Local Sports
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
GHS basketball tickets
Tickets went on sale today for Goldsboro's game against Monroe in the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 1-A men's basketball championship on Saturday. The cost is $9. Tickets at the door are $10. Tip-off is 2:35 p.m. at the...Published: Mar 9, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
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SEVEN SPRINGS -- Duane Gurganus is tough to beat on his own. The Spring Creek sophomore right-hander becomes even more difficult to solve when given some run support. The Gators spotted Gurganus five runs in the bottom of the first...Published: Mar 9, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
RW-CBA baseball
PIKEVILLE -- C.B. Aycock got a timely hit and escaped with a 3-2, non-conference victory over county rival Rosewood on Monday afternoon. Connor Narron delivered the game-winning single in the home half of the seventh inning. Tyler Farmer raced home...Published: Mar 9, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Tuesday preps
DUDLEY -- Southern Wayne continued its solid start to the 2010 varsity baseball season with a 10-0, non-conference victory over Wallace-Rose Hill on Monday afternoon. Will Broadwell earned the win on the mound for the Saints. Broadwell threw a...Published: Mar 9, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Monday, March 8, 2010
Trojans selected to play Montevallo
MOUNT OLIVE -- Joey Higginbotham contacted Montevallo (Ala.) University during the offseason in hopes of putting the Peach Belt school on the schedule this season. However, the two coaches couldn't find a compatible date on their respective schedules. The NCAA...Published: Mar 8, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Mount Olive baseball avenges first loss
MOC Sports Information MISENHEIMER -- Nationally second-ranked Mount Olive College started quick with a five-run first inning and got themselves out a couple of late jams en route to a 14-9 win over Pfeiffer University in Conference Carolinas baseball action...Published: Mar 8, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Theus' shot in final seconds lifts MOC to title
MOUNT OLIVE -- Lamonte Theus put Mount Olive back where it belongs -- in the NCAA tournament. The JUCO transfer buried the game-winning jumper with 8.1 seconds left, and sealed the Trojans' 83-80 victory over Anderson (S.C.) in the Conference...Published: Mar 8, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Local Preps Digest
PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock got its varsity tennis season off to an impressive start with a 9-0 win over Wilson Hunt on Friday afternoon. Addison Westbrook earned a victory at number one singles that started the Golden Falcons'...Published: Mar 7, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
South Central-Eastern Wayne baseball box
South Central 200 001 001 -- 4 6 2 Eastern Wayne 200 100 000 -- 3 8 3 Leading hitters -- South Central -- Jordan Oakley 2-3, RBI; Corey Bolam 1-3, 2B, RBI; Lee Nobles 1-3, RBI. Eastern Wayne --...Published: Mar 7, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
Mount Olive splits doubleheader with Pfeiffer
MOC Sports Information MISENHEIMER -- Mike Knox belted a school record-tying three home runs for the second time this season and Jeremy Nowak struck out four of the five batters he faced in relief as nationally second-ranked Mount Olive held...Published: Mar 7, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
Missed opportunities haunt Eastern Wayne
Missed opportunities and spoiled chances. That was the theme of Eastern Wayne's season-opening loss to South Central on Friday night in New Hope. The Falcons earned a 4-3 victory in nine innings. The Warriors had the winning run at third...Published: Mar 7, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
MOC netters take two from Mount St. Joseph
MOC Sports Information CINCINNATI, OHIO -- Jose Lanier tied his own school record with nine blocks to go with 15 kills and six aces as Mount Olive defeated Mount St. Joseph 30-19, 26-30, 30-16, 30-7 in non-conference men's volleyball Saturday...Published: Mar 7, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
MOC men's, women's tennis defeat Coker
MOC Sports Information MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive won all the singles matches in straight sets and swept the doubles matches as the Trojans defeated Coker 9-0 in Conference Carolinas men's tennis Saturday at Walker Tennis Center. Alexandre Queiros won...Published: Mar 7, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
Beast of the East: Cougars' defense smothers Patriots
GREENVILLE -- Defense wins championships. And Goldsboro's man-to-man pressure resulted in gold. The Cougars coerced Pender's guards into uncharacteristic mistakes and efficiently converted the miscues into pivotal points during their 58-48 victory in the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class...Published: Mar 7, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
Trojans outlast Pfeiffer, advance to today's tournament finals
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mike Holloman didn't need the extra incentive. A knee injury sidelined the 6-foot-3 senior forward when Mount Olive claimed its overtime, shootout victory at Pfeiffer nearly three weeks ago. He could barely stand watching from the bench....Published: Mar 7, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
Eastern Wayne-Spring Creek box
Spring Creek 110 100 -- 3 9 1 Eastern Wayne 303 007 -- 13 13 2 Leading hitters -- Spring Creek -- Katlyn Casey 4-4, 2 RBI; Brittany Collier 3-3; Elizabeth Edwards 2-3. Eastern Wayne -- Sedonia Scott 3-5, RBI;...Published: Mar 7, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
