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Thursday, March 31, 2016

C.B. Aycock softball wins Harnett Central Easter Invitational

ANGIER -- Allie Phillips logged five strikeouts inside the pitcher's circle, and Charles B. Aycock defeated South Johnston, 7-6, in the Harnett Central Easter Invitational championship game Tuesday afternoon. Phillips (4-0) walked just one batter and yielded a home run...

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

GOLDEN LEAF INVITATIONAL: Saints forget to bring offense from Dudley

[email protected] WILSON -- Spring break isn't over. And conference play looms around the corner. Southern Wayne dropped a 3-1 decision to Rocky Mount on the final day of the third annual Golden Leaf Invitational. The Saints finished 2-1. "The biggest...

GOLDEN LEAF INVITATIONAL: Eagles experience extra-inning heart break

[email protected] WILSON -- Most action movies peak on cue, leaving little to the viewer's imagination. True cinema gold, however, borders on the unfathomable at every turn. Such was the case Tuesday afternoon as Rosewood absorbed the losing end of a...

GOLDEN LEAF INVITATIONAL: Warriors listen to Fulghum's 'speech'

[email protected] WILSON -- An uninspired performance against West Carteret on Monday afternoon led to about a 15-minute lecture by Eastern Wayne head coach Jabo Fulghum outside the locker room at historic Fleming Stadium. Fulghum talked about effort, aggressiveness, intensity. His...

GOLDEN LEAF INVITATIONAL: CBA's Davis throws complete-game, 2-hit shutout

WILSON -- Kyle Davis threw a complete-game two-hitter and Cameron Kornegay cranked out two hits during Charles B. Aycock's 11-0, mercy-rule conquest of Jamestown Ragsdale on Tuesday morning. Davis yielded an earned run, walked one and struck out six...

Golden Falcons' Waddell tosses 5-inning no-hitter

ANGIER -- Taylor Waddell threw her second five-inning no-hitter of the season as Charles B. Aycock throttled Triton, 11-0, during second-game action in an Easter tournament contested at Harnett Central on Tuesday afternoon. Waddell (3-0) walked two and logged...

Aycock wins Wayne County JV baseball tournament

Charles B. Aycock 11, Eastern Wayne 1 (5 inn.) -- Cody Whaley, Zack Brewer and Jordan Gay combined for a no-hitter as the Golden Falcons emerged as the Wayne County JV tournament champions. Carson Smitherman, Caleb Matthews and Tyler...

Walnut Creek Ladies golf

Faye Franklin won low gross during weekly play on the Walnut Creek Country Club links. Linda Cannon secured low net. Mary Morris and Charlotte Campbell shared low putts....

Southern Alamance trips up Greene Central

BETHEL -- Southern Alamance capitalized on six errors and pounded out eight hits during a 5-2 victory over Greene Central on the final day of the 2016 Pitt County Classic. Dane Hedgepeth led GC's offense with a double. The Rams...

Goldsboro sweeps doubleheader against Westover

FAYETTEVILLE -- Maurice Stokes logged nine strikeouts on the mound in a six-inning stint as Goldsboro claimed an 18-11 win over Westover on Monday afternoon. Chandler Patrick pitched the seventh. Jon Stevens, Tommy Vick, Stokes delivered two hits apiece. Patrick,...

BOX: Rosewood baseball vs. Wilson Hunt

Rosewood 221 010 000 00 -- 6 12 3 Hunt 220 000 200 01 -- 7 9 3 Leading hitters: Rosewood -- Boone Moody 2-4; Ethan Chapin 2-5, RBI; Hayden Amodeo 2-5, 2 RBI. Hunt -- Connor Griffin 1-4, RBI;...

BOX: Southern Wayne baseball vs. Rocky Mount

Rocky Mount 001 200 0 -- 3 7 0 Southern Wayne 000 100 0 -- 1 7 2 Leading hitters: Rocky Mount -- Josh Pittman 2-4, 1 RBI; Spencer Ramsey 2-4, 1 RBI; Logan Pearce 1-4, 1 RBI; David Harrison...

BOX: Eastern Wayne baseball vs. Roxboro Person

3rd annual Golden Leaf Invitational Tuesday's games Roxboro Person 000 101 3 -- 5 6 7 Eastern Wayne 003 314 x -- 11 8 5 Leading hitters: Roxboro Person -- Casey Nichols 2-4, 2B, RBI; Cale Mizzelle 1-3; Trey Golden...

BOX: C.B. Ayock baseball vs. Jamestown Ragsdale

Ragsdale 000 01 -- 1 2 2 C.B. Aycock 224 03 -- 11 8 1 Leading hitters: C.B. Aycock -- Cameron Kornegay 2-3, RBI; Chandler Matthews 1-3; Jacob Sanford 1-1, RBI; Ashton McGee 1-3, RBI; Landon Casey 1-1, RBI; Sam...

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

GOLDEN LEAF INVITATIONAL: Rosewood wins wild affair over No. Nash

[email protected] WILSON -- His mask pushed back and his glove turned upright, Rosewood catcher Ethan Chapin raced toward the fence in the sixth inning. But the foul ball dropped by his feet. Three innings later, Chapin stepped up to bat...

GOLDEN LEAF INVITATIONAL: Walker's heads-up play lifts Saints

[email protected] WILSON -- Fast and loose. The maxim is on its way to becoming a staple of Southern Wayne baseball, as evidenced Monday night by a dugout-raving, 8-7 victory over Parrott Academy at Hunt High School. The Saints, courtesy of...

