Friday, March 30, 2007
Greater Goldsboro Run scheduled for Saturday
More than 150 runners are expected to compete at the 29th Annual Greater Goldsboro Road Run will be held Saturday. Registration and packet pickup will be from 7 to 8 a.m. at First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, across from the...Published: Mar 30, 2007 2:15 PM Full Story
Eastern Wayne netters claim sole possession of ECC
Eastern Wayne, the Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference tennis king, bounced co-habitant Charles B. Aycock from its throne Thursday afternoon. The Warriors collected two critical 10-point super tiebreakers in singles play and turned back the Golden Falcons 6-3 on the...Published: Mar 30, 2007 2:14 PM Full Story
Reloaded Wayne Christian knocks off Goldsboro
The Wayne Christian Eagles don't rebuild -- they reload. The Eagles lost six seniors off a team that won three consecutive Class 1-A Carolina Christian Conference titles, but haven't skipped a beat this season as Wayne Christian has surged out...Published: Mar 30, 2007 2:12 PM Full Story
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Eagles claim PK shootout over Cape Fear Christian Wayne Christian converted three penalty kicks and doubled up Cape Fear Christian Academy 4-2 in their Class 1-A Carolina Christian Conference battle Thursday afternoon. Devan Isenhower provided the Eagles' lone goal in...Published: Mar 30, 2007 2:09 PM Full Story
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Spring Creek miscues prove costly versus Princeton
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Both Princeton coach Bruce Proctor and Spring Creek coach Heath Whitfield acknowledge this should have been a close game. Instead, Spring Creek made mistake after mistake in helping state-ranked Princeton to a 10-2 road victory in the...Published: Mar 29, 2007 1:48 PM Full Story
Rosewood stays unbeaten with win over Princeton
Although the overall outcomes have been favorable, Rosewood women's soccer coach Eddie Maldonado remains concerned about his team's early-season success on the field. The Eagles have yet to play a complete game, and continue to struggle with communication and organization...Published: Mar 29, 2007 1:48 PM Full Story
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Lancaster perfect for Golden Falcons SNOW HILL -- Julia Lancaster followed up last Friday's no-hitter by throwing a perfect game in Charles B. Aycock's 12-0 blanking of Greene Central on Wednesday evening. The senior right-hander struck out seven Rams on...Published: Mar 29, 2007 1:48 PM Full Story
ECU wins 14th straight
GREENVILLE -- Junior shortstop Dale Mollenhauer went 4-fo-5 with a double and scored three runs, including the game winner Wednesday night as the No. 19 East Carolina Pirates erased an eight-run deficit to pick up its 14th consecutive win and...Published: Mar 29, 2007 1:48 PM Full Story
Serra named player of the week
Guillherme Serra, who defeated the nation's 30th-ranked singles player, has been named Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week for the second week in a row, it was announced Wednesday. The award is the fourth overall for Serra,...Published: Mar 29, 2007 1:48 PM Full Story
Mount Olive netters pick up win
MOUNT OLIVE -- With one match remaining to decide a winner, Mount Olive head women's tennis coach Burt Lewis had no problem with the final outcome resting on his lone senior, Lauren Harris. After all, she's been there before. Lauren...Published: Mar 29, 2007 1:48 PM Full Story
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Carolina 1-A opener: Rosewood edges A-G in 8 innings
With a back-and-forth game full of blood and bruises, it was easy to see why Rosewood coach Josh Smith called his team's game Tuesday against Ayden-Grifton a battle. It only made sense then that the two teams would need extra...Published: Mar 28, 2007 1:48 PM Full Story
Aycock rebounds, dismantles Wilson Hunt
PIKEVILLE -- No one's laughing now. Coming off a shocking extra-inning loss at Kinston on Friday, the state-ranked Charles B. Aycock baseball team bounced back by drilling visiting Wilson Hunt 11-1 in five innings Tuesday afternoon. N.C. State-bound Grant Sasser...Published: Mar 28, 2007 1:48 PM Full Story
C.B. Aycock takes battle of ECC softball unbeatens
PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock didn't challenge Wilson Hunt right-hander Brittany Farmer during the first two innings of Tuesday afternoon's Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference battle. Farmer retired the Golden Falcons in order on five groundouts and one fly ball...Published: Mar 28, 2007 1:48 PM Full Story
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Evans-Quinn helps CBA preserve ECC shutout in tennis PIKEVILLE -- C.B. Aycock's No. 2 doubles of Ben Evans-Dylan Quinn rallied from a one-game deficit and helped the Golden Falcons preserve a 9-0 shutout over Wilson Hunt on Tuesday afternoon. Evans-Quinn...Published: Mar 28, 2007 1:48 PM Full Story
No. 15-ranked Trojans sweep Wingate
MOUNT OLIVE -- Casey Hodges and Tom Layne combined on a three-hit shutout as nationally 15th-ranked Mount Olive completed a doubleheader sweep and extended its winning streak to 14 with a 2-0 victory over Wingate in game two of a...Published: Mar 28, 2007 1:48 PM Full Story
Jackson receives another CVAC softball honor
Jenny Jackson, who threw a seven-inning perfect game and helped herself with a home run in Mount Olive's 2-0 win over Coker Saturday, has been named Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week, it was announced Tuesday. The pitcher...Published: Mar 28, 2007 1:48 PM Full Story
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Conquerors crush Berean Christian
Oh what could have been. Faith Christian pitcher Jay Henson had retired eight of the nine Berean Christian hitters he had faced on strikeouts and was staring at a possible perfect game when coach Walter Sloan pulled the hurler from...Published: Mar 27, 2007 2:51 PM Full Story
