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UMO women's volleyball, women's soccer tabbed 8th in respective preseason coaches polls

UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE -- Directed by second-year head coach -- and alumna Colby Mangum -- the University of Mount Olive women's volleyball team has been picked eighth overall in the 2015 Conference Carolinas preseason coaches poll released Wednesday....

FOOTBALL TAB -- 2015 Southern Wayne roster

No. Player    Pos.    Ht.    Wt.    Year 1 Aryc Chrisman    QB/LB    5-11    154    Soph. 2 Austin Byrd    WR/LB    5-11    160    Sr. 5 Quentin Carlton    RB/DB    5-11    178    Jr. 6 Erin Ermilus    RB/LB    5-9    173    Jr. 8 Manny Walker    RB/DB    5-11    165  ...

FOOTBALL TAB -- 2015 Eastern Wayne schedule

Date    Opponent Aug. 21    at James Kenan Aug. 28    OPEN Sept. 4    at Goldsboro Sept. 11    North Lenoir Sept. 18    Kinston Sept. 25    New Bern* Oct. 2    at C.B. Aycock* Oct. 9    at J.H. Rose* Oct. 16    D.H. Conley* Oct....

FOOTBALL TAB -- Goldsboro: 'All-in' philosophy is present

By RUDY COGGINS rcoggins@newsargus.com DUDLEY -- Southern Wayne has several holes to plug. Preseason camp hasn't determined the starters and a true starting lineup, especially on the offensive and defensive lines, may not develop until the Saints' conference opener in...

FOOTBALL TAB -- Southern Wayne: Youth is served again for Saints

By RUDY COGGINS rcoggins@newsargus.com DUDLEY -- Southern Wayne has several holes to plug. Preseason camp hasn't determined the starters and a true starting lineup, especially on the offensive and defensive lines, may not develop until the Saints' conference opener...

C.B. Aycock climbs to 2-0 on soccer pitch

PIKEVILLE -- The freshman tandem of Leo Carcomo and Oscar Carcamo combined for three goals during Charles B. Aycock's 5-1, non-conference triumph over Goldsboro on Tuesday afternoon. CBA improved to 46-11-4 against county opposition since 2006. Freshman David McIver and...

Pittard leads Cougars with nine kills in road loss

NEWTON GROVE -- Beckard Pittard cranked out a team-high nine kills during Goldsboro's 22-25, 22-25, 23-25 non-conference loss against Hobbton on Wednesday afternoon. Kaylee Lyon served five aces. The Cougars (0-3 overall) travel to North Johnston next Tuesday....

Heath dishes out 29 assists, North Lenoir sweeps North Pitt

Allyson Heath dished out 29 assists during North Lenoir's 25-17, 25-20, 25-16, non-conference triumph over North Pitt. Mya Parks and Paige Sports recorded 13 and 11 kills, respectively. Laura Haerer contributed seven kills and three blocks. The Hawks improved to...

Ecklund sparks Princeton volleyball team with double-double

BUNN -- Daisey Eklund recorded a double-double with 16 kills and 11 blocks as defending 1-A state champion Princeton handed Bunn a 25-15, 22-25, 25-9, 26-24 loss in the season-opening match for both teams. Eklund also served six aces. Taylor...

FOOTBALL TAB -- 2015 Spring Creek schedule

Date Opponent Aug. 21 at South Lenoir Aug. 28 at Lejeune Sept. 4 at East Carteret Sept. 11 at Wake Christian Sept. 18 Southside Sept. 25 at Lakewood* Oct. 2 at Hobbton* Oct. 9 OPEN Oct. 16 Princeton* Oct. 23...

FOOTBALL TAB -- 2015 Spring Creek roster

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Year 1 Jamaal Davis RB/LB 5-8 155 Jr. 3 Spencer Jamison WR/LB 5-9 165 Soph. 4 Najee Young WR/CB 5-9 150 Jr. 7 Jessie Casper QB/S 5-8 175 Jr. 9 Scott Edmondson QB/LB 5-10 195...

FOOTBALL TAB -- Spring Creek: Sanders has positive outlook

rcoggins@newsargus.com SEVEN SPRINGS -- Spring Creek lost 90 percent of its offense and several quality defensive players to graduation. That's enough to cause any concern for a head coach. Not Aaron Sanders. He doesn't believe in the "bare cupboard" theory....

FOOTBALL TAB -- 2015 Southern Wayne schedule

Date Opponent Aug. 21 at James Kenan Aug. 28 OPEN Sept. 4 at Goldsboro Sept. 11 North Lenoir Sept. 18 Kinston Sept. 25 New Bern* Oct. 2 at C.B. Aycock* Oct. 9 at J.H. Rose* Oct. 16 D.H. Conley* Oct....

FOOTBALL TAB -- 2015 Rosewood schedule

Date Opponent Aug. 21 at C.B. Aycock Aug. 28 North Johnston Sept. 4 at Midway Sept. 11 at Lejeune Sept. 18 South Lenoir Sept. 25 Hobbton* Oct. 2 James Kenan* Oct. 9 at Lakewood* Oct. 16 at North Duplin* Oct....

FOOTBALL TAB -- 2015 Rosewood roster

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Year 1 Marquail Al-montaser SE/DB 5-9 175 Sr. 3 Mike Woodard RB/LB 5-9 180 Sr. 5 Tucker Chapin QB/DB 6-1 160 Soph. 7 Tronquill Blue RB/DE 5-9 170 Jr. 8 Cameron Helt QB/DB 5-8 170...