GOLDEN LEAF INVITATIONAL: Warriors get solid outing from Johnson

[email protected] WILSON -- Penciled into the lineup for the first time this season, football standout Devonte Corum drew praise from Eastern Wayne head baseball coach Jabo Fulghum. Corum squared up and hit two hard grounders -- one to third and...

GOLDEN LEAF INVITATIONAL: C.B. Aycock trips up Sun Valley

WILSON -- Charles B. Aycock pushed across six runs in the fifth and sixth innings combined, and knocked Sun Valley on day two of the third annual Golden Leaf Invitational on Monday afternoon. The Golden Falcons tied the game...

BOX: Rosewood baseball vs. Northern Nash

Rosewood 012 020 305 -- 13 18 2 No. Nash 102 001 400 -- 8 17 3 Leading hitters: Rosewood -- Hayden Amodeo 4-6, 5 RBI; Chance Howard 2-5, 2 RBI; Ethan Chapin 2-5, 1 RBI; Kolby Harris 3-5, 1...

BOX: West Carteret baseball vs. Eastern Wayne

3rd annual Golden Leaf Invitational (at Fleming Stadium, Wilson) West Carteret 000 100 0 -- 1 5 1 Eastern Wayne 401 000 x -- 5 6 0 Leading hitters: West Carteret -- Sean McLaughlin 1-1; Gabe Henderson 1-2; Kemp Wickizer...

BOX: Southern Wayne baseball vs. Parrott

Southern Wayne 131 101 1 -- 8 8 2 Parrott Academy 301 120 0 -- 7 7 2 Leading hitters: Southern Wayne -- Jack Casbarro 2-3; Aryc Chrisman 2-4, 2 RBI; Tyler Brock 1-4, RBI; Hunter Barwick RBI. Parrott Academy...

Sunday, March 27, 2016

Erskine tops UMO, 1-0; wins Conference Carolinas series

UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE -- Tyler Phillips doubled home the game's lone run as Erskine (S.C.) defeated University of Mount Olive, 1-0, in Conference Carolinas play Saturday afternoon. Held without a hit through three innings, the Trojans threatened in...

Pirates shut out Warriors in Golden Leaf Invite

[email protected] WILSON -- The opportunity presented itself, but something was missing at home plate. "We had two or three innings today, second or third (base), bases loaded, and we didn't have anything to scratch or show for it," said Eastern...

Eagles drop 6-4 decision to Oakwood

[email protected] WILSON -- Have game, will travel. That appeared to be the in-dugout sentiment Saturday afternoon for The Oakwood School, which started with a bang and then held on to defeat a frustrated Rosewood team, 6-4, on opening-day play of...

McGee's double puts CBA offense in gear

[email protected] WILSON -- Every at-bat is new. Forget about the free passes issued by opposing pitchers. Just find a way to get on base and make something happen. That's been Ashton McGee's philosophy this season -- a mental strategy that...

PREPS DIGEST: JV news

JV * Baseball: Charles B. Aycock 9, South Central 1 -- The sophomore tandem of Jordan Gay and Luke Frederick combined for a two-hitter during the Golden Falcons' victory in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play. Gay, who earned the...

North Lenoir drills New Bern

Reed Parris tossed a three-hitter and posted four strikeouts as North Lenoir dismantled New Bern, 13-2, on day one of the annual Pitt County Classic. Jackson Sullivan and Garrett Letchworth paced the Hawks' offense with three hits apiece. Joseph Harrison...

Southern Wayne topples Wilson Fike

WILSON -- Aryc Chrisman fired a complete-game five-hitter as Southern Wayne dumped Wilson Fike, 7-2, during opening-day play of the third annual Golden Leaf Invitational. Chrisman yielded two earned runs (one earned), walked two and retired three Fike batters on...

Marion Talton: From a crossroads to baseball's mecca

He was a crossroads baseball hero, a supernova spun out of his daddy's depression-era tobacco leaves. Marion Talton formed himself a player in the drape of a pillar oak, just a lunchtime call from scratch-made, fluffy cornbread. The family home,...

BOX: Rosewood baseball vs. The Oakwood School

Oakwood 301 100 1 -- 6 8 1 Rosewood 130 000 0 -- 4 5 3 Leading hitters: Oakwood -- Austin Goins 2-4; Blake Owen 2-4, RBI; Zarion Sharpe 2-3, 2 RBI; Will Cooke 2-2, 2 RBI. Rosewood -- Boone...

BOX: Eastern Wayne baseball vs. Corinth-Holders

Eastern Wayne 000 000 0 -- 0 2 0 Corinth-Holders 003 000 0 -- 3 5 0 Leading hitters: Eastern Wayne -- Tate Proctor 2-3, 2 RBI; Kahlil Hodge 1-2, 1 RBI; Hunter Sullivan 2-2. Corinth-Holders -- Zack Smith 1-3;...

BOX: Nash Central baseball vs. C.B. Aycock

Golden Leaf Invitational (at Fleming Stadium, Wilson) Saturday's game C.B. Aycock 004 301 2 -- 10 x 2 Nash Central 000 000 0 -- 0 4 1 Leading hitters: C.B. Aycock -- Chandler Matthews 2-2, 2B; Ashton McGee 2-4, 2B,...

Friday, March 25, 2016

Warriors run into talent-rich Rampants on soccer pitch

[email protected] Kierra Christie stayed busy for 48 minutes. The Eastern Wayne junior goalie made 10 saves against Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference rival J.H. Rose on Thursday evening. "Our keeper (Makdad) is amazing," Warriors head coach Scott Summers said, whose team...

Johnson helps Warriors squeeze past Rampants

[email protected] The squeeze. While not yet a lost art, it's a play that only polished ball clubs can effectively manage in a white-knuckle crisis. Eastern Wayne did just that Thursday evening, getting a perfectly-played sacrifice from starting pitcher Brock Johnson...

