Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Moving on: Barrow resigns as Rosewood football coach and AD
A tight-knit community that welcomed a young, energetic football coach with open arms and made him part of its extended family more than 14 years ago, said "goodbye" Tuesday afternoon. Daniel Barrow officially resigned as head football coach and athletics...Published: Feb 28, 2007 2:41 PM Full Story
C.B. Aycock opens season with victory over Wilson Fike
PIKEVILLE -- As the final chords of The Star Spangled Banner echoed through the trees behind Charles B. Aycock's stadium Tuesday afternoon, Grant Sasser put on his hat and walked toward the pitcher's mound. The N.C. State signee grabbed the...Published: Feb 28, 2007 2:39 PM Full Story
Missed opportunities plague Warriors in home defeat
It was a night full of missed opportunities for Eastern Wayne. Missed chances for a hit with runners on base and not finishing off opposing batters with two strikes. It wasn't surprising then that the Warriors season opener was a...Published: Feb 28, 2007 2:38 PM Full Story
Local digest
Grady, Casey lead Spring Creek to season-opening win SEVEN SPRINGS -- Ray Grady and Alex Casey banged out three hits apiece in Spring Creek's season-opening, 8-2 victory over Midway on Tuesday afternoon. Grady doubled and collected three RBI, while Casey...Published: Feb 28, 2007 2:36 PM Full Story
Moberg, Trojans emerge leader at Don Scalf Invitational
WHITAKERS -- The song might say "one is the loneliest number," but "one" had plenty of company for the Mount Olive College men's golf team Tuesday. Mount Olive was No. 1 in the team competition, Mick Moberg was No. 1...Published: Feb 28, 2007 2:35 PM Full Story
Whaley, Bourne sweep CVAC softball honors
MOUNT OLIVE -- Morgan Whaley was named Softball Player of the Week and Krystal Bourne earned Pitcher of the Week honors as Mount Olive swept this week's Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference weekly softball awards for the second consecutive week. Jenny Jackson...Published: Feb 28, 2007 2:33 PM Full Story
CVAC basketball: Trojan men entertain No. 10 seed Coker
For the fourth year in a row, the Mount Olive men's basketball team enters the conference tournament as the No. 2 seed. The Trojans hope this is the year they finish No. 1. Mount Olive opens tournament play tonight as...Published: Feb 28, 2007 2:32 PM Full Story
Women's CVAC basketball: Mount Olive travels to in-state rival St. Andrews today
In each of the last four years, the Mount Olive women's basketball team has won its first game in the conference tournament. If the Trojans can do it again this year, it'll mean a trip to the "final four." Mount...Published: Feb 28, 2007 2:30 PM Full Story
Trojans' game time changed against Erskine
Mount Olive's series-opening baseball game against Erskine, originally scheduled for Friday at 2:30 p.m., has been moved back to 5 p.m. at Scarborough Field due to weather considerations. Rain is forecast for Eastern North Carolina Thursday. Mount Olive plays host...Published: Feb 28, 2007 2:28 PM Full Story
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Rosewood falls to Union
Haile Meadows got the sign she liked, went into her wind-up and delivered her first pitch for Rosewood in three years. The sophomore, who hadn't pitched since she had surgery on her right wrist during her seventh grade season, threw...Published: Feb 27, 2007 2:23 PM Full Story
Faith Christian celebrates state title
KERNERSVILLE -- Late-season losses to Liberty Christian-Durham and region rival Falls Road Baptist within a 10-day period didn't shake up the Faith Christian men's basketball team. But each defeat provided a wake-up call. "I think it helped them realize that...Published: Feb 27, 2007 2:22 PM Full Story
Mount Olive College prepares for CVAC Tourney
No. 2 seed Mount Olive will play host to No. 10 seed Coker in the quarterfinal round of the 2007 Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Wednesday. Tip-off is 7 p.m. at Kornegay Arena. Coker advanced with a 66-59 victory...Published: Feb 27, 2007 2:20 PM Full Story
Clayton defeats C.B. Aycock
CLAYTON -- Clayton put four shots in the back of the net during the first half en route to defeating Charles B. Aycock 7-2, in non-conference girls soccer action on Monday afternoon. Amanda Schlaeppi found Lizzie Sodoma for the Golden...Published: Feb 27, 2007 2:18 PM Full Story
Monday, February 26, 2007
The Ngu champion: Tran claims 125-pound title, becomes Aycock's first-ever state champ
WINSTON-SALEM -- His Charles B. Aycock teammates cheered with every takedown and nearfall, and marveled at how Ngu Tran dissected his final-round opponent with surgeon-like precision. As the final seconds ticked off the clock, the cheers grew louder. And when...Published: Feb 26, 2007 1:47 PM Full Story
Trojan diamond nine wreck Shippensburg
MOUNT OLIVE -- Judson Smith tossed a three-hitter and Jason Sherrer's fifth-inning two-run homer helped break open a one-run game as nationally 27th-ranked Mount Olive extended its winning streak to seven with a rain-shortened 5-1 victory over Shippensburg (Pa.) in...Published: Feb 26, 2007 1:47 PM Full Story
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Trojan men victorious on senior night
MOUNT OLIVE -- Senior Day has its good -- and bad -- traits. It's a celebration to honor seniors who have made significant contributions to a program over an extended period of time. And the tradition also dictates that seniors...Published: Feb 25, 2007 2:18 AM Full Story