Darden stars in Southern Wayne's win
DUDLEY -- Lauren Darden is in a groove. The Southern Wayne right-hander turned in another phenomenal performance in the pitcher's circle Monday afternoon. Darden notched 12 strikeouts and retired the final 11 batters she faced in the Saints' 3-0, non-conference...Published: Mar 27, 2007 2:49 PM Full Story
Jackson continues to dominate; Leads Trojans to win
MOUNT OLIVE -- Jenny Jackson tossed her second consecutive shutout and helped herself at the plate with a pair of two-run doubles to lead Mount Olive to a 7-0 victory in game two of a Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference softball doubleheader...Published: Mar 27, 2007 2:47 PM Full Story
Trojans move to No. 15
MOUNT OLIVE -- On the strength of a 12-game winning streak, Mount Olive earned its highest ranking of the season, jumping five spots to No. 15 in this week's Collegiate Baseball Division II Top 30 Poll, it was announced Monday....Published: Mar 27, 2007 2:45 PM Full Story
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WILSON -- Charles B. Aycock has a score of 642 after two matches to lead the pack in the Eastern Carolina Conference held at Willow Springs. Host Wilson Hunt trails by two strokes. Eastern Wayne is in third with an...Published: Mar 27, 2007 2:43 PM Full Story
Moberg and Freeman pace Mount Olive
MONROE -- Kristin Moberg and Kristen Freeman are both in the top 20 and Mount Olive is sixth out of nine teams after the first round of the Ralph Hargett Women's Golf Invitational Monday at the Stonebridge Golf Club in...Published: Mar 27, 2007 2:40 PM Full Story
Monday, March 26, 2007
Trojans claim another CVAC sweep on baseball diamond
WILSON -- Jason Sherrer's seventh-inning three-run homer helped break open a one-run game and Josh Carter belted a grand slam home run in the eighth as nationally 20th-ranked Mount Olive extended its winning streak to 12 and completed a three-game...Published: Mar 26, 2007 2:23 PM Full Story
Sunday, March 25, 2007
WCDS right-hander Langston tosses six-hitter against Spring Creek
Trent Langston isn't known for going for the distance on the mound. But the soft-throwing right-hander presented a strong case to become part of Wayne Country Day's starting pitching rotation Friday afternoon against Spring Creek. Langston, in his first start...Published: Mar 25, 2007 2:20 AM Full Story
Reigning NCCSA 2-A softball champs struggle past Mt. Calvary
Despite picking up a much needed win, Faith Christian coach Jeff Stocks was anything but pleased. His Conquerors -- the defending N.C. Christian Association Class 2-A state champions -- had just beaten Mt. Calvary-Hookerton 3-2 on Friday afternoon to improve...Published: Mar 25, 2007 2:20 AM Full Story
Aycock's (Julia) Lancaster hurls no-hitter against Kinston
KINSTON -- Charles B. Aycock right-hander Julia Lancaster hurled a no-hitter and notched a season-high 13 strikeouts in a 9-0 decision over Kinston on Friday afternoon. Lancaster walked one Viking batter in a complete-game effort and claimed her second mound...Published: Mar 25, 2007 2:20 AM Full Story
Aycock, Goldsboro High, Wayne Christian and Greene Central recognize winter athletes
Charles B. Aycock, Goldsboro High, Wayne Christian and Greene Central recently concluded their respective winter sports seasons with an awards ceremony. Here are the award winners: C.B. Aycock * JV cheerleading: Coaches Award -- Kelsey Holloman; Kelsey Brooks. * Varsity...Published: Mar 25, 2007 2:19 AM Full Story
Jackson hurls perfect game in MOC opener; Coker salvages CVAC split in nightcap
MOUNT OLIVE -- Jenny Jackson tossed a seven-inning perfect game and helped her own cause with her team-leading, eighth home run of the season as Mount Olive defeated Coker (S.C.) College 2-0 in game one of a Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference...Published: Mar 25, 2007 2:19 AM Full Story
No. 20-ranked Trojans take CVAC twinbill from archrival Barton
WILSON -- Dustin Richardson led a six home-run attack with two home runs as No. 20-ranked Mount Olive dumped archrival Barton 13-9 in game two of their Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Nixon Field. Anthony Williams and David...Published: Mar 25, 2007 2:18 AM Full Story
Friday, March 23, 2007
Battle at Pikeville: State-ranked Hawks upend state-ranked Golden Falcons
PIKEVILLE -- Nothing was going to stop Sthil Sowers. Not the fatigue. Not the tough Charles B. Aycock lineup. Not the pressure of pitching in front of pro scouts. Sowers was going to finish what he started for North Lenoir....Published: Mar 23, 2007 2:15 PM Full Story
Greene Central's Browning resigns
SNOW HILL -- A positive influence and integral part of a tradition-rich athletics program at Greene Central has left the men's varsity basketball team. Second-year head coach Robert Browning officially tendered his resignation to principal Randy Bledsoe and athletics director...Published: Mar 23, 2007 2:13 PM Full Story
Rebels' Lloyd tosses five-hitter
CALYPSO -- Junior right-hander Doug Lloyd tossed a five-hitter and North Duplin eased past Hobbton 7-2 on Thursday afternoon. Lloyd fanned 10 Wildcat batters, walked four and yielded two earned runs in a complete-game effort. Billy Mello paced the Rebels'...Published: Mar 23, 2007 2:11 PM Full Story
Men's college volleyball: Trojan sweep Division III Newbury
MOUNT OLIVE -- Two road-weary teams showed flashes of brilliance on the Kornegay Arena volleyball court Thursday evening, but Mount Olive had just enough vigor to turn back Newbury (Mass.) College. Six-foot-6 middle hitter Jose Lanier delivered a match-high 11...Published: Mar 23, 2007 2:09 PM Full Story
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Davis pitches Saints to win
DUDLEY -- Pitcher Lauren Darden has undoubtedly spoiled her Southern Wayne teammates this season. The right-handed sophomore hasn't allowed many hits and has sent numerous opposing batters back to the dugout with a "K" -- strikeout -- by their name....Published: Mar 22, 2007 2:49 PM Full Story
