Sunday, May 8, 2016
Golden Falcons spoil Warriors' senior night
bdavis@newsargus.com It didn't end so well for Jabo Fulghum. The Eastern Wayne head baseball coach watched his team fall to Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference and county rival Charles B. Aycock, 6-0, during his last regular-season home game as skipper on...Published: May 8, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
Errors play role in Eagles, Bulldogs clash
jhayes@newsargus.com The claustrophobic battle for second is no more. And a litany of errors is to blame. Rosewood used a series of late-inning miscues to turn back Carolina 1-A Conference rival Princeton 3-2 on Saturday night, ending a maddening week...Published: May 8, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
WCDS senior Forde signs with Averett University
rcoggins@newsargus.com Searching for a stat line on Jamal Forde? Good luck. Odds are, you won't find it. A blue-collar role player, Forde takes his lunch pail to practice each day and then goes to work on the hardwood at least...Published: May 8, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
Rams defeat Chargers in battle for ECC 2A playoff seed
La GRANGE -- Dylan Benton emerged as the winning pitcher in relief, and Greene Central claimed the No. 3 seed for the playoffs from the Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference with a 6-3 triumph over Ayden-Grifton on Saturday afternoon. The teams...Published: May 8, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
Greene Central tops Goldsboro in ECC 2A baseball
Greene Central erupted for 14 second-inning runs and Hunter Moore threw a one-hitter during a 18-1, mercy-rule victory over Goldsboro on Saturday morning. It was the Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference regular-season finale for both teams. Senior shortstop Jon Stevens had...Published: May 8, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
Gators battle from behind in Calypso
CALYPSO -- Playoff-bound Spring Creek concluded regular-season play with a come-from-behind, 3-2 victory over Carolina 1-A Conference foe North Duplin on Friday evening. Levi Miller batted 2-for-3 and drove in a run for the Gators, who logged a 13-1 worksheet...Published: May 8, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
Pate tosses no-hitter, ND earns share of Carolina 1A softball title
CALYPSO -- Rylee Pate tossed a no-hitter during North Duplin's 10-0, mercy-rule triumph over Carolina 1-A Conference foe Spring Creek in the regular-season finale for both teams Friday evening. The Rebels (16-2 overall, 11-1 CC) clinched a share of the...Published: May 8, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
Dogs top Rebels in battle for No. 1 softball seed
Princeton clinched the Carolina 1-A Conference's top seed for the postseason with a 3-0 decision over defending state champ North Duplin on Saturday afternoon. The teams tied for the regular-season title at 11-1. Brianna Myers' two-out double pushed the Bulldogs...Published: May 8, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
CBA's Waddell hurls 1-hit, mercy-rule shutout
Taylor Waddell carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning and Charles B. Aycock rolled past Eastern Wayne, 20-0, in mercy-rule fashion on Saturday afternoon. The Golden Falcons (23-1 overall) finished 12-0 against Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference competition this season. Aycock...Published: May 8, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
Lane's hat trick powers Gators past Rebels
CALYPSO -- Jordan Lane posted a hat trick (three goals) and Spring Creek polished off its second consecutive Carolina 1-A Conference regular-season championship with a 6-0 victory over North Duplin on Friday evening. "This season the Gators had the responsibility...Published: May 8, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
Goldsboro clinches ECC 2A girls' soccer crown outright
Angelina Nacca notched two goals and Goldsboro claimed the 2016 Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference regular-season championship outright with a 7-1 victory over Greene Central on Friday evening. It's the second league crown in program history. The Cougars shared the Carolina...Published: May 8, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
Trojan stickmen hope NCAA bid comes their way
rcoggins@newsargus.com MOUNT OLIVE -- Somewhere on campus tonight, the University of Mount Olive men's lacrosse team will gather around the computer and log onto the ncaa.com page. They'll click on the link for the Division II men's lacrosse selection show....Published: May 8, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
BOX: Princeton baseball at Rosewood
at Rosewood Princeton 000 110 0 -- 2 2 3 Rosewood 010 002 x -- 3 6 3 Leading hitters: Princeton -- Nick Phillips 1-2; Anthony Jones 1-1. Rosewood -- Derek Neal 2-2, RBI; Hayden Amodeo 1-2 RBI; Kolby Harris...Published: May 8, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
BOX: C.B. Aycock baseball @ E. Wayne
Saturday's game at New Hope C.B. Aycock 300 002 1 -- 6 11 1 Eastern Wayne 000 000 0 -- 0 5 2 Leading hitters: Charles B. Aycock -- Chandler Matthews 2-4, 2 RBI; Ashton McGee 1-4, 2 RBI; Landon...Published: May 8, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
BOX: Spring Creek baseball @ N. Duplin
Friday's game at Calypso Spring Creek 001 020 0 -- 3 5 2 North Duplin 020 000 0 -- 2 5 1 Leading hitters: Spring Creek -- Hunter Walker 1-2; Levi Miller 2-3, RBI; Scott Edmundson 1-3; Will Rouse 1-3....Published: May 8, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
Orrison's three-RBI single breaks open game for UMO
UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE -- Zak Orrison's fourth-inning, bases-clearing single sparked University of Mount Olive past in-state rival Winston-Salem State, 5-1, at Scarborough Field on Friday afternoon. Tied at 1-1 through 31/2 innings, Bradley Ragan started the game-deciding rally...Published: May 8, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story