Friday, October 16, 2015
Kierski notches Chargers' "golden goal" in 2-0, overtime triumph over nemesis Greenfield
Matt Kierski logged the game-winning goal midway through the second overtime and Wayne Country Day stunned nemesis Greenfield, 2-0, on Thursday afternoon. Kierski scored on a through ball from Hunter Bryson. Two minutes later, Luis Lopez iced the outcome...Published: Oct 16, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
ECC 3A tennis championships: Sutton claims singles title; Pitchford-Coerver win doubles crown
rcoggins@newsargus.com Friendships were briefly put aside Thursday afternoon during the season-ending Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference tennis tournament. Two Eastern Wayne teammates battled for the singles crown. Four Charles B. Aycock teammates squared off to determine the doubles champion. In the...Published: Oct 16, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Gators, Bulldogs meet in pivotal Carolina 1A football affair
rcoggins@newsargus.com SEVEN SPRINGS -- Spring Creek's football team used its bye week to clean up some correctable errors it encountered during its last outing against Hobbton. The Gators healed some nagging injuries, too. Meanwhile, Princeton found some much-needed confidence. The...Published: Oct 16, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
PREPS DIGEST -- JV, middle schools
JV * Boys' soccer: Wayne Country Day 6, Greenfield 1 -- The Chargers conceded the game's first goal and answered with a six-goal outburst, including two "own" goals by the visiting Knights. Cooper Edmondson tied the game at 1-1...Published: Oct 16, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
8-man football: Wayne Christian 38, Lasker Northeast Academy 22
Will White rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown, and returned a kickoff 70 yards for another score in the Eagles' road win Thursday evening. Gavin Wiley added 51 yards and one TD, and emerged as the defensive leader with...Published: Oct 16, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
JV football: Princeton 48, Spring Creek 20
The Gators' Javon Newsome rambled for three touchdowns on runs of 47, 50 and 48 yards. Landon Smothers paced the defense with 10 tackles. Tyreick Hutcherson recorded eight tackles, while Ahijah Miller had six stops. Illeko Brooks forced a fumble...Published: Oct 16, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
JV football: Kinston 35, Goldsboro 16
Goldsboro's Xavier Bowden rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Brody Morton tossed a 52-yard TD pass to Damian Brown. Jakari Wilson emerged as the Cougars' defensive leader with 10 tackles. Tilwann James and Daveja Shannon recorded eight stops...Published: Oct 16, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Walnut Creek Ladies Golf news
Linda Cannon claimed low net and low putts during weekly play on the Walnut Creek Country Club links. Faye Franklin won low gross....Published: Oct 16, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Princeton sweeps Lakewood, finishes 14-0 in Carolina 1A play
PRINCETON -- Daisey Eklund delivered a 15-kill performance as Princeton handed Lakewood a 25-16, 25-11, 25-18 loss in the Carolina 1-A Conference regular-season finale for both teams Thursday evening. The Bulldogs (19-1 overall) finished 14-0 in conference play and swept...Published: Oct 16, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Mercer's double-double pushes Eagles past Rebels
Lexi Mercer notched a double-double -- 18 kills, 13 digs -- as Rosewood upended North Duplin 25-14, 23-25, 26-24, 25-16 in Carolina 1-A Conference play Thursday afternoon. It was the regular-season finale for both teams. Mercer also had six blocks...Published: Oct 16, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Short-handed Southern Wayne falls to Rose on soccer pitch
J.H. Rose punched in three second-half goals against short-handed Southern Wayne, and pulled off a 4-1 win in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play Thursday evening. Darwin Sure converted a first-half penalty kick for the Saints. Southern Wayne played the entire...Published: Oct 16, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Hobbton edges Rosewood in PK shootout
Hobbton converted three shots in a penalty-kick shootout and handed Rosewood a 2-1 loss in Carolina 1-A Conference play Thursday evening at Branch Pope Field. "Both teams played really, really good," Rosewood head coach Eddie Maldonado said. "We had chances,...Published: Oct 16, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Grieve punches in four goals, including PK, as Aycock hammers D.H. Conley
PIKEVILLE -- Chris Grieve punched in four goals, including a natural hat trick in the opening half, and Charles B. Aycock throttled Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference foe D.H. Conley, 5-1, on Thursday evening. Grieve also collected his second penalty kick...Published: Oct 16, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Warriors sweep Saints in ECC 3A-4A volleyball
bdavis@newsargus.com DUDLEY -- They're not going to a championship, but the Southern Wayne Saints are growing up. Saints head coach Sarah Robertson couldn't have been more pleased with her team's maturity after a season-ending 13-25, 14-25, 17-25 loss to county...Published: Oct 16, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story