Friday, September 4, 2015
Ecklund's presence brings new dynamic to Princeton volleyball
rcoggins@newsargus.com PRINCETON -- Rosewood had heard a little bit about Daisy Ecklund before they stepped onto Rick Boyette Court inside the Princeton High School gymnasium on Thursday evening. Now they know a little bit more about the West Virginia transfer....Published: Sep 4, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
2015 UMO women's volleyball outlook
Coach: Colby Mangum, 1st season Career record: 0-0-0 2014 record: 7-25 overall, 3-13 in Conference Carolinas Starters back: 4 Key returners: The Trojans will depend on four of their top five offensive players from last year -- Britni Johnson (263...Published: Sep 4, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
2015 UMO women's soccer outlook
Coach: Reid Clewis, 1st season Career record: 0-0-0 2014 record: 6-12-1 overall, 4-6-1 Conference Carolinas Starters back: 10 Key returners: F Nichole Poppe, F Ellie Barnes, MF Christine Rocchio and D Sterling Peterson. Poppe earned all-Conference Carolinas honors in 2014....Published: Sep 4, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Johnson: Cougars haven't reclaimed county bragging rights, yet
rcoggins@newsargus.com Rumor has it Goldsboro has reclaimed Wayne County in football. Not so fast, my friend. Southern Wayne and Charles B. Aycock haven't had their say -- yet. Second-year Cougars head coach Bennett Johnson delivered that message before practice Monday...Published: Sep 4, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
PREPS DIGEST: JV, middle schools
JV * Boys' soccer: Wayne Country Day 3, The Oakwood School 0 -- David Gurley punched in two goals for the Chargers, who rose to 5-0-0 overall this season. Nehemiya Shaw converted Wayne Country Day's first goal on a...Published: Sep 4, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
North Lenoir sweeps East Duplin in volleyball
North Lenoir improved to 9-0 overall this season with a 25-9, 25-22, 25-18 victory over East Duplin on Thursday afternoon. Mya Parks paced the Hawks with 17 kills and four digs. Laura Haerer contributed 13 kills and five blocks. Paige...Published: Sep 4, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Neal has 10 kills in Chargers' loss to Oakwood
GREENVILLE -- Hannah Neal provided 10 kills in Wayne Country Day's 8-25, 13-25, 12-25 loss to The Oakwood School on Thursday evening. Savannah Strickland added five kills. Dekiya Thomas handed out 19 assists. The Chargers (3-9 overall) entertain St. Mary's...Published: Sep 4, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
J.H. Rose earns match-clinching doubles point against EW
J.H. Rose earned the match-clinching point at No. 2 doubles and turned back Eastern Wayne, 5-4, in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference match Thursday afternoon. The Warriors collected singles points from Samantha Roux and Bella Bowen. The tandems of...Published: Sep 4, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Aycock dominates South Central in ECC 3A-4A tennis
Defending Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference regular-season champion Charles B. Aycock dominated South Central, 8-1, on Thursday afternoon. Cassidy Coerver, Kassidy Pitchford, Casie Belom, Sabrina Johnson, Meredith Jones and Grayson Lane each claimed a singles point. The six players combined to...Published: Sep 4, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Wayne Country Day netters rout Oakwood
Wayne Country Day dropped a total of eight games in singles and doubles play combined, and rolled past The Oakwood School, 9-0, on Thursday afternoon. It was the Chargers' third shutout win in their last four outings. Jennifer Potts, Ally...Published: Sep 4, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Bryson logs two goals, one assist in Chargers' win
Hunter Bryson connected on two goals and assisted on another goal as Wayne Country Day blanked The Oakwood School, 6-0, on Thursday afternoon. Bryson scored on assists from Noah Adkins and Matt Kierski. Bryson assisted Ben Cohen on the game's...Published: Sep 4, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Goldsboro's Smith earns medalist honors at Lane Tree GC
Ashley Smith earned medalist honors with a 56 as Goldsboro edged Wayne Christian, 174-182, in a non-conference match play at Lane Tree Golf Club on Thursday afternoon. Tracy Smith and Rylie Hales completed the Cougars' team scoring with nine-hole rounds...Published: Sep 4, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
News-Argus 1-on-1 with Coy Barnett
Eastern Wayne graduate Coy Barnett is continuing his career at Southeastern Community College, which competes on the Region X JUCO scene.The News-Argus conducted a Q&A with Barnett, who earned all-Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference accolades this past season with the Warriors....Published: Sep 4, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Golden Falcons seek redemption after blowout loss
BY BRANDON DAVIS bdavis@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- Is a picture worth a thousand words? Well, for Coach Steve Brooks, it is worth much more -- redemption. Brooks, the third-year football coach of the Charles B. Aycock Golden Falcons (1-1), took a...Published: Sep 4, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story