Wednesday, April 6, 2016
UMO's Ingram, a Rosewood alum, earns softball accolade
UMO Media Relations HIGH POINT -- University of Mount Olive sophomore catcher Anna Ingram has earned Conference Carolinas softball player-of-the-week accolades. The Rosewood alum batted .368 with seven hits and seven RBI as the Trojans posted a 6-0 week on...Published: Apr 6, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Spring Creek trips up Rosewood in soccer
When it's time to step up -- step up. Fernanda Martinez did. The Spring Creek sophomore goalkeeper entered midway through the first half of Tuesday's game against Rosewood and suffocated the Eagles' strikers en route to a 2-1 victory in...Published: Apr 6, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Golden Falcons soar past helpless Bears
PIKEVILLE -- One way traffic. That's exactly what the basepaths resembled on Highway 117 north last night, as Charles B. Aycock levied a stampede of runners across the plate in a clinical, 19-4 mercy-rule conquest of New Bern. The victory...Published: Apr 6, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
North Duplin thwarts Princeton in Carolina 1A softball
rcoggins@newsargus.com PRINCETON -- Never believe what you read on paper. Especially statistics. Tuesday's early-season matchup between defending state 1-A softball champion North Duplin and Princeton should have -- by all means -- been a pitching duel. Each team entered the...Published: Apr 6, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
PREPS DIGEST: Middle schools
Middle schools * Softball: Ahoskie Ridgecroft 14-8, Wayne Christian 12-7 -- Brianna Verme cranked out three hits and endured the mound loss in game one of the doubleheader. Teammate Abigail Kornegay provided a triple. Kornegay took the mound loss...Published: Apr 6, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
BOX: North Duplin softball at Princeton
North Duplin 003 301 0 -- 7 12 3 Princeton 020 013 0 -- 6 8 3 Leading hitters: North Duplin -- Mikayla Koch 1-4, 2B, RBI; Rylee Pate 2-3, 2B, HR, 3 RBI; Shaily McCarty 2-3, 2 RBI; Haley...Published: Apr 6, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
BOX: New Bern baseball at C.B. Aycock
New Bern 020 02 -- 4 7 8 C.B. Aycock 642 7x -- 19 10 1 Leading hitters: New Bern -- Alex Hinson 2-2, 2 RBI; Jaren Vizcarrondo 2-2. Charles B. Aycock -- Bradley Pate 2-3, 2 RBI; Cameron Kornegay...Published: Apr 6, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Walnut Creek LGA
Mary Morris and Hiromi Sueki shared low gross during weekly play on the Walnut Creek Country Club links. Betty Holloway claimed low net....Published: Apr 6, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Wade has goal, assist in Cougars' loss
La GRANGE -- Goldsboro kicked off its 2016 Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference campaign with a 3-2 loss to North Lenoir on Tuesday evening. Ivey Wade logged one goal and one assist for the Cougars. Tziah Kelly contributed one goal. The...Published: Apr 6, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Ucar scores twice, Saints earn ECC 3A-4A soccer win
Deniz Ucar notched two goals as Southern Wayne defeated South Central, 5-0, in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference match Tuesday. Alejandre Ramirez, Isala Aguilar and Kenia Montalvo each had one goal. Weather permitting, the Saints (3-8-0 overall, 1-4-0 ECC) face...Published: Apr 6, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Grace Christian turns back WCDS on soccer pitch
Grace Christian seized a three-goal advantage and handed Wayne Country Day a 4-3, non-conference loss on a breezy and cold Tuesday afternoon. Langley Barnes, Margaux Pope and Janae Jones each collected a goal for the Chargers. Ally Willman delivered two...Published: Apr 6, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Golden Falcons blank Saints in ECC 3A/4A tennis
PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock posted seven shutouts -- four in singles and three in doubles play -- during its 9-0 conquest of Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference foe Southern Wayne on Tuesday afternoon. Top-seeded junior Matthew Hare, senior Nick Coston,...Published: Apr 6, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Rosewood collects Carolina 1A tennis win
Rosewood prevailed in two tie-breaking matches on the singles courts and cruised past Carolina 1-A Conference foe Spring Creek, 9-0, on Wednesday afternoon. The Eagles' Chase Bartlett turned back the Gators' Milton Bautista 6-0, 7-6 (5) at No. 2 singles....Published: Apr 6, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