Area football standouts sign letters of intent
From staff reports Eastern Wayne's Darius Canida and Greene Central's J.J. Thompson are the latest area football players to sign national letters-of-intent. Canida, a two-year starter at defensive back for the Warriors, has signed to play football at Louisburg College....Published: Feb 25, 2007 2:17 AM Full Story
Faith Christian heads to state title game
KERNERSVILLE -- Faith Christian's impressive season is nearing a close -- with a state title within its sights. The Conquerors broke open a four-point game at the end of three quarters with a 25-point fourth period to beat Kerwin Baptist...Published: Feb 25, 2007 2:17 AM Full Story
Big eighth inning lift East Carolina
GREENVILLE -- East Carolina used a five-run eighth inning to pick up its second win of the ECU Invitational Saturday afternoon in a 6-3 win over Washington. The Pirates (4-5) trailed 3-1 heading into the bottom of the eighth frame...Published: Feb 25, 2007 2:16 AM Full Story
Mount Olive knocks off Belmont Abbey
BELMONT -- Morgan Whaley hit a three-run homer in the top of the first and Jenny Jackson recorded 13 strikeouts to make it stand as Mount Olive defeated Belmont Abbey 3-2 in game one of a Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference softball...Published: Feb 25, 2007 2:16 AM Full Story
Lovett leads Mount Olive to sweep
MOUNT OLIVE -- Erik Lovett hit two home runs in game one and led off the bottom of the 11th inning of game two with a walk-off home run as nationally 27th-ranked Mount Olive swept Shippensburg (Pa.) 7-6 and 5-4...Published: Feb 25, 2007 2:15 AM Full Story
Eastern Wayne falls in sectional finals
WINTERVILLE -- Eastern Wayne had the No. 2 team in North Carolina rattled. The South Central Falcons -- a perfect 25-0 entering the night -- saw their 14-point lead whittled down to just six with 32 seconds to play in...Published: Feb 25, 2007 2:15 AM Full Story
Mount Olive women upset Anderson
MOUNT OLIVE -- Anderson University's previous trip to Mount Olive College resulted in a conference tournament championship and automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division II women's basketball playoffs. The return visit wasn't as pleasant. Brittney Robich silenced a second-half...Published: Feb 25, 2007 2:14 AM Full Story
Friday, February 23, 2007
Goldsboro boys endure heartbreaking OT loss
DEEP RUN -- Two days after upsetting the state's No. 1-ranked men's basketball team, Goldsboro High's season ended in disappointing and controversial fashion, Thursday evening at South Lenoir. The Blue Devils erased an 11-point, opening-half deficit and turned back the...Published: Feb 23, 2007 2:25 PM Full Story
Eastern Wayne girls advance to sectional final
WINDSOR -- Destiny's darlings refuse to go home. Junior center Brittani Billups posted a double-double -- 30 points, 15 rebounds -- as Eastern Wayne nipped Bertie 67-66 in the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A Sectional No. 2 semifinals...Published: Feb 23, 2007 2:24 PM Full Story
Faith Christian boys reach NCCSA 2-A semifinals
KERNERSVILLE -- T.J. Sasser provided a game- and career-high 31 points and Faith Christian blitzed New Manna Christian 77-41 in opening-round action in the N.C. Christian Schools Association Class 2-A playoffs Thursday afternoon. The Conquerors (24-3 overall) face Kerwin Baptist...Published: Feb 23, 2007 2:22 PM Full Story
Bartley, Coffield, Rouse etch names in MOC record book
BELMONT -- Seniors Chris Bartley, Elton Coffield and Elijah Rouse became the first players in Mount Olive men's basketball history to record four consecutive 20-win seasons as the visiting Trojans beat Belmont Abbey 88-69 on Thursday night at the Wheeler...Published: Feb 23, 2007 2:21 PM Full Story
No. 27-ranked Trojans rally, pound Shaw University
MOUNT OLIVE -- Dustin Richardson drove in four runs with a home run and a double and David Cooper set a school record by drawing five walks as nationally 27th-ranked Mount Olive defeated Shaw 19-8 in non-conference baseball Thursday at...Published: Feb 23, 2007 2:19 PM Full Story
Trojan softball sweeps CIAA member N.C. Central
MOUNT OLIVE -- Morgan Whaley drove in three runs in each game and came within a single of hitting for the cycle in game two as Mount Olive recorded a pair of come-from-behind victories over North Carolina Central 10-7 and...Published: Feb 23, 2007 2:18 PM Full Story
Trojan women fall at Belmont Abbey
BELMONT -- Mount Olive junior forward Sierra Medeiros recorded her first double-double of the season season scoring 16 points and grabbing 11 rebounds as the Lady Trojans fell to Belmont Abbey on Thursday night, 69-57, at the Wheeler Center. Mount...Published: Feb 23, 2007 2:16 PM Full Story
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Mount Olive sweeps Virginia State
MOUNT OLIVE -- After spending the first two weeks of the season on the road, Mount Olive College was thrilled to finally play a game at the friendly confines of Scarborough Field. The Trojans quickly showed their fans and the...Published: Feb 22, 2007 2:25 PM Full Story
Local digest
Spring Creek ousted by East Columbus LAKE WACCAMAW -- Jermaine Waddell' s 16 points and 20 rebounds were big factors for East Columbus in an 82-46 victory over Spring Creek in the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 1-A men's...Published: Feb 22, 2007 2:23 PM Full Story
Mount Olive Men's Basketball Ranked No. 8
