; Bobby Hampton 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI....Published: Mar 15, 2015 1:52 AM Full Story
Friday, March 13, 2015
NCAA D2 Southeast Regional: Hungry Trojans eager to get bounce back
rcoggins@newsargus.com HARROGATE, Tenn. -- Failure, loss and defeat are just mile markers on the road to success. University of Mount Olive unwillingly took that exit five days ago in the 2015 Conference Carolinas men's basketball tournament championship game. A 68-66...Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Greene, Champion lead Rosewood in golf meet
Dylan Greene and Dylan Champion shot a 79 and 78 to lead Rosewood to a low score of 335 as the Eagles placed first in the Carolina 1-A match on Thursday. Lakewood had the second low score of 348, followed...Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Hawley leads Bulldogs on soccer pitch
Chelsea Hawley scored three goals and dished out three assists as Princeton defeated Goldsboro 6-0 in non-conference action. Jessica Brush, Madison Adkins and Kassandra Velasquez each had a goal apiece. Princeton (4-0-0 overall) plays host to James Kenan on Monday....Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Goldsboro nets victory over ECC 2A tennis foe Kinston
Goldsboro swept singles play and won the third doubles match to defeat Eastern Carolina 2-A foe Kinston 7-2 on Thursday afternoon. Sam D'Aruojao, Vincent Spagnuolo, Devin Collins, Xan Pate, Kenny Archibald and Calab Whitted each won their singles matches....Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
North Lenoir triumphs on softball diamond
Janna Moore held West Craven to one run as North Lenoir won their first game of the year on Thursday. Moore contributed two hits offensively, including a double. Roxie Stallings also had two hits. North Lenoir travels to Rocky Mount...Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Newsome, Sutton each provide two hits in Warriors' softball loss
Emily Newsome and Elizabeth Sutton provided two hits apiece in Eastern Wayne's 11-8, non-conference loss to Nash Central on Thursday. Trisha Bell, Tamarria Smith, Jaela Parks, Emily Uzzell and Jeanice McCullen each had one hit. Uzzell started inside the pitcher's...Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
McCollum belts pair of home runs, Gators hammer Clinton
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Rachel McCollum belted two home runs including a grand slam as Spring Creek smashed Clinton 24-1 in five innings. Ashley Marriner and Alanna Price each had three hits, including a triple apiece. Daisy Martinez and Samantha Crouch...Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
CBA softball wins slugfest against North Johnston
PIKEVILLE -- Madison Walton and Tanika Powell each cranked out three hits to lead Charles B. Aycock to a 10-7 win over North Johnston on Thursday. Mackenzie Wheeler had a two-run home run for her lone hit. Walton had two...Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
North Lenoir snaps 2-game skid
North Lenoir snapped its season-opening, two-game skid with an 11-3, non-conference win over Wilson Fike. Chad Ginn got the win on the mound. Luke Jackson struck out seven during his relief appearance. Braxton Greene had three hits to lead the...Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
North Duplin earns mercy-rule win on baseball diamond
North Duplin scratched across three or more runs in four innings as the Rebels dominated Northside Jacksonville in a 15-4, six-inning mercy-rule victory in non-conference action. North Duplin cranked out 12 hits, including two apiece from Cedrick Kornegay, Bryce Best,...Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Wayne Christian defeats Spring Creek
Wayne Christian overcame four defensive miscues and scratched across the game-winning run in the top of the seventh inning to edge Spring Creek, 4-3, in non-conference action. Holden Foster led the Eagles with three hits and one RBI. Tanner Rose...Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Smith's homer helps power Warriors past Nash Central
Zack Smith crushed a fifth-inning, two-run homer and Eastern Wayne handed Nash Central a 7-5, non-conference defeat Thursday afternoon. Braxton Lewis provided three hits for the Warriors, who are 2-0 overall heading into today's Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference opener at...Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
