Friday, July 29, 2016
UMO Briefs
Moore has signed with Cestistica Civitavecchia, a city located on the country's western coast. The club plays in the Serie C Regionale league. "Playing professional basketball has always been a dream of mine since I was young," he said in...Published: Jul 29, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Rebels focus on fundamental approach
CALYPSO -- Stepping through a labyrinth of Rebel-green shell pads, neon construction barrels and a humidity level nearing choke point, North Duplin head coach Hugh Martin issued a simple directive to his players. "Focus on one thing at a time,...Published: Jul 29, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Cougar seniors setting the example
As the final day of mini-camp concluded on Thursday, Goldsboro head coach Bennett Johnson decided to let his group relive their playground days with nostalgia-filled pick-up football games. Johnson wanted his players to have fun, but with a caveat --...Published: Jul 29, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Thursday, July 28, 2016
Rosewood subscribes to football basics
West of the softball complex, where the players drilled, a farmer's prescribed fire huffed against a high noon sun. A plume of smoke, black and spiraled, spent itself in the suffocating dewpoint. Behind them, hidden by a hedge row of...Published: Jul 28, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Gators concentrate on fundamentals
SEVEN SPRINGS -- In the far corner of the field, Spring Creek defensive linemen tested their reactions to snap counts. In the middle of the field were the skill players, competing in a seven-on-seven scrimmage. For Gators' head coach Aaron...Published: Jul 28, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Golden Falcons look sharp in mini-camp
PIKEVILLE -- As the aged proverb goes, many hands make light work. The phrase, borne out of community diligence, is also an accurate preseason measure of the 2016 Charles B. Aycock varsity football team, who took the field yesterday...Published: Jul 27, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Area schedule
They're back. Area varsity football mini-camps continue their prep work this week, managing conditioning and basic installations ahead of opening day, scheduled for Monday, August 1. Rosewood will practice this morning, while North Duplin and Spring Creek will hold...Published: Jul 27, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Saints hoping for more numbers as season approaches
DUDLEY -- Approximately 30 Southern Wayne football players jogged to the practice field and lined up along the sideline. Navy helmets were placed on heads and chinstraps were simultaneously buckled. In a few weeks, the team will be headed...Published: Jul 27, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Eastern Wayne mini-camp breeds competition
At the crack of dawn, Eastern Wayne head coach Leander Oates and his varsity football players file into the gym to begin their stretches, followed by ab workouts. Thirty minutes later, the junior varsity players come to work. This is...Published: Jul 26, 2016 1:50 PM Full Story
Bulldogs start quickly at mini-camp
PRINCETON -- 90 minutes. That was all the time Princeton High varsity football coach Travis Gaster and his staff had at their disposal Monday, as the Bulldogs took the field for opening day of the program's summer mini-camp. And the...Published: Jul 26, 2016 1:50 PM Full Story
Sunday, July 24, 2016
Results: 2016 AAU Karate Nationals
Earlier this month, the GOKarate dojo of Sensei Jason Adams competed in the 2016 AAU National Karate Championships in Orlando, Fl. The competition featured teams from across the globe, including Romania, Poland, Egypt, Canada and the Czech Republic. Team GOKarate,...Published: Jul 24, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
Gurganus named new EW varsity girls' basketball coach
Michael Gurganus loves basketball -- it's practically in his blood. His father, Marty, just retired from his position as athletics director and varsity girls' basketball coach at Princeton. His younger brother, David, is an assistant men's basketball coach at Averett...Published: Jul 24, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
Walker to continue baseball career at Lenoir CC
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Packing up a worn leather glove, scratched up baseball bat and dusty cleats into a backpack -- and -- tossing it into a dark corner of his closet? Hunter Walker couldn't bear the thought. Especially after Spring...Published: Jul 24, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
FEATURE: Mastering a timeless, disciplined art