Trojans stay hot; sweep Chowan
MURFREESBORO -- Phillip Pennington allowed only two hits in six scoreless innings and Patrick Ball recorded his fourth save of the season as nationally 20th-ranked Mount Olive defeated Chowan 3-0 in game one of a non-conference baseball doubleheader Wednesday. The...Published: Mar 22, 2007 2:47 PM Full Story
Mount Olive splits double-header
PEMBROKE -- Tiffanie Pittman's two-run single highlighted a four-run fifth inning and put Mount Olive ahead to stay as the Trojans defeated UNC Pembroke 5-3 in game one of a non-conference softball doubleheader Wednesday. In the nightcap, Jenny Jackson and...Published: Mar 22, 2007 2:45 PM Full Story
ECU preparing for scrimage
GREENVILLE -- After a shaking off some rust Monday following a 10-day layoff, East Carolina conducted another two-hour workout on Hight Field inside the Cliff Moore Practice Complex Wednesday afternoon and completed preparations for its first official intra-squad scrimmage Friday....Published: Mar 22, 2007 2:44 PM Full Story
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WILSON -- Every hitter in the Wayne Country Day line-up recorded a hit as the Chargers pounded Greenfield 16-0 on Wednesday afternoon at Fleming Stadium. The onslaught was highlighted by a nine-run second inning, which included 11 of the Chargers'...Published: Mar 22, 2007 2:42 PM Full Story
Barton in Final Four
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Senior guard Anthony Atkinson dribbled the length of the floor and drained a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the buzzer to lead Barton to an 83-81 overtime victory over Grand Valley State in...Published: Mar 22, 2007 2:40 PM Full Story
Serra named player of the week
MOUNT OLIVE -- Guillherme Serra, who picked up two wins in nationally 37th-ranked Mount Olive's 9-0 conference victory over Coker, has been named Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week, it was announced Wednesday. The award is the...Published: Mar 22, 2007 2:37 PM Full Story
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Hill scores lone run; Warriors snap 4-game skid
That dark, bothersome cloud hanging over the Eastern Wayne baseball team finally revealed a much-welcomed silver lining late Tuesday afternoon. And it couldn't have happened at a better time. Right-handed pitcher John Wooten turned in another superb outing and the...Published: Mar 21, 2007 2:46 PM Full Story
Aycock softball opens ECC season with 8-inning thriller
PIKEVILLE -- Julia Lancaster needed this win. The senior pitcher from Charles B. Aycock entered the game with an 0-3 record and had thrown eight scoreless innings Tuesday against Wilson Beddingfield. Lancaster had risen to every challenge the Bruins threw...Published: Mar 21, 2007 2:45 PM Full Story
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Johnson's game-winning RBI part of Eagles' seventh-inning comeback ROCKY MOUNT -- Doug Johnson delivered the game-winning RBI and Wayne Christian seized a come-from-behind, 12-10 victory at Faith Christian-Rocky Mount on Tuesday afternoon. Johnson's single occurred during the Eagles' six-run, seventh-inning...Published: Mar 21, 2007 2:43 PM Full Story
Hodges receives CVAC baseball honor
MOUNT OLIVE -- Casey Hodges, who recorded 11 strikeouts in six scoreless innings in nationally 20th-ranked Mount Olive's 3-0 win over Bryant, has been named Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week. The award is the fourth this season...Published: Mar 21, 2007 2:41 PM Full Story
Trojans split twinbill with Pace (N.Y.) College
MOUNT OLIVE -- Bailey Harrell hit a three-run homer in the first inning and Mount Olive went on to defeat Pace 5-2 in game one of a non-conference softball doubleheader Tuesday afternoon at Nancy Chapman Cassell Field. The Trojans' seven-game...Published: Mar 21, 2007 2:39 PM Full Story
MOC golf teams fare well at St. Andrews Invitational
VASS -- Mount Olive carded a team total of 296 in the second round to overcome a seven-shot deficit and capture first place out of nine teams at the St. Andrews Men's Golf Spring Invitational Tuesday at Woodlake Resort and...Published: Mar 21, 2007 2:38 PM Full Story
Pittman recognized by CVAC softball peers
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive outfielder Tiffanie Pittman, who hit .667 with 12 RBI in six games last week, has been named Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference Softball Player of the Week. Pittman becomes the sixth different Trojan in the last five...Published: Mar 21, 2007 2:35 PM Full Story
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
MOC baseball moves up to No. 20
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive matched its highest ranking of the season, jumping six spots to No. 20 in this week's Collegiate Baseball Division II Top 30 Poll, it was announced Monday. The Trojans, which have ranked in the top...Published: Mar 20, 2007 3:02 PM Full Story
ECU baseball in top 25
GREENVILLE -- One week after the East Carolina baseball team cracked the top-25 in three of the four major polls, the Pirates find themselves ranked No. 22 by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball, No. 23 in the National Collegiate Baseball...Published: Mar 20, 2007 3:00 PM Full Story
ECU prepares for scrimage
GREENVILLE -- Skip Holtz and his East Carolina football program resumed its spring practice schedule Monday afternoon after enjoying a 10-day spring break layoff. The two-and-a-half hour workout, conducted on Hight Field inside the Cliff Moore Practice Complex, was the...Published: Mar 20, 2007 2:58 PM Full Story
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North Duplin demolished Union 24-0 in non-conference action on Monday afternoon. The combination of Rock Bennett and Doug Lloyd combined on a no-hitter for the Rebels. Will Lewis finished a single short of the cycle for North Duplin, going 3-for-6...Published: Mar 20, 2007 2:57 PM Full Story
Trojan golfers place second
