Monday, February 6, 2017
PREP SWIMMING: WCDS' Pittman receives two honors
From staff reports KINSTON -- Wayne Country Day junior Zan Pittman earned all-Coastal Plains Independent 1-A Conference accolades and claimed the male swimmer-of-the-year award during Friday's season-ending meet hosted by Christ Covenant School. The Chargers claimed the boys' team title...Published: Feb 6, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
PREPS DIGEST: Friday news
JV • Girls' basketball: Southern Wayne 41, South Central 32 -- La'Miya Pearsall paced the Saints' offense with 17 points. Ariana Sutton and Cassandra Pearsall chipped in seven and six points, respectively. Southern Wayne (14-5 overall) improved to 8-3 in...Published: Feb 6, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: C.B. Aycock falls to New Bern
PIKEVILLE -- New Bern pitched a third-quarter shutout and slipped past Charles B. Aycock, 52-47, in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference game Friday evening. The Bears trailed 26-20 at halftime and outscored their hosts 12-0 in the third period. Javon...Published: Feb 6, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Bulldogs knock off Rebels
PRINCETON -- Princeton outscored North Duplin by 10 points in the fourth quarter and pulled away for a 55-44 victory on the Carolina 1-A Conference scene Friday evening. Colby Sullivan led three Bulldogs in double figures with 14 points and...Published: Feb 6, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Warriors knock off D.H. Conley
Eastern Wayne evened its Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference ledger a 5-5 with a 73-70 triumph over D.H. Conley on Friday evening. The Warriors play host to Southern Wayne on Tuesday....Published: Feb 6, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Blue Devils dominate Cougars
Behind a 25-point, 16-rebound effort from junior Hunter West, South Lenoir cruised to a 58-32 victory over Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference foe Goldsboro on Friday night. The Cougars never established any offensive rhythm in the matchup. In the first half,...Published: Feb 6, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Eagles fend off Gators' second-half charge
Rosewood stepped into the locker room with a 14-point advantage and extended it to 21 points in the third quarter of their pivotal Carolina 1-A Conference clash Friday evening. Then things got interesting. Eagles head coach Tee Wooten warned his...Published: Feb 6, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Princeton cruises past North Duplin
PRINCETON -- Princeton inched closer to the Carolina 1-A Conference regular-season championship with a 62-14 conquest of Carolina 1-A Conference foe North Duplin on Friday evening. Jordan Benson paced the Bulldogs' offensive attack with 24 points. Takiria Cummings recorded 15...Published: Feb 6, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Wallaces scores 19 points in Saints' loss
DUDLEY -- Kiara Wallace emerged as Southern Wayne's leading scorer with a career-high 19 points during a 65-60 loss to Eastern Carolina 3-A./4-A Conference foe South Central on Friday. Wallace also grabbed seven rebounds. Machiah Moore collected 11 points. Caroline...Published: Feb 6, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Eastern Wayne trounces D.H. Conley
Nyesha Best led three players in double figures as Eastern Wayne hammered out a 53-36 victory over D.H. Conley in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play Friday evening. Treycie Ford and Tamarria Smith provided 13 points apiece. Myesha Best scored eight...Published: Feb 6, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: WCDS' Holloman reaches 1,000 points
• WILSON -- Jala Holloman reached the 1,000-point mark of her career with a 19-point outing as Wayne Country Day finished unbeaten in Coastal Plains Independent 1-A Conference action with a 61-21 conquest of Greenfield on Friday evening. The contest...Published: Feb 6, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
SWIMMING: CBA's Chastain, EW's Jones advance to 3A state meet
CARY -- Eastern Wayne freshman Jazmin Jones and Charles B. Aycock senior Zech Chastain are headed to the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A championship meet. Chastain claimed the eastern regional title in the 100 back with a time...Published: Feb 6, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Cougars avenge loss to Blue Devils