CBA's Davis, Sanford combine for road shutout
RED OAK -- Kyle Davis and Jacob Sanford combined for a four-hit shutout as Charles B. Aycock knocked off Northern Nash, 3-0, on Thursday afternoon. Davis yielded four hits and retired two Knights on strikeouts in five innings for his...Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Goldsboro triumphs in walk-off fashion
Trailing Princeton 6-3 entering the bottom of the seventh inning, Ti'wuan Hardy capped a four-run Goldsboro rally with a walk-off line drive to right field to win the game for the Cougars, 7-6. Isaiah Core reached base on a walk...Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Gators upend Golden Falcons, 2-1, on soccer pitch
cellis@newsargus.com SEVEN SPRINGS -- Some of the Spring Creek players sat around in a circle after the game, laughing with one another. As both teams filed off the field, a group of them stayed on, receiving additional medical attention. Even...Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
BASEBALL TAB COVER STORY -- Road to recovery: Neal talks about long journey of healing
aetzler@newsargus.com For a brief moment, sunlight beams down on home plate as the boy in the all black catcher's gear crouches behind the plate. Clouds are moving in and out, but the sun is shining and it is finally warm....Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
BASEBALL TAB -- Taylor says future looks bright for WCDS diamond men
cellis@newsargus.com Wayne Country Day head coach Mike Taylor watched as freshman pitcher Amane Godo toed the rubber and went into his windup. He reared back and fired a strike to the catcher, who was crouched 60 feet and six inches...Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
BASEBALL TAB -- 'Premature' playoff loss fuels Wayne Christian in offseason
rcoggins@newsargus.com Wayne Christian's players broke the huddle one last time, trudged to the dugout and picked up their gear. Their parents hugged them as they walked off the baseball diamond at J.P. Riddle Stadium. Not a single player shed a...Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
BASEBALL TAB -- Tschetter compiling history of Wayne County baseball
cellis@newsargus.com Hidden among the rows of dusty wooden shelves and behind glass doors sits a history just waiting to be discovered. There's tales of Jackie Robinson, 'Joltin Joe' Dimaggio, Honus Wagner and Ted Williams. You'd never be able to find...Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
BASEBALL TAB -- Late-season league loss not a forgotten memory for Gators
rcoggins@newsargus.com SEVEN SPRINGS -- Spring Creek knocked on the door for its first Carolina 1-A Conference baseball championship since 2004 last spring. North Duplin denied the Gators entry on the final day of regular-season play. The Rebels won 2-1. Although...Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
BASEBALL TAB -- Pair of transfers catch attention of Southern Wayne's head coach
aetzler@newsargus.com DUDLEY -- Southern Wayne coach Jackson Massey is often weary of putting a young freshman on the varsity squad. But after what Faith Christian Academy transfer Jack Casbarro showed him this summer, Massey knew he had to keep the...Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
BASEBALL TAB -- Carolina champ Rosewood seeks to defend crown
Gurley and Chapin are expected to eat some considerable innings. Dean, DuBose, Anthony McKinney and sophomore Tanner Bradley should see action out of the bullpen. "If our pitching comes around and we have some guys who want the baseball and...Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
BASEBALL TAB -- Merritt anxious to see what season holds for Goldsboro
cellis@newsargus.com Don't call Danny Merritt a first-year coach. Merritt, a Goldsboro lifer, is anything but. The Goldsboro High School baseball coach, who has spent time at several county schools throughout his coaching tenure -- including a previous stint at Goldsboro...Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
BASEBALL TAB -- Faith Christian upperclassmen must lead younger players
cellis@newsargus.com Faith Christian Academy teammates Rich Sasser and Carter Hudson couldn't help but laugh at each other from across the hall. Tall and soft-spoken, Hudson stares at the floor while he shuffles his feet. Ten feet away stands Sasser, shorter...Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
BASEBALL TAB -- EW's Fulghum notices a fire in the Warriors' belly