VASS -- Scott Woodard is tied for fourth out of 48 golfers and Mount Olive is in second place after the first round of the St. Andrews Men's Golf Spring Invitational Monday at the Woodlake Resort and Golf Club in...Published: Mar 20, 2007 2:55 PM Full Story
Trojan women's golf places first
VASS -- Kristin Moberg is atop the leaderboard and Mount Olive has a share of the lead after the first round of the St. Andrews Women's Golf Spring Invitational Monday at the Woodlake Resort and Golf Club in Vass. Eastern...Published: Mar 20, 2007 2:52 PM Full Story
Monday, March 19, 2007
Trojans stay hot in the cold
MOUNT OLIVE -- A depleted St. Andrews College bullpen, down to its lone fresh pitcher, was no match for offensive juggernaut Mount Olive College on Sunday afternoon. The Trojans hammered right-handed starter Ryan Kirkman in the opening inning and pounded...Published: Mar 19, 2007 2:36 PM Full Story
Mount Olive College sweeps Chowan
MOUNT OLIVE -- Morgan Whaley hit two home runs in the first game and Shauna Cowdrey tossed a three-hit shutout in game two as Mount Olive extended its winning to six with a doubleheader sweep over Chowan 12-4 and 4-0...Published: Mar 19, 2007 2:34 PM Full Story
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Cougars' Kornegay named News-Argus boys player of the year
Randy Jordan speaks of frustration. Tim Kornegay speaks with confusion. The source of their anguish is -- how could one of the more talented basketball players in North Carolina be without a school for next fall? The answer has nothing...Published: Mar 18, 2007 2:16 AM Full Story
Faith Christian's Jeff Stocks named boys coach of the year
Jeff Stocks finally caught himself relaxing. The butterflies of nervousness were beginning to be replaced with feelings of excitement. Faith Christian was about to capture its first ever N.C. Christian Schools Association Class 2-A basketball championship. "We went up by...Published: Mar 18, 2007 2:15 AM Full Story
Warriors' Brent Holland earns News-Argus coach of the year accolades
Jacksonville. North Lenoir. Wilson Fike. South Central. Southern Nash. Fourth-year Eastern Wayne girls' basketball coach Brent Holland looked over the non-conference schedule and wondered how his team would survive before league play began. Could a successful junior varsity team blend...Published: Mar 18, 2007 2:15 AM Full Story
Rosewood's Murray sets Carolina 1-A record in pole vault
Rosewood's Heather Murray established a new Class 1-A Carolina Conference record in the pole vault, but visiting Ayden-Grifton captured the team win during a recent meet. Murray posted a height of 8 feet, 6 inches in the pole vault and...Published: Mar 18, 2007 2:15 AM Full Story
Trojan softball sweeps Anderson, improves to 6-0 in CVAC
MOUNT OLIVE -- Junior catcher Bailey Harrell drove in two runs with a two-out single in the first inning of game one and hit a 250-foot home run in game two as Mount Olive swept Anderson (S.C.) University 6-2 and...Published: Mar 18, 2007 2:14 AM Full Story
Friday, March 16, 2007
McCormick scores twice, Rosewood shuts out WCDS
Rachel McCormick trotted off the field and leaned against the fence. Hands on hips, she caught her breath and took a few swigs from the water bottle. It was a well-deserved break. McCormick provided the offensive firepower and her Rosewood...Published: Mar 16, 2007 2:42 PM Full Story
Eagles, Chargers combine for 27 runs in baseball
As March Madness was tipping off around the country, Wayne County saw some "madness" of its own as Rosewood and Wayne Country Day got together and put on one of the wildest innings of baseball anyone will ever see. The...Published: Mar 16, 2007 2:40 PM Full Story
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DUDLEY -- Southern Wayne wanted revenge -- and got it. Lindsey Pearsall smacked a two-RBI double in the third inning and helped lead the Saints to a 3-0 upset of state-ranked D.H. Conley on Thursday evening. The victory erased Tuesday's...Published: Mar 16, 2007 2:39 PM Full Story
Carter, Nordan spark Trojans to non-conference rout
MOUNT OLIVE -- Josh Carter drove in six runs and Stephen Nordan added four runs batted in as nationally 26th-ranked Mount Olive set a school scoring record with a 27-1 victory over Indiana (Pa.) in non-conference baseball Thursday at Scarborough...Published: Mar 16, 2007 2:37 PM Full Story
Pittman, Jackson pace MOC softball to CVAC doubleheader sweep
LAURINBURG -- Tiffanie Pittman went 3-for-3 in both games and Jenny Jackson hit a grand slam home run in game two as Mount Olive swept a Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference softball doubleheader over St. Andrews 12-0 and 9-0 Thursday. Pittman set...Published: Mar 16, 2007 2:35 PM Full Story
Thursday, March 15, 2007
A jack of all trades
Sitting at his desk a few years back, Randy Jordan prepared for his team's upcoming practice when one of his players stumbled into his office bruised and scraped. His talented freshman Daquan Joyner had been walking to Goldsboro High School...Published: Mar 15, 2007 2:34 PM Full Story
Aycock netters roll over winless Hawks
PIKEVILLE -- Saddle up and ride again. After dropping three singles matches in tiebreaking fashion Tuesday afternoon, the Charles B. Aycock men's tennis team rebounded in dominating fashion Wednesday afternoon. The Golden Falcons posted five straight-set decisions in singles play...Published: Mar 15, 2007 2:32 PM Full Story
Trojans clobber Crimson Hawks
MOUNT OLIVE -- Following Mount Olive's thrashing of Indiana (Pa.) at Scarborough Field on Wednesday night, coach Carl Lancaster issued the biggest understatement of the evening. "We swung the bats pretty good tonight," a smiling Lancaster said. The No. 26...Published: Mar 15, 2007 2:30 PM Full Story
C.B. Aycock again triumphs over Princeton
PRINCETON -- In its second matchup in a weeks span, state ranked Charles B. Aycock knocked off ranked Princeton 11-2, in non-conference action on Wednesday evening. Zach Wright went 1-for-2 with a three-run homer for the Golden Falcons. Joseph Toler...Published: Mar 15, 2007 2:27 PM Full Story