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive College took over the No. 8 spot in the NCAA Division II men's basketball east region poll on Wednesday. The Trojans (19-6 overall) are ranked in the top 10 for the second consecutive week and...Published: Feb 22, 2007 2:22 PM Full Story
Campbell shuts out Pirates
GREENVILLE -- Reliever Trevor Smith picked up the mound win and Campbell University used six pitchers to blank East Carolina 2-0 at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. Smith yielded one hit and struck out two in the fourth and fifth...Published: Feb 22, 2007 2:19 PM Full Story
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
2-A playoffs: Goldsboro upsets No. 1-ranked Northside
JACKSONVILLE -- Northside men's basketball coach Tony Marshburn admitted he didn't follow the Class 2-A Eastern Plains Conference too closely this season. He did, however, keep an eye on Goldsboro since he's good friends with head coach Randy Jordan. But...Published: Feb 21, 2007 2:17 PM Full Story
Washington hits 1,000 points in EW victory
Eastern Wayne senior Yasmine Washington knew she had to take over. With Brittani Billups in foul trouble all game long, Washington stepped up when it mattered the most to score a game-high 22 points -- including the 1,000th point of...Published: Feb 21, 2007 2:16 PM Full Story
Local digest
Wayne Christian, WCDS eliminated from NCISAA 1-A playoffs GASTONIA -- Eric Williams pumped in a team-high 17 points, but Wayne Christian dropped a 71-54 decision against Gaston Day in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association Class 1-A playoffs. Williams pulled...Published: Feb 21, 2007 2:14 PM Full Story
Trojans' Jackson sweeps CVAC honors
MOUNT OLIVE -- Jenny Jackson, who threw 102/3 scoreless innings in two appearances and hit two home runs in four games over the weekend for Mount Olive, has been named Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference Player of the Week and Pitcher of...Published: Feb 21, 2007 2:13 PM Full Story
Cowdrey, Raynor each toss no-hitter
MOUNT OLIVE -- Shauna Cowdrey tossed a no-hitter in game one and Ashley Raynor threw a perfect game in the nightcap as Mount Olive swept a doubleheader against St. Paul's 13-0 and 11-0 in non-conference softball Tuesday at Nancy Chapman...Published: Feb 21, 2007 2:11 PM Full Story
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Gators surge past Hurricanes
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Spring Creek coach Sonny Kilpatrick admitted he was nervous. Kilpatrick had watched his leading scorer, Josh Wright, go down to an ankle injury during the first quarter and was now hobbling around the court as his Gators...Published: Feb 20, 2007 2:15 PM Full Story
Saints shock D.H. Conley
HOLLYWOOD -- As the first-half buzzer sounded Monday evening, Southern Wayne trotted off toward the locker room in front of a silent -- and shocked -- D.H. Conley crowd. The Saints had played a near-flawless opening half and owned a...Published: Feb 20, 2007 2:13 PM Full Story
Area wrestlers go for gold
The tradition continues. Wrestling programs in the News-Argus coverage area will be well-represented when the season-ending N.C. High School Athletic Association Individual Championships take place this weekend in Winston-Salem. A total of 21 competitors, including seven regional champions, will grapple...Published: Feb 20, 2007 2:12 PM Full Story
Mount Olive College baseball ranked No. 27
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive remains at No. 27 for the second consecutive week in this week's Collegiate Baseball Division II Top 30 Poll, it was announced Monday. The Trojans were ranked No. 20 in the preseason poll and spent...Published: Feb 20, 2007 2:10 PM Full Story
Greene Central hits century mark in victory
SNOW HILL -- Greene Central tallied 100 points for the first time in school history as the Rams knocked off North West Halifax 105-69 in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 2-A Playoffs on Monday night. Chevalier Howell paced six...Published: Feb 20, 2007 2:09 PM Full Story
Monday, February 19, 2007
Big ninth lifts Mount Olive to win
BELMONT -- Patrick Ball led off the top of the ninth with a pinch-hit home run and Josh Harrison and Graham Wooten hit two-out home runs on consecutive pitches -- Harrison's a game-tying three-run shot and Wooten's the eventual game...Published: Feb 19, 2007 2:08 PM Full Story
Sunday, February 18, 2007
ECC 3-A men's final: No. 1-ranked Kinston turns back Saints
WILSON -- Kinston's Akeem Sutton leaped over a Southern Wayne defender, caught a pass in mid-air, slammed it down and brought the Viking fans and their players to their feet. It was that type of night on Friday -- full...Published: Feb 18, 2007 2:14 AM Full Story
Goldsboro's Jackson resigns as head football coach
Goldsboro High principal Patricia Burden officially announced Friday morning that Maurice Jackson has resigned as head football coach. Jackson steps down after a four-year tenure at the Class 2-A Eastern Plains Conference school. He guided the Cougars to a winning...Published: Feb 18, 2007 2:14 AM Full Story
ECC 3-A girls final: Defending 3-A state champion Beddingfield routs EW
WILSON -- A short memory. That's what Eastern Wayne coach Brent Holland will try to instill into his girls following their 67-31 loss to Wilson Beddingfield in the championship game of the Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference tournament on Friday night....Published: Feb 18, 2007 2:13 AM Full Story
