Tuesday, May 3, 2016
PREPS DIGEST: JV, middle school news
JV * Softball: Cape Fear Christian Academy 12, Wayne Christian 2 (6 inn.) -- Elizabeth Howell cranked out a triple for Wayne Christian. Abigail Kornegay absorbed the pitching loss. The Eagles (1-5 overall) conclude regular-season play at home Thursday...Published: May 3, 2016 1:49 PM Full Story
Carolina 1A track and field meet remains on schedule for Wednesday
Princeton High track and field coach Mark McLamb said the 2016 Carolina 1-A Conference Track & Field Championship meet will be run Wednesday. Field events start at 3 p.m....Published: May 3, 2016 1:49 PM Full Story
Warriors start dual-team playoff journey Wednesday
Eastern Wayne's opening-round match against Jacksonville White Oak in the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A dual-team men's tennis playoffs has been postponed until Wednesday. First serve is 4 p.m....Published: May 3, 2016 1:49 PM Full Story
C.B. Aycock-J.H. Rose games moved
Charles B. Aycock athletics director Charles Davis said all three home games today against J.H. Rose -- baseball, softball and girls' soccer -- have been moved to Wednesday. The start time for each contest is 6 p.m....Published: May 3, 2016 1:49 PM Full Story
North Duplin-Hobbton games postponed
North Duplin athletics director Ricky Edwards announced Tuesday morning that all games at Carolina 1-A Conference foe Hobbton -- softball, baseball and girls' soccer -- have been moved to Wednesday due to unplayable conditions....Published: May 3, 2016 1:49 PM Full Story
Kerr-Vance turns back WCDS on soccer pitch
Langley Barnes collected Wayne Country Day's lone goal in a 2-1, non-conference loss to perennial powerhouse Kerr-Vance Academy on Monday afternoon. Barnes converted a free kick after Gianna Democko drew a foul. KVA tied the game at 1-1 before halftime....Published: May 3, 2016 1:49 PM Full Story
Goldsboro picks up ECC 2A soccer win
Goldsboro rose to 6-2-0 in Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference play with a 3-2 victory over North Lenoir on Monday evening. Ivey Wade, Tziah Kelly and Melissa Cox each had one goal for the Cougars. Cox also recorded an assist. Goldsboro...Published: May 3, 2016 1:49 PM Full Story
Kimble shoots low score for Cougars in 2A east golf regional
WILSON -- Goldsboro High's Ryan Kimble fired a team-low 95 during the 2016 N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 2-A eastern regional men's golf championships at Wedgewood Golf Course. Cameron Anderson fired a 97. Ruben Quiroz and Joseph Foy posted...Published: May 3, 2016 1:49 PM Full Story
Rosewood baseball throttles Neuse Charter
Noah Grantham and Hayden Amodeo combined for a one-hitter during Rosewood's 21-2 shellacking of Carolina 1-A Conference foe Neuse Charter on Monday evening. Grantham gave up an earned run in four innings and logged six strikeouts. Amodeo, who has signed...Published: May 3, 2016 1:49 PM Full Story
2016 NFL Draft: Reed didn't mind waiting a second day, is headed to Seattle
By RUDY COGGINS rcoggins@newsargus.com CHICAGO -- Jarran Reed is walking his own Green Mile -- to Seattle. And now he can afford plenty of Skittles, too. Reed, who helped lead Alabama to a national championship in January, went in the...Published: May 3, 2016 1:49 PM Full Story
UMO sophomore Adams competing in NCAA D2 South/Southeast Regional
UMO Media Relations HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. -- University of Mount Olive sophomore Nick Adams is 55th overall among 108 individual golfers after opening-round play of the NCAA Division II South/Southeast Regional on Monday afternoon. Adams posted an 18-hole round of 76...Published: May 3, 2016 1:49 PM Full Story
Rosewood captures Mideast 1-A golf regional team crown
CLINTON -- After a one-year absence, Rosewood is returning to the season-ending N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 1-A boys' golf state championships. Andrew Ingram fired an 83 and the Eagles claimed the Mideast Regional team crown with a...Published: May 3, 2016 1:49 PM Full Story
Eastern Wayne's quartet of golfers gets taste of regional competition
jhayes@newsargus.com FOUR OAKS -- Golf's learning curve is swift, steep and evolving. Eastern Wayne found out as much yesterday during the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A men's east golf regional at Reedy Creek Golf Course. The Warriors, who...Published: May 3, 2016 1:49 PM Full Story
Golden Falcons finish 2nd team as team in East 3-A regional
jhayes@newsargus.com FOUR OAKS -- Survive and advance. Charles B. Aycock did just that Monday, fighting blustery conditions at Reedy Creek Golf Course during the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A eastern men's golf regional. The Golden Falcons posted a...Published: May 3, 2016 1:49 PM Full Story
GOLF: NCHSAA East 3-A regional scores
N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A East Regional Golf Championship at Reedy Creek Golf Course (Four Oaks) Yardage: 6,426 Par: 72 Team scores Corinth Holders 332 C.B. Aycock* 332 West Craven 332 South Johnston 339 Triton 340 West Brunswick...Published: May 3, 2016 1:49 PM Full Story
BOX: Freedom Christian baseball @ WCDS
Monday's game at Wayne Country Day Freedom 010 002 8 -- 11 12 2 WCDS 000 201 0 -- 3 5 3 Leading hitters: Freedom Christian -- Logan Little 2-5, 2 RBI; Blake Stafford 1-5; Connor Williams 2-4, HR, 3...Published: May 3, 2016 1:49 PM Full Story
Cougars show competitive edge against Hawks
bdavis@newsargus.com Goldsboro head baseball coach Danny Merritt encouraged his team to follow two rules -- avoid errors and run the bases -- during Monday's game against North Lenoir. The Cougars displayed their competitive edge in a 14-2, mercy-rule loss to...Published: May 3, 2016 1:49 PM Full Story
WCDS drops affair against CPIC opponents
rcoggins@newsargus.com Each time Freedom Christian batters connected on a backside pitch, Wayne Country Day outfielders Jacob Magera and Zac Barfield raced toward the right-field fence. Each time, Magera and Barfield helplessly watched the ball land in the trees. The Patriots...Published: May 3, 2016 1:49 PM Full Story