aetzler@newsargus.com The players on the Eastern Wayne varsity baseball team saunter down a hallway in one of the portable classrooms on campus. Each player sits in an empty seat. Practice is about to begin. When the weather is bad like...Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
BASEBALL TAB -- Golden Falcons work to improve mental game
By ALLEN ETZLER aetzler@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- On the door of the baseball locker room at Charles B. Aycock High School hangs a new sheet of paper each day. It outlines that day's practice schedule. At the bottom of the...Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
SOFTBALL: Capsule previews on 7 county teams
C.B. Aycock High School Location: Pikeville Mascot: Golden Falcons Conference: Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Head coach: Emily Burke 2014 record: 21-5 Returning players: 9 -- Allison Shingleton (U/DH), Mackenzie Wheeler (IF/P), Madison Walton (SS/1B), Abbie Walton (C/2B), Connor Vinson (OF), Michaela...Published: Mar 13, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Fike netters defeat C.B. Aycock
PIKEVILLE -- Perennial 3-A power Wilson Fike handed Charles B. Aycock a 9-0, non-conference loss on the Luke Vail Tennis Courts on Wednesday afternoon. The Golden Demons swept the regular-season series. Aycock fell to 0-3 overall....Published: Mar 12, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Ramirez helps Saints take pair from S. Johnston in soccer
Southern Wayne continued its unbeaten start with a 2-1, non-conference triumph over South Johnston Wednesday evening. Dixie Ramirez scored twice for the Saints. One night earlier, SW beat South by the same score. Ramirez and Hope Best each found the...Published: Mar 12, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Rosewood baseball scratches in win column
Jordan Gurley scattered five hits over a five-inning stretch and recorded four strikeouts as Rosewood turned back South Lenoir, 5-2, in non-conference play Wednesday. Ethan Chapin earned the save with two innings of one-hit, one-strikeout relief. Offensively, Chapin batted 2-for-3...Published: Mar 12, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
New Hanover claims regular-season sweep of Saints on baseball diamond
WILMINGTON -- Jacob Hollingsworth delivered two hits, scored two runs and stole two bases in Southern Wayne's 9-7, non-conference loss to New Hanover on Thursday evening. Dallas Graham contributed two hits and two RBI. Tyler Brock doubled and drove in...Published: Mar 12, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Lane Tree Ladies Golf news
Mary Ann Sutton emerged as the game-of-the-week winner during the season-opening meet contested on the Lane Tree Golf Club links. Betty Jean Gurley seized low gross. Linda Watson captured low putts....Published: Mar 12, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Preps digest: JV, middle schools news
JV * Baseball: C.B. Aycock 11, North Lenoir 3 -- Sophomore Bradley Pate batted 3-for-4 and Luke Frederick drove in a team-high three runs for the Golden Falcons. Freshmen Nick Aycock (RBI) and Blake Gipson cranked out two hits...Published: Mar 12, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Jones shoots 81, Aycock finishes 2nd in ECC 3A/4A golf match
Brice Jones carded a team-low 81 and helped lead Charles B. Aycock to a second-place finish during the season-opening, Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference meet contested at Lane Tree Golf Club. Senior Noah West posted an 84. Mitchell Langston turned in...Published: Mar 12, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Spring Creek softball team flexes muscle, hits two balls out of the park
SEVEN SPRINGS -- A preseason contender for the Carolina 1-A Conference regular-season softball title, Spring Creek flexed a little bit of its muscle Wednesday afternoon. Rachel McCollum and Alanna Price each drove a ball out of the park and eight...Published: Mar 12, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Boxscore: Spring Creek-Eastern Wayne softball
Eastern Wayne 000 04 -- 4 5 6 Spring Creek 218 6x -- 17 11 2 Leading hitters: Eastern Wayne -- Trisha Bell 1-2; Emily Uzzell 1-2; Emily Newsome 1-2, RBI; Tamarria Smith 1-3, RBI; Jaela Parks 1-2, RBI. Spring...Published: Mar 12, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Warner qualifies for east 3A regional in 100-meter dash