Ayden-Grifton easily handles Gators in Carolina 1-A tournament final
MOUNT OLIVE -- Defense wins championships. Just ask Ayden-Grifton. The top-seeded Chargers handcuffed Spring Creek with a variety of defenses and cruised to a 72-51 victory Friday evening at Kornegay Arena. Ayden-Grifton successfully defended its Class 1-A Carolina Conference tournament...Published: Feb 18, 2007 2:13 AM Full Story
Johnson leads Rams to second consecutive EPC tournament title
SNOW HILL -- Reggie Johnson poured in a game-high 31 points and Greene Central out-slugged North Pitt 97-81 in the Class 2-A Eastern Plains Conference tournament championship game Friday evening. Chevalier Howell complemented Johnson with a 24-point effort. Albert Barron...Published: Feb 18, 2007 2:12 AM Full Story
MOC men turn in impressive regional performance
MOUNT OLIVE -- Kendrick Easley scored 15 of his game-high 20 points in the second half as Mount Olive broke a halftime tie, and defeated Queens University of Charlotte 95-71 on Saturday evening. The contest featured two teams ranked in...Published: Feb 18, 2007 2:12 AM Full Story
Prichard's late offensive surge seals CVAC victory
MOUNT OLIVE -- Tomeka Prichard scored eight consecutive points with less than six minutes left to put Mount Olive ahead to stay, and the Trojans held off Queens University of Charlotte, 70-66, in Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference play Saturday afternoon. A...Published: Feb 18, 2007 2:11 AM Full Story
No. 27-ranked Trojans split CVAC baseball opener
BELMONT -- Tom Layne threw a complete-game four-hitter as nationally-ranked Mount Olive College blanked Belmont Abbey 6-0 in the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference opener for both teams Saturday afternoon. Layne threw 87 strikes in his 137-pitch count and fanned seven Crusader...Published: Feb 18, 2007 2:11 AM Full Story
MOC softball splits with Newberry
NEWBERRY, S.C. -- Jenny Jackson belted a two-run home run and notched the game-winning RBI with a bases-loaded walk as Mount Olive doubled up Newberry (S.C.) College 8-4 on Saturday afternoon. Newberry claimed the nightcap 3-1. Jackson's sixth-inning home run...Published: Feb 18, 2007 2:10 AM Full Story
MOC men's volleyball goes 1-1 on weekend trip
FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Sophomore outside hitter Pedro Penate and sophomore right-side hitter Cesar Trigo de Serrano notched 17 kills apiece as Mount Olive College swept Endicott (Mass.) 30-19, 30-20, 30-26 on Saturday afternoon. Penate delivered a match-high 16 kills as...Published: Feb 18, 2007 2:10 AM Full Story
Friday, February 16, 2007
Correll's hustle play helps resuscitate lifeless Gators in second half
MOUNT OLIVE -- Spring Creek's Daniel Correll almost looked like a defensive back during one key possession Thursday evening against Princeton. The senior forward dove to intercept a pass near midcourt, fell onto the ball and managed to pass off...Published: Feb 16, 2007 2:25 PM Full Story
Eagles can't de-charge Ayden-Grifton
MOUNT OLIVE -- Practice makes perfect. Or does it? Rosewood spent three days preparing for Ayden-Grifton's box-and-one defense and defending the low post after a road loss two weeks ago. They knew they'd see again Thursday afternoon in the Class...Published: Feb 16, 2007 2:24 PM Full Story
Faith Christian girls advance in NCCSA Coastal 2-A play
Lindsey Godwin led a balanced offensive attack with nine points and Faith Christian defeated Mount Calvary-Hookerton 31-22 during opening-round play in the Class 2-A N.C. Christian Schools Association Coastal Region tournament. The Conquerors (10-10) oppose top-seeded Falls Road Baptist at...Published: Feb 16, 2007 2:22 PM Full Story
Trojan softball team opens season today at Lander (S.C.) University
There is plenty of excitement surrounding Mount Olive College softball this season, and a lot of it has to do with a familiar face returning to the area. Jenny Jackson, a 2005 graduate of Charles B. Aycock and that year's...Published: Feb 16, 2007 2:21 PM Full Story
Trojan netters drop doubleheader against Division I Campbell
BUIES CREEK -- Mount Olive fell by identical 7-0 scores to Division I Campbell in men's and women's tennis Thursday at Buies Creek, N.C. The Trojan men's team falls to 1-6, while the women's team drops to 0-4. Both teams...Published: Feb 16, 2007 2:19 PM Full Story
Mount Olive men's volleyball team taking another trip north
Another weekend, another trip up north for the Mount Olive men's volleyball team as the Trojans head to Fairfield, Conn., Saturday to compete in the Sacred Heart University Tri-Meet. The Trojans take on Sacred Heart at 10 a.m., then face...Published: Feb 16, 2007 2:18 PM Full Story
Nationally-ranked MOC opens CVAC baseball schedule at Belmont Abbey
Nationally 27th-ranked Mount Olive heads to Belmont this weekend as the Trojans open Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference baseball play with a three-game series against Belmont Abbey. The series opens Saturday with a doubleheader beginning at noon, then concludes Sunday at 1...Published: Feb 16, 2007 2:17 PM Full Story
Key CVAC battle on tap Saturday for Trojan men's basketball
The Mount Olive men's basketball team didn't know it at the time, but the Trojans' game this past Monday was a battle of regional top 10 teams. Saturday's game is also a battle of top 10s, but the Trojans are...Published: Feb 16, 2007 2:15 PM Full Story
