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Friday, March 30, 2018

#919Preps Digest --Thursday, March 29

Late WednesdayBaseball Greene Central 11, Eastern Wayne 6 Wesley Case went 2 of 4 with three RBI, but it wasn't enough to propel Eastern Wayne past non-conference foe Greene Central on Wednesday. The Warriors now stand 1-8 overall this spring....

Thursday, March 29, 2018

#919Preps Digest -- Wednesday, March 28

BaseballWILSON -- Avery Browning, Tanner Willman and Case Kermode combined for 12 RBI on Tuesday as Wayne Country Day outclassed CPIC rival Greenfield, 20-4, at Fleming Stadium. The victory moved WCDS to 6-1 overall this season, and 2-0 in league...

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

#919Preps Digest --Tuesday, March 27

Baseball DUDLEY -- Justin Edwards scattered four hits over seven innings, Josh Grady and Lance Wise had two hits apiece and Southern Wayne spilled ECC and county rival C.B. Aycock, 5-2, on Tuesday. The victory moved Southern Wayne to 5-3...

Sunday, March 25, 2018

#919Preps Digest --Weekend Edition

C.B. Aycock claims weekend clash in Wilson WILSON --  Senior reliever Jordan Gay picked up his third save of the season and tagged a two-run triple on Saturday as Charles B. Aycock turned back Hillsborough Orange at venerable Fleming Stadium....

Boxing --Airman Hicks shining between the ropes

One of Ashford's most successful fighters is also one of his most recent. Sage Hicks, the 152-pound middleweight Atlanta native brought to Goldsboro via the military, now trains inside the Ashford Boxing Gym as often as his schedule allows. "My...

Boxing --Steve Ashford: Part pugilist, part civic pillar

The door remains cracked despite the cold. Inside, the frigidity goes unnoticed. If you're working, you're warm. Each day, from about 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., kids age 5 to 18 busy their hands and feet with the rhythms of the...

Friday, March 23, 2018

#919Preps Digest --Thursday, March 22

SoftballC.B. Aycock 13,D.H. Conley 9PIKEVILLE -- Marie Kidd scattered six hits and recorded three strikeouts, senior Cassandra Lassiter went 2 for 4 with a 3-run home run and four RBI, and Charles B. Aycock waltzed past D.H. Conley, 13-9, on...

Thursday, March 22, 2018

#919Preps Digest --Wednesday, March 21

SoccerBEULAVILLE -- Shakia Doctor scored a hat trick (three goals) as Goldsboro defeated East Central 2A neighbor East Duplin, 4-1, on Tuesday. Hannah Williamson also found the net for GHS (4-2, 1-1 EC 2A), while McKayla Roberts and Tziah Kelly...

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

#919Preps Digest --Tuesday, March 20

D.H. Conley 8, Charles B. Aycock 5 PIKEVILLE --  Blake Dilda and Nolan Harrell enjoyed profitable outings at the plate on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough to propel Charles B. Aycock past ECC foe D.H. Conley. The 8-5 setback moved...

Sunday, March 18, 2018

#919Preps Digest --Weekend Edition

Baseball Chandler Patrick tossed four innings of shutout ball, Brody Morton supplied three base knocks and host Goldsboro waltzed by East Central 2A foe James Kenan, 8-0, on Friday. Cameron Roux also enjoyed a profitable afternoon at the plate, going...

Friday, March 16, 2018

#919Preps Digest --Thursday, March 15

Soccer ~ Wayne Country Day routs Burlington School Langley Barnes scored three goals, four different players filed assists and Wayne Country Day pummeled the Burlington School, 5-1, on Thursday. Katie Strickland, Lexi Jeffreys, Hayden Neilsen and Barnes tallied assists for...

Thursday, March 15, 2018

#919Preps Digest --Wednesday, March 14

Baseball Goldsboro rallies past Beddingfield Junior Brody Morton had a triple and four RBI as Goldsboro High rallied to turn back Beddingfield, 8-7, on Wednesday. Natorian Nobles earned the win for GHS, which moved to 3-1 on the season....

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Prep Soccer --CBA's Skyler Landers readies for another turn abroad

He discusses the travel in plain language, dryly, as if readying  for a multi-continent jaunt across six time zones -- solo, no less -- isn't a very big deal. It's just a quick-hitter to Verona, after all. But then again,...

Sunday, March 11, 2018

#919Preps Digest --Weekend Edition

Prep Baseball C.B. Aycock spills Wilson Hunt PIKEVILLE -- Luke Frederick tossed four stellar frames and Tyler Daniels went 2 for 3 with three RBI as Charles B. Aycock turned back Wilson Hunt, 4-1, on Friday. Frederick (1-0) was solid...

Prep Volleyball --Carter signs with Piedmont International

PIKEVILLE --  In August 2017, during a casual bit of pre-workout banter with head coach Tangela Faulkner, Charles B. Aycock senior Hannah Carter told her coach that she needed a moment "to find her happy place." And as one might...

Friday, March 9, 2018

Baseball Preview --Rosewood's Jason King mixes baseball, gratitude

The road back from Whiteville was a long, mostly silent one, as is often the case following a loss that ends things. Behind him, tucked in a rear view he's seen more than a few times, varying degrees of teenage...

#919Preps Digest --Thursday, March 8

Charles B. Aycock gets by Rosewood PIKEVILLE -- Blake Gipson tossed five innings of 2-hit baseball, a trio of bats provided timely run support and Charles B. Aycock got the better of Wayne County rival Rosewood, 6-2, on a chilly...

