Friday, April 28, 2017
COLLEGE BASEBALL: No. 1-ranked Trojans upset by Pfeiffer
UMO Media Relations ELON -- No. 1-ranked University of Mount Olive is on the brink of elimination after opening-round play in the Conference Carolinas baseball tournament Thursday evening. Pfeiffer stunned the top-seeded Trojans, 9-2. Drew Ellis and David Mayo each...Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
BOYS' TENNIS: 2016 champions retain titles
rcoggins@newsargus.com One bracket had no surprises. The other, well, let's just say Greenville will get an extra coat of purple-and-gold paint next Friday. Jake Williams successfully defended his Carolina 1-A Conference boys' singles title on a sultry Thursday afternoon on...Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
PREP SOFTBALL: Bulldogs capitalize on wild pitch
rcoggins@newsargus.com PRINCETON -- Two outs. Runners on second and third. North Duplin pitcher Haley Brogden went into her windup and uncorked an outside pitch that deflected off of the umpire's leg. The ball spun inside the right-side batter's box away...Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
OUTDOOR TRACK: Warriors host 1st meet in nearly a decade
rcoggins@newsargus.com Friends received party invitations through social media -- mainly Snapchat and Instagram -- during the early part of the week on the Eastern Wayne campus. Once they arrived, there were no party favors. Instead, the party-goers watched the Warriors...Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
GOLF: Lane Tree GC news
Sue Glover seized game-of-the-week honors from the red tees at Lane Tree Golf Club. Debbie Edgerton and Eileen Henderson won low net and low putts, respectively. Mary Ann Sutton claimed GOW honors from the forward tees. Lou Ellen Flowers secured...Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
GIRLS' SOCCER: Princeton blanks North Duplin
PRINCETON -- Veronica Blackman delivered a career-high four goals as Princeton dominated Carolina 1-A Conference foe North Duplin, 8-0, at Harvey Brooks Field on Thursday evening. Allie Britt, Hannah Horne, Madison Adkins and Kiana Brewton collected one goal apiece. Britt...Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
PREP SOFTBALL: Rosewood defeats county rival Spring Creek
Braylee Butts posted a career-high six RBI as Rosewood celebrated senior night with a 19-3, mercy-rule conquest of county and Carolina 1-A Conference rival Spring Creek on Thursday evening. Butts provided three hits. Laine Marak drew two walks. Macy Tyndall...Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
PREP SOFTBALL: Powell knocks grand slam for CBA
SNOW HILL -- Mookie Powell smashed her first-ever grand-slam home run as Charles B. Aycock throttled Greene Central, 14-1, in mercy-rule fashion on Thursday evening. Powell ended the night 3-for-4 with five RBI. Connor Vinson and Hannah Vinson contributed three...Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
PREP BASEBALL: South Central topples Southern Wayne
DUDLEY -- South Central built a six-run lead during a 31/2-inning stretch and slipped past Southern Wayne, 7-3, in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference action Thursday evening. The Saints closed the gap to 6-3 after five innings, but could get no...Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
PREP BASEBALL: Chargers chop down Oakwood
Case Kermode and Mitch Turnage combined for six hits as Wayne Country Day rolled past Oakwood, 17-3, in non-conference play Thursday afternoon. Kermode drove in a pair of runs. John Strickland doubled and tripled, and plated three runs. Tanner Willman...Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
PREP BASEBALL: Princeton nips North Duplin, 1-0
PRINCETON -- Princeton notched the game's lone run in the bottom of the first inning, and eased past North Duplin, 1-0, in Carolina 1-A Conference play Thursday evening. Luke Braswell delivered a first-inning RBI single for the Bulldogs, who extended...Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
PREP BASEBALL: Wayne Christian's Foster tosses no-hitter
Holden Foster tossed a mercy-rule shortened no-hitter and posted nine strikeouts Wayne Christian dismantled Pope John Paul, 17-0, on the Coastal Plains Independent 1-A Conference scene Thursday afternoon. Foster threw 44 pitches -- 29 strikes. Luke Suggs, Travis Kornegay and...Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
GIRLS' SOCCER: Gators strike early, defeat Eagles
bcoley@newsargus.com Five weeks ago, Spring Creek needed two overtimes and penalty kicks to finish off county and Carolina 1-A Conference rival Rosewood. On Thursday, the Gators didn't need a shootout. They didn't need overtime. Actually, they didn't really need the...Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
PREPS DIGEST: Middle schools
Middle schools * Softball: Grantham 17, Wayne School of Engineering 5 (5 inn.) -- The Bulldogs' Shaye Heathcock threw a two-hitter and sat down eight WSE hitters on strikeouts. Heathcock and Skylar Craig each swatted a home run during...Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
PREP BASEBALL: BOX -- Spring Creek at Rosewood
Spring Creek 201 000 0 --3 7 1 Rosewood 100 011 1 --4 8 2 Leading Hitters: Spring Creek -- Christian Yarbrough 2-2, HR, 3RBI; Landon Smothers 1-3; Jensen Barwick 2-4; Matthew Dupuy 1-4. Rosewood -- Chance Howard 3-4, RBI;...Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
PREP SOFTBALL: BOX -- North Duplin @ Princeton
North Duplin 000 000 0 -- 0 4 1 Princeton 000 010 x -- 1 4 1 Leading hitters: North Duplin -- Rayanna Koch 1-3; Haley Brogden 1-3; Alyssa Santos 1-3; Courtney Brock 1-2. Princeton -- Hailey Woodall 1-3; Beth...Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
PREP BASEBALL: Eagles rally past Gators
Rally by committee. Such was the case on Thursday for the Rosewood High varsity baseball team, whose interchangeable, plug-and-play nature was sternly tested before emerging victorious in a panic-attack inspired, 4-3 thriller versus Carolina 1-A brethren Spring Creek at "the...Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story