Trojan women get much-needed five-day break
After Monday's gut-check win at Barton, the Mount Olive women's basketball team may have received its best possible gift -- an extended rest. Mount Olive returns to action after a five-day break as the Trojans play host to Queens in...Published: Feb 16, 2007 2:13 PM Full Story
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Goldsboro bows out
SNOW HILL -- Neither Goldsboro coach Randy Jordan nor Greene Central coach Robert Browning could ever recall a quarter like the one they witnessed on Wednesday night. Greene Central executed a near perfect first quarter, while Goldsboro's was anything but,...Published: Feb 15, 2007 2:23 PM Full Story
Eastern Wayne advances to ECC Championship game
Basement tenant a year ago, the Eastern Wayne women's basketball team has become destiny's darling. The Warriors continued their amazing one-season turnaround with an impressive 61-45 victory over Wilson Hunt on Wednesday evening. Junior forward Brittani Billups flirted with a...Published: Feb 15, 2007 2:21 PM Full Story
Mount Olive returns to rankings
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive is ranked No. 9 in this week's NCAA Division II Men's Basketball East Region Poll, it was announced Wednesday. The ranking is the first this season for the Trojans, which had been ranked in the...Published: Feb 15, 2007 2:20 PM Full Story
Southern Wayne shocks Wilson Hunt
WILSON -- Southern Wayne shocked No. 1 seed and state-ranked Wilson Hunt 56-55 in the semifinals of the Eastern Carolina Conference 1-A tournament. "Our guys came out ready to play," said Southern Wayne coach Russell Royal. "I told them not...Published: Feb 15, 2007 2:19 PM Full Story
Mount Olive College soccer team signs 12
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive has signed 12 recruits to men's soccer National Letters-of-Intent, it was announced by head coach Jerry Riggs. Eight are from North Carolina, three are from Virginia and one is from Tennessee. The official signing period...Published: Feb 15, 2007 2:17 PM Full Story
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Overtime thrillers: Rosewood, Princeton advance in Carolina 1-A boys tournament
CALYPSO -- Dennis Jones sizzled the nets for a game-high 21 points and Rosewood upended North Duplin 60-56 in quarterfinal-round play in the Class 1-A Carolina Conference tournament Tuesday evening. The fifth-seeded Eagles (6-16 overall) avenged two regular-season losses to...Published: Feb 14, 2007 2:22 PM Full Story
No. 27-ranked MOC pounds N.C. Wesleyan
ROCKY MOUNT -- Josh Carter and David Cooper homered and Daniel Wood pitched four scoreless innings as nationally 27th-ranked Mount Olive posted a rain-shortened 13-1 victory over North Carolina Wesleyan in non-conference baseball action Tuesday. The game was called after...Published: Feb 14, 2007 2:20 PM Full Story
Trojans' Layne recognized by CVAC
Tom Layne, who pitched nationally 27th-ranked Mount Olive to two wins over nationally-ranked teams, has been named Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week, it was announced Tuesday. Layne picked up wins in starts against No. 5 Georgia College...Published: Feb 14, 2007 2:18 PM Full Story
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Southern Wayne ends Warriors season
PIKEVILLE -- Russell Royal pleaded with his senior Anthony Vick to shoot at times season. When Vick has listened and trusted his ability, he has been effective as he was Monday night. Vick knocked down five 3-pointers to help erase...Published: Feb 13, 2007 2:38 PM Full Story
Aycocks concludes season with loss
WILSON -- The Charles B. Aycock boys basketball team's season came to a close on Monday night as the Golden Falcons fell to Wilson Beddingfield in the first round of the Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference Tournament, 72-54. Quantay Poole led...Published: Feb 13, 2007 2:36 PM Full Story
Trojans knock off Barton
BARTON -- When asked how Mount Olive overcame having three starters fouling out to hold on for a win on the road at Barton, sophomore forward Alisa Jones answered with one word. "Heart." Alisa Jones led four players in double...Published: Feb 13, 2007 2:35 PM Full Story
Mount Olive drops heart breaker in OT
WILSON -- It's always tough to win on the road in a conference game and a rivalry game, especially when the home team builds an 18-point lead, thanks in part to a 77-foot shot. Despite it all, Mount Olive almost...Published: Feb 13, 2007 2:33 PM Full Story
C.B. Aycock loses lead and game
PIKEVILLE -- The Charles B. Aycock Golden Falcons already knew they would be playing shorthanded after losing starting center Lauren Pratt to an ankle injury in practice Friday afternoon. What coach Carrie Reynell and the rest of the Golden Falcons...Published: Feb 13, 2007 2:32 PM Full Story
Goldsboro stays alive
TARBORO -- Randy Jordan straightened up the towels, glanced at the scoreboard and took a swig of water. "Do it one more half, or else it's for nothing," said Jordan. The sixth-year Goldsboro coach rapped the wooden scorer's table a...Published: Feb 13, 2007 2:30 PM Full Story
Monday, February 12, 2007
Eastern Wayne's Chenier swims to pair of gold medals
HUNTERSVILLE -- Mason Chenier stepped onto the starting block, took a deep breath and gazed ahead. Ignoring the tingling in his fingers and toes, the Eastern Wayne swimmer leapt into the clear blue water when the starter's gun echoed through...Published: Feb 12, 2007 2:10 PM Full Story