Sansbury not 'satisfied' with UMO's sweep of Fayetteville State

[email protected] MOUNT OLIVE -- Backpack draped over her shoulder and trying to shield herself from a pollen-filled breeze, University of Mount Olive head softball coach Mandy Sansbury -- despite a doubleheader sweep of Fayetteville State -- didn't feel like celebrating...

PREPS DIGEST: JV, middle school news

JV * Girls' soccer: Wayne Country Day 5, Community Christian 0 -- Langley Barnes provided a hat trick and recorded an assist during the Chargers' non-conference shutout win Thursday afternoon. Kathryn Hamilton posted one goal and assisted on a...

CBA softball slugs it way past South Central

WINTERVILLE -- Madison Walton belted a three-run home run as Charles B. Aycock rallied from a seven-run deficit to defeat South Central, 16-8, in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference battle Thursday evening. The Golden Falcons took an 8-7 lead in...

Strickland provides Chargers' lone run in loss to Oakwood

John Strickland swatted a solo home run as Wayne Country Day dropped a 12-1, non-conference loss to Oakwood on Thursday afternoon. Oakwood pitcher Zarion Sharpe retired 11 Chargers on strikeouts and surrendered just two hits -- Strickland's sixth-inning blast and...

Walker has two hits, two RBI in Gators' road loss

DEEP RUN -- Hunter Walker delivered a two-hit, two-RBI performance during Spring Creek's 4-3, non-conference loss to South Lenoir on Thursday evening. Sawyer Smith, Josh Lebron, Kane Geelen and Landon Smothers provided one hit apiece for the Gators. Smith took...

Charles B. Aycock tops South Central in baseball

WINTERVILLE -- Cameron Kornegay provided two hits and an RBI during Charles B. Aycock's 5-2 triumph over South Central in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play Thursday evening. Ashton McGee, who has been selected as a 2016 Rawlings-PG All-American Preseason Underclassman,...

Eastern Wayne men's tennis remains unbeaten

Eastern Wayne heads into spring break unbeaten after an 8-1 triumph over South Central on the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference scene Thursday afternoon. Le Solomon, Ethan Quinn, Ian Burchett, Walker Davis, Nathan Fleming and Yoseph Yan each claimed a point...

BOX: J.H. Rose at Eastern Wayne

J.H. Rose 102 000 0 -3 3 0 Eastern Wayne 002 002 X -4 6 1 Leading Hitters: Eastern Wayne - Tanner Wells, 3-3, 2 RBI; Carlyle Smith 1-3, RBI Zach Smith, 1-3; Lee Daniels, 1-3. J.H. Rose - Tyshawn...

1 ON 1 CONVERSATION: UMO's Claire Wigler

University of Mount Olive senior Claire Wigler picked up a lacrosse stick when she was three years old. After Wigler's parents signed her up to play in the Eastwood Little League little did she know how much she'd grow to...

Thursday, March 24, 2016

UMO: Men's, women's lacrosse teams pick up league wins

UMO Media Relations MISENHEIMER -- Brett Kingston punched in the game-winning goal with three-plus minutes remaining as No. 7-ranked University of Mount Olive slipped past in-state rival Pfeiffer University, 10-8, during their Conference Carolinas men's lacrosse game Wednesday evening. Jesse...

Wilmington Christian defeats Faith Christian

WILMINGTON -- Ethan Glover and Jackson Freeman supplied one hit apiece in Faith Christian's 16-1, five-inning loss to N.C. Christian Schools Association 2-A District 4 foe Wilmington Christian. Cal Reese took the mound loss. The Conquerors (2-5 overall, 0-3 District...

Chargers endure shutout loss on soccer pitch

Once-beaten Neuse Christian Academy punched in two first-half goals and shut down Wayne Country Day, 3-0, in non-conference play Wednesday afternoon. The Lions (9-1-0 overall) recorded their seventh shutout of the season and have allowed just five goals in 800...

Spring Creek capitalizes on Goldsboro's miscues

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Trademark speed. Spring Creek, known area-wide for its activity on the basepaths, used its calling card yesterday to exploit a litany of box score oddities en route to a 19-0, non-conference victory over Goldsboro. All the Gators...

J.H. Rose escapes Southern Wayne in 8 innings

DUDLEY -- Tyler Brock swatted a home run and finished with three hits during Southern Wayne's 10-8, eight-inning loss to Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference rival J.H. Rose. Brock collected an RBI. Josh Jernigan doubled twice in a 3-for-5, two-RBI effort....

Cougars net non-conference tennis win

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Goldsboro High swept the singles and doubles courts during a 9-0, non-conference triumph over Spring Creek on a breezy Wednesday afternoon. Chris (Xan) Pate, Caleb Whitted, Aaron Podbielski, Holden Jones, Garrett Boykin and Kyle Candy each posted...

C.B. Aycock's Graham qualifies for east 3A track regional

WINTERVILLE -- C.B. Aycock's Kamarion Graham qualified for the eastern 3-A regionals with a time of 11.09 seconds in the 100-meter dash contested during a three-team Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference meet at South Central on Wednesday afternoon. Trevor Holt seized...

EW's Wells shuts down GC, gets plenty of offensive support

Tanner Wells scattered three hits and logged one strikeout on the mound during Eastern Wayne's 8-0, non-conference triumph over Greene Central. Wells threw 64 pitches. Ryan Warren (three RBI) and Cole Steiner (RBI) paced the Warriors' offense with two hits...