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Spring Creek plays hard, knocks out Greene Central
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Whether it was first baseman Lucas Potter slamming into the fence to catch a popup or catcher Steven Best getting slammed into by a baserunner -- Spring Creek came to play. The Gators' hard-nosed play was a...Published: Mar 14, 2007 2:50 PM Full Story
Sowers' seventh-inning double sparks Hawks
John Wooten wanted to finish this outing. The Eastern Wayne hurler had thrown a brilliant game for six innings against state-ranked North Lenoir. When two of the first three batters reached base in the seventh, Warriors coach Jabo Fulghum took...Published: Mar 14, 2007 2:49 PM Full Story
Edmundson turns Rosewood wrestling program into powerhouse
Wrestling mats -- with no turnbuckles? Branch Pope, then Rosewood athletics director, made that quip when the delivery truck arrived with the equipment in the fall of 1992. Bill Edmundson replied "not in this kind of wrestling." Pope answered, "well...Published: Mar 14, 2007 2:47 PM Full Story
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Eagles' Rose takes medalist honors in CCC meet RALEIGH -- Clark Rose seized medalist honors with a 73 and sparked the Wayne Christian men's golf team to victory in the Class 1-A Carolina Christian Conference opening meet at Wildwood Greens....Published: Mar 14, 2007 2:45 PM Full Story
Hodges, Trojans shut out Bryant
MOUNT OLIVE -- Casey Hodges recorded a collegiate-high 11 strikeouts and took a perfect game into the fifth inning as nationally 26th-ranked Mount Olive defeated Bryant 3-0 in non-conference baseball Tuesday at Scarborough Field. Hodges allowed only one hit in...Published: Mar 14, 2007 2:43 PM Full Story
Trojan men ranked among nation's volleyball leaders
Jose Lanier ranks second in aces and Mike Carroll is tied for sixth in hitting percentage as Mount Olive continues to be ranked among the nation's individual and team men's volleyball national statistics leaders. Lanier has 38 service aces in...Published: Mar 14, 2007 2:41 PM Full Story
Trojans sweep CVAC softball awards for 3rd time this season
MOUNT OLIVE -- For the third time in four weeks, Mount Olive swept the Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference softball weekly awards as sophomore Kensie Cobb was named CVAC Player of the Week and senior Shauna Cowdrey was named CVAC Pitcher of...Published: Mar 14, 2007 2:40 PM Full Story
Bitzenhofer, Moberg pace MOC men's golf team
WILSON -- Chris Bitzenhofer finished 10th out of 85 golfers and Mount Olive placed ninth out of 13 teams at the Lee Nissan/Barton College Men's Golf Intercollegiate, which concluded Tuesday at Wilson Golf Club. Bitzenhofer carded a 36-hole total of...Published: Mar 14, 2007 2:38 PM Full Story
Shaw resigns from women's soccer position at MOC
MOUNT OLIVE -- Chris Shaw, who won Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference Women's Soccer Coach of the Year honors in 2004 and guided Mount Olive to its first-ever conference championship, has stepped down as head women's soccer coach at Mount Olive to...Published: Mar 14, 2007 2:36 PM Full Story
Trojan baseball: Smith named CVAC pitcher of the week
Judson Smith, who tossed eight shutout innings in nationally 26th-ranked Mount Olive's win over Coker, has been named Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week, it was announced Tuesday. The award is the third this season for the Trojans'...Published: Mar 14, 2007 2:33 PM Full Story
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
North Duplin blanks Union
CALYPSO -- Jessica Pridgen is her own worst critic. Despite tossing a three-hitter against Union on Monday afternoon, the North Duplin pitcher felt she could have done better. Done better? Pridgen retired the final seven batters she faced and posted...Published: Mar 13, 2007 2:29 PM Full Story
ECU women headed to NCAA tournament
GREENVILLE -- Not a single player on the current East Carolina women's basketball team was born when the Lady Pirates last advanced to the NCAA tournament in 1982. In fact, head coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener was just 14 and had yet...Published: Mar 13, 2007 2:27 PM Full Story
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CALYPSO -- Brad Rhodes came home with the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning via a wild pitch, giving North Duplin a 3-2 walk-off victory over Union. Rock Bennett had another stellar game on...Published: Mar 13, 2007 2:25 PM Full Story
Monday, March 12, 2007
Chargers knock off Shannon Forest (S.C.) Christian School
WILSON -- Wayne Country Day banged out a season-high 10 hits and cruised past Shannon Forest (S.C.) Christian 9-3 at historic Fleming Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Ryan Ford provided three hits and two RBI for the Chargers, who remained unbeaten...Published: Mar 12, 2007 3:01 PM Full Story
Trojan diamond 9 when 3rd CVAC series of season
HARTSVILLE, S.C. -- Josh Carter and Erik Lovett powered a 17-hit attack with four hits apiece as nationally 22nd-ranked Mount Olive defeated Coker 13-5 in the rubber game of their three-game Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference baseball series Sunday. The Trojans have...Published: Mar 12, 2007 2:59 PM Full Story
Trojan softball finishes 3-2 at FMU Invitational
FLORENCE, S.C. -- With an early start to daylight-saving time and an early game time, the Mount Olive softball team found itself four runs down to the 11th ranked team in the nation. But the Trojans would eventually get the...Published: Mar 12, 2007 2:57 PM Full Story
Mount Olive netters remain unbeaten in CVAC play
Nationally 38th-ranked Mount Olive improved to 4-0 in conference play this season with a 6-3 victory at Queens in Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference men's tennis. But the Trojans suffered their first conference loss Saturday, falling to No. 36 Limestone 6-3. Mount...Published: Mar 12, 2007 2:56 PM Full Story