Lenoir-Rhyne ends MOC's run in Griffin Baseball Classic
FLORENCE, S.C. -- After posting back-to-back wins over national top 10 teams, Mount Olive closed out play in the Gerald Griffin Baseball Classic with an 11-8 loss Sunday at Florence, S.C. Dustin Richardson homered for the third consecutive game to...Published: Feb 12, 2007 2:08 PM Full Story
Sasser leads Pirate baseball team to non-league win
GREENVILLE -- Junior left-hander Dustin Sasser scattered five hits and allowed just one earned run in six innings of work while Dale Mollenhauer's grand slam capped off a seven-run sixth to give East Carolina an 11-2 win over Liberty on...Published: Feb 12, 2007 2:06 PM Full Story
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Rosewood girls earn share of Carolina 1-A regular-season title
Courtney Hill had this game circled on her calender months ago. Senior night versus Princeton at "The Nest" in Rosewood. It was only fitting then that two seniors, Hill and Kasie Braswell, would lead the Eagles to a 54-42 victory...Published: Feb 11, 2007 2:09 AM Full Story
Panther boys spoil Cougars' senior night
Eric McLean grabbed a loose-ball rebound and passed ahead to a wide-open Daquan Joyner. The standing-room-only crowd sensed a rousing play and knew the possession could turn the momentum in Goldsboro's favor. It never happened. Joyner badly missed the one-handed...Published: Feb 11, 2007 2:08 AM Full Story
Area conference basketball tournaments begin Monday
One loss and you're done. That's the scenario the Goldsboro High men's basketball team faces when the Class 2-A Eastern Plains Conference tournament tips off Monday evening. The fifth-seeded Cougars (13-11 overall) travel to fourth-seeded Tarboro High for a 7:30...Published: Feb 11, 2007 2:08 AM Full Story
Correll scores 15 points, SC boys claim No. 2 seed
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Daniel Correll delivered a 15-point outing and Spring Creek upended archrival North Duplin 74-65 in the Class 1-A Carolina Christian regular-season finale for both teams Friday evening. Correll dished out three assists and pulled down four rebounds...Published: Feb 11, 2007 2:07 AM Full Story
Chargers' Crow signs with Barton
Georgia Crow is living on borrowed time. The Wayne Country Day senior has just six months to choose a college and generate financial support before her visa expires June 1. Her dream, despite frustrating and bureaucratic red tape, became reality...Published: Feb 11, 2007 2:07 AM Full Story
Havelock grapplers eliminate C.B. Aycock
WENTWORTH -- Turnabout is fair play. A year ago, Charles B. Aycock ousted Havelock during semifinal-round action in the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A dual-team playoffs. The Rams gained some revenge with a 40-27 victory in the four-team...Published: Feb 11, 2007 2:06 AM Full Story
Trojan diamond nine pull off two early-season upsets
FLORENCE, S.C. -- Dustin Richardson belted a three-run homer in the fourth inning and broke a scoreless tie as Mount Olive College upset nationally-ranked Francis Marion University 4-2 Saturday afternoon in the Gerald Griffin Baseball Classic. Judson Smith yielded no...Published: Feb 11, 2007 2:06 AM Full Story
Seven wins in a row ... and still counting
MOUNT OLIVE -- Elijah Rouse scored eight of the game's first 10 points and finished with 17 overall as Mount Olive College held off in-state rival Lees-McRae 95-85 on Saturday afternoon. Elton Coffield, who was honored prior to the game...Published: Feb 11, 2007 2:05 AM Full Story
Robich spearheads MOC's second-half effort
MOUNT OLIVE -- Brittney Robich scored all of her 17 points in the second half and Mount Olive College rallied from an early 13-point deficit to defeat Lees-McRae 63-52 in a Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference women's basketball contest Saturday afternoon at...Published: Feb 11, 2007 2:05 AM Full Story
Friday, February 9, 2007
Prep hoops: Saints play spoiler
PIKEVILLE -- The stage was set for a storybook ending. Despite entering senior night with an 0-23 record, the Charles B. Aycock Golden Falcons seemed determined to remove the goose egg from their record in the final minutes of Thursday...Published: Feb 9, 2007 2:16 PM Full Story
College basketball: Trojans win sixth straight
LAURINBURG -- Mount Olive freshman Josh Brown hit both ends of a 1-and-1 with 10.5 seconds left and scored all of his 12 points in the second half as Mount Olive extended its winning streak to six with an 83-80...Published: Feb 9, 2007 2:15 PM Full Story
College basketball: Lady Trojans come up short
LAURINBURG -- Helen Moore scored 14 of her 16 points in the second half as Mount Olive rallied from an eight-point deficit, but regionally sixth-ranked St. Andrews pulled away for a 67-60 win over the Trojans in Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference...Published: Feb 9, 2007 2:14 PM Full Story
Local digest
Lady Warriors win in OT Avoid South Central. Fourth-year Eastern Wayne women's basketball coach Brent Holland reminded his team that a loss could set up a possible first-round playoff meeting against the state-ranked Falcons. Holland needn't worry now. The Warriors...Published: Feb 9, 2007 2:12 PM Full Story
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Rosewood senior signs with Campbell
An extra year to adapt to the college football game and become part of a historical rebirth? Jeremy Hill might still think it's a dream. But the Rosewood High senior turned those aspirations into reality Wednesday afternoon when he signed...Published: Feb 8, 2007 2:38 PM Full Story