Warriors' offense erupts late against Spring Creek
Eastern Wayne erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the sixth and picked up a season-opening 13-3 win over visiting Spring Creek in six innings on Friday afternoon. The Warriors led 6-3 entering the home half of the sixth...Published: Mar 7, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
Friday, March 5, 2010
Spring is the perfect time to catch jackfish
Growing up North Carolina's piedmont, I had never experienced the thrill of catching a chain pickerel. Although a few live in waters west of the fall line, most of these great game fish inhabit tannin stained waters of the coastal...Published: Mar 5, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
CCA shines at annual gathering
Sportsmen from across Wayne County came together at Walnut Creek Country Club for a good cause on Thursday night. The Coastal Conservation Association rolled into town for its annual dinner and banquet and the attendees did not leave dissapointed. The...Published: Mar 5, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Golden Falcons claim opener
PRINCETON -- The early-season, top-10 encounter between two former state champions quickly turned into a lopsided affair Thursday afternoon. Charles B. Aycock benefited from Princeton's first-inning generosity and rolled to a 13-1, season-opening decision on the Fred Bartholomew Athletic Complex...Published: Mar 5, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Aycock-Princeton box
C.B. Aycock 404 005 -- 13 12 0 Princeton 000 001 -- 1 4 4 Leading hitters -- C.B. Aycock -- Tyler Farmer 2-3, 2B, 3 RBI; Connor Narron 1-4, 2B; Adron Hollowell 3-4, 2B, RBI; Jordan Quinn 2-3; Tyler...Published: Mar 5, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Local Preps Digest
ROCKY MOUNT -- Rocky Mount built a 2-0 halftime lead and defeated Charles B. Aycock 3-0 on Thursday night. The Gryphons scored on a penalty kick in the second half. Goalkeeper Courtney Sheeks finished with 10 saves for the...Published: Mar 5, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Aycock-North Johnston box
North Johnston 200 200 0 -- 4 9 3 C.B. Aycock 000 310 1 -- 5 4 1 Leading hitters -- North Johnston -- Lindsey Tippett 2-5; Jessica Langley 1-2; Meredith Johnson 2-4; 3 RBI, Sarah Wood 2-4; Leann Woodall...Published: Mar 5, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Aycock rallies past North Johnston
PIKEVILLE -- There's nothing quite like a little seventh-inning magic. Misty Edwards raced home on a pair of throwing errors as Charles B. Aycock rallied for a 5-4, season-opening win over perennial softball power North Johnston on Thursday evening. Edwards...Published: Mar 5, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
High-scoring Pfeiffer next for top-seeded Trojan men
MOUNT OLIVE -- The only thing missing on the hardwood court at Kornegay Arena this evening will be a net. The Conference Carolinas men's semifinal-round basketball game will undoubtedly resemble a tennis match -- a break-neck, back-and-forth pace that might...Published: Mar 5, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Opinion -- NASCAR desperately needs parody
Limited, yet intriguing parody is what the NCAA men's basketball tournament, the NFL, Major League Baseball and the NBA all have in common -- and working in their favor. It's what NASCAR desperately lacks and continues to suffer without just...Published: Mar 5, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Goldsboro-Weldon boxscore
2010 NCHSAA Class 1-A East Regional Boys' Semifinal (at Minges Coliseum, ECU) Goldsboro 13 12 14 20 -- 59 Weldon 14 14 10 17 -- 55 GOLDSBORO (22-7) Robert Kornegay 1 0 0-0 2, Rasean Brewington 5 1 9-12 22,...Published: Mar 4, 2010 1:47 PM Full Story
Triton tabbed as ECC favorite
A final four participant last season, newcomer Triton has been picked to win the Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference softball regular-season title this spring. The Hawks received four first-place votes and 24 points in league balloting. Defending eastern champion Charles B....Published: Mar 4, 2010 1:47 PM Full Story
Goldsboro beats Weldon in eastern regional semifinal
GREENVILLE -- "Poised and focused" has become Goldsboro High's calling card during the 2010 postseason. The Cougars just don't seem to get rattled these days. State-ranked Weldon seized a two-possession advantage throughout the early stages of the second half, but...Published: Mar 4, 2010 1:47 PM Full Story
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Rosewood tabbed league favorite
To the victor go the spoils. Or at least the preseason accolades. Rosewood garnered four first-place votes and is the favorite to repeat as Carolina 1-A Conference baseball regular-season champion, according to the annual preseason coaches poll. The Eagles topped...Published: Mar 3, 2010 1:47 PM Full Story
Bulldogs' Burroughs recognized
HIGH POINT -- Barton College freshman Cynthia Burroughs has been named the Conference Carolinas softball player-of-the-week. A designated hitter, the Charles B. Aycock alum batted .667 with eight hits, four RBI and a run scored during the North Carolina...Published: Mar 3, 2010 1:47 PM Full Story
Easley sets new MOC career scoring mark
MOUNT OLIVE -- Kendrick Easley passed up the first two chances. But not the next four. The sharp-shooting guard easily swished the net on each shot and became the all-time leading scorer in Mount Olive College men's basketball history Tuesday...Published: Mar 3, 2010 1:47 PM Full Story
Top-seeded Trojans dispatch Cobras
MOUNT OLIVE -- A special night inside Kornegay Arena ended in storybook fashion for Kendrick Easley and the Mount Olive College men's basketball team. Easley poured in 29 points to became the program's all-time leading scorer. The top-seeded Trojans cruised...Published: Mar 3, 2010 1:47 PM Full Story