Sensei Jason Adams hails from Muncie, Indiana, an east-central slice of Americana settled in the late 1700's by the Lenape, a tribe of Native Americans fleeing European expansion along the eastern seaboard. It now forms a quaint volume of life,...Published: Jul 24, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
DIGEST: Wayne County Junior Amateur; hole-in-one at GMGC
Golf Wayne County Junior Amateur * Blake Bartlett earned medalist honors with a 3-over 39 during the fourth round of the Wayne County Junior Amateur contested at Lane Tree Golf Club. Bartlett has compiled 30 points and holds a seven-point...Published: Jul 24, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
Thursday, July 21, 2016
CONFERENCE CAROLINAS: Southern Wesleyan earns full-member status
CENTRAL, S.C. -- Southern Wesleyan University has earned full-member status in the NCAA Division II ranks from the organization's membership committee and management council. The Warriors, who compete in Conference Carolinas, spent two seasons in a "candidacy year" phase...Published: Jul 21, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
CIAA FOOTBALL POLL: Winston-Salem St. tabbed league favorite
DURHAM -- Winston-Salem State has been selected to defend its Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football championship, according to a preseason poll released Monday. The Rams defeated Bowie State (Md.) in the 2015 CIAA title game and lost to Assumption...Published: Jul 21, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
EAST-WEST: Mercer plays final prep game of career
GREENSBORO -- Lexi Mercer tallied 12 points in her final prep contest as the East All-Stars dropped a 104-85 decision to the West All-Stars in basketball. Mercer, a senior from Rosewood, shot of 5 of 10 from the floor, tallied...Published: Jul 20, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Walnut Creek Ladies Golf news
KINSTON -- Walnut Creek Country Club's Hiromi Sueki claimed low first net during first flight competition in an N.C. Women's Golf Association Eastern Ladies League tournament contested at Falling Creek. Charlotte Campbell captured low putts in third flight play....Published: Jul 20, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Monday, July 18, 2016
PREP BASEBALL: Four area players earn NCBCA All-State accolades
By RUDY COGGINS rcoggins@newargus.com The postseason recognition continues for four players from three area high schools who have earned spots on the 2016 N.C. Baseball Coaches Association all-state teams for their respective classifications. The four-classification lists were released Friday. Pitt...Published: Jul 18, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
EAST-WEST ALL-STAR GAMES: Quartet represents Wayne County
By RUDY COGGINS rcoggins@newsargus.com GREENSBORO -- Kaitlyn Sullivan and Lexi Mercer will set new precedents for their respective schools when the N.C. Coaches Association East-West All-Star Games begin Monday. Sullivan and Mercer are the first-ever females selected to play in...Published: Jul 18, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Pate, Howell gain valuable experience in Cape Cod League
By BEN COLEY bcoley@newsargus.com Every summer, a swarm of talented collegiate players flock to Massachusetts in hopes of improving their skills in the highly-regarded Cape Cod Baseball League. Recently, alumni of two Wayne County high school baseball programs have reached...Published: Jul 18, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
2K16 WCMA: Rain washes out Friday play; Jones leads Open Division
By JUSTIN HAYES jhayes@newsargus.com Wayne County Men's Amateur championship golf host Parker King paced the scoring area on Saturday afternoon at Lane Tree Golf Club, his eyes fixed on the horizon above the facility's practice tee. The sky was changing...Published: Jul 18, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Former Goldsboro High QB Murphy honored by AFCA
St. Augustine's Media Relations RALEIGH -- St. Augustine's University quarterback Julius Murphy has been selected to the 2016 All-State American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Football Team. Murphy is one of 165 nominees for the 25th anniversary team who...Published: Jul 18, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
2K16 WCMA: Burke rallies, wins record fifth Open Division crown
rcoggins@newsargus.com Jonathan Burke couldn't seem to adjust to the speed of the greens and missed numerous putts inside 10 feet a sunny, sultry Sunday afternoon. The savvy golfer, instead, used the slow and steady approach. Burke grinded out 15 pars...Published: Jul 18, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Friday, July 15, 2016
LEGION: Pitt County takes 2-0 lead in best-of-5 series