Pirate trio helps ECU complete 3-game sweep of Cal State-Fullerton
GREENVILLE -- Ryan Tousley, Stephen Batts and Ryan Wood combined for seven of East Carolina's nine hits, while driving in 9-of-11 runs to help complete the series sweep over Cal State Fullerton Sunday afternoon, 12-5, inside Clark-LeClair Stadium. With the...Published: Mar 12, 2007 2:53 PM Full Story
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Mount Olive loses overtime heartbreaker
WILSON -- Settle down and set up the offense. Millersville (Pa.) University junior Charlie Parker silently repeated the mantra to himself during Mount Olive's late second-half run that carried over into the early stages of overtime. Parker drained a short...Published: Mar 11, 2007 10:12 AM Full Story
Golden Falcons' bats waking up
PIKEVILLE -- Swing the bat. It's a simple enough concept to grasp, yet in the first two games this season, Charles B. Aycock failed to do so and ended up posting a 1-1 record while hitting a paltry .133 as...Published: Mar 11, 2007 10:11 AM Full Story
ECU blanks Cal State Fullerton
GREENVILLE -- East Carolina starter Dustin Sasser tossed 61/3 innings of shutout ball as the Pirates handed No. 7 Cal State Fullerton their second loss of the series 2-0 inside Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium Saturday afternoon. In front of...Published: Mar 11, 2007 10:10 AM Full Story
Trio of Rams will play college football
SNOW HILL -- J.J. Thompson, Harrison Walston and Brandon Sutton have been inseparable since their childhood days. It's not unsual to see them together at a movie, laughing in a restaurant or sweating at tryout camps. They've developed a special...Published: Mar 11, 2007 10:10 AM Full Story
SW softball team improves to 6-0
DUDLEY -- Southern Wayne pitcher Lauren Darden felt the pressure when she yielded a two-out walk in the seventh inning. The tension increased when perennial Class 2-A softball power South Lenoir loaded the bases on back-to-back infield errors. "We have...Published: Mar 11, 2007 10:09 AM Full Story
No. 22 Trojans split twinbill
HARTSVILLE, S.C. -- Judson Smith allowed four hits in eight shutout innings and Dustin Richardson powered the offense with a home run and three runs batted in as nationally 22nd-ranked Mount Olive defeated Coker 8-0 in game one of a...Published: Mar 11, 2007 10:08 AM Full Story
Local Roundup: Aycock softball team falls to D.H. Conley
GREENVILLE -- D.H. Conley held Charles B. Aycock to two hits as they blanked the Golden Falcons 3-0, in non-conference action on Friday evening. Jasmine Dobbin and Shelly Lancaster scratched out the only hits for Aycock. On the mound, Julie...Published: Mar 11, 2007 10:07 AM Full Story
Friday, March 9, 2007
Back to the Big Dance: MOC men face Millersville (Pa.)
MOUNT OLIVE -- Experienced and loaded. Mount Olive College men's basketball coach Bill Clingan used those two words to describe Millersville (Pa.) University, the Trojans' opening-round opponent in this weekend's NCAA Division II East Regional. He's not wrong. The Marauders...Published: Mar 9, 2007 2:44 PM Full Story
Wayne Country Day opens season with 5-3 win at North Duplin
CALYPSO -- The players sitting in the Wayne Country Day School dugout watched in awe as North Duplin pitcher Doug Lloyd set down the Chargers 1-2-3 in the first inning. The nervousness of an opening game and going against a...Published: Mar 9, 2007 2:42 PM Full Story
Golden Falcons' Talton signs with Pitt Community College
PIKEVILLE -- Junior Bailey is on a mission to find -- and sign -- the best softball talent eastern North Carolina has to offer. The second-year Pitt Community College head coach hasn't done too bad, so far. Before Bailey pulled...Published: Mar 9, 2007 2:41 PM Full Story
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Lancaster (Shelly) delivers game-winning hit PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock put together another seventh-inning rally Thursday evening and turned back Clayton, 2-1, on the Golden Falcons' diamond. Emily Jordan drew a one-out walk. Heather Farmer, Jordan's courtesy runner, scored when...Published: Mar 9, 2007 2:38 PM Full Story
Thursday, March 8, 2007
Mount Olive comes up short
MOUNT OLIVE -- Standing as the potential tying run at the plate with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Mount Olive's Scott Houin crushed a ball deep to left-center field. Francis Marion center fielder Justin Greene raced...Published: Mar 8, 2007 2:56 PM Full Story
Warrior tennis falls
Two defeats against quality Class 4-A men's tennis programs this season hasn't forced Nancy Dawson to hit the panic button ... yet. But the veteran Eastern Wayne coach is concerned and probably has that button close at hand after Wednesday...Published: Mar 8, 2007 2:54 PM Full Story
EW's Frazer chooses St. Andrews
Sam Frazer had seen these soccer drills before. Players get into a circle or triangle, knock the ball back and forth and switch positions. Normally a person who quickly pulls a ball from the bag and kicks it around, Frazer...Published: Mar 8, 2007 2:53 PM Full Story
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Southern Wayne pounds East Duplin BEULAVILLE -- Southern Wayne erupted for seven runs in the first inning and cruised the rest of the night to a 16-5 win over East Duplin in five innings. Garrett Barfield went 2-for-5 with a...Published: Mar 8, 2007 2:51 PM Full Story
Trojans win two in at Smash Hit Tourney
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Shauna Cowdrey tossed five shutout innings and Courtney Wallace keyed a pair of three-run innings with RBI doubles as Mount Olive defeated Seton Hill (Pa.) 7-0 in the Smash Hit Softball Tournament Wednesday at Savannah, Ga. Cowdrey,...Published: Mar 8, 2007 2:49 PM Full Story
Area players update
Goldsboro High senior Daquan Joyner has been selected to play for the North Carolina squad in the annual N.C.-S.C. All-Star men's basketball game. The showcase game, which pits the top 10 players from the Carolinas, is scheduled for March 18...Published: Mar 8, 2007 2:47 PM Full Story