FOOTBALL TAB -- Rosewood: Offense will be main weapon

rcoggins@newsargus.com Coaches say defense is the cornerstone to success and could possibly lead to a championship. In Rosewood's case, its offense just might be its best defense during the first half of the season. The Eagles lost nine starters on...

FOOTBALL TAB -- 2015 Princeton schedule

Date Opponent Aug. 21 OPEN Aug. 28 Midway Sept. 4 Franklinton Sept. 11 at North Johnston Sept. 18 Union Sept. 25 at James Kenan* Oct. 2 OPEN Oct. 9 Hobbton* Oct. 16 at Spring Creek* Oct. 23 North Duplin* Oct....

FOOTBALL TAB -- 2015 Princeton roster

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Year 2 Jarrett Pearce FS/WR 5-11 165 Sr. 3 Cameron Jackson WR/FS 6-1 205 Jr. 7 Earl Gibson CB/WR 5-9 160 Jr. 9 Lamarr Wilkins RB 5-7 140 Fr. 10 AJ Webb LB 5-8 160...

FOOTBALL TAB -- Princeton: Gaster adjusting to players

rcoggins@newsargus.com PRINCETON -- Travis Gaster takes over a program headed in the right direction after logging a program-best 12 wins and posting a total of five playoff victories over the past three years. But two questions linger. How do you...

FOOTBALL TAB -- 2015 North Duplin roster

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Year 5 JP Payton RB/C 5-9 165 Sr. 7 Kenny Sheppard RB/DB 5-10 161 Soph. 9 William Archer QB/FS 6-1 180 Soph. 10 Chase King WR/DB 5-10 130 Jr. 14 David Price OLB/RB 5-4 140...

FOOTBALL TAB -- North Duplin: Key trio returns to guide Rebels

rcoggins@newsargus.com CALYPSO -- Key injuries depleted North Duplin's depth in 2014. The good news is that Emiliano Mora, JP Payton and Daquan Goodman -- all seniors -- are healthy again. That could be bad news for opposing teams. Despite their...

FOOTBALL TAB -- 2015 N. Duplin schedule

Date Opponent Aug. 21 at Southside Aug. 28 Northside Sept. 4 South Lenoir Sept. 11 at Pender Sept. 18 OPEN Sept. 25 Lejeune Oct. 2 Lakewood* Oct. 9 at James Kenan* Oct. 16 Rosewood* Oct. 23 at Princeton* Oct. 30...

FOOTBALL TAB -- Cover story: EW's KK Best ready to handle leadership role

rcoggins@newsargus.com The conversation went something like this: "You're hard-headed, I told you to put him at quarterback," said Eastern Wayne varsity head football coach Bubba Williams of then-freshman KK Best. "Well, he doesn't want to play quarterback," said then-head JV...

FOOTBALL TAB -- 2015 Goldsboro High roster

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class 1 Na'shir Bowden QB 5-11 162 Sr. 2 Jacob Owens WR/FS 6-0 170 Jr. 3 Ronnie Tookes WR 6-3 160 Jr. 4 Ray'Quan Griffin CB/SB 5-10 169 Sr. 5 KJ Austin CB/WR 6-0 170...

FOOTBALL TAB -- 2015 Goldsboro High schedule

Date Opponent Aug. 21 at Beddingfield Aug. 28 at Eastern Wayne Sept. 4 Southern Wayne Sept. 11 C.B. Aycock Sept. 18 at Northern Nash Sept. 25 Farmville Central Oct. 2 OPEN Oct. 9 at North Lenoir* Oct. 16 at Kinston*...

FOOTBALL TAB -- 2015 Eastern Wayne roster

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Year 1 Austin Hite WR 6-2 185 Sr. 2 KK Best QB/FS 5-8 185 Sr. 3 Nation Best LB/RB 5-9 171 Sr. 5 Anthony McNair ATH 5-6 145 Soph. 6 Blake Hartsfield CB 5-10 175...

FOOTBALL TAB -- Eastern Wayne: Warriors ready to continue success

rcoggins@newsargus.com Eastern Wayne lost one of its most-successful head football coaches, Bubba Williams, in mid-winter. Just 4 1/2 months later, 17 seniors walked the stage and received their diplomas in June. Those could have been significant warning signs that a...

FOOTBALL TAB -- 2015 C.B. Aycock schedule

Date Opponent Aug. 21 Rosewood Aug. 28 at Greene Central Sept. 4 North Lenoir Sept. 11 at Goldsboro Sept. 18 Corinth-Holders Sept. 25 OPEN Oct. 2 Southern Wayne* Oct. 9 at D.H. Conley* Oct. 16 South Central* Oct. 23 at...

FOOTBALL TAB -- 2015 C.B. Aycock roster

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Year 3 Seth Harrison K 5-8 134 Soph. 5 Caleb Gough RB/WR/OLB 5-9 189 Jr. 14 Chandler Matthews WR/CB 6-0 150 Jr. 15 Luke Frederick WR/CB 5-11 148 Soph. 16 Jordan Woodard OLB 5-10 174...

FOOTBALL TAB -- C.B. Aycock: Brooks sees culture change

rcoggins@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- The week after Charles B. Aycock dropped a season--ending, opening--round loss to Southern Guilford, a group of 14 players immediately wanted to start working on the 2015 season. They didn't want to go home. Steve Brooks, at...