EW netters continue to roll
Eastern Wayne sealed its ninth consecutive victory in doubles play and handed New Bern a 7-2 loss on the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference scene Tuesday afternoon. Dylan March, Ethan Quinn, Le Solomon and Walker Davis each emerged victorious in singles...Published: Apr 6, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
D.H. Conley no-hits Eastern Wayne in softball
HOLLYWOOD CROSSROADS -- D.H. Conley exploded for 11 third-inning runs and handed Eastern Wayne a 15-0 setback in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play Tuesday afternoon. Officials halted the game after three innings due to the mercy rule. The Warriors did...Published: Apr 6, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Rosewood escapes Spring Creek in bottom of 7th inning
Braylee Butts scored the game-deciding run on an error in the bottom of the seventh inning as Rosewood slipped past Spring Creek, 5-4, in their Carolina 1-A Conference clash Tuesday evening. Tied at 4-4, Kaley Hilton poked a single into...Published: Apr 6, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
C.B. Aycock's Shingleton tosses shutout
PIKEVILLE -- Ashley Shingleton threw a five-strikeout shutout inside the pitcher's circle as unbeaten Charles B. Aycock blanked New Bern, 7-0, in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play Tuesday evening. Connor Vinson paced the Golden Falcons' offense with three hits. Madison...Published: Apr 6, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Ayden-Grifton, Greene Central open ECC 2A baseball season
LITTLEFIELD -- Ayden-Grifton launched its Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference campaign with a 6-4 victory over Greene Central on Tuesday evening. Jalen Carmon led the Rams' offense with two hits. Matt Mewbern batted 1-for-3 with an RBI. Hunter Moore took the...Published: Apr 6, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Conquerors fall to Bethel Christian
Ethan Glover doubled and drove in two runs during Faith Christian's 8-2 loss to N.C. Christian Schools Association 2-A rival Bethel Christian on Tuesday afternoon. Christian Mills and Dylan Downey each batted 1-for-3 with a run scored. Cooper Voeller took...Published: Apr 6, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
North Lenoir blanks Goldsboro in ECC 2A action
La GRANGE -- Garrett Letchworth logged 17 strikeouts and yielded one hit as North Lenoir opened Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference play with a 22-0, five-inning decision over Goldsboro on Tuesday evening. Braxton Greene and Zach Turner cranked out three hits...Published: Apr 6, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Princeton baseball shuts out North Duplin
PRINCETON -- Nick Phillips delivered a four-hit outing as Princeton claimed a mercy-rule, 11-0 triumph over Carolina 1-A Conference foe North Duplin on Tuesday evening. Tyler Ricks connected on a two-RBI single in the first inning. Tanner Flowers had an...Published: Apr 6, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Wayne Christian topples Northwood Temple
FAYETTEVILLE -- Wayne Christian pushed across two seventh-inning runs and eased past Northwood Temple, 6-4, in a Carolina Christian 1-A Conference game Tuesday afternoon. The teams were tied at 4-all after six innings. Holden Foster, Jaxon Anderson, Mason White, Ryan...Published: Apr 6, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Chargers hammer out non-conference road win
SANFORD -- John Strickland delivered a four-hit, three-RBI performance as Wayne Country Day throttled Grace Christian of Sanford in mercy-rule fashion, 21-8, on Tuesday afternoon. Mitch Turnage (RBI) punched out three hits. Case Kermode provided two hits and three RBI....Published: Apr 6, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
EW's Corum ignites game-deciding rally
HOLLYWOOD CROSSROADS -- Devonte Corum's lead-off double in the eighth inning sparked an offensive uprising and lifted Eastern Wayne past D.H. Conley, 3-0, in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference affair. Corum stayed at second as the Vikings' pitching staff intentionally...Published: Apr 6, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Gators take over sole possession of Carolina 1A baseball lead
Will Rouse tossed a complete-game seven-hitter as Spring Creek upended Carolina 1-A Conference rival Rosewood, 5-1, on Tuesday afternoon. Rouse retired five Eagles on strikeouts as the Gators (8-5 overall) seized sole possession of first place in the conference at...Published: Apr 6, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story