Golden Falcons' Carter triumphs in two track events

WINTERVILLE -- Three Charles B. Aycock competitors combined to win four individual events during a three-team Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference meet contested at South Central. Cyerra Carter claimed the triple jump (33 feet) and high jump (5 feet). Arlanda Faulkner...

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Golden Falcons' Sanford shuts down Vikings

[email protected] PIKEVILLE -- Scoreless for four innings, five errors in the field and an undefeated season on the line -- Charles B. Aycock found a way to win -- on the mound. Golden Falcons pitcher Jacob Sanford threw only two...

Puetz's home run sparks late rally for CBA

[email protected] PIKEVILLE -- Before Hannah Vinson stepped into the batter's box, Taylor Puetz, who stood in the on-deck circle, told her Charles B. Aycock teammate to hit the first pitch. "The rest is junk," Puetz said. "She's going to give...

PREPS DIGEST: JV, middle schools

JV * Baseball: C.B. Aycock 3, D.H. Conley 1 -- The Golden Falcons iced the outcome with a two-run, sixth-inning uprising. Caleb Matthews and Cody Whaley emerged as the offensive leaders with two hits apiece. Balke Gipson and Nick...

BOX: D.H. Conley baseball at C.B. Aycock

Tuesday's game at Pikeville D.H. Conley    000    000    0    --    0    5    0 C.B. Aycock    000    020    x    --    2    5    4 Leading hitters: D.H. Conley -- Noah Jones 3-3; Phillip Sanderson 2-2. Charles B. Aycock -- Jacob Sanford 1-3;...

Flowers, Wise lead CBA golfers in two meets

Charles B. Aycock's Jake Flowers emerged as the medalist with an 18-hole round of 75 during six-team meet contested on the Goldsboro Municipal Golf Course links Tuesday afternoon. Nick Wise posted a 77. Teammates Blake Bartlett (79) and Bryce Jones...

Walnut Creek Ladies Golf news

Hiromi Sueki claimed low-gross accolades during weekly play on the Walnut Creek Country Club links. Evelyn Rose secured low net, while Faye Franklin won low putts....

Rosewood nets tennis win over Princeton

Rosewood sealed the outcome with a sweep in singles play and turned back Princeton, 8-1, on the Carolina 1-A Conference scene Tuesday afternoon. The Bulldogs' lone point came from its No. 3 doubles of Woodall Lane-Zach Hill, who pulled out...

Wayne Christian survives slugfest with Grace-Sanford

SANFORD -- Mason White and Ryan Kennedy each delivered a two-hit performance, and Wayne Christian escaped with a wild, 13-11 victory over Grace Christian in a Carolina Christian 1-A Conference game Tuesday. White collected three RBI. Jaxon Anderson, Will White,...

Eagles post mercy-rule shutout over Rebels in Carolina 1A baseball

CALYPSO -- Tanner Bradley fired a one-hit shutout as Rosewood pounded out a 16-0 victory over Carolina 1-A Conference co-leader North Duplin on Tuesday evening. Bradley retired two Rebels on strikeouts and issued one free pass in the mercy-rule shortened...

Wade punches in 2 goals, Cougars defeat Panthers

Ivey Wade notched two goals during Goldsboro's 4-1, non-conference conquest of North Johnston on Tuesday evening. Makayla Roberts had one goal and one assist. Hannah Williamson punched in one goal. The Cougars (5-1-2 overall) open Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference play...

Rebels' Pate tosses perfect game against Rosewood

CALYPSO -- Rylee Pate tossed a perfect game as defending state 1-A champion North Duplin dispatched Rosewood, 16-0, in Carolina 1-A Conference action Tuesday evening. Pate recorded 15 strikeouts and slapped a home run for the Rebels, who improved to...

Saints' Bryan strikes out 8 in win over JH Rose

DUDLEY -- Mackenzie Bryan scattered three hits and logged eight strikeouts inside the pitcher's circle during Southern Wayne's 9-4 conquest of Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference foe J.H. Rose on Tuesday evening. Bryan surrendered four runs (two earned) and walked one...

BOX: D.H. Conley softball at Aycock

D.H. Conley 001 300 0 -- 4 8 6 C.B. Aycock 240 020 x -- 8 6 0 Leading hitters: D.H. Conley -- Cara Davis 3-4, 2B, HR, RBI; Emily Kirby 2-3; Grace Cochran 2-3, RBI. C.B. Aycock -- Cassandra...

Gators' Rouse tosses no-hitter

PRINCETON -- Will Rouse threw a no-hitter as defending Carolina 1-A Conference champion Spring Creek blanked Princeton 1-0 on Tuesday evening at the Fred Bartholomew Jr. Athletic Complex. Rouse retired five Bulldogs and issued one walk during an efficient...

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

PREPS DIGEST: JV news

JV * Girls' soccer: Eastern Wayne 2, North Lenoir 0 -- Sophomore Megan Bartz and freshman Jamia Waters each punched in a goal during the Warriors' win. Sophomores Sam Antoine and Bella Bowen provided one assist apiece. EW is...

Crumpler likes Rebels' 'makeup' so far this season

[email protected] CALYPSO -- Young talent mixed with experienced upperclassmen has helped filled the void left by a trend-setting senior class. And North Duplin hasn't skipped a beat on the baseball diamond this spring. Heading into tonight's home clash against Rosewood,...

Dogs wrap up tennis win in singles play

Princeton emerged victorious in five of six singles matches and cruised past Spring Creek, 7-2, on the Carolina 1-A Conference scene Monday. Sophomore Jacob Williams, freshman Garrett Klein, sophomore Kyle Balageo, freshman Blaine Phillips and freshman Woodall Lane each posted...

