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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....

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...