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Rosewood diamond nine hand Farmville Central first loss of season
Matt Neal began preparing for this season back in November and practiced throughout the winter in sometimes frigid conditions. Little did the freshman pitcher from Rosewood know, one of his first starts would occur on an evening that reminded fans...Published: Mar 7, 2007 2:47 PM Full Story
Long, Eason power Ashley past Southern Wayne
DUDLEY -- Opposing teams know about Southern Wayne's scrappy reputation on the baseball diamond. That notoriety went unobserved Tuesday evening. Ben Long and Chris Eason slugged back-to-back home runs in the first inning and sparked Wilmington Ashley to a 9-2,...Published: Mar 7, 2007 2:45 PM Full Story
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Grantham's two-run HR sparks Saints' late offensive surge Lynn Grantham smacked a two-run, sixth-inning home run and Southern Wayne captured a 5-3, non-conference victory over county rival Rosewood on Tuesday afternoon. Grantham's round-tripper highlighted the late-inning surge for the Saints,...Published: Mar 7, 2007 2:44 PM Full Story
Lovett's two-RBI single spearheads late MOC rally
MOUNT OLIVE -- Erik Lovett's two-run single broke a 5-5 tie and highlighted a five-run eighth inning as nationally 22nd-ranked Mount Olive rallied for a 9-5 victory over No. 27 Francis Marion in non-conference baseball actioni Tuesday at Scarborough Field....Published: Mar 7, 2007 2:42 PM Full Story
Trojans split twinbill on road
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Jenny Jackson and Morgan Whaley both hit two-run homers in the fourth inning and Jackson added a two-run double in the fifth as Mount Olive defeated Davis and Elkins 6-0 in the Trojans' opening game at the...Published: Mar 7, 2007 2:40 PM Full Story
MOC's Jackson earns yet another CVAC honor
MOUNT OLIVE -- Jenny Jackson, who set a Mount Olive school record and tied for the fifth-highest single-game RBI total in NCAA II softball history, was named Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference Softball Player of the Week, it was announced Tuesday. The...Published: Mar 7, 2007 2:38 PM Full Story
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Five free passes in seventh inning allows Gators to rally
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Spring Creek literally walked to a non-conference victory over Union on Monday evening at "The Swamp." The Gators benefited from five seventh-inning walks and nipped the previously-unbeaten Spartans 4-3. Spring Creek improved to 3-0 under the direction...Published: Mar 6, 2007 2:41 PM Full Story
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SEVEN SPRINGS -- Union hammered two home runs off Spring Creek pitching en route to a 11-1, five-inning victory on Monday evening. Hanna Hall had a double for the only extra base hit for Spring Creek. The Gators drop to...Published: Mar 6, 2007 2:39 PM Full Story
MOC golfers faring well
Mick Moberg has a one stroke lead over teammate Tyler Rainear and both are among six Mount Olive players in the top 10 as two Trojan teams hold down the top two spots after the first round of the MOC...Published: Mar 6, 2007 2:38 PM Full Story
Pirates have first full-pad workout
GREENVILLE -- After two non-contact orientation sessions in shorts and helmets, third-year head coach Skip Holtz and the East Carolina Pirates began their spring practice schedule in earnest Monday afternoon by working two-plus hours in full pads on Hight Field...Published: Mar 6, 2007 2:35 PM Full Story
Monday, March 5, 2007
Nine is just fine for MOC's Jenny Jackson
ELIZABETH CITY -- Jenny Jackson tied for the fifth-highest single-game RBI total in NCAA II softball history in game one with nine runs batted in and Shauna Cowdrey struck out a career-high 13 batters in game two as Mount Olive...Published: Mar 5, 2007 2:57 PM Full Story
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PIKEVILLE -- Lizzie Sodoma booted two shots into the back of the net to lead Charles B. Aycock to a 4-0 shutout of South Central on Friday. Sodoma also added an assist on a second half goal by Amanda Schlaeppi....Published: Mar 5, 2007 2:55 PM Full Story
MOC golf
Mount Olive College plays host to the inaugural MOC men's and women's golf tournament today and tomorrow at Lane Tree Golf Course. The men's tournament features an eight-team field, including two Mount Olive teams, while the women's tournament features three...Published: Mar 5, 2007 2:53 PM Full Story
MOC basketball
Mount Olive advanced to NCAA postseason play for the fourth consecutive year as the Trojans earned the No. 6 seed in the East Regional of the 2007 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship. Mount Olive takes on No. 3 seed...Published: Mar 5, 2007 2:52 PM Full Story
MOC baseball
MOUNT OLIVE -- Dustin Richardson hit two home runs in game one and Erik Lovett belted his conference-leading ninth home run in the nightcap as nationally 27th-ranked Mount Olive swept a Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference baseball doubleheader over Erskine on Saturday...Published: Mar 5, 2007 2:49 PM Full Story
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Eastern Wayne walks past Greene Central
The Eastern Wayne coaches preach patience at the plate to their hitters. On Saturday afternoon, the selectivity of the batters allowed the Warriors to draw six walks -- four of which came during a key four-run fifth inning that lifted...Published: Mar 4, 2007 2:09 AM Full Story
MOC volleyball goes 3-0
MOUNT OLIVE -- The Trojan men's volleyball team won a pair of matches Saturday on the second day of the 2007 Mount Olive College men's volleyball tournament at Kornegay Arena. Mount Olive defeated Lees-McRae 3-0 (30-24, 30-19, 30-24) in their...Published: Mar 4, 2007 2:08 AM Full Story
ECU completes second workout