Aycock standouts sign letters of intent
PIKEVILLE -- Every time a college recruiter viewed videotape of Charles B. Aycock football standouts Dontay Taylor and Montez Ham, they couldn't help but notice numerous differences and one similarity -- speed. Taylor can stop, change direction on a dime...Published: Feb 8, 2007 2:36 PM Full Story
Mount Olive men takes on St. Andrews
The Mount Olive College men's basketball team has a three-fold mission tonight: keep its momentum going, improve its position in the conference and region, and erase memories of its last trip to St. Andrews. After a five-day break, Mount Olive...Published: Feb 8, 2007 2:35 PM Full Story
Trojan women play St. Andrews
If the conference standings remain as they are now, tonight's game between Mount Olive and St. Andrews would be a preview of the No. 5 vs. No. 4 game in the quarterfinal round of the CVAC Women's Basketball Tournament. The...Published: Feb 8, 2007 2:34 PM Full Story
Local digest
Rosewood crushes North Duplin CALYPSO -- Kasie Braswell poured in a game-high 18 points and Rosewood cruised past North Duplin 61-20 on the Carolina 1-A Conference scene. Courtney Hill added eight points for the Eagles, who improved to 12-8 overall...Published: Feb 8, 2007 2:32 PM Full Story
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Ram tough: Greene Central squeezes past Goldsboro's boys
Back in December, the Goldsboro Cougars fully expected that come February, there would be boasting and celebrating on their court. What Goldsboro didn't expect was for their opponent, the Greene Central Rams, to be the team doing all of the...Published: Feb 7, 2007 2:21 PM Full Story
C.B. Aycock grapplers advance to eastern dual-team regionals
PIKEVILLE -- Eager to forget Saturday's collapse in the championship round of its conference tournament, the Charles B. Aycock wrestling team carried a new attitude onto the mat Tuesday evening. Humbled in Monday's practice by their coaching staff, the Golden...Published: Feb 7, 2007 2:19 PM Full Story
Rosewood matmen pinned by South Davidson
Chris Hare believes Coach Ed now. When Rosewood learned of its opening-round opponent in the Class 1-A N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs, Bill Edmundson educated his young squad about perennial power South Davidson. The Wildcats always wrestle aggressive, rarely...Published: Feb 7, 2007 2:18 PM Full Story
Havelock eliminates Eastern Wayne from dual-team playoffs
WINTERVILLE -- Eastern Wayne's journey in the Class 3-A N.C. High School Athletic Association dual-team wrestling playoffs ended Tuesday evening, but not without a little controversy. Warrior head coach Mike Brown protested the outcome when the referee officiating the match...Published: Feb 7, 2007 2:17 PM Full Story
Wayne Christian boys get CCC win at home
T.A. Brannan tallied a team-high 17 points and Wayne Christian dismantled Northwood Temple 70-40 in Class 1-A Carolina Christian Conference play Tuesday evening. Brannan pulled down seven rebounds for the Eagles, who improved to 11-9 overall and 6-5 against CCC...Published: Feb 7, 2007 2:16 PM Full Story
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Aycock completes season sweep of Warriors
PIKEVILLE -- Despite a late fourth-quarter scoring drought, Charles B. Aycock escaped county rival Eastern Wayne 65-62 on the Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference women's basketball scene Monday evening. Senior Erin Medford supplied a game- and career-high 22 points for...Published: Feb 6, 2007 2:16 PM Full Story
Johnny Narron headed to Cincy
The last time the Narron brothers were teammates, Richard Nixon's presidency was about to come to an abrupt end. "Blazing Saddles" and "The Godfather Part II" were playing in the theaters, "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet," "Kung Fu Fighting," "Jungle...Published: Feb 6, 2007 2:14 PM Full Story
Local digest
ROCKY MOUNT -- Floranta Wynn scorched the nets for 40 points and added 13 rebounds to lead Wayne Country Day to a 70-57 win over Faith Christian of Rocky Mount. Dave Wilson added eight points and five rebounds for the...Published: Feb 6, 2007 2:12 PM Full Story
Monday, February 5, 2007
Eastern Wayne wins ECC tournament
Denied victory in its regular-season, dual-team finale against archrival Charles B. Aycock, the Eastern Wayne wrestling team exacted sweet revenge Saturday afternoon. The Warriors claimed the final three individual matches and emerged the Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference tournament champions....Published: Feb 5, 2007 2:19 PM Full Story
Mount Olive tennis spilts matches
Nationally 38th-ranked Mount Olive defeated Methodist 8-1 and fell to Division I Coastal Carolina 7-0 as the Trojans opened their 2007 spring men's tennis season Saturday at Myrtle Beach, S.C. Junior Guillherme posted a straight set win against Methodist at...Published: Feb 5, 2007 2:18 PM Full Story
MOC baseball team swept
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- The Armstrong Atlantic State baseball squad picked up a doubleheader sweep of visiting No. 20-ranked Mount Olive on Sunday afternoon at Pirate Field. AASU pounded out 17 hits in winning game one, 11-5, then scored twice in...Published: Feb 5, 2007 2:16 PM Full Story
Eagles win 13th straight tourney title