Thursday, March 8, 2018

#919Preps Digest --Wednesday, March 7

Hartsfield leads GHS past Hobbton Josh Hartsfield scattered four hits over six frames, provided three base hits in support of his own start and Goldsboro High outclassed visiting Hobbton, 8-5, on Wednesday at Cougar Baseball Field. The sophomore was in...

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

#919Preps Digest --Monday, March 5

Southern Wayne turns back Princeton, 9-2 PRINCETON -- Kolby Anderson allowed two hits over 4 2⁄3 innings, Luke Davis cranked out three base hits and Southern Wayne turned a close affair into a 9-2 victory over non-conference foe Princeton on...

Sunday, March 4, 2018

#919Preps Digest --Weekend Notebook

Wayne Christian's White deals no-no versus Lawrence AcademyEn fuego. Such was the case on Friday for Wayne Christian junior Will White, who managed both batters and adverse weather conditions to deal a no-hitter to visiting Lawrence Academy. The gem, a...

Friday, March 2, 2018

Tennis --Eastern Wayne falls to D.H. Conley

HOLLYWOOD CROSSROADS -- Eastern Wayne, despite a stellar outing from Dylan March, fell on the road to ECC 3A foe D.H. Conley by a 6-2 count on Wednesday. March paired with Walker Davis to file an 8-4 doubles victory over...

Golf --Floars paces Aycock

Carl Floars shot an even-par 72 on Wednesday to lead C.B. Aycock past Goldsboro at GMGC. Also contributing to CBA's team score of 333 were Daniel Barnes (85), Bryce Jones (87) and Jacob Tingen (89). Goldsboro filed a team score...

Baseball --South Lenoir 12, North Duplin 2

CALYPSO -- North Duplin fell to South Lenoir, 12-2, in its season-opener Wednesday afternoon....

Softball --Ayden-Grifton 10, Goldsboro 0

AYDEN -- Ayden-Grifton High used bookend scoring bursts to turn back Goldsboro, 10-0, on Wednesday in the season-opener for both outfits. The Chargers (1-0) scored three runs in their half of the first, one apiece in the third and fourth...

Softball --Greene Central 11, Eastern Wayne 0

SNOW HILL -- Greene Central scored 11 runs on nine hits to turn back ECC 3A member Eastern Wayne on Wednesday. The Lady Warriors (0-1) will attempt to right the ship today, when they travel to face Spring Creek. First...

Softball --Beddingfield 5, Southern Wayne 0

WILSON -- Mackenzie Bryan struck out eight on Wednesday during Southern Wayne's 5-0 setback on the road at Wilson Beddingfield. The game was the season-opener for both teams. Kelly Dail, Bryan and Caroline Summerlin each recorded a base hit for...

Softball --Triton 18, Rosewood 9

Triton High broke up a 9-all tie with nine runs in its half of the eighth inning on Wednesday, turning back Rosewood, 18-9, in the season-opener for both teams. Laine Marak had a monster outing at the plate for Rosewood,...

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Girls' Soccer --Eastern Wayne 5, Rosewood 1

Claire Molloy and Alana Kazar scored two goals apiece as Eastern Wayne captured its season-opener with Rosewood on Wednesday. Madison Tallarida also scored for the Lady Warriors (1-0), who recorded assists from Marissa Babbitt, Colleen Christi and Martha Alyea...

Girls' Soccer --Princeton 6, North Johnston 5

PRINCETON -- Esbeydy Bautista and Rachel Creech scored two goals apiece to lead Princeton past North Johnston, 6-5, on Wednesday. Kiana Brewton and senior Allie Britt also launched one-timers for the Bulldogs (1-0), who take the pitch again today at...

Girls' Soccer --Spring Creek 6, Southern Wayne 3

DUDLEY -- Junior Madison Sullivan scored four goals and brokered another as Spring Creek outraced Wayne County foe Southern Wayne, 6-3, on Wednesday afternoon. Jordan Lane and Bianca Cuevas also found the net for the Lady Gators (1-0), who play...

Baseball --Greene Central 5, Eastern Wayne 1

SNOW HILL -- Sophomore Wesley Case went 2 for 3 with a double in his prep baseball debut, but it wasn't enough to propel Eastern Wayne past host Greene Central on Wednesday. Jason Mitchell went 1 of 3 with a...

Baseball --North Lenoir 10, Spring Creek 0

La Grange --Quinton Pittman and Peyton Howard combined to hurl a no-hitter on Wednesday as North Lenoir opened its 2018 diamond campaign with a run-rule victory over Spring Creek. The Hawks also performed ably at the plate, scoring 10 runs...

Baseball --Goldsboro 10, Neuse Charter 0

Senior Right-hander Chandler Patrick struck out seven on Wednesday as Goldsboro handled Neuse Charter, 10-0, in the season-opener for both teams. Cameron Roux and Josh Hartsfield paced matters offensively for GHS, producing two hits apiece. Trey Adams and Matthew Lewis...

Baseball --C.B. Aycock 11, Wilson Hunt 0

WILSON -- Wake Tech commit Nathan Harrell fashioned a 3 for 3 outing at the plate, senior right-hander Cody Whaley allowed just one hit and Charles B. Aycock shellacked Wilson Hunt, 11-0, in mercy rule fashion on Wednesday. The mid-week...