rcoggins@newsargus.com MOUNT OLIVE -- Mental and physical errors have haunted Wayne County Post 11 all season on the baseball diamond. Thursday evening was a nightmarish episode. Five defensive miscues led to seven unearned runs during a 13-4 setback to Pitt...Published: Jul 15, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
LEGION: Pitt County baseball @ Wayne County Post 11 box
Thursday's game Pitt 002 111 044 -- 13 16 2 Post 11 010 003 000 -- 4 8 5 Leading hitters: Pitt County Post 39 -- Clay Wilson 4-6; Anthony Saieed 1-1, 2B; Steven Edmundson 4-5, 2B, 3 RBI; Darius...Published: Jul 15, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Johnson finds his sanctuary
bcoley@newsargus.com Sixteen-year-old Chris Johnson commands attention when he performs on the karate mat. His house contains several trophies -- some are so tall that they require a yardstick for measurement. He's a brown belt in Shotokan karate, and working toward...Published: Jul 15, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Proctor takes over as athletics director at Princeton
PRINCETON -- The office, a panoramic crate of grass clippings overlooking the Bulldog baseball complex, won't be his much longer. Bruce Proctor is on the move. The old ball coach, long tied to Carolina 1-A diamond powerhouse Princeton High School,...Published: Jul 14, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
LEGION BOX: Wayne County Post 11 at Pitt County Post 39
Wednesday's game Post 11 200 320 100 -- 8 10 1 Pitt County 010 521 00x -- 9 12 1 Leading hitters: Wayne County Post 11 -- Lee Daniels 2-5, 2B; Jack Casbarro 1-3; Chad Spurgeon 1-5; Josh Jernigan 1-5,...Published: Jul 14, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
LEGION: Post 11 drops Game 1 in Area I East Division finals
rcoggins@newsargus.com WINTERVILLE -- T-shirts drenched in sweat and their white pants coated with the red infield dirt from diving for loose balls, Wayne County Post 11 exited the dugout -- perhaps -- a little weary Wednesday evening. Frustrated was more...Published: Jul 14, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Gurganus helped set a standard for Princeton HS
PRINCETON -- During his five-year tenure as athletics director and 11-year stint on the Princeton High School staff, Marty Gurganus constantly shared his passion for coaching and the entire athletics program. Gurganus became a vital thread in the school's tapestry...Published: Jul 14, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
WCC Foundation Scholarship Invitational is a success
WCC Relations While the students emerged as the ultimate winners of the annual Wayne Community College Foundation Scholarship Invitational, a few players took home bragging rights from this year's tournament contested at Walnut Creek Country Club. The BB&T foursome --...Published: Jul 13, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Garris arrested, charged with having sex with a student
The Associated Press La GRANGE -- A teacher at North Lenoir High School has been charged with having sex with a student. According to a statement from the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office, Donnell Gordon Garris III was arrested Tuesday and...Published: Jul 13, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
LEGION: Wayne County travels to Pitt Post 39
Role players have accepted their challenge in certain situations throughout the season and Wayne County Post 11's pitching staff is starting to find its groove. The inner workings of the team's engine are starting click in unison. Head coach Jason...Published: Jul 13, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Walnut Creek Ladies Golf news
Mary Morris seized low net during weekly play on the Walnut Creek Country Club links. Faye Franklin won low putts. Hiromi Sueki took low gross....Published: Jul 13, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Goldsboro-area football clinics * The Goldsboro branch of the Eastern Carolina Football Officials Association clinics begin July 5 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Prevention and Treatment Center, 509 N. Carolina St. The meetings will continue every Monday through the...Published: Jul 12, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
UMO women's soccer: Trojans' Clewis restocks shelves for 2016 season
UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE -- University of Mount Olive head women's soccer coach Reid Clewis has signed 12 recruits -- seven freshmen and five transfers -- for the 2016-17 season. Leading the freshman class are: * Madison Pitambersignh won...Published: Jul 12, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Local calendar
Wednesday Senior Legion baseball Area I East Finals Post 11 at Pitt County* 7 p.m. * -- at Pitt CC Thursday Senior Legion baseball Area I East Finals Pitt County at Post 11 7 p.m. Friday Senior Legion baseball...Published: Jul 12, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Lane Tree Ladies Golf news