From staff reports KENLY -- J.P. Person set a freshman record for individual victories and Rosewood, as expected, dominated the season-ending Class 1-A Carolina/Tar-Roanoke/Albemarle/Mid-State Conference wrestling tournament Saturday. Person claimed the gold medal at 215 pounds and enters postseason play...Published: Feb 5, 2007 2:15 PM Full Story
Area athletes qualify for state swim meet
Mason Chenier isn't a morning person. When he gets to the pool, the Eastern Wayne sophomore needs a few laps to work out the kinks and test the recovery of an ACL injury he sustained during soccer season. Once the...Published: Feb 5, 2007 2:13 PM Full Story
Sunday, February 4, 2007
Eagles soar past Gators
Holt Rains wanted another chance. Rains had missed two free throws with 1:38 to play which would have put Rosewood up by six over Spring Creek. Now he stood at the line with his team leading by only three with...Published: Feb 4, 2007 2:08 AM Full Story
Eastern Wayne loses OT heartbreaker
One facial expression, shared by every Eastern Wayne player, told the same story Friday evening. Heads hung in disappointment, the Warriors barely made eye contact with anyone as they shook hands with Beddingfield's players. The 67-63 overtime loss seemed too...Published: Feb 4, 2007 2:07 AM Full Story
Mount Olive baseball opens season with split
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- No. 20-ranked Mount Olive and Armstrong Atlantic State split a season-opening doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at Pirate Field. The Trojans took advantage of seven AASU errors to pick up the win in game one, 10-3, but the...Published: Feb 4, 2007 2:07 AM Full Story
MOC Volleyball splits
MOUNT OLIVE -- The Trojans took the first of two matches in NCAA men's volleyball Saturday at Kornegay Arena. In the first match, Mount Olive defeated Warner Southern 30-27, 30-24, 24-30, 27-30, and 15-10. The Royals rallied to take the...Published: Feb 4, 2007 2:06 AM Full Story
Local Digest
The Goldsboro Cougars defeated North Lenoir 89-61 at the Cougar Den on Friday night in Eastern Plains 2-A action. Tim Kornegay led the Cougars with 24 points and seven rebounds. Eric McLean added 16 points and four assists and Daquan...Published: Feb 4, 2007 2:06 AM Full Story
Warriors take ECC tournament title
Eastern Wayne triumphed in the final three individual matches and claimed the 2007 Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference tournament title Saturday afternoon in Pikeville. The Warriors knocked off two-time defending champion and county archrival Charles B. Aycock 195.5-192. However, the...Published: Feb 4, 2007 2:05 AM Full Story
Friday, February 2, 2007
Wayne County Hot Stove League: Narron addresses overflow crowd
More than 200 people were on hand for the inaugural Wayne County Hot Stove League Banquet on Thursday night at the Eastern Carolina Athletic Park. Cincinnati Reds manager and Goldsboro native Jerry Narron was the night's guest speaker as proceeds...Published: Feb 2, 2007 2:12 PM Full Story
Faith Christian boys claim third straight NCCSA Coastal 2-A title
Three-peat complete. The Faith Christian boys' basketball team claimed its third consecutive Class 2-A N.C. Christian Schools Association Coastal Regional title with a 68-50 trouncing of Trinity Christian-Greenville on Thursday evening. The Conquerors (19-1 overall) finished a perfect 10-0 in...Published: Feb 2, 2007 2:11 PM Full Story
Mount Olive diamond nine open 2007 season Saturday
MOUNT OLIVE -- A scattered puzzle. Veteran Mount Olive College baseball coach Carl Lancaster, now in his 21st season, uses that phrase to describe this year's team. He's got all the pieces, but isn't quite sure how they fit together....Published: Feb 2, 2007 2:10 PM Full Story
Trojan men pound Coker in CVAC hoops action
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive College is flexing its muscles at precisely the right time of year. The Trojans won for the seventh time in their past eight games, defeating the Coker Cobras 99-65 on Thursday night at Kornegay Arena....Published: Feb 2, 2007 2:08 PM Full Story
Robich hits 18, Jones posts double-double in MOC victory
MOUNT OLIVE -- Brittney Robich scored 18 points and Alisa Jones tallied a double-double with 11 points and a career-high 16 rebounds to lead Mount Olive to a 60-49 victory over Coker in Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference women's basketball Thursday at...Published: Feb 2, 2007 2:07 PM Full Story
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Rosewood wrestlers roll over Spring Creek
From staff reports Rosewood triumphed in eight of nine contested matches and dispatched county rival Spring Creek 69-11 in the regular-season, dual-team wrestling finale for both teams Wednesday evening. The Gators claimed an early 11-0 advantage and attempted to spoil...Published: Feb 1, 2007 2:17 PM Full Story
MOC golf
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive received one first-place vote and has been picked fifth in the 2007 Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference Preseason Men's Golf Poll, as voted on by the CVAC coaches. Chris Bitzenhofer and Mick Moberg have been selected among...Published: Feb 1, 2007 2:16 PM Full Story
Local digest
Spring Creek built a 40-16 halftime lead and cruised to a 62-46 win over North Johnston on Wednesday night in Carolina 1-A Conference play. Josh Wright led the Gators with 11 points while Kevin Winn added 10. Dekevius Williams contributed...Published: Feb 1, 2007 2:14 PM Full Story