Patriots defeat Chargers in boys' tennis

Sam Dively and doubles mate Preston Edwards accounted for Wayne Country Day's points in a 7-2, non-conference loss to perennial 2-A independent powerhouse Parrott Academy on Monday afternoon. Dively defeated the Patriots' William Hill 6-1, 6-2 at No. 1 singles....

Princeton trips up SSS in 5th inning

PRINCETON -- Princeton pushed across two fifth-inning runs and knocked off county rival Smithfield-Selma, 3-1, on the Fred Bartholomew Jr. Athletic Complex on Monday evening. Hunter Mitchell led the Bulldogs' offense with two hits and two walks. Mason Rachels, Tyler...

Hobbton shuts out Goldsboro

NEWTON GROVE -- Goldsboro scratched out four hits during its 17-0, non-conference defeat against Hobbton on Monday evening. Jon Stevens, Chandler Patrick, Brody Morton and Michael Eltz each had a hit for the Cougars. Goldsboro (0-8 overall) is the guest...

Wayne Country Day pounds out mercy-rule road win

SANFORD -- Wayne Country Day exploded for eight first-inning runs and hammered out a 15-2, mercy-rule victory over Lee Christian on Monday afternoon. Jack Talton and Drew Barnes combined for a four-hitter on the mound. Talton logged five strikeouts and...

Vernon delivers two hits, Eagles stay unbeaten in league play

DEEP RUN -- Conner Vernon batted 2-for-4 and scored a run as Rosewood doubled up South Lenoir, 10-5, in non-conference play Monday evening. Ethan Chapin collected a hit, walked twice, stole a season-high three bases and scored twice. Chance Howard...

Flores paces Wayne Christian's golf team

KINSTON -- Wayne Christian dropped a non-conference dual-team match to Parrott Academy on Monday afternoon. Braxton Flores paced the Eagles with a 57. Maciah Singletary contributed a 58, while Adam Grady shot a 62. The final team score was not...

Gators upend Bulldogs on soccer pitch

PRINCETON -- Spring Creek remained unbeaten in four Carolina 1-AConference outings with a 5-1 victory over Princeton at Harvey Brooks Field on Monday evening. Scoring details were not submitted to the News-Argus. Spring Creek (7-1-0 overall) concludes its pre-Spring break...

Ramirez scores pair of goals, Saints defeat Rams

Alejandra Ramirez tallied two goals during Southern Wayne's 4-1, non-conference victory over Greene Central on Monday evening. Kenia Montalvo and Channon Casey each had one goal. The Saints (2-6-0 overall) play host to J.H. Rose today....

Cougars, Wildcats play to 1-1 draw

Tziah Kelly collected Goldsboro's lone goal during a 1-1, non-conference draw against Hobbton on Monday afternoon. Melissa Cox assisted on Kelly's goal. The Cougars (4-1-2 overall) entertain North Johnston today....

Dove's hat trick (3 goals) powers Warriors to mercy-rule win

Junior Brennan Dove posted a hat trick (three goals) during Eastern Wayne's 11-2, mercy-rule romp over North Lenoir on Monday evening. Sophomores Claire Molloy and Madison Tallarida, junior Yessi Guitierrez and freshman Alana Kazar each collected two goals. Kazar's goal...

Goldsboro softball snaps 3-game skid

NEWTON GROVE -- Marcy Taylor logged five strikeouts inside the pitcher's and claimed the complete-game win as Goldsboro snapped a three-game skid with a 10-5, non-conference victory over Hobbton on Monday afternoon. Taylor allowed three unearned runs. Matti Rose Lyon...

Monday, March 21, 2016

UMO men shatter school records

UMO Media Relations MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- University of Mount Olive shattered three school records and recorded two NCAA provisional qualifier marks during the Shamrock Invitational contested at Coastal Carolina University. Jonno Engelking became the Trojans' new record holder in...

Rosewood's Amodeo is steady in his faith

Humility. It's virtually dead in today's sports world. Too many athletes are concerned about the name on the back of their jersey. They taunt opponents. Their actions make even the most avid sports fan wonder, 'what was the coach thinking...

Lane Tree LGA news

Cathy Garris secured game-of-the-week honors while playing from the red tees on the Lane Tree Golf Club links. Mary Ann Sutton and Sherry Minner won low net and low putts, respectively. Libby Newsome emerged as the game-of-the-week winner from...

Sunday, March 20, 2016

Golden Falcon diamond 9 topple Saints

[email protected] DUDLEY -- A post-game huddle isn't measured by wins or losses. The time calculated is based on improvements needed. Charles B. Aycock head baseball coach Charles Davis gathered his team together after an 11-6 victory over Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A...

Rosewood's Jernigan earns Bonner Scholarship to Mars Hill

[email protected] During his formative years, Josh Jernigan developed a "busy bee" mentality. He buzzed from classroom to classroom and volunteered to assist -- not only his teachers -- but other teachers at Rosewood Middle School. His mom, Glinda, welcomed her...

Warriors' Smith, Johnson handcuff Bears

NEW BERN -- Zack Smith flirted with a no-hitter for five-plus innings and Eastern Wayne shut out New Bern, 3-0, in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play at Boykin Field on Friday evening. A University of Charlotte signee, Smith yielded...

Golden Falcons' offensive train rolls through Dudley

[email protected] DUDLEY -- Have you seen the Pikeville Express? It's a public school milk box on old-fangled tires - base white and striped in azure - that carries a varsity roster of 14 dugout-screaming, high-octane hitting, laser-throwing ponytails from Charles...

