Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Preps digest: Grantham finishes 10-0, is WCMSAC Division II champ
Middle schools * Softball: Grantham 6, Rosewood 1 -- Grantham finished 10-0 overall and claimed the 2015 Wayne County Middle School Athletic Conference Division II title with a 6-0 worksheet. Amber Pfennig and Kelly Dail each belted a home...Published: May 6, 2015 1:49 PM Full Story
Chargers survive pesky Raiders, advance to NCISAA elite 8
rcoggins@newsargus.com Patrick Hall dug his cleat into the pitcher's mound. He stepped onto the rubber and gave up a first-pitch, two-RBI single to Pungo Christian's Will Respess with two outs. All of a sudden, Wayne Country Day's comfortable multi-run advantage...Published: May 6, 2015 1:49 PM Full Story
Saints stun Warriors, 7-4, in baseball
cellis@newsargus.com Southern Wayne might be the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference's most dangerous 5-17 team. Playing county rival Eastern Wayne on Wednesday, the Saints looked like a completely different team than the one that lost to the Warriors 15-8 in early...Published: May 6, 2015 1:49 PM Full Story
Ried notches two goals in Gators' win over Tigers
Spring Creek upended James Kenan 4-0 in Carolina 1-A Conference action on Tuesday evening. Rheanna Ried scored on two free kicks for the Gators, and Griselda Vazquez notched a pair of goals as well....Published: May 6, 2015 1:49 PM Full Story
Mercer receives offensive help from Lane, Rivera and Conger
Lexi Mercer punched in four goals to lead Rosewood past Neuse Charter 4-1 on Tuesday evening. Payton Lane had two assists and Ada Rivera and Jessica Conger each had an assist for the Eagles. Rosewood (12-4-1 overall) visits Princeton on...Published: May 6, 2015 1:49 PM Full Story
Cougars' Prezbindowski scores game-winning goal in OT
Anna Prezbindowski tucked away the game-winning goal two minutes into overtime to give Goldsboro 2-1 victory over Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference foe North Lenoir in nail-biting fashion Tuesday evening. Victoria Holmes assisted the game-winning goal with a long pass from...Published: May 6, 2015 1:49 PM Full Story
Rosewood dominates Neuse Charter
Rosewood used its junior varsity team to secure a 22-1 win over Neuse Charter on Tuesday. Stats were not submitted to the News-Argus by press time. Rosewood (10-8 overall, 9-3 CC) faces Spring Creek today....Published: May 6, 2015 1:49 PM Full Story
Rebels slip past Wildcats in Carolina 1A baseball
North Duplin scratched out four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to squeak by Hobbton 8-7 in Carolina 1-A Conference action on Tuesday evening. Brandon Rogers, Hunter Britt, Bryce Best and Justin Adkins each had two hits for...Published: May 6, 2015 1:49 PM Full Story
North Lenoir defeats Goldsboro, crowned ECC 2A baseball champs
North Lenoir hammered Goldsboro 14-0 in a five-inning, mercy-rule win on Tuesday evening. Drew Rogers threw the shutout, allowing two hits and one walk and striking out six. The Hawks strung together 11 hits. Allen Sutton and Joseph Harrison led...Published: May 6, 2015 1:49 PM Full Story
Rouse, Coor power Spring Creek's offense
Spring Creek held off a late comeback effort by Carolina 1-A foe James Kenan to secure a 3-2 win on Tuesday evening. Allen Coor and Will Rouse led the Gators offense with two hits apiece. Rouse drove in two runs,...Published: May 6, 2015 1:49 PM Full Story
Eagles' Floars named CCC golfer-of-the-year
RALEIGH -- Wayne Christian's Blake Floars earned medalist honors as well as Carolina Christian 1-A Conference player-of-the-year honors with a 73 in the season-ending tournament Tuesday. Floars led the Eagles to a second-place tie with Cape Fear Christian in the...Published: May 6, 2015 1:49 PM Full Story
Gators pound out 19-run effort against Kenan
Spring Creek handed James Kenan a 19-0 loss on Tuesday evening in Carolina 1-A Conference action. Ashley Marriner had three hits including a triple for the Gators. Rachel McCollum and Sydney Ocker each had two hits, including a double apiece....Published: May 6, 2015 1:49 PM Full Story
North Duplin softball logs 5-inning, mercy-rule win
North Duplin bounced back from a tough loss to Princeton 24 hours earlier with a 12-0, mercy-rule victory over Hobbton on Tuesday. Haley Brogden and Alyssa Santos each had doubles for the Rebels. Mikayla Koch had three hits and Rylee...Published: May 6, 2015 1:49 PM Full Story
Boxscore: WCDS-Pungo baseball
Pungo 012 002 5 -- 10 11 2 WCDS 241 014 x -- 12 15 4 Leading hitters: Pungo Christian -- Will Respess 2-4, 2 RBI; Daniel Thomas 2-3; Jonathan Langley 2-4; Landon Woolard 1-4, 2B, RBI. Wayne Country Day...Published: May 6, 2015 1:49 PM Full Story
Dove, Mozingo each register hat trick against Aycock
aetzler@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- Dribbling down the left side of the field, Brennan Dove was in a good position to shoot. She was in a better position to cross the ball to a teammate. Truthfully, she doesn't know what she did....Published: May 6, 2015 1:49 PM Full Story