Friday, March 10, 2017
BOYS' TENNIS: Rosewood shuts down Spring Creek
rcoggins@newsargus.com Lowell Smothers charged toward the net. Chase Bartlett took a step forward and lobbed a shot over Smothers, who raced toward the baseline. Somehow, he chased it down and with his back to the net, hit a blind shot...Published: Mar 10, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
PREPS DIGEST: JV, middle schools
JV * Baseball: Rosewood 17, Hobbton 1 (2 inn.) -- A. Harper batted 2-for-3 with three RBI during the Eagles' mercy-rule win in Carolina 1-A Conference play. Carson Hatem (RBI), Will Albert (two RBI), Tanner Capps (RBI), Connor Wise...Published: Mar 10, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BOYS' TENNIS: BOX -- SC tennis @ Rosewood
Rosewood 9 Spring Creek 0 Singles: Chase Bartlett (RHS) d. Lowell Smotthers 6-2, 6-2; Collin Pendergraph (RHS) d. Elias Soto 6-4, 6-2; Jacob Smith (RHS) d. Michael O'Hara 6-1, 6-0; Cole Matthews (RHS) d. Matt Morton 6-0, 6-1; Kyle Matthews...Published: Mar 10, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BASEBALL TAB: Current players can add own legacy to Wayne Country Day
rcoggins@newsargus.com Framed photographs of previous Wayne Country Day baseball teams hang in Michael Taylor's office. One particular picture draws the most attention. It's the team shot and celebration photo from 2007 when the Chargers won the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic...Published: Mar 10, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BASEBALL TAB: Norris feels 'time is right' to guide Wayne Christian baseball team
jhayes@newsargus.com He walks and talks, talks and walks. There's a flight of stairs, unusually narrow and vertical, which he handles like someone competing for an opening-day roster spot. Up, down and in a flash, back. The man still has quicks....Published: Mar 10, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BASEBALL TAB: Reigning Carolina 1A champs have huge roles to fill at Spring Creek
bcoley@newsargus.com SEVEN SPRINGS -- Winning a conference title isn't an easy task. Winning back-to-back takes major guts. But three in a row -- well, that's just downright unbelievable. "That would be, as of right now, very far-fetched," said Gators' head...Published: Mar 10, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BASEBALL TAB: A different, excited McKee returns to guide Saints
rcoggins@newsargus.com DUDLEY -- A new era begins at Southern Wayne. Well, that's not completely true. After a three-year absence, Trae McKee has returned for his second stint as head varsity baseball coach with the Saints. And, not surprisingly, he felt...Published: Mar 10, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BASEBALL TAB COVER STORY: Shag Thompson - Orphan, Odd Fellow takes pro baseball world by storm
Detroit was under siege. The heat arrived with little advisory, oppressive and unrelenting, loitering in the city's industrial maze and spit-roasting an immigrant population in pursuit of two things -- fair wages and a life beyond Lady Liberty's table scraps....Published: Mar 10, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BASEBALL TAB: All of the King's men are on notice at Rosewood
When the Maxpreps home page concludes its usual ad-generated flinch, the names appear. There's Kolby Harris, Tanner Bradley and Jonathan Peacock -- usual suspects. Further down, a legal-sounding trio dusts up in the form of Conner Vernon, White and Tucker...Published: Mar 10, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BASEBALL TAB: Merritt -- Knowledgeable players give Goldsboro program a boost
bcoley@newsargus.com It's not much of a secret. Those who coach or play baseball around Wayne County know that Goldsboro's program hasn't been the same for at least 20 years. They know the Cougars' wins have been few and far between...Published: Mar 10, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BASEBALL TAB: Smith -- A year of growth leads to higher expectations at Faith Christian
bcoley@newsargus.com Inexperience has served as an unwelcomed trademark for the Faith Christian baseball program in the last four seasons. The 2013 and 2014 squads each had one senior. The 2015 and 2016 versions both had three. It wouldn't be uncommon...Published: Mar 10, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BASEBALL TAB: Gourley -- Team goals never change at Eastern Wayne
rcoggins@newsargus.com Walker Gourley played in the Eastern Wayne system. He spent two years as assistant coach. Now he's the lead Warrior. And the former minor leaguer insists there are no changes in store for the varsity baseball program -- a...Published: Mar 10, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BASEBALL TAB: Davis' value of hard is cornerstone of CBA baseball