PREPS DIGEST: JV news

JV * Baseball: C.B. Aycock 19, Southern Wayne 2 (5 inn.) -- Blake Gipson batted 3-for-4 and scored three runs during the Golden Falcons' mercy-rule victory at Charles Davis Field. Jordan Gay (two RBI), Luke Frederick (three RBI) and...

Lane's goal lifts SC past Neuse Charter

SMITHFIELD -- Jordan Lane provided an unassisted goal early in the opening half and Spring Creek slipped past Neuse Charter, 1-0, in Carolina 1-A Conference action. "The rest of the game was more physical," second-year SC head coach Carlos Borda...

Bartlett claims medalist honors at Cardinal CC

KENLY -- Blake Bartlett earned medalist honors and Charles B. Aycock emerged as the low-scoring team during a non-conference meet contested on the Cardinal Country Club links. Bartlett carded a 6-over 78 for the Golden Falcons. Teammates Bryce Jones (81)...

Eagles trip up Wildcats in Carolina 1A softball

NEWTON GROVE -- Kaitlyn Kincaid hurled a complete-game three-hitter as Rosewood dispatched Hobbton, 9-2, in a Carolina 1-A Conference game. Kincaid posted six strikeouts inside the circle. Hailey Weeks, Shayla Marak (RBI), Toree Marak (three RBI) and Keelin Hunter pounded...

Princeton softball improves to 5-0 this season

PRINCETON -- Taylor Carroll stroked a two-RBI single into center field during a third-inning uprising and sparked Princeton past county archrival North Johnston, 4-1, on Friday evening. Tied at 1-1 through 21/2 innings, Peedin drew a lead-off walk to start...

Wayne Christian falls to Bethel in extra innings

Bethel Christian manufactured two eighth-inning runs and turned back Wayne Christian, 7-5, on Friday. Hunter Burt and Ryan Kennedy paced the Eagles' offense with two hits apiece. Jaxon Anderson, Will White, Mason White (two RBI), Seth Harrell and Jaxon Bauer...

Norfolk (Va.) Christian doubles up Wayne Country Day

GREENVILLE -- Norfolk Christian's defense held Wayne Country Day scoreless for five innings during a 4-2, non-conference victory at The Oakwood School on Saturday afternoon. The Chargers scored a single run in each of the sixth and seventh innings. Drew...

Aycock baseball beats SW Edgecombe in 5 innings

WILSON -- Trey Jordan and Landon Casey combined for a four-hitter as Charles B. Aycock knocked off SouthWest Edgecombe, 10-0, in the Tobs Classic contested at venerable Fleming Stadium on Saturday. Jordan, who earned the win, limited the Cougars to...

Bulldogs defeat Panthers in 8 innings

PRINCETON -- Princeton pushed across the game-deciding run in the bottom of the eighth inning and handed county archrival North Johnston a 5-4 loss on Friday evening. Nick Phillips emerged as the Bulldogs' offensive leader with three hits and two...

BOX: C.B. Aycock softball at Southern Wayne

C.B. Aycock (10)02 14 -- 17 16 3 So. Wayne 000 10 -- 1 3 6 Leading hitters: C.B. Aycock -- Madison Walton 2-3; Tanika Powell 3-5; Cassandra Lassiter 2-2; Georgia Parnell 2-2; Hannah Vinson 2-3; Mackenzie Wheeler 2-2. Southern...

BOX: C.B. Aycock baseball at Southern Wayne

Friday's game at Dudley C.B. Aycock 160 301 0 -- 11 13 4 Southern Wayne 130 001 1 -- 6 7 5 Leading hitters: C.B. Aycock -- Cameron Kornegay 2-4; Jacob Sanford 1-4, RBI; Chandler Gentry 2-3, RBI; Chandler Matthews...

BOX: Eastern Wayne baseball at New Bern

Friday's game at New Bern Eastern Wayne 200 010 0 -- 3 3 1 New Bern 000 000 0 -- 0 2 3 Leading hitters: Eastern Wayne -- Zack Smith 1-3; Tanner Wells 1-3; Lee Daniels 1-3. LOB -- Warriors...

Friday, March 18, 2016

Golden Falcons boot Saints in latter stages of ECC 3A-4A match

[email protected] DUDLEY -- As a rule, good teams are a summary of their flaws. As an exception to that truism, prolific units work through them. Enter the Charles B. Aycock varsity girls' soccer team. The Golden Falcons (5-1-0 overall) proved...

PREPS DIGEST: JV, middle schools

JV * Softball: Cape Fear Christian 17-17, Wayne Christian 6-3 -- Brianne Verme took the mound loss in the opener for WCS. Teammate Grace Bailey started inside the pitcher's circle in game two. The Eagles (0-3 overall) visit Falls...

Gators break away from Neuse Charter in 2nd inning

SMITHFIELD -- Defending Carolina 1-A Conference champion Spring Creek exploded for eight second-inning runs and cruised past Neuse Charter, 13-1, in five innings on Tuesday afternoon. Hunter Walker paced the Gators' 13-hit attack with two hits and an RBI. Levi...

Harris, Eagles shut down Lakewood

SALEMBURG -- Kolby Harris tossed a three-inning shutout as Rosewood pounded out an 11-0, mercy-rule win over Lakewood in Carolina 1-A Conference action Thursday afternoon. Harris retired nine Leopard hitters on strikeouts and walked two in the five-inning affair. It...

Chargers stage late comeback, turn back Lawrence Academy

Case Kermode drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning as Wayne Country Day upended perennial independent school powerhouse Lawrence Academy, 3-2, on Thursday afternoon. Tied at 2-2 after 61/2 innings, the Chargers opened their half...