WINTERVILLE -- Three-time state champion Courtney Warner raced to first place finishes in the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes during a three-team, Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference meet contested at South Central. Warner qualified for the east regional with a time...Published: Mar 12, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Aycock's Mooneyham sets school record in 3,200
WINTERVILLE -- One week after tying the school record in the 3,200-meter run, Joseph Mooneyham finally became the soul owner of the mark Wednesday afternoon. Mooneyham completed the race in 10 minutes, 43 seconds. The Golden Falcons posted a 1-2-3...Published: Mar 12, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Boxscore: C.B. Aycock-N. Lenoir baseball
North Lenoir 001 001 0 -- 2 5 0 C.B. Aycock 300 000 x -- 3 6 3 Leading hitters: North Lenoir -- Luke Jackson 1-4; Garrett Letchworth 1-3; Will Braxton 1-1, RBI; Allen Sutton 1-3; Orlando Cannon 1-3; Jacob...Published: Mar 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Walnut Creek Ladies golf news
Hiromi Sueki emerged low gross winner during the season-opening Walnut Creek Ladies Golf Association tournament contested on the WCCC links. Faye Franklin and Gaye Bryant shared low net. Evelyn Rose secured low putts....Published: Mar 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Cougar golfers fire team score of 318
Goldsboro posted a team-best score of 318 in a non-conference match on Tuesday afternoon. Matt Hall led the Cougars with an even-par 72. Ruben Quiroz shot a personal best 79, and Luke McAlduff shot a season-best 81. All five Cougars...Published: Mar 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Harkay scores twice for Gators on soccer pitch
Madison Harkay scored twice and the Gators turned back non-conference foe South Lenoir, 3-0, on Tuesday. Griselda Vazquez added the third goal for Spring Creek. The Gators host Charles B. Aycock on Thursday at 5 p.m....Published: Mar 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Bulldogs blank county rival S. Johnston
Beth Braswell turned in a two-hit performance as Princeton upended county rival South Johnston, 3-0, on Monday afternoon. Braswell had the Bulldogs' lone RBI. Taylor Carroll and Hailey Wood provided one hit apiece. Wood and Braswell combined for six strikeouts...Published: Mar 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
McCollum dominates in circle, belts HR
Rachel McCollum struck out 10 batters and hit a home run during Spring Creek's 9-1 throttling of Greene Central on Tuesday. Sarah Ford added two hits for the Gators. Sydney Ocker had a double and Rebecca Coor had a hit....Published: Mar 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Rosewood nets pair of non-league wins
Rosewood won five of six singles matches and rolled over Wayne Christian 7-2 on Tuesday afternoon. Jordan Price set the tone with a three-set 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 victory over the Eagles' top-seeded Matt Jackson. Jake Smith and Chase Bartless swept...Published: Mar 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Wayne Christian offense breaks loose in 5th inning
Wayne Christian broke the game open with a four-run outburst in the top of the fifth inning and went on to beat Arendell-Parrott Academy 14-6 in non-league action on Tuesday afternoon. Hunter Burt led the way with four hits, three...Published: Mar 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Game of inches: Aycock slips past pesky North Lenoir
rcoggins@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- One inch. That turned out to be all Charles B. Aycock's defense needed in a 3-2, non-conference triumph over North Lenoir at Charles Davis Field on Tuesday afternoon. Down 3-1, the Hawks put pressure on the Golden...Published: Mar 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Preps digest: Middle schools
Middle schools * Girls' softball: Grantham 21, Eastern Wayne 0 -- Mackenzie Bryan retired eight EW batters on strikeouts in a three-inning stint. Bryan singled and tripled at the plate. Teammate Amber Pfennig connected on a single and a...Published: Mar 10, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Parrott Academy nets win over WCDS
KINSTON -- Sam Dively claimed Wayne Country Day's lone singles point in a season-opening, 7-1 loss to perennial 2-A independent power Arendell-Parrott Academy on Monday. Dively defeated the Pats' William Brechtalsbauer 7-5, 6-3. Preston Edwards, Hunter Hawkins, Lance Davis, Nolan...Published: Mar 10, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Chargers struggle with runners in scoring position