By BEN COLEY bcoley@newsargus.com Three weeks ago, South Lenoir ran Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference foe Goldsboro out of Munn Gymnasium in Deep Run. The Blue Devils handed the Cougars an embarrassing 40-point loss. They had 21 days to think about...Published: Feb 6, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: 'White'-hot Knights handle Chargers
By JUSTIN HAYES jhayes@newsargus.com WILSON -- En fuego. Now a part of our everyday basketball jargon, the phrase was stretched to its reasonable limit on Friday night as Coastal Plains Independent 1-A Conference pillar Greenfield outlasted Wayne Country Day School,...Published: Feb 6, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Spring Creek topples Rosewood
By RUDY COGGINS rcoggins@newsargus.com During pre-game warm-ups, Dominique Morse collided with a teammate and injured his back as he landed on the floor. Morse lay motionless. Stunned and speechless, his Spring Creek teammates gathered around him in silence. The Rosewood...Published: Feb 6, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
PREP WRESTLING: Robbinsville defeats Rosewood for the 1A state dual-team title
By RUDY COGGINS rcoggins@newsargus.com ROBBINSVILLE -- The job is not done. This was just a "bump in the road." Rosewood head wrestling coach Bill Edmundson and his staff spread that message as they tried to console their team after a...Published: Feb 6, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
HOT STOVE: Former Yankee Bucky Dent is guest speaker
By RUDY COGGINS rcoggins@newsargus.com Bucky Dent averaged one home per 42.3 RBI he collected during his Major League Baseball career. The most memorable occurred in 1978. Batting ninth -- not considered a power spot -- in the lineup, Dent smacked...Published: Feb 6, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Lakewood defeats N. Duplin
CALYPSO -- Lakewood pulled away in the second half for a 39-24 conquest of Carolina 1-A Conference foe North Duplin on Saturday evening. The Leopards led 20-14 at halftime and extended their advantage to 29-20 after three periods. Kiarya Bailey...Published: Feb 6, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Rebels fall to Leopards
CALYPSO -- Luke Britt dropped in a game-high 17 points as North Duplin fell to Lakewood, 61-54, in a Carolina 1-A Conference encounter Saturday evening. Malik Cobb added 14 points for the Rebels, who dipped to 4-12 overall this season....Published: Feb 6, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Lighthouse cools down Goldsboro Heat
Harman Kaler posted a double-double -- 20 points, 11 rebounds -- during the Goldsboro Heat's 63-59 loss to Lighthouse on Saturday. Gavin Portela provided 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Senior Jordan Carswell supplied six points and eight rebounds....Published: Feb 6, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
INDOOR TRACK: Warriors punch tickets to 3A state meet
FRANKLINTON -- Eastern Wayne made the most of its appearance in the Red Ram Last Chance Invitational contested at Franklinton High School on Saturday. The Warriors are sending four individuals and two relay teams to the N.C. High School Athletic...Published: Feb 6, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' SWIMMING: Goldsboro's Breck qualifies for 1A-2A state meet
CARY -- Goldsboro's Anna Breck is headed to the season-ending N.C. High School Athletic Association Classes 1-A/2-A state championship meet. Breck claimed seventh in the backstroke with a time of 1 minute, 5.07 seconds. She ended up 10th in the...Published: Feb 6, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' SWIMMING: Eagles' Ira, Lyon, Merritt and Brogden headed to state meet
CARY -- Rosewood's Dalton Ira and Jack Lyon each posted top-10 performances in two individual events apiece, and qualified for the N.C. High School Athletic Association Classes 1-A/2-A state championship meet. Ira touched the wall 10th in the 200 free...Published: Feb 6, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
PREPS DIGEST: Weekend JV news
JV * Boys' basketball: Lighthouse d. Goldsboro Heat -- Luke Parks shot 6 of 7 from the floor and finished with 16 points, five rebounds and two blocked shots. Garrett Portela logged seven points. The Heat (7-10 overall) entertain...Published: Feb 6, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Trojans complete sweep of No. 11 Lander
rcoggins@newsargus.com MOUNT OLIVE -- University of Mount Olive completed a "statement weekend" with a three-game sweep over reigning Southeast Regional champion Lander (S.C.) University on Sunday afternoon. And the Trojans -- finally -- flexed their muscle at the plate. Ricky...Published: Feb 6, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story