Prezbindowski's goal lifts Goldsboro on the road

KENLY -- Anna Prezbindowski notched the game's lone goal as Goldsboro turned back North Johnston, 1-0, in non-conference play Thursday evening. Keepers Selena Morales and Kay-lin Bethune combined for the shutout in goal. The Cougars visit Hobbton on Monday....

Chargers' Barnes notches both goals in win over Ridgecroft

Langley Barnes punched in two goals as Wayne Country Day dumped Ahoskie Ridgecroft, 2-0, on Thursday afternoon. Barnes scored on Allison Bailey's first-half corner kick and on Kathryn Hamilton's assist outside the 18-yard box in the second half. "It was...

Hunter cranks out 3 hits, Rosewood dumps Lakewood

SALEMBURG -- Keelin Hunter tripled in a 3-for-4 performance at the plate during Rosewood's 11-0, mercy-rule triumph over Carolina 1-A Conference foe Lakewood on Thursday afternoon. Carrie Ann Beckert, Kaley Hilton and Kaitlyn Kincaid provided two hits apiece for the...

Rebels' Brogden, Santos combine for no-hitter

WARSAW -- Haley Brogden and Alyssa Santos combined for no-hitter inside the pitcher's circle as defending state champion North Duplin thrashed James Kenan, 28-0, on the Carolina 1-A Conference scene Thursday. Brogden retired five Tigers on strikeouts in two innings....

J.H. Rose trips up CBA in doubles play

J.H. Rose prevailed at Nos. 1 and 3 doubles, and knocked off C.B. Aycock 5-4 during their Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference match Thursday afternoon. The Rampants pulled out critical tie-breakers at No. 2 and No. 5 singles to force...

Eastern Wayne tennis nets achieves impressive feat against Saints

DUDLEY -- Eastern Wayne achieved a rare feat Thursday afternoon. The Warriors turned in a "golden match" by not losing a game in either singles or doubles play during their 9-0 conquest of county and Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference foe...

BOX: C.B. Aycock soccer @ Southern Wayne

Charles B. Aycock 0 2 -2 Southern Wayne 0 0 -0 Goals: Charles B. Aycock - Hannah Spier (2) Assists: Sabrina Johnson (2). Records: Charles B. Aycock 5-1-0, Southern Wayne 1-5-0. Next Match: Tuesday, Charles B. Aycock at Conley; Southern...

1 ON 1 CONVERSATION: Southern Wayne's Cierra Thompson

Southern Wayne senior Cierra Thompson had played basketball since middle school and had never even heard about outdoor track and field. Now, she's regarded as one of the sports' top sprinters and she has a state championship in her sights.The...

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Princeton's Richardson signs to play football at N.C. Wesleyan

[email protected] PRINCETON -- Kiadae Richardson wants to go places in life. Big places. He just wants them to look like home. And home is Princeton, a sleepy, one stop-light conjunction along Highway 70 east, rooted squarely between Goldsboro and Pine...

Aycock's Mooneyham prevails in pair of distance races

WINTERVILLE -- Joseph Mooneyham emerged victorious in two distance events and Charles B. Aycock placed third overall during a three-team, Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference meet contested at South Central. Central won the meet followed by county rival J.H. Rose....

PREPS DIGEST: JV news

Boys' tennis: Wayne Country Day 9, Greene County Middle School 0 -- Wayne Country Day lost just one game in singles play on Wednesday afternoon. Young Wang, Charlie Dees, Gray Langston, Cam Gerrard, Stanly Zhan and Dylan Brown each picked...

Gators boot Wildcats in Carolina 1A Conference play

NEWTON GROVE -- Rheanna Ried punched in the game-deciding goal just two minutes before halftime as reigning Carolina 1-A Conference champion Spring Creek defeated Hobbton, 4-1. Madison Harkay assisted on Ried's goal. The Gators' Mirna Santiago broke the scoreless tie...

Spring Creek squeezes out 8-inning win

NEWTON GROVE -- Spring Creek rallied from a late-inning, one-run deficit to defeat Carolina 1-A Conference foe Hobbton, 10-7. Sawyer Smith (RBI), Kaden Geelen (RBI), Will Rouse, Casey Whitfield (RBI), Kane Geelen (RBI), Matthew Dupuy (RBI) and Landon Smothers (RBI)...

Rosewood diamond 9 roll past James Kenan

Chance Howard threw a five-inning, two-hitter as Rosewood dispatched James Kenan, 13-2, in Carolina 1-A Conference play. Howard surrendered one earned run, walked two and retired five Tigers on strikeouts. Ethan Chapin, Kolby Harris and Conner Vernon provided one...

Jones Senior tops Goldsboro in baseball

Jones Senior completed its regular-season sweep of Goldsboro with a 19-2 victory on Wednesday afternoon. Chandler Patrick, Michael Elks and Jacob Crouse paced the Cougars' offense at the plate....

Brock helps lift Saints past Rams

Baseball Tyler Brock turned in a three-hit, one-RBI performance as Southern Wayne upended Greene Central, 5-1, in non-conference action on Wednesday afternoon. Aryc Chrisman tripled in four official at-bats and knocked in three runs. Sophomore Jack Casbarro provided one hit,...

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

South Central shuts down EW baseball

[email protected] Shake it off, Warriors. The season's still early. Eastern Wayne's baseball team suffered a devastating 7-0 loss to Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference rival South Central at home on Tuesday evening. Warriors head coach Jabo Fulghum knows why. "Their (Falcons)...

Golden Falcons' Waddell no-hits Hunt

[email protected] PIKEVILLE -- One out. Runners on first and second. Charles B. Aycock pitcher Taylor Waddell took a deep breath, went into her wind-up and jammed Hunt's Samantha Waddell with an inside pitch. Waddell's grounder bounced to second baseman Cassandra...