Cathy Garris claimed game-of-the-week honors from the red tees, while Novella Zambelli was the GOW winner from the forward tees during action on the Lane Tree Golf Club links. Sue Glover and Sherry Minner secured low net and low...Published: Jul 12, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Monday, July 11, 2016
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Goldsboro-area football clinics * The Goldsboro branch of the Eastern Carolina Football Officials Association clinics begin July 5 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Prevention and Treatment Center, 509 N. Carolina St. The meetings will continue every Monday through the end...Published: Jul 11, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
LEGION BOX: Wilson Post 13 baseball @ WC Post 11
Area I East Division Semifinals (at Scarborough Field, UMO) Friday's game Wilson 012 100 100 -- 5 10 2 Post 11 220 204 01x -- 11 11 4 Leading hitters: Wilson Post 13 -- Hunter Lee 1-5; Jake Taylor 1-5,...Published: Jul 11, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
LEGION: Wayne County takes playoff opener against Post 13
By RUDY COGGINS rcoggins@newsargus.com MOUNT OLIVE -- Lance Wise toed the rubber, covered his face with his glove, got the signal from catcher Derek Neal and fired toward the plate. Strike. The knee-level toss painted the outside corner and turned...Published: Jul 11, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
County rivals WCDS, Wayne Christian join forces
By RUDY COGGINS rcoggins@newsargus.com It's a meeting Michael Taylor is glad he "crashed." Wayne Country Day faced the possibility of playing as an independent this calendar season, which would have left Taylor scrambling to find opponents to fill schedules in...Published: Jul 11, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
WCMA: Day 2 tee times
Lane Tree Golf Club #1 Tee 8 a.m. -- Jonathan Gurley, Ronald Barwick, Daniel Anderson, Phillip Faulk 8:10 a.m. -- Garry Grantham, Richard Walderman, Joe Bailey, Danny Stockwell 8:20 a.m. -- Tripp Fidler, Dylan Champion, Will Nichols, David Smeltzer 8:30...Published: Jul 11, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
WCMA: Opening-day tee times
Southern Wayne Country Club #1 Tee 8 a.m. -- Chris Bitzenhofer, Steven Swinson, Jay Kornegay, Tim Dawson 8:10 a.m. -- Don Shaver, Joe McLamb, Mickey Nance 8:20 a.m. -- Norwood Giddons, Jimmie Sanders, Walt Vaughn, Joe Lawrence 8:30 a.m. --...Published: Jul 11, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
WCMA: Notebook
COURSE ROTATION • July 15 -- Southern Wayne CC • July 16 -- Lane Tree GC • July 17 -- Walnut Creek Country Club • NOTES: A total of 135 players have entered the stroke-play, 54-hole tournament. ... Play begins...Published: Jul 11, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
WCMA: The youth movement has arrived
By RUDY COGGINS rcoggins@newsargus.com Has the youth movement arrived? Lionel Sutton thinks so. The former lower-tier professional player experienced it during the final round of the 2015 Wayne County Men's Amateur. Sutton steadily climbed up the leaderboard on the final...Published: Jul 11, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
LEGION BOX: Wilson Post 13 baseball @ Wayne County
2016 Area I East Division Semifinals (at Scarborough Field, UMO) Sunday's game Wilson 000 000 100 -- 1 7 3 Post 003 410 00x -- 8 13 0 Leading hitters: Wilson Post 13 -- Luke Taylor 1-4; Nick Phillips 2-3;...Published: Jul 11, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
LEGION: Wayne County completes sweep of Wilson Post 13
rcoggins@newsargus.com MOUNT OLIVE -- JP Peacock insisted he didn't script a shaky ninth inning Sunday evening. He yielded a lead-off single, hit a batter and issued a walk to load the bases. At that point, Peacock expected head coach Jason...Published: Jul 11, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Friday, July 8, 2016
New UMO men's soccer inks large recruiting class
UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE -- First-year University of Mount Olive head men's soccer coach Sean Brennan has signed a large recruiting class for the 2016-17 season. Brennan inked 14 freshmen and three transfers. Among the freshmen are Raeford native...Published: Jul 8, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
LEGION: Wayne County Post 11 starts semifinal-round play today
rcoggins@newsargus.com MOUNT OLIVE -- The two teams have met 20 times since 2007. Not surprisingly, neither team has the upper edge in perhaps the most-intense rivalry on the Area I East Division scene. Expect the same tonight when Wilson Post...Published: Jul 8, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Thursday, July 7, 2016
