Friday, March 17, 2017
BASEBALL: Gators heartily feast on Cougars' offerings
SEVEN SPRINGS -- You hang'em, we bang'em. Such was the mantra for the Spring Creek varsity baseball team Thursday afternoon, as it tendered a contact-hitting exhibition en route to posting a 13-2, mercy-rule triumph over Carolina 1-A foe Neuse Charter...Published: Mar 17, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
GIRLS' SOCCER: Warriors' defensive plan slows down Bears
rcoggins@newsargus.com Eastern Wayne boasted the top-scoring offense among Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference teams heading into Thursday's battle with perennial league contender New Bern. The Warriors didn't showcase their talent. Second-year EW head coach Scott Summers decided to sacrifice his team's...Published: Mar 17, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
BOYS' TENNIS: J.H. Rose doubles up Aycock
Fourth-seeded Jonas Creel picked up C.B. Aycock's lone tennis point in singles action during a 6-3 loss to Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference foe J.H. Rose on Thursday afternoon. Creel won 6-4, 6-1. The Golden Falcons claimed two doubles points --...Published: Mar 17, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
BOYS' TENNIS: Oakwood topples WCDS
Oakwood, the state 1-A runner-up a year ago, handed Wayne Country Day a 6-3 non-conference loss on Thursday afternoon. Sam Dively and Alec Fritzinger combined to claim all three points for the Chargers. Each prevailed in their respective singles match,...Published: Mar 17, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
BOYS' TENNIS: Eastern Wayne nets non-league win
Eastern Wayne sealed the outcome in singles play and cruised past Princeton, 8-1, on Thursday afternoon. Dylan March, Walker Davis, Anass Sarah, Ian Burchett and Daniel Stevens each emerged victorious in straight-set fashion. March-Davis, Yoseph Yan-Burchett and Sarah-Stevens completed the...Published: Mar 17, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
SOFTBALL: CBA wins wild affair against North Johnston
PIKEVILLE -- Hannah Vinson batted 3-for-3 with five RBI, and C.B. Aycock turned back North Johnston, 11-10, in a wild non-conference battle Thursday evening. Mookie Powell and Cassandra Lassiter (three RBI) registered three hits apiece for the Golden Falcons, who...Published: Mar 17, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
GIRLS' SOCCER: Princeton shuts out Hobbton
NEWTON GROVE -- Allie Britt posted two goals and an assist as Princeton cobbled out a 4-0 shutout over Hobbton in Carolina 1-A Conference action Thursday evening. Madison Adkins contributed one goal and one assist. Rachel Creech tallied a goal....Published: Mar 17, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
GIRLS' SOCCER: Fitzmaurice tallies hat trick for RHS
Rebecca Fitzmaurice registered a hat trick (three goals) as Rosewood hammered Lakewood, 5-0, in a Carolina 1-A Conference game Thursday evening. Payton Lane provided two goals. The Eagles (3-2-0 overall, 2-0-0 CC) entertain North Johnston next Tuesday....Published: Mar 17, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
BOYS' TRACK: Holt breaks his own school record in shot put
WINTERVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock senior Trevor Holt set another school record in the shot put, while teammates Kamarion Graham and Deshawn Owens each won two individual events during an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference meet contested at South Central. Holt...Published: Mar 17, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
SOFTBALL: Rosewood pounds Lakewood
Braylee Butts delivered four hits and Riley Jo Meyers drove in a team-high four runs during Rosewood's 14-2, dismantling of Carolina 1-A Conference foe Lakewood on Thursday. Meyers contributed three hits, while Hailey Weeks supplied two hits and two RBI....Published: Mar 17, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
SOFTBALL: Lyon 'goes yard' in Cougars' mercy-rule win
Matti Rose Lyon mashed her first career home run, and Goldsboro handed Rocky Mount a 20-7, mercy-rule loss Thursday afternoon. Lyon ended the day 1-for-3 with five RBI and three runs scored. Riley Howell (two RBI), Dakota Jones (two RBI),...Published: Mar 17, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
SOFTBALL: Rebels' Santos hurls first career no-hitter
CALYPSO -- Alyssa Santos hurled her first career no-hitter as North Duplin blanked county rival James Kenan, 10-0, in Carolina 1-A Conference play Thursday evening. Santos retired 12 Tigers on strikeouts and issued one walk inside the circle. Natalie Ramirez...Published: Mar 17, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: Error-free Dogs defeat Wildcats
NEWTON GROVE -- Tanner Flowers threw a one-hitter and retired eight Hobbton batters on strikeouts, lifting Princeton to a 10-0 mercy-rule win on the Carolina 1-A Conference scene Thursday evening. Wildcat starter Gage Herring held the Bulldogs hitless for three...Published: Mar 17, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: Beddingfield rallies past Goldsboro
Beddingfield rallied from a two-run deficit and handed Goldsboro a 12-6, non-conference loss on Thursday afternoon. Chandler Patrick, Matthew Lewis and Elijah Curtis each turned in a three-hit performance for the Cougars. Brody Morton, Cameron Roux and Crouse each had...Published: Mar 17, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: Falcons soar past Warriors
WINTERVILLE -- Eastern Wayne scratched out five hits during its 12-2 loss to Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference foe South Central on Thursday afternoon. Landon Ginn, Tanner Wells, Colby Miller, Andrew Fricks and Nathan Bell each had a hit for the...Published: Mar 17, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: Talton tosses 4-hitter for WCDS
Jack Talton hurled a complete-game four-hitter and Wayne Country Day dispatched Community Christian 8-2 in the Coastal Plains Independent 1-A Conference opener for both teams. Talton did not yield a walk and coaxed the Cyclones into 11 ground-ball outs during...Published: Mar 17, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: Saints' Casbarro smashes walk-off, grand-slam HR
DUDLEY -- Jack Casbarro smashed a walk-off grand-slam home run in the bottom of the seventh inning, and Southern Wayne knocked off New Bern, 10-6, in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play Thursday evening. It was Casbarro's lone hit of the...Published: Mar 17, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
GIRLS' SOCCER: Barnes' hat trick paces Chargers' offense
bcoley@newsargus.com Wayne Country Day head coach Steve Ellis constantly urged his girls to "press high." The strategy -- similar to a half-court press in basketball -- applies pressure near an opponent's goal and forces mistakes. The frenzied defense opened up...Published: Mar 17, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
PREPS DIGEST: JV, middle schools
JV * Baseball: Rosewood 6, Lakewood 2 -- Tanner Capps doubled twice in three official at-bats during the Eagles' victory in Carolina 1-A Conference play Thursday afternoon. Wyatt Searles (RBI), DeVante Phillips (RBI), Connor Wise (RBI), Will Albert, Spencer...Published: Mar 17, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: BOX -- Neuse Charter @ Spring Creek
Neuse Charter 101 00 --2 3 3 Spring Creek 4 2 4 3X --13 10 3 Leading hitters: Neuse Charter -- Tyler Hammer 1-3; Elijah Batts 1-2, RBI; Tyler Turecky 1-2. Spring Creek -- Levi Miller 3-4, 3 RBI;...Published: Mar 17, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story