PREPS DIGEST: JV, middle schools

JV * Baseball: C.B. Aycock 15, Wilson Hunt 1 (5 inn.) -- The sophomore trio of Zack Brewer, Cody Whaley and Blake Gipson combined for a one-hitter and six strikeouts during the Golden Falcons' mercy-rule shellacking of Hunt on...

Walnut Creek LGA news

Hiromi Sueki secured second low gross in championship flight play during an Eastern Carolina Women's Golf Association tournament at Brook Valley CC. Faye Franklin won second net in third-flight action. Sueki and Evelyn Rose shared low-gross honors during weekly play...

Chargers' Debowsky earns medalist honors

Wayne Country Day's Mitch Debowsky earned medalist honors with a nine-hole round of 39 during a dual-team meet against Wayne Christian contested on the Goldsboro Municipal Golf Club links. Fellow Chargers Joey Democko, Charlie Roethling and Lee MacDonald each carded...

Aycock nets ECC tennis win over New Bern

Charles B. Aycock won three singles matches in tie-breaking fashion and swept the doubles during an intensity-filled, 6-3 conquest of New Bern in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play Tuesday afternoon. Senior Nick Coston pulled out a 2-6, 6-1, 1-0 (9)...

Vick has two hits in Goldsboro's loss to Beddingfield

Tommy Vick cranked a team-leading two hits during Goldsboro's 11-1, non-conference loss to Beddingfield on Tuesday afternoon. Maurice Stokes, Jamaal Wilson and Cameron Roux each had one hit. The Cougars entertain Jones Sr. today....

Princeton tennis squeaks out league win over Spring Creek

Princeton's No. 3 doubles of Woodall Lane-Rian Tew earned the decisive point in a 5-4 victory over Carolina 1-A Conference foe Spring Creek on Tuesday afternoon. Lane-Tew defeated the Gators' Michael O'Hara-Matthew Morton, 8-3. Jacob Williams, Garrett Klein, Kyle Balageo...

North Duplin baseball rallies past Lakewood

CALYPSO -- North Duplin pushed across three sixth-inning runs and turned back Lakewood, 5-2, in a Carolina 1-A Conference game Tuesday evening. The Rebels had just two hits -- one each from Dustin Carter and No. 9 batter Ricky Cameron....

Matthews, Kornegay each collect RBI in Aycock's home win

PIKEVILLE -- Chandler Matthews and Cameron Kornegay each drove in a run during Charles B. Aycock's 2-0, non-conference conquest of Hunt at Charles Davis Field on Tuesday afternoon. Matthews (2-for-4) delivered a fourth-inning RBI single. Kornegay connected on his lone...

New Bern defeats Southern Wayne in ECC 3A-4A soccer

NEW BERN -- New Bern notched the mercy-rule goal 18 minutes into the second half and defeated Southern Wayne, 9-0, in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play Tuesday evening. The Saints (1-5-0 overall, 0-1-0 ECC) entertain Charles B. Aycock on Friday....

Guitierrez notches two goals, EW shuts out S. Central

Sophomore Claire Molloy notched the game's opening goal during the first 60 seconds and Eastern Wayne rolled past South Central, 6-0, in the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference opener for both teams Tuesday evening. Yessi Guitierrez punched in two goals. Brennan...

Warriors' Smith has 3 hits in loss to South Central

Tammaria Smith delivered a three-hit performance during Eastern Wayne's 11-0, five-inning loss to perennial Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference power South Central on Tuesday afternoon. The Warriors collected eight hits -- including one each by Chloe Smith, Emily Newsome, Jala Parks,...

Rosewood's Kincaid, Weeks combine to no-hit James Kenan

Kaitlyn Kincaid and Hailey Weeks combined for a no-hitter inside the pitcher's circle during Rosewood's 19-0, mercy-rule conquest of James Kenan on the Carolina 1-A Conference scene Tuesday evening. Kincaid retired four Tigers on strikeouts in two innings of work....

Rebels' Pate, Jones combine for no-hitter

CALYPSO -- Rylee Pate and Taylor Jones combined for a no-hitter as reigning state 1-A champion North Duplin throttled Lakewood, 20-0, on the Carolina 1-A Conference scene Tuesday evening. Pate and Jones combined for eight strikeouts inside the pitcher's circle....

Hayes' outfield catch saves Saints

NEW BERN -- Kelsey Hayes snagged the game-ending out and Southern Wayne opened Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play with a 6-5 victory over New Bern on Thursday afternoon. Trailing 2-1 after six innings, the Saints reeled off five hits --...

Golden Falcons earn mercy-rule win over NL in soccer

[email protected] PIKEVILLE -- On a southern postcard spring evening, the Charles B. Aycock varsity girls' soccer team caught lightning in a bottle. Twice. The Golden Falcons scored three times in the opening six minutes, nearly duplicated their feat to begin...

Box Score: North Lenoir soccer at CB Aycock

North Lenoir 0 0 -0 Charles B. Aycock 5 4 -9 Goals: Charles B. Aycock - Hannah Spier (4), Sabrina Johnson (3), Lauren Smith, Kennedy Sherman. Assists: Charles B. Aycock - Hannah Spier, Savannah Strickland, Alicia Stanton, Sabrina Johnson. Records:...

BOX: South Central @ E. Wayne Baseball

Tuesday's game South Central 020 030 2 -- 7 15 0 Eastern Wayne 000 000 0 -- 0 1 2 Leading hitters: Eastern Wayne -- Carlyle Smith (1). South Central - Adam Harris 3-4, 2 RBI; Steven Edmundson 3-4, 1...