LEGION: Kinston defeats Ahoskie, semifinal-round play starts Friday
Kinston Post 43 advanced to semifinal-round play of the 2016 Area I East Division tournament with an 8-7 triumph over pesky Ahoskie Post 102 on Wednesday evening. Fifth-seeded Kinston begins play Friday at regular-season co-champion Pitt County Post 39. Game...Published: Jul 7, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Aguilar Jr. is new boys' soccer coach at Spring Creek
SEVEN SPRINGS -- In mid-August, Mario Aguilar Jr.'s tenure as Spring Creek boys' soccer head coach will begin with flashes from the past. In the first two games, he will be pitted against his alma mater, Southern Wayne. Staring at...Published: Jul 7, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Lane Tree Ladies Golf news
Lou Wilson seized game-of-the-week honors while competing from the red tees during play on the Lane Tree Golf Club links. Nan Jarrell and Sherry Minner captured low net and low putts, respectively. Linda Watson was the GOW winner from...Published: Jul 7, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
LEGION: Correct playoff pairings announced
Area I East Division2016 Final regular-season standingsWayne County 11-3; Pitt County 11-3; Wilson 10-4; Ahoskie 7-7; West Craven 6-7; Kinston 6-7; Edenton 3-10; Farmville Central 0-13The Area I East Division playoffs launch today with Kinston traveling to Ahoskie for game...Published: Jul 5, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Sunday, July 3, 2016
WCJA: Bartlett points leader among 14-Older group
Austin Green claimed medalist honors with a nine-hole round of 40 on the Goldsboro Municipal Golf Course links and St. Andrews University signee Blake Bartlett remained the overall points leader after third-round play in the 2016 Wayne County Junior...Published: Jul 3, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
UMO athletes earn all-state recognition
UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE -- A quartet of University of Mount Olive athletes have earned first-team nods to the N.C. College Sports Information Association (NCCSIA) College Division all-state squads. Zak Orrison and Bruce Zimmerman have been chosen in baseball....Published: Jul 3, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
LEGION: Post 11 needs to find intensity, desire, heart as postseason begins
Earlier this week, the basketball world lost Pat Summitt. Her passing, which remains surreal at times, has drawn me to the internet moreso than any other coach that writers have reminisced about through the years. One article on Summitt caught...Published: Jul 3, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
Friday, July 1, 2016
ECBL: Gators conclude season in winning fashion
SEVEN SPRINGS -- It looked slightly unfamiliar in pattern, yet bore a recognizable result. Spring Creek, accustomed to establishing its trademark manic pace on the base paths, was forced to employ an impromptu design Thursday evening in a 10-6, rally-cap...Published: Jul 1, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
LEGION: Wilson Post 13 thwarts late Post 11 rally
rcoggins@newsargus.com MOUNT OLIVE -- The dust settled behind him as Jason Sherrer put the tractor, used to drag the infield after games, in its idle gear. He leaned forward and used his shirt collar to swipe the sweat from his...Published: Jul 1, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: Spring Creek doubles up CBA White
PIKEVILLE -- Matt Dupuy spread five hits among seven innings and emerged as the winning pitcher during Spring Creek's 4-2 triumph over Charles B. Aycock White in an Eastern Carolina Baseball League contest. Dupuy surrendered one earned run and...Published: Jul 1, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
LEGION: Wilson Post 13 box @ Wayne County Post 11
Thursday's game (at Scarborough Field, UMO) Wilson 001 000 400 -- 5 9 0 Post 11 010 000 300 -- 4 7 2 Leading hitters: Wilson Post 13 -- Jarrett Mobley 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI; Nick Phillips 2-3; Dylan Radford...Published: Jul 1, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: Whaley has 12-strikeout outing for CBA Blue
bcoley@newsargus.com After playing against Eastern Wayne on Thursday evening, C.B. Aycock Blue starting pitcher Cody Whaley may have a future at the blackjack tables in Las Vegas. The budding star was absolutely dealing. In six innings of work, Whaley struck...Published: Jul 1, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: C.B. Aycock Blue box @ Eastern Wayne
Aycock 001 403 3 -- 11 11 1 E.W. 010 000 0 -- 1 2 4 Leading hitters: Aycock -- Sam Mott 3-4, 2B, 3 RBI; Nick Aycock 2-4, 2 2B, RBI; Tyler Daniels 1-4, 2B, 3 RBI; Caleb...Published: Jul 1, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story