Wayne Country Day struggled with runners in scoring position and dropped a 6-2 decision to former independent 1-A state champion Lawrence Academy on Monday afternoon. "We took too many good pitches yesterday and we have to be able to take...Published: Mar 10, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Bethel Christian doubles up Faith Christian
KINSTON -- Faith Christian opened the conference portion of its N.C. Christian Schools Association 2-A schedule with a 10-5 loss to Bethel Christian on Monday afternoon. Landon Ginn scattered four hits and posted two strikeouts in a seven-inning stint. Richard...Published: Mar 10, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Creech scores twice, Rams upend Spring Creek
Will Creech drove in two runs and Greene Central managed just four hits in a 5-3, non-conference triumph over Spring Creek at "The Swamp" on Monday afternoon. Creech, Bailey Ormond, Justin Lee and Tyler Jones each had a hit for...Published: Mar 10, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
New Hanover shuts out Southern Wayne in baseball
DUDLEY -- Southern Wayne managed three hits in a 10-0, non-conference loss to Mideastern 3-A/4-A Conference member New Hanover on Monday afternoon. Chase Horton, Carter Jones and Jack Casberro each had a hit for the Saints. Southern Wayne fell to...Published: Mar 10, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Golden Falcons' softball team falls to Triton in 9 innings
PIKEVILLE -- Triton scored a pair of ninth-inning runs and handed Charles B. Aycock a season-opening, 3-1 loss on Monday evening. Sophomore Tanika Powell paced the Golden Falcons' offense with two hits. Connor Vinson, Mackenzie Wheeler (double), Maddie Walton, Allie...Published: Mar 10, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Aycock's Johnson has 5-goal outing against Beddingfield
PIKEVILLE -- Sabrina Johnson notched a first-half hat trick and finished with five goals in Charles B. Aycock's season-opening, 8-0 thrashing of Wilson Beddingfield on Monday evening. Hannah Vernon, Ariel Stricklan and Kennedy Sherman each had one goal. Johnson dished...Published: Mar 10, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
EW's Brennan Dove has career day on soccer pitch
Brennan Dove punched in a career-high five goals, including two in the first five minutes, during Eastern Wayne's season-opening, 9-0 conquest of Goldsboro High on Monday afternoon. Dove also scored in the 20th, 46th, 62nd and 67th minutes. Megan Mozingo...Published: Mar 10, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
McKeel delivers 4 hits in Warriors' season-opening win
cellis@newsargus.com If Andrew McKeel and his Eastern Wayne teammates were worried about not seeing enough live pitching before their first game on Monday afternoon, it sure didn't show. After weeks of cold weather that wreaked havoc on preseason preparation, the...Published: Mar 10, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Monday, March 9, 2015
UMO earns at-large bid to Southeast Regional
By RUDY COGGINS rcoggins@newsargus.com MOUNT OLIVE -- Conference officials, through conversations with the NCAA selection committee, assured Joey Higginbotham that his team had satisfied "body of work" criteria to earn a postseason bid. Higginbotham remained skeptical after his University...Published: Mar 9, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
North Greenville shocks Trojans in Conference Carolinas tournament final
MOUNT OLIVE -- Jordan McCain received the pass, lined up his feet and swished a game-tying 3-pointer that brought a pro-University of Mount Olive to its feet Sunday afternoon. Silence soon followed. North Greenville freshman guard Spencer Reaves gained possession...Published: Mar 9, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
UMO baseball completes conference sweep of Limestone
UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE -- Justin Manning batted 2 for 3 and swatted a home run as No. 4-ranked University of Mount Olive pounded Conference Carolinas foe Limestone, 12-4, at Scarborough Field on Sunday afternoon. The Trojans swept the...Published: Mar 9, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Trojans' Brite named league's player-of-the-year
