Friday, January 29, 2016
UMO: North Greenville is first focus, then Limestone on national TV
MOUNT OLIVE -- Just play ball. The University of Mount Olive men and women face Conference Carolinas foe Limestone (S.C.) on Saturday in the school's first-ever nationally-televised basketball game at Kornegay Arena. Tip-off is 6 p.m. Nerves sometimes overcome actors,...Published: Jan 29, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Logistics in place as UMO prepares to host nationally-televised basketball games
BY JUSTIN HAYES [email protected] MOUNT OLIVE -- Wednesday, 2 p.m. Three days and counting. The air in the concourse stairwell of Kornegay Arena -- home to the University of Mount Olive basketball program -- is sticky, even for January. Sample...Published: Jan 29, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Smith pleased that Saints finally erase ECC goose egg
[email protected] DUDLEY -- Up by eight points with one quarter to play, Southern Wayne's players walked toward their bench. "Keep playing," the coaching staff told them. And this time the Saints closed out an opponent. Southern Wayne used its 2-1-2...Published: Jan 29, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
King Pin Scratch Open -- Hill gives tournament a makeover
[email protected] Clarke Hill felt it was time for a makeover. He sought some advice. Then he devised a plan of action. The result? Hill may have perhaps just created a one-day bowling tournament that could gain considerable recognition along the...Published: Jan 29, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Southern Wayne girls break away late against CBA
DUDLEY -- A loss avenged. A skid finally ends. Southern Wayne closed out the game with a 16-5 run and turned back county rival Charles B. Aycock, 45-39, on the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference scene Thursday evening. The Saints...Published: Jan 29, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Conley grapplers top Eastern Wayne
HOLLYWOOD CROSSROADS -- Justice Green's fall over Chris Barbour with one second left in the opening period helped D.H. Conley seal a 42-36 victory over Eastern Wayne in the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A regular-season finale for both teams. The Vikings earned...Published: Jan 29, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Rosewood's Decatur-Luker sets freshman record
Timothy "The Tank" Decatur-Luker broke the North Carolina single-season record for victories (46) by a freshman during Rosewood's tri-meet sweep of North Lenoir and Neuse Charter on Wednesday evening. Matthew Cruz-Cruz, a senior at Cleveland, held the previous record of...Published: Jan 29, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story