jhayes@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- He's an easy smile these days, loose. And his thoughts, which range from old-school education to a grimy pair of channel-locks ahead of a recent Saturday drive through his hometown, drift in and out of the baseball...Published: Mar 10, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: BOX -- Kerr-Vance @ Wayne Christian
Kerr-Vance 213 302 1 -- 11 14 1 W. Christian 000 002 0 -- 2 3 5 Leading hitters: Kerr-Vance -- Jabe Montgomery 4-4, 2 2B, 4 RBI; Cam Murphy 3-5, RBI; Colby Wilkerson 2-4; Banks Conda 1-5, RBI; RJ...Published: Mar 10, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: Kerr-Vance cruises past Wayne Christian
bcoley@newsargus.com Kerr-Vance pitcher Jabe Montgomery only needed three pitches to strike out Wayne Christian's Addison Johnson, the lead-off batter. It took six pitches to strike out Luke Suggs, the second batter. Both Suggs and Johnson were caught looking, and wondering...Published: Mar 10, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: Moody powers Rosewood past Hobbton
NEWTON GROVE -- Boone Moody delivered a two-hit, two-RBI outing and Rosewood launched its Carolina 1-A Conference season with a 6-0 conquest of Hobbton on Thursday afternoon. Tucker Chapin contributed two hits and an RBI. Chance Howard (RBI) and Tanner...Published: Mar 10, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: Cougars' rally falls short at Jones Senior
TRENTON -- Jones Senior cobbled out a 10-run lead and thwarted Goldsboro's late comeback attempt during a 13-11, non-conference victory Thursday afternoon. Brody Morton emerged as the Cougars' top offensive player with three hits. Matthew Lewis and Owen Flock provided...Published: Mar 10, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: Lakewood topples Spring Creek in 6 innings
SALEMBURG -- Zach Tanner and Josh Carter combined for a six-hitter, and Lakewood handed two-time defending Carolina 1-A Conference champ Spring Creek a 14-4, mercy-rule defeat Thursday afternoon. Tanner limited the Gators to four runs (three earned) on five hits...Published: Mar 10, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: James Kenan upends Princeton
PRINCETON -- James Kenan plated the game-winning run in the top half of the seventh inning and knocked off Princeton, 3-2, in the Carolina 1-A Conference opener for both teams Thursday. Princeton tied the game at 2-all when Luke Braswell...Published: Mar 10, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: Neuse Charter slips past North Duplin
CALYPSO -- Chase King doubled during a two-hit performance, but North Duplin fell to Neuse Charter, 5-4, in the Carolina 1-A Conference opener for both teams. Gage Smith tripled and drove in two runs. Copeland Brickhouse provided one hit and...Published: Mar 10, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BOYS' TENNIS: Eastern Wayne turns back J.H. Rose
Eastern Wayne triumphed at Nos. 1 and 3 doubles, and handed J.H. Rose a 6-3 loss in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play Thursday afternoon. The top-seeded tandem of Dylan March-Walker Davis handed the Rampants' Brian Lin-Andy Billings an 8-4 loss....Published: Mar 10, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BOYS' TENNIS: Princeton sweeps Smithfield-Selma
Princeton swept the singles and doubles courts during a 9-0, non-conference romp over county rival Smithfield-Selma on Thursday afternoon. Top-seeded Jacob Williams rallied for a 5-7, 7-6 (2), 1-0 (4) victory, while teammate Lane Woodall battled back to win 6-4,...Published: Mar 10, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BOYS' TENNIS: Parrott Academy defeats Wayne Country Day
Wayne Country Day opened its 2017 season with a 7-2, non-conference loss to perennial 2-A independent powerhouse Parrott Academy on Thursday afternoon. Sam Dively claimed the Chargers' lone singles point -- a 6-0, 6-1 win over the Patriots' Thomas Peacock....Published: Mar 10, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
GIRLS' SOCCER: James Kenan trips up Princeton
PRINCETON -- Veronica Blackman notched Princeton's lone goal in a 2-1 loss to James Kenan on the Carolina 1-A Conference scene Thursday evening. Madison Adkins logged the assist. PHS goalie Hannah Horne registered 16 saves....Published: Mar 10, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
TRACK: Warriors compete in NC Runners Tour #2 meet
ROCKY MOUNT -- Four Eastern Wayne competitors walked away with first-place finishes during the N.C. Runners Tour #2 Invitational contested at Rocky Mount High School. The girls' team had three individual champs -- Sharadiant Hamilton (300-meter hurdles, 54.22 seconds), Amari...Published: Mar 10, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story