rcoggins@newsargus.com MOUNT OLIVE -- To the victors go the spoils. Regular-season champion University of Mount Olive captured three of Conference Carolinas' top four awards on the men's basketball scene this winter. Junior Dontrell Brite earned the player-of-the-year award, while Kendall...Published: Mar 9, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
WCDS diamond 9 defeat Faith Christian, Greenville Christian
GREENVILLE -- Wayne Country Day launched its 2015 campaign with a 13-0 triumph of county foe Faith Christian and 3-1 conquest of Greenville Christian on Saturday. Amane Godo delivered three hits and drove in two runs against Faith Christian....Published: Mar 9, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Preps digest: JV news
JV * Boys' basketball: Asheville Trailblazers 46, Goldsboro Heat 41 -- Josiah Simmons earned all-tournament accolades with 14 points as the Heat fell in semifinal-round play of the NCHEAC state tournament Friday. Gavin Portela contributed 10 points, five steals...Published: Mar 8, 2015 1:52 AM Full Story
Moore's hot start carries Trojan men past Pfeiffer
rcoggins@newsargus.com MOUNT OLIVE -- University of Mount Olive gave in-state rival Pfeiffer University a little "Moore" than it could handle Saturday afternoon. That's Mike Moore, to be exact. The junior forward pumped in a career-high 27 points as the No....Published: Mar 8, 2015 1:52 AM Full Story
Boxscore: Rosewood-Riverside girls
2015 N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 1-A East regional final (at Crown Arena, Fayetteville) Rosewood 10 12 16 9 -- 47 Riverside 26 16 14 11 -- 67 MARTIN RIVERSIDE (23-5) Takwana Bland 6 1 3-8 18, Sunterea Highsmith...Published: Mar 8, 2015 1:52 AM Full Story
East 1A finals: Riverside wins rematch against Rosewood
cellis@newsargus.com FAYETTEVILLE -- Lexi Mercer stood underneath the basket, hands on her hips and wondered what had just happened. After fouling out with 5 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Mercer and her teammates were left looking for answers. It...Published: Mar 8, 2015 1:52 AM Full Story
Put Me In Coach: Etzler avoids any catastrophies during UMO men's volleyball practice
For the first time in my life, I walked into a gym completely and utterly clueless. Volleyball is a foreign sport to me. As far as my knowledge of sports goes, volleyball is somewhere between NASCAR and cricket. You want...Published: Mar 8, 2015 1:52 AM Full Story
Wild pitch helps Aycock upend Rosewood
WILSON -- Ashton McGee scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch and Bobby Hampton recorded 12 strikeouts during Charles B. Aycock's 3-1 triumph over Rosewood during the Tobs Classic contested at historic Fleming Stadium. Scoreless through 21/2 innings, Lenoir-Rhyne...Published: Mar 8, 2015 1:52 AM Full Story
Barwick doubles twice, Saints top Gators in season opener
DUDLEY -- Junior Hunter Barwick rapped out two doubles in a three-hit performance, sparking Southern Wayne to a season-opening, 7-5 win over Spring Creek on the Doyle Whitfield Athletic Complex diamond Saturday afternoon. Jack Casbarro (two RBI) and Chase Horton...Published: Mar 8, 2015 1:52 AM Full Story
Boxscore: Eastern Wayne-Chapel Hill girls
2015 N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A Eastern semifinals (at Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville) Chapel Hill 17 4 19 17 -- 57 Eastern Wayne 8 17 11 11 -- 47 CHAPEL HILL (23-2) Tamia Eatmon 7 0 6-8 22, Helen...Published: Mar 8, 2015 1:52 AM Full Story
East 3A semifinals: Defending state champ eliminates E. Wayne girls
rcoggins@newsargus.com FAYETTEVILLE -- Jasmine Covington leaned over, wrapped her arms around teammate Tianna Christopher and hugged her. Christopher buried her tear-stained face in Covington's shoulder. Shontel Monk stared toward the back of the near-empty, silent press room. Megan Mozingo choked...Published: Mar 8, 2015 1:52 AM Full Story
Friday, March 6, 2015
Trojans find extra incentive for men's conference tournament
rcoggins@newsargus.com MOUNT OLIVE -- Nationally-ranked University of Mount Olive carries a target on its back and a chip on its shoulder heading into the Conference Carolinas final four Saturday. The top-seeded Trojans (27-2 overall) are hunted by three opponents --...Published: Mar 6, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Eagles grind out upset of top-seeded Gates County
