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BOYS' TENNIS: Cougars earn two key tie-breaking wins

Sam DeAraujo and Aaron Podbielski each won a crucial tie-breaker in singles play as Goldsboro turned back Eastern Wayne, 6-3, on the John Allen Farfour Courts at Herman Park on Tuesday afternoon. DeAraujo rallied past the Warriors' Dylan March...

BASEBALL: CBA shuts out county foe

Good fortune and good pitching. Charles B. Aycock used both elements on Tuesday afternoon, registering a workmanlike, 3-0 triumph in blustery conditions over longstanding county rival Rosewood. And neither took much time to develop. Aycock (3-0 overall) got matters started...

BOYS' GOLF: Gators place 3rd at Cardinal CC

KENLY -- Spring Creek's Cameron Yarbrough carded a 97 on the Cardinal Country Club course during the first Carolina 1-A Conference meet of the season. The Gators finished third among six teams with a four-player score of 439. Koltyn Vermazen...

BOYS' GOLF: Jones continues strong start

Bryce Jones posted a 2-under-par 70 on the Lane Tree Golf Club links and helped guide Charles B. Aycock to a first-place finish in a three-team Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference meet. The Golden Falcons posted a four-player total of 316...

GOLF: Walnut Creek LGA

Hiromi Sueki won low gross accolades during the season-opening tournament contested on the Walnut Creek Country Club links Tuesday. Penny Ritt secured low net. Betty Holloway seized low putts....

OUTDOOR TRACK: Hamilton leads EW girls

FRANKLINTON -- Eastern Wayne's Sharadiant Hamilton posted a pair of first-place finishes and participated on a winning relay team during a non-conference meet contested at Franklinton High School. Hamilton claimed first in the 100-meter hurdles (18.84 seconds) and 300-meter hurdles...

BASEBALL: Unbeaten Rams bag Gators in "The Swamp"

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Levi Miller delivered a three-hit performance during Spring Creek's 7-5, non-conference loss to Greene Central. Kaden Geelen contributed two hits and two RBI. Casey Whitfield (RBI), Landon Smothers, Matt Dupuy (RBI) and Jensen Barwick each cranked out...

BASEBALL: Stott paces Saints on the road

DEEP RUN -- Matthew Stott rapped out a pair of doubles with an RBI as Southern Wayne eased past South Lenoir, 8-6. Stott also scored three runs in the Saints' road win. Jack Casbarro, Lance Wise, Kolby Anderson (two RBI)...

BASEBALL: Hobbton defeats Goldsboro

Hobbton handed Goldsboro a 19-11, non-conference loss on Monday afternoon. Matt Lewis, Brody Morton, Natorian Nobles and Cameron Roux each had two hits for the Cougars. Teammates Chandler Patrick, Curtis and Lewis each had one hit. The teams combined for...

BASEBALL: EW loses 10-inning heart breaker

WILSON -- Hunt scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning and upended Eastern Wayne, 4-3, on Tuesday evening. Landon Ginn (RBI) and High Point U commit Tanner Wells (RBI) supplied two hits apiece. Drew Barnes and...

BASEBALL: Kermode swats homer in Chargers' season opener

Case Kermode mashed a home run and collected two RBI as Wayne Country Day launched its 2017 campaign with a season-opening, 17-7 mercy-rule conquest of Grace Christian-Sanford on Tuesday afternoon. Avery Browning and Mitch Turnage (three RBI) each recorded a...

GIRLS' SOCCER: North Lenoir blanks Southern Wayne

La GRANGE -- Southern Wayne suffered a 1-0, non-conference loss to North Lenoir on Tuesday afternoon. The Saints (2-2-0 overall) plays again March 14....

GIRLS' SOCCER: Roberts leads Goldsboro

McKayla Roberts connected on two goals and Goldsboro upended Hobbton, 7-1, in a non-conference battle Tuesday evening at Cougar Stadium. Taironnicia Davis, Angelina Nacca, Shakia Doctor, Hannah Williamson and Tziah Kelly each notched one goal for the Cougars. Kelly provided...

SOFTBALL: Triton dominates Rosewood

ERWIN -- Triton capitalized on seven walks and five Rosewood defensive miscues during a 12-4, non-conference victory. Junior Macy Tyndall and sophomore Braylee Butts paced Rosewood's offense with two hits apiece. Junior Toree Marak doubled during a 1-for-3 outing. "We...

SOFTBALL: Wayne Christian falls to Unity Christian

Brianna Verme recorded five strikeouts inside the circle as Wayne Christian opened its season with a 9-1, non-conference loss to Unity Christian on Tuesday afternoon. Grace Baily allowed one hit and struck out one Unity batter in relief. Wayne Christian...

SOFTBALL: Hobbton eases past Goldsboro

Three Goldsboro players combined for six hits during a 5-4, non-conference loss to Hobbton on Tuesday afternoon. Dakota Jones, Nikki Olmsted and Grace Tart (two RBI) pounded out two hits apiece. Riley Howell, Matti Rose Lyon and Addie Shirley each...

SOFTBALL: North Lenoir's Brown no-hits Spring Creek

Taylor Brown tossed a no-hitter as North Lenoir claimed a mercy-rule, 17-2 non-conference win over Spring Creek on Tuesday afternoon. Kelsie Stocks (two RBI), Alison Montague (three RBI) and Taylor Brown (two RBI) each collected two hits for the Hawks....

SOFTBALL: Defending 1A state champ Princeton tops Saints

PRINCETON -- Kya Hunter drove in Southern Wayne's lone run during a 6-1, non-conference loss to reigning state 1-A champion Princeton on Tuesday afternoon. Kelly Dail started Southern Wayne's fifth inning with a lead-off single and advanced to second on...

SOFTBALL: CBA's Shingleton hurls 5-hitter

DEEP RUN -- Allison Shingleton threw a complete-game five-hitter and Charles B. Aycock hammered out a 15-4, non-conference victory over South Lenoir on Tuesday evening. Shingleton (1-0) added two hits at the plate. Cara Lenzi belted a home run during...

GIRLS' SOCCER: Warriors' 'D' grounds Eagles' attack

bcoley@newsargus.com Rosewood's offense tried to make plays happen. Senior Payton Lane and freshman Hannah Rhodes constantly scrambled to the box, desperate for a shot. But each possession ended the same -- with a swarm of Eastern Wayne defenders saying, 'absolutely...

PREPS DIGEST: JV, middle schools

JV * Baseball: Rosewood 10, C.B. Aycock 2 -- Rosewood erupted for seven runs over the final three innings during a non-conference win at Charles Davis Field on Tuesday afternoon. DeVante Phillips paced the Eagles' offense with four hits...

BASEBALL: BOX -- CB Aycock @ Rosewood

C.B. Aycock 200 100 0 --3 7 0 Rosewood 000 000 0 --0 5 2 Leading Hitters: C.B. Aycock -- Joey Hampton 3-3, RBI; Tyler Daniels 1-4; Blake Gipson 1-4. Rosewood -- Chance Howard 2-3; Tanner Bradley 1-3; Kolby Harris...