GREENVILLE -- The East Carolina Pirates conducted their second official spring workout with a 150-minute practice late Friday afternoon at High Field inside the Cliff Moore Practice Complex. After beginning camp with a pair of introductory workouts in shorts and...Published: Mar 4, 2007 2:08 AM Full Story
Lady Pirates headed to C-USA championship game
TULSA, Okla. -- No. 2 seed UAB found itself in another nail-biter, but No. 3 seed East Carolina ultimately hung on for an 85-81 win in the semifinals of the 2007 C-USA Women's Basketball Championship at Donald W. Reynolds Center...Published: Mar 4, 2007 2:07 AM Full Story
Wolfpack defeats ECU in 10 innings
GREENVILLE -- Mike Roskopf's pinch-hit RBI single with the bases loaded in the top of the 10th plated Ryan Pond and helped No. 24 N.C. State defeat East Carolina 5-4 in front of a record crowd of 5,523 on day...Published: Mar 4, 2007 2:07 AM Full Story
Cowdrey tosses no-hitter for Trojans
Ten days after throwing her first collegiate no-hitter, Shauna Cowdrey tossed her second no-hitter as Mount Olive defeated Bluefield State 8-0 in game two of a non-conference softball doubleheader Friday at Nancy Chapman Cassell Field. In the opener, an error...Published: Mar 4, 2007 2:06 AM Full Story
Mount Olive college sweeps Erskine
Tom Layne went the distance and Stephen Nordan singled home the game-winner with one out in the bottom of the ninth as nationally 27th-ranked Mount Olive defeated Erskine 4-3 in Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference baseball Friday at Scarborough Field. Mount Olive...Published: Mar 4, 2007 2:06 AM Full Story
Southern Wayne tops Greene Central in extra innings
SNOW HILL -- Rachel Reynolds' single with two outs and two strikes drove in the winning run to lift Southern Wayne to a 3-2 victory over Greene Central in eight innings on Friday evening. After tying the game at 1-1...Published: Mar 4, 2007 2:06 AM Full Story
No. 3 Tigers beat No. 2 Golden Falcons
WILSON -- A strong start ended with a disappointing result for the state-ranked Charles B. Aycock baseball team Saturday morning. North Carolina signee Garrett Davis drilled a two-out, two-run home run -- his first of the season -- in the...Published: Mar 4, 2007 2:05 AM Full Story
Friday, March 2, 2007
C.B. Aycock rebounds, shuts down Fike 9-2
PIKEVILLE -- The only thing not working for Charles B. Aycock on Thursday evening was the lights. With the lights surrounding the diamond malfunctioning and darkness falling, the game between Aycock and Wilson Fike was called in the bottom of...Published: Mar 2, 2007 2:19 PM Full Story
Davis, Eagles open season with lopsided victory
Traci Davis recorded 11 strikeouts and provided two hits in Wayne Christian's season-opening, 17-1 thrashing of Hobgood Academy on Thursday afternoon. Davis yielded two hits in the non-conference affair, which was shortened to 41/2 innings due to the 10-run mercy...Published: Mar 2, 2007 2:17 PM Full Story
Trojans split non-CVAC twinbill at Pfeiffer University
MISENHEIMER -- Scott Houin hit a three-run homer and Phillip Pennington allowed only four hits in five innings as nationally 27th-ranked Mount Olive salvaged a split with an 8-2 victory over Pfeiffer in game two of a non-conference baseball doubleheader...Published: Mar 2, 2007 2:16 PM Full Story
Trojan mens' basketball: Coffield, Rouse, Easley receive league honors
MISENHEIMER -- Mount Olive seniors Elton Coffield and Elijah Rouse were both named to the first team and Kendrick Easley was selected as Freshman of the Year as the 2006-07 All-Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference men's basketball honors were announced Thursday during...Published: Mar 2, 2007 2:14 PM Full Story
Trojan womens' basketball: Corley, Moore recognized by CVAC
MISENHEIMER -- Mount Olive junior Keona Corley and freshman Helen Moore were both named to the second team as the 2006-07 All-Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference women's basketball honors were announced Thursday during the awards banquet at the 2007 CVAC Tournament at...Published: Mar 2, 2007 2:12 PM Full Story
Thursday, March 1, 2007
Mount Olive advance in CVAC tourney
MOUNT OLIVE -- "Pick it up and have fun." Senior Elijah Rouse, in so many words, offered that advice to his Mount Olive College teammates during halftime of Wednesday evening's contest against Coker (S.C.) College. The Trojans undoubtedly felt pressured...Published: Mar 1, 2007 2:34 PM Full Story
Trojan's prepare for tournament
Mount Olive plays host to the MOC Men's Volleyball Tournament this weekend at Kornegay Arena. The Trojans take on Eastern Mennonite (Va.) Friday at 7 p.m. in the opening match. Four matches take place Saturday, beginning with Eastern Mennonite vs....Published: Mar 1, 2007 2:33 PM Full Story
Trojan women finish season
LAURINBURG -- With the shot clock running down, junior Erika Thompson hit a 10-foot jump shot with 21.2 seconds left to lift No. 4 seed St. Andrews Presbyterian College to a 62-60 victory over No. 5 seed Mount Olive College...Published: Mar 1, 2007 2:32 PM Full Story
Mount Olive softball swept
MOUNT OLIVE -- Colleen Thomas' first collegiate home run in the fifth inning tied the game, but nationally 27th-ranked Wingate struck for two runs in the top of the seventh to defeat Mount Olive 3-1 in game two of a...Published: Mar 1, 2007 2:30 PM Full Story
Spring Creek one-hits Hobbton
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Ray Grady threw four innings of one-hit baseball while striking out seven, to lead Spring Creek to a 9-0 win over Hobbton, Wednesday evening. Paul Hayes was 1-for-2 with two RBIs while Tim Rogers, Josh Gammon and...Published: Mar 1, 2007 2:29 PM Full Story
Southern Wayne wins slugfest
DUDLEY -- East Duplin catcher Josh Kennedy watched helplessly as Garrett Barfield crossed home plate with another Southern Wayne run. Kennedy threw his mask off, looked to the sky and shook his head in disgust. Barfield had scored the Saints'...Published: Mar 1, 2007 2:27 PM Full Story