Monday, March 27, 2017
PREPS DIGEST: JV news
JV • Baseball: South Central 13, C.B. Aycock 3 (6 inn.) -- Jacob Honrine, Jakob Prebe (RBI) and Kaleb Moore (RBI) pounded out two hits apiece during the Golden Falcons' road loss on Friday. Christian Brady, Davis Carroll (RBI), Trey...Published: Mar 27, 2017 10:00 AM Full Story
SOFTBALL: Santos, Rebels stifle Lakewood
SALEMBURG -- Alyssa Santos scattered six hits during a complete-game effort inside the circle, and North Duplin handed Lakewood a 14-2 defeat on the Carolina 1-A Conference scene. Santos surrendered two earned runs, walked four and retired eight Leopards on...Published: Mar 27, 2017 10:00 AM Full Story
GIRLS' TRACK: Brigman, Hamilton carry Warriors
GREENVILLE -- Eastern Wayne's duo of Amari Brigman and Sharadiant Hamilton combined to take first-place honors in four events during an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference meet ran at J.H. Rose. Brigman won the shot put (36 feet, 2 inches) and...Published: Mar 27, 2017 10:00 AM Full Story
BOYS' TRACK: EW's Royal enjoying solid season
GREENVILLE -- Eastern Wayne's Yeonte Royal emerged victorious in two individual events during an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference meet contested at J.H. Rose. Royal posted top-place marks of 5 feet, 10 inches in the high jump and 18 feet, 5...Published: Mar 27, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' SOCCER: Princeton falls to South Lenoir
DEEP RUN -- South Lenoir notched four second-half goals and handed Princeton a 4-3, non-conference loss on Friday evening. Veronica Blackman punched in a pair of goals for the visiting Bulldogs. Madison Adkins contributed one goal and one assist. Allie...Published: Mar 27, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' SOCCER: Tigers, Cougars battle to 1-1 draw
Goldsboro and James Kenan dueled to a 1-1, non-conference draw on the Cougar Stadium pitch Friday evening. Hannah Williamson knotted the game-tying goal, a 25-yard free kick, in the second half. The Cougars launch their Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference campaign...Published: Mar 27, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' SOCCER: Barnes gets another hat trick for WCDS
Langley Barnes filed her third hat trick (three goals) of the season as Wayne Country Day hammered Ridgecroft, 5-0, on Friday afternoon. Barnes scored on assists from Jasmine Jones and Jennifer Potts. She converted a second-half free kick that started...Published: Mar 27, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: James Kenan knocks off Goldsboro
Catawba football signee Ken Avent III cranked out three hits during James Kenan's 8-1, non-conference conquest of Goldsboro on Friday afternoon. Avent also doubled and tripled. Matthew Lewis, Brody Morton, Chandler Patrick and Cameron Roux each had one hit for...Published: Mar 27, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: JH Rose tops Eastern Wayne
GREENVILLE -- Six Eastern Wayne players scratched out one hit apiece during a 12-2 loss to Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference rival J.H. Rose on Friday evening. Josh Gross, Drew Barnes, Landon Ginn, Tanner Wells, Jacob Ginn and Jay Wise each...Published: Mar 27, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: Wayne Christian defeats PJPII (Canada) by mercy rule
Wayne Christian tallied 13 runs in the first two innings combined and defeated Pope John Paul II Catholic of Toronto, Ontario, Canada in mercy-rule fashion, 16-1. Holden Foster hurled a one-hitter and retired nine PJP batters on strikeouts. Ted Suggs...Published: Mar 27, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: WCDS rolls past Community Christian
WILSON -- Wayne Country Day sealed the outcome in the latter stages of a 10-0 conquest of Coastal Plains Independent 1-A Conference foe Community Christian on Friday afternoon. The league rivals were scoreless through four innings until the Chargers plated...Published: Mar 27, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
SOFTBALL: CBA dealt second straight league defeat
By BEN COLEY bcoley@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- The Charles B. Aycock varsity softball team has the talent to do great things. There are 11 returning players from a roster that finished state 3-A runners-up last season. That squad only lost four...Published: Mar 27, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
COLLEGE SIGNING: Saints' Fuller headed to Central Carolina CC
By RUDY COGGINS rcoggins@newsargus.com DUDLEY -- Ebony Fuller is not a scorer. Nor does she crash the boards. In fact, the diminutive point guard hardly fills the boxscore on any given night. Defense is her calling card. "Scoring has not...Published: Mar 27, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: Confident Saints march to 7th win in last 8 games
By RUDY COGGINS rcoggins@newsargus.com DUDLEY -- Southern Wayne is starting to develop a competitive nature, never-quit attitude that's reflective of its head varsity baseball coach Trae McKee. Never count the Saints out of a ballgame. Down 4-1 through 11⁄2 innings...Published: Mar 27, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: Golden Falcons defeat South Central in walk-off fashion
By JUSTIN HAYES jhayes@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- Break up the band. Charles B. Aycock first baseman Nick Aycock did just that on Friday, scoring senior Dakoda Leeper on an eighth-inning, walk-off single to right-center field, giving the Golden Falcons a panic-attack...Published: Mar 27, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: Aycock's Davis gets 500th career win
By JUSTIN HAYES jhayes@newsargus.com WILSON -- As usual, the pregame talk was economical. Its content, a scripted bit of baseball simplicity known cold by his players, didn't budge a chalkline from the norm. Win every pitch, he explained....Published: Mar 27, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
ALL-AREA GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Princeton's Wooten named area's top coach
By BEN COLEY bcoley@newsargus.com PRINCETON -- Paula Wooten knows how to get results. And boy, does she get them fast. When Ricky Boyette stepped away from the girls' basketball program in 1987, Wooten slid right into the head coaching role....Published: Mar 27, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
ALL-AREA GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Chargers' Holloman tabbed player-of-the-year
By BEN COLEY bcoley@newsargus.com Jala Holloman faced a daunting challenge. New school. New coach. New team. It's enough to make any basketball player nervous. But Holloman isn't just any player, as Wayne Country Day soon discovered. She's a 5-foot-2 floor...Published: Mar 27, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GOLF: Lane Tree LGA
Libby Newsome scored an ace on hole No. 8 during weekly play on the Lane Tree Golf Club links. Cathy Garris claimed game-of-the-week honors from the red tees. Shelley Leder and Debbie Edgerton secured low net and low putts, respectively....Published: Mar 27, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: Faith Christian blanks Liberty (Richlands)
Daniel Thompson and Caleb Heath combined for six strikeouts on the mound, and Faith Christian dumped Liberty Christian of Richlands, 15-0, on Friday. Harrison (two RBI) and Daniel Thompson (RBI) each had a hit. Logan Pittman reached base on two...Published: Mar 27, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
SOFTBALL: Cougars' Taylor hurls 5-hitter
Marcy Taylor threw a complete-game five-hitter and registered four strikeouts during Goldsboro's 23-4, mercy-rule thrashing of James Kenan. Taylor allowed two earned runs. Taylor Lane doubled and tripled, and drove in five runs during a 3-for-5 outing. Dakota Jones (RBI),...Published: Mar 27, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
FEATURE: Goldsboro native White tabbed N.C. Gatorade Player-of-the-Year
bcoley@newsargus.com WILSON -- Greenfield had its share of obstacles this past season. Between unfortunate injuries and players leaving the team, the Knights needed stability -- a voice that could hold things together. Coby White decided early in the season that...Published: Mar 27, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story