Thursday, May 5, 2016
ECC 3A-4A TRACK: Warriors' Hartsfield, Johnson have good days
GREENVILLE -- Eastern Wayne's Blake Hartsfield earned the male athlete-of-the-year and Natasha Johnson walked away with two gold medals during the season-ending Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference track and field championship meet ran at J.H. Rose on Wednesday afternoon. Hartsfield...Published: May 5, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
ECC 3A-4A TRACK: Championship meet results
GREENVILLE -- Results from the 2016 Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference track and field championship meet contested at J.H. Rose High School on Wednesday afternoon. BOYS TEAM SCORES J.H. Rose 151.5 South Central 129 Eastern Wayne 114.5 C.B. Aycock 108 New...Published: May 5, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
CAROLINA 1A TRACK: Hobbton boys, girls claim team titles
rcoggins@newsargus.com PRINCETON -- Hobbton coach Jeff Klaves took a quick glance at the team score sheet and walked back toward the infield at Princeton High School on Wednesday afternoon. Rosewood head coach Robert Britt relaxed in a golf cart a...Published: May 5, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
CAROLINA 1A TRACK: Championship meet results
PRINCETON -- Results from the 2016 Carolina 1-A Conference track and field championship meet contested at Harvey Brooks Field inside the Fred Bartholomew Jr. Athletic Complex on Wednesday afternoon. BOYS TEAM SCORES Hobbton 153 Rosewood 151 Princeton 104 Lakewood 65...Published: May 5, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Saints softball completes regular-season sweep of EW
bdavis@newsargus.com DUDLEY -- It's been a while. Southern Wayne met with its old rival Eastern Wayne after almost a month of no contact -- and the Warriors surprised the Saints with their progress and new game plan. "They are much...Published: May 5, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Saints' Jernigan tosses 2-hit gem
jhayes@newsargus.com DUDLEY -- The reformation is complete. Southern Wayne senior Josh Jernigan, rebranded after an abysmal junior campaign, authored a fitting end to his prep career under the lights at the Doyle Whitfield Athletic Complex on Wednesday evening. The righty...Published: May 5, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
CBA's Phillips throws perfect game against J.H. Rose
GREENVILLE -- Pitt Community College signee Allie Phillips threw her first-ever perfect game as Charles B. Aycock hammered out a 17-0 victory over J.H. Rose on Wednesday evening. The left-hander recorded 10 strikeouts inside the circle, and the Golden...Published: May 5, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Hawks earn share of ECC 2A baseball title
North Lenoir clinched the Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference regular-season championship with a 10-2 triumph over county rival Kinston on Wednesday evening. Drew Rogers threw a complete-game five hitter and retired seven Vikings on strikeouts. Garrett Letchworth (three RBI) and Allen...Published: May 5, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Ayden-Grifton defeats Goldsboro in ECC 2A baseball
Michael Eltz paced Goldsboro's offense with two hits in a 14-2 loss to Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference foe Ayden-Grifton on Wednesday evening. Tommy Vick and Jamaal Wilson each had one hit. The Cougars conclude regular-season play at home today....Published: May 5, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Princeton's Daughtry throws no-hitter
PRINCETON -- Matt Daughtry tossed a no-hitter as playoff-bound Princeton demolished Lakewood, 12-0, in a five-inning Carolina 1-A Conference affair Wednesday evening. Daughtry recorded six strikeouts. Princeton plated two first-inning runs on Hunter Mitchell's RBI double and Tyler Ricks' RBI...Published: May 5, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Spring Creek clinches Carolina 1A baseball crown outright
WARSAW -- Spring Creek put the finishing touches on its second consecutive Carolina 1-A Conference regular-season crown with a 10-6, eight-inning triumph over James Kenan on Wednesday evening. Sawyer Smith earned the mound win with 32/3 innings of five-strikeout relief....Published: May 5, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
CBA defeats J.H. Rose on baseball diamond
GREENVILLE -- Kyle Davis hurled a complete-game five-hitter and Ashton McGee maybe -- just maybe -- woke up from a hitting slump during Charles B. Ayock's 10-2 rout of J.H. Rose on Wednesday evening. Davis yielded two unearned runs and...Published: May 5, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Gators, Tigers battle to 2-2 draw in Carolina 1A girls soccer
WARSAW -- Madison Harkay tallied the game-tying penalty kick as Spring Creek and James Kenan battled to a 2-2 draw during Carolina 1-A Conference play Wednesday evening. Down 1-0, Harkay provided the equalizer on a free kick that deflected off...Published: May 5, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Rebels' Brogden throws no-hitter against Hobbton
NEWTON GROVE -- Haley Brogden fired a no-hitter inside the pitcher's circle as North Duplin throttled Hobbton, 14-0, on the Carolina 1-A Conference scene Wednesday evening. Brogden recorded 13 strikeouts. Offensively, she belted a home run and ended the night...Published: May 5, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Chargers dump Knights in CPIC tennis
Wayne Country Day celebrated senior day with a 7-2 triumph over Coastal Plains Independent 1-A/2-A Conference foe Greenfield at Wayne Community College on Wednesday afternoon. Preston Edwards, Hunter Hawkins, Charlie Dees, Lance Davis and Nolan Davis each emerged victorious in...Published: May 5, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Warriors advance in 3A dual-team tennis playoffs
Eastern Wayne handed Jacksonville White Oak a 7-2, opening-round defeat in the 2016 N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A dual-team playoffs Wednesday afternoon. The Warriors sealed the outcome in singles play. Dylan March, Ethan Quinn, Le Solomon, Gray Sasser...Published: May 5, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Howell, Jones power Goldsboro softball past Ayden-Grifton
Goldsboro 20, Ayden-Grifton 6 * LITTLEFIELD -- Goldsboro upended Ayden-Grifton, 20- 6, in Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference game Wednesday evening. Riley Howell was 3-for-3 at the plate and recorded two RBI. Dakota Jones was 3-for-5 and grabbed a double. Matti...Published: May 5, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
BOX: Eastern Wayne baseball @ So. Wayne
Wednesday's game Eastern Wayne 000 000 0 -- 0 2 0 Southern Wayne 010 001 x -- 2 8 0 Leading hitters: Eastern Wayne -- Carlyle Smith 1-3; Brock Johnson 1-3. Southern Wayne -- Derek Holsinger 1-3, RBI; Josh Jernigan...Published: May 5, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
BOX: Eastern Wayne softball @ So. Wayne
Wednesday's game at Dudley Eastern Wayne 001 030 3 -- 7 12 7 Southern Wayne 043 113 x -- 12 17 1 Leading hitters: Eastern Wayne -- Emily Newsome 2-4, RBI; Naomi Williams 2-4, RBI; Elizabeth Sutton 2-5, RBI; Chelsea...Published: May 5, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story