rcoggins@newsargus.com FAYETTEVILLE -- Division I recruits Lexi Mercer and Kaila Ballard, who have combined to score more than 3,400 points during their respective prep careers, more than lived up to their billing Thursday evening. Each turned in a phenomenal performance...Published: Mar 6, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Boxscore: Rosewood-Gates County girls
Rosewood 14 10 20 12 -- 56 Gates County 13 9 17 15 -- 54 ROSEWOOD (23-3) Lexi Mercer 11 2 7-8 35, Krystal Yelverton 5 0 1-1 11, Callie Thornton 0 0 0-0 0, Jordan DuBose 0 0 0-0...Published: Mar 6, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Eastern Wayne girls hope there are no tears in Fayetteville
aetzler@newsargus.com During his time at Eastern Wayne, Phil Gray has been to three eastern regionals. "They've all ended with tears all over the place," Gray said. It's time for that to change. The top-seeded and unbeaten Warriors (26-0 overall) head...Published: Mar 6, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Rosewood girls scratch off one more goal
rcoggins@newsargus.com LAKE WACCAMAW -- Wearing his normal backpack and holding a bottle of water, Rosewood head basketball coach Rick Grantham exited from the noisy locker room. He grinned once the creaking door closed and drowned out the celebration. Another goal...Published: Mar 5, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Darkness falls, Rebels-Blue Devils play to 8-inning, 2-2 tie in softball
DEEP RUN -- North Duplin and perennial Class 2-A juggernaut South Lenoir played to a 2-2, non-conference tie after eight innings Wednesday evening. The lights at South Lenoir wouldn't work. Courtney Brock paced the Rebels' offense with two hits and...Published: Mar 5, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Golden Falcons open season with loss to Fike
WILSON -- Charles B. Aycock launched its 2015 campaign with a season-opening, 8-1 non-conference loss to perennial Big East 3-A power Fike on Wednesday afternoon. The tandem of Chas Hooks-Allan Best claimed the Golden Falcons' lone point at No. 1...Published: Mar 5, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
CBA's Mooneyham ties school record in 3,200 run
WINTERVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock distance specialist Joseph Mooneyham emerged as the top finisher in the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs contested during a three-team Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference meet at South Central on Wednesday afternoon. Mooneyham tied the school record...Published: Mar 5, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Boxscore: Rosewood-East Columbus girls
Rosewood 13 14 15 13 -- 55 East Columbus 16 13 9 11 -- 49 ROSEWOOD (22-3) Lexi Mercer 6 3 4-6 25, Krystal Yelverton 0 1 0-0 3, Callie Thornton 2 0 0-2 4, Hannah Daniels 3 0 1-2...Published: Mar 4, 2015 1:49 PM Full Story
Role players spark Rosewood girls in 2nd half
rcoggins@newsargus.com LAKE WACCAMAW -- Understudies hardly find the spotlight on the stage and their efforts are hardly recognized without any fanfare. Not this time. Rosewood's Hannah Daniels, Alyssa Garrison and Jala Holloman probably discovered some floor burns and bruises this...Published: Mar 4, 2015 1:49 PM Full Story
Farmville Central denies Goldsboro's regional bid
cellis@newsargus.com FARMVILLE -- Rasheen Artis had nothing left. No one looked more worn down by the physical and emotional toll of two nail-biting playoff games in 24 hours than the senior, whose last shot as a Goldsboro Cougar fell a...Published: Mar 4, 2015 1:49 PM Full Story
Boxscore: Goldsboro-Farmville Central boys
Goldsboro 14 16 12 18 -- 60 Farmville Central 12 12 19 23 -- 56 GOLDSBORO (21-5) Rasheen Artis 6 1 1-1 16, Myron Carmon, 6 1 0-0 15, Joe Baker 1 0 2-2 4, Jaylin Thomas 6 0 0-0...Published: Mar 4, 2015 1:49 PM Full Story
Boxscore: E. Wayne-Northwood girls
Northwood 18 8 12 18 -- 56 Eastern Wayne 13 13 15 19 -- 60 NORTHWOOD (22-6) Jazanae Billings 1 1 4-4 9, Bryn Aydt 3 0 0-0 6, Kristian Eanes 6 0 1-3 13, Jazmine Atkins 3 0 1-3...Published: Mar 4, 2015 1:49 PM Full Story
Eastern Wayne girls outlast Northwood, headed to east 3A regional
aetzler@newsargus.com Naheria Hamilton emerged from post-game handshakes with tears welling up in her eyes. Whether it was from the happiness or the pain was unclear. All the tears and emotions had melded together. Just minutes before, Hamilton walked back onto...Published: Mar 4, 2015 1:49 PM Full Story
