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Trojan netters split league twinbill with archrival

\WILSON -- No. 28-ranked University of Mount Olive extended its win streak to nine matches with a 7-2 decision over Conference Carolinas men's tennis archrival Barton on Thursday afternoon. Paul Wiederspahn sealed the outcome with a straight-set victory at...

WCDS dealt 1st tennis defeat of the season

RALEIGH -- North Raleigh Christian swept the singles courts and upended Wayne Country Day, 7-2, in non-conference action Thursday afternoon. The Chargers received doubles points from the top-seeded tandem of Michael Knutson-Miller Gerrard and second-seeded duo of Sam Dively-Preston Edwards....

Walnut Creek Ladies Golf news

Hiromi Sueki claimed low-gross honors during weekly play on the Walnut Creek Country Club links. Sam Gillett and Betty Holloway captured low net and low putts, respectively....

McGee drives in 2 runs, Aycock defeats S. Central in ECC action

WINTERVILLE -- Ashton McGee collected two RBI and Charles B. Aycock tripped up South Central, 7-2, in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference game Wednesday evening. Noah West (RBI), Charlie Robertson and Garrett Joyner contributed hit apiece in the Golden Falcons'...

Faith Christian falls to Greenville Christian

A four-hit performance from Noah Welch wasn't enough for Faith Christian in a 10-4 loss to N.C. Christian Schools Association 2-A foe Greenville Christian on Thursday. Landon Ginn and Jack Casbarro each collected a hit and scored for Faith Christian....

North Duplin rolls past Princeton in Carolina 1A baseball

CALYPSO -- North Duplin defeated Carolina 1-A Conference foe Princeton, 15-4, on Thursday evening. Alex Harmon (RBI) and Jordan Craft each had one hit for Princeton. Jonathan Croom, Nick Phillips, Matt Daughtry and Patrick Norris scored runs for the Bulldogs....

Eastern Wayne diamond 9 slip past Greene Central

Tanner Wells and Coy Barnett produced two hits apiece during Eastern Wayne's 4-3, non-conference triumph over Greene Central on Thursday afternoon. Barnett added an RBI for the Warriors, who improved to 4-6 overall this season. Ryan Warren (RBI), Andrew McKeel,...

Bell has 2 hits in Warriors' softball loss

GREENVILLE -- Trisha Bell collected two hits during Eastern Wayne's 16-1, mercy-rule loss to defending state 3-A champion D.H. Conley on Thursday afternoon. Chelsea Wynn, Jaela Parks and Brooke Morawski each had a hit in the Warriors' loss. Eastern Wayne...

Unbeaten North Lenoir scores mercy-rule win

Blythe Greene had two hits including a home run and four RBI during North Lenoir's 19-1, mercy-rule thumping of Tarboro High on Thursday. Magan Lanier also had four RBI on her three-hit performance. Nicole Robinson got the win in the...

Princeton softball shuts out North Duplin

CALYPSO -- Princeton topped Carolina 1-A Conference foe North Duplin, 10-0, in five innings on Thursday afternoon. Kelsey Peedin, Tori Paul, Beth Braswell, Charley Cox, Taylor Carroll and Savanna Massengill all had one hit apiece for Princeton. The Rebels committed...

Golden Falcons strike early, dismantle Rampants in softball

C.B. Aycock cranked out 13 hits and waltzed past J.H. Rose, 14-3, in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play Thursday afternoon. The Golden Falcons scored eight runs in the first inning. Cierra Harris had three hits. Madison Walton had two hits...

DHC boots C.B. Aycock

PIKEVILLE -- D.H. Conley scored three goals in each half and cruised past Charles B. Aycock, 6-0, in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference game at Hardy Talton Stadium. The Golden Falcons (3-2-1 overall) dropped to 0-2-1 against league opposition. They...

Saints stay unbeaten in ECC 3A/4A girls' soccer

WINTERVILLE -- Maria Gutierrez notched the eventual game-winning goal during Southern Wayne's 2-0 victory over South Central on the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference scene Thursday afternoon. Gutierrez scored off of Alva Perez's assist. Cynthia Rivera assisted Perez on the Saints'...

Princeton girls triumph during three-team track meet

RINCETON -- Princeton secured first place in just four individual events during a three-team, Carolina 1-A Conference girls' meet ran on the Fred Bartholomew Athletic Jr. Complex track Thursday afternoon. Jordan Pearce won the discus, Jasmine Bogle logged the top...

Dogs take 7 first-place finishes in boys' track meet

PRINCETON -- Princeton seized first place in seven individual events and captured three relays during a three-team, Carolina 1-A Conference meet contested on the Fred Bartholomew Jr. Athletic Complex track Thursday afternoon. Quinton Rhue (discus), Jose Moreno (1,600 run), Austin...

Preps digest: JV, middle school news

JV sports * Baseball: North Lenoir 7, C.B. Aycock 5 -- Jacob Sanford led the Golden Falcons' offense with three hits and an RBI. Bryce Anders (RBI) and Cameron Kornegay (RBI) provided two hits apiece. Kornegay endured the mound...

Quick-passing Rampants topple Warriors on soccer pitch

[email protected] Eastern Wayne, in phases, applied some defensive pressure against quick-passing J.H. Rose on Thursday evening. The Warriors could neither consistently match the Rampants' tenacious, aggressive style of play nor force many turnovers during a 5-1 loss on the Little...