Saturday, April 18, 2015
Preps digest: JV news
JV * Girls' soccer: Wayne Country Day 7, Northeast Charter Prep 0 -- Janae Jones punched in four goals during the Chargers' regular-season finale Friday afternoon. Ally Willman, Isabel Vigneault and Langley Barnes (two assists) each contributed one goal....Published: Apr 18, 2015 11:06 PM Full Story
UMO baseball wins another Conference Carolinas regular-season crown
UMO Media Relations BELMONT -- Zak Orrison's lead-off walk began a stretch of six consecutive base-on-balls as No. 12-ranked University of Mount Olive avoided a three-game sweep with a 22-2 victory over Conference Carolinas foe Belmont Abbey on Saturday afternoon....Published: Apr 18, 2015 11:06 PM Full Story
Aycock's Courtney Warner signs NLI to run track at East Carolina
rcoggins@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- A competitive athlete with untapped potential, Courtney Warner didn't think about running track until her sophomore season. But the Charles B. Aycock senior felt she needed to keep in shape. "I just decided to try it," she...Published: Apr 18, 2015 11:06 PM Full Story
Athletic directors have tough, thankless job
Writer's block occurs at any time and causes frustration, especially when you're on deadline or writing a feature that takes time to process your thinking and organize your notes. Columns are the same way. Some days the ideas flow freely...Published: Apr 18, 2015 11:06 PM Full Story
Boxscore: C.B. Aycock-So. Wayne baseball
C.B. Aycock 430 050 0 -- 12 7 1 So. Wayne 002 010 0 -- 3 7 1 Leading hitters: C.B. Aycock -- Chandler Matthews 1-2, RBI; Bobby Hampton 3-4, 4 RBI; Jake Naughton RBI; Trent Herndon 2-2, 2B, 2...Published: Apr 18, 2015 11:06 PM Full Story
Golden Falcons run past Saints, claim regular-season sweep
cellis@newsargus.com DUDLEY -- The box score looked almost identical. Charles B. Aycock and Southern Wayne each had seven hits and one error. The only difference -- the Golden Falcons won 12-3 in the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference matchup Friday evening....Published: Apr 18, 2015 11:06 PM Full Story
37th Greater Goldsboro Road Race: Mooneyham, Woodlock win 10k races
rcoggins@newsargus.com A light rainfall and overcast skies greeted competitors as they strolled through water-logged Stoney Creek Park on Saturday morning. And each -- all 153 in total -- had either similar or different goals during the 37th installment of the...Published: Apr 18, 2015 11:06 PM Full Story
37th Greater Goldsboro Road Race results
Overall results from the 37th annual Greater Goldsboro Road Race contested at Stoney Creek Park. Runners competed in a 1-mile fun run, 5k walk, 5k run and 10k run. 10k RUN Runner, Town Time 1. Joseph Mooneyham, Pikeville 36:42 2....Published: Apr 18, 2015 11:06 PM Full Story
Strickland, Barnes lead WCDS past reigning 1A state champ
John Strickland and Drew Barnes staged a fifth-inning uprising as Wayne Country Day defeated reigning independent 1-A state champion Freedom Christian, 7-4, on Friday afternoon. Strickland's solo home run and Barnes' two-RBI double broke a 4-4 tie. "This was a...Published: Apr 18, 2015 11:06 PM Full Story
Bears beat Warriors on 8th-inning walk-off homer
NEW BERN -- Victor Spellman swatted a two-run, walk-off home run in the bottom of the eighth inning, and lifted New Bern past Eastern Wayne, 2-0, in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference game played at Boykin Field on Friday evening....Published: Apr 18, 2015 11:06 PM Full Story
North Lenoir's Burke no-hits Goldsboro
Drew Burke threw a no-hitter as North Lenoir handed Goldsboro a 14-0, mercy-rule defeat in Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference play Friday evening. Burke walked two and retired seven Cougars on strikeouts. Luke Jackson paced the Hawks' offense with three hits...Published: Apr 18, 2015 11:06 PM Full Story
Adkins gets hat trick in Princeton's triumph over James Kenan
Madison Adkins punched in a hat trick (three goals) as Princeton cruised past James Kenan, 7-3, on the Carolina 1-A Conference scene. Kassandra Velasquez knocked in two goals. Jessica Brush and Peyton Whitley each had one goal. Brush and Chelsea...Published: Apr 18, 2015 11:06 PM Full Story
CBA freshman earns medalist honors on golf links
Charles B. Aycock freshman Nick Wise earned medalist honors with an 80 during a non-conference dual meet against Princeton contested on the Lane Tree Golf Club links. The Golden Falcons defeated the Bulldogs, 343-409. Evan Aycock and Harrison G posted...Published: Apr 18, 2015 11:06 PM Full Story
Golden Falcons' Waddell, Shingleton combine for 1-hitter
DUDLEY -- Taylor Waddell and Allison Shingleton combined for a one-hitter inside the pitcher's circle during C.B. Aycock's 12-0, mercy-rule conquest of Southern Wayne on Friday evening. Waddell retired five of the nine batters she faced on strikeouts during a...Published: Apr 18, 2015 11:06 PM Full Story
Carolina 1A softball leader Princeton routs James Kenan
WARSAW -- Hailey Wood threw a complete-game shutout inside the pitcher's circle during Princeton's 19-0, mercy-rule shellacking of Carolina 1-A Conference foe James Kenan. Wood logged a season-high 13 strikeouts and permitted two hits. Taylor Carroll (five RBI) just missed...Published: Apr 18, 2015 11:06 PM Full Story
Rosewood netters slip past Wayne Country Day
Rosewood earned the decisive points at Nos. 2 and 3 doubles, and slipped past Wayne Country Day, 5-4. The Eagles' No. 2 duo of Jake Smith-Lucas Parrish eased past the Chargers' combo of Young Wang-Lance Davis, 8-3. The No. 3...Published: Apr 18, 2015 11:06 PM Full Story