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Eastern Wayne opens tennis season in victorious fashion
Eastern Wayne launched its 2015 season with a 6-3 triumph over South Central in the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference opener for both teams Monday afternoon. Ethan Quinn, Le Solomon, Gray Sasser and Walker Davis each prevailed in singles play...Published: Mar 3, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Spring Creek's season ends in overtime
rcoggins@newsargus.com SEVEN SPRINGS -- It's a play Spring Creek runs in practice almost every day. Four seconds on the clock. Tre Hammonds gets the inbounds pass, counts his steps and launches a 3-pointer. Sometimes, it's "bank." Sometimes, the teller window...Published: Mar 3, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Boxscore: Spring Creek-South Creek boys
South Creek 15 16 8 22 14 -- 75 Spring Creek 13 11 14 23 7 -- 68 SOUTH CREEK (16-8) Aaron Little 3 4 5-6 23, Rondrell Andrews 4 0 1-6 9, Brandon Battle 0 4 0-1 12, Cole...Published: Mar 3, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Boxscore: Rosewood-Plymouth girls
Plymouth 14 10 25 11 -- 60 Rosewood14 27 21 15 -- 77 PLYMOUTH (17-7) Janazia Dixon 2 0 4-14 8 Tyrah Currey 3 1 0-1 9 Marsaedees Carter 3 0 3-6 9 Daneya Rouson 6 0 0-1 12 Daijah...Published: Mar 3, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Mercer starts slow, finishes with career-high 44 points
cellis@newsargus.com At the end of the first quarter of Rosewood's second-round matchup with Plymouth, the Eagles were in trouble. Tied at 14, the Vikings had shut down the Eagles' high-paced offense and limited Lexi Mercer to just two points. Three...Published: Mar 3, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Boxscore: E. Wayne-Jacksonville boys
Jacksonville 21 16 8 23 -- 70 Eastern Wayne 20 8 7 8 -- 43 JACKSONVILLE (19-6) Tavion Cooley 2 3 0-0 13, Davis Morgan 1 0 2-2 4, Jeffrey Jordan 4 0 6-8 14, Billy Bodette 5 0 3-3...Published: Mar 3, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Boxscore: E. Wayne-C.B. Aycock girls
C.B. Aycock 10 12 17 17 -- 56 Eastern Wayne 20 21 19 14 -- 74 C.B. AYCOCK (18-8) Mookie Powell 3 0 2-6 8, Lexie Edmundson 0 0 3-4 3, Myleah Jones 6 0 9-16 21, Taylor Daniels 5...Published: Mar 3, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Cardinals fly by Warrior boys
aetzler@newsargus.com The final 11/2 minutes summed up the night. Eastern Wayne had the ball and an open lane on a fast break. A pass was bobbled and trickled out of bounds. Then the Warriors stole the inbounds pass, but a...Published: Mar 3, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
No. 6-ranked Eastern Wayne girls oust C.B. Aycock
aetzler@newsargus.com After squeaking out victories in the first two games against their archrival Charles B. Aycock, Jasmine Covington and Eastern Wayne wanted to leave no doubt this time. A team that has become a slow starter late this season,...Published: Mar 3, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Monday, March 2, 2015
Rosewood boys suffocate Roxboro Community's offense in 2nd half
ROXBORO -- Dennis Mitchell pumped in a team-high 18 points and Rosewood's second-half defense suffocated Roxboro Community, 59-45, in opening-round action of the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 1-A boys' basketball playoffs Saturday. The 17th-seeded Eagles (15-7 overall)...Published: Mar 2, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Today's NCHSAA playoff basketball schedule
Round 2 -- Girls • 6 p.m. -- Plymouth (17-6) at Rosewood (20-3). Eagles seek fifth straight playoff win at home. • 6:30 p.m. -- C.B. Aycock (18-7) at Eastern Wayne (24-0). Warriors swept regular-season series and have won five...Published: Mar 2, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Boxscore: E. Wayne-Cedar Ridge boys
Cedar Ridge 14 18 14 24 9 8 -- 87 E. Wayne 19 17 14 20 9 14 -- 93 CEDAR RIDGE (13-12) Peyton Pappas 8 0 21-24 37, Khalil Barnett 0 2 0-0 6, Marquez Hunter 4 0 3-6...Published: Mar 2, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Warriors survive double-OT thriller against Cedar Ridge
rcoggins@newsargus.com Micah Smith never once flashed the "tired" signal Sunday afternoon. He couldn't afford to spend a few precious seconds on the bench. Especially when frontcourt mate Malik Richard fouled out with two-plus minutes remaining in regulation. Smith, instead, took...Published: Mar 2, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story