Wednesday, May 3, 2017
BOYS' GOLF: Golfers battle through tough course
FOUR OAKS -- C. B. Aycock head coach Dave Elmore, standing amid a throng of onlookers dressed in the strings of team garb, craned his neck to get a better view of the leaderboard. Around him, a hushed crowd...Published: May 3, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
GIRLS' SOCCER: Spring Creek wins shootout
bcoley@newsargus.com SEVEN SPRINGS -- After overtime ended against James Kenan, Spring Creek head coach Jared Miller gathered his girls and asked who wanted to participate in penalty kicks. Five girls immediately stepped forward with Tuesday's game on the line --...Published: May 3, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
GIRLS' SOCCER: Eastern Wayne blanks Southern Wayne
Eastern Wayne recorded a dominant 9-0 victory over county rival Southern Wayne on Tuesday evening. Yessi Gutierrez started the game off with a goal thanks to an assist from Alana Kazar in the first six minutes. Brennan Dove smashed a...Published: May 3, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
GIRLS' SOCCER: Princeton gets by Lakewood
ROSEBORO -- Princeton pushed past Lakewood and clinched a 2-0 win on Tuesday evening. Veronica Blackman scored both goals for the Bulldogs, who managed 21 shots. Hannah Horne notched nine saves in goal....Published: May 3, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BOYS' GOLF: WCS wins two-team match
Wayne Christian picked up a victory over Faith Christian in a match contested at Goldsboro Municipal Golf Course. Wayne Christian posted a team score of 209 while Faith Christian recorded a 246. The Eagles' participants included Micaiah Singletary (48), Drake...Published: May 3, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BOYS' TENNIS: WCDS eases past Lawrence Academy
Wayne Country Day cruised to a 6-3 win over Lawrence Academy in the final regular season game of the season. Sam Dively, Alec Fritzinger, Charlie Dees and Gray Langston each picked up singles points for the Chargers. The combos of...Published: May 3, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BOYS' TENNIS: Goldsboro cruises to second round
Goldsboro defeated West Stanly 6-0 and advanced to the second round of the NCHSAA 2-A state playoffs. The Cougars won all six singles courts in straight sets....Published: May 3, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BOYS' TENNIS: Eastern Wayne falls in first round
Williams handed Eastern Wayne a 6-3 loss and first-round exit out of the NCHSAA playoffs on Tuesday afternoon. Dylan March and Ian Burchett were victorious at the No. 1 and No. 5 flight, respectively. March/Walker Davis picked up the lone...Published: May 3, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
SOFTBALL: Taylor's pitching leads Cougars
Goldsboro's Marcy Taylor pitched a complete game and shut out Ayden-Grifton in a 6-0 triumph on Tuesday. Taylor allowed five hits, one walk and struck out six batters. Dakota Jones (RBI), Amber Pfennig (RBI) Taylor Lane (RBI) and Grace Tart...Published: May 3, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
SOFTBALL: Saints crush Warriors
Southern Wayne cruised past Eastern Wayne 15-2 in a county rival battle on Tuesday. Saints' hurler Dawn Anderson struck out 10 batters and allowed just three hits. Rebecca Coor hit her second homer of the season, with a moonshot to...Published: May 3, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
SOFTBALL: Golden Falcons pile on runs against Rampants
GREENVILLE -- C.B. Aycock eased past J.H. Rose in a 15-1 mercy-rule victory on Tuesday evening. Starter Leah Campbell went five innings and gave up three hits. Connor Vinson went 3-for-3 with two RBI and Allison Shingleton went 3-4 with...Published: May 3, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
SOFTBALL: WCS maintains hot streak
Wayne Christian continued its winning streak by defeating Community Christian 15-5 in a mercy-rule victory. WCS tallied 10 hits -- six of which were extra base hits. That includes a double by Abbe Harris, two doubles by Bri Verme, a...Published: May 3, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: Eastern Wayne walks off against Southern Wayne
Eastern Wayne posted a 4-3 walk-off victory over county rival Southern Wayne on Tuesday night. The winning run came in the eighth inning. EW's Tanner Wells and Jacob Ginn both went 3-for-4 with a RBI. Dylan Whitley led SW...Published: May 3, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: Eagles dominate Neuse Charter
SMITHFIELD -- Rosewood put its foot on the gas early and pounded Neuse Charter in a 17-0 mercy-rule victory on Tuesday evening. The Eagles scored 10 runs in the first two innings. As a team, Rosewood recorded 17 hits. Kolby...Published: May 3, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: North Duplin takes down Hobbton
CALYPSO -- North Duplin dominated en route to a 10-1 victory over Hobbton on Monday. Dylan Jones pitched a complete game and allowed two hits, no walks and struck out 10 batters. David Price and Colby Bass each posted two...Published: May 3, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: Rose overwhelms C.B. Aycock
GREENVILLE -- J.H. Rose dominated C.B. Aycock and picked up a 10-0 mercy-rule victory on Tuesday evening. Carson Smitherman tallied the only hit for the Golden Falcons. Cody Whaley recorded the loss and allowed five runs, five hits and two...Published: May 3, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: Cougars lose close match to Jones Senior
Goldsboro dropped a heartbreaking, 9-8 loss to Jones Senior on Monday. The game went nine innings. Josh Hartsfield led the Cougars with a 4-for-5 effort. Michael Eltz went 3-5, Brody Morton went 2-4 and Matthew Lewis went 2-5. Cameron Roux...Published: May 3, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: WCDS pushes by Community Christian
Wayne Country Day recorded a 10-5 victory over Community Christian on Tuesday and punched its ticket to the Coastal Plains Independent 1-A Conference tournament title game. John Strickland led the team with three hits, five RBI and a three-run homer....Published: May 3, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: James Kenan shuts down Spring Creek
SEVEN SPRINGS -- James Kenan shut down Spring Creek and clinched a 3-0 victory at the Swamp on Tuesday. All three runs were scored in the fourth inning. The Gators' Levi Miller went 2-for-3 while Christian Yarbrough and Kaden Geelen...Published: May 3, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: WCS mery rules Greenfield
Wayne Christian used a nine-run third inning to bully its way to a 15-1 mercy-rule victory over Greenfield in Tuesday's Coastal Plains Independent 1-A Conference semifinal matchup. The Eagles also scored five runs in the first inning and one run...Published: May 3, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
TRACK AND FIELD: Goldsboro boys, girls place sixth at conference championships
Goldsboro's boys and girls track and field team both finished sixth at the Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference track and field championships on Tuesday. The 4x200-meter boys' relay team of Darrius Rodgers, Dorian Rodgers, Jacob Owens and JB Rhodes grabbed third...Published: May 3, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story
JV Digest
Baseball: J.H. Rose 15, C.B. Aycock 10 -- Blake Dilda went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a triple. Davis Carroll (two RBI), Jakob Prebe (three RBI), Guy Crane and Kaleb More all had one hit. CBA (7-11, 3-7 ECC) travels...Published: May 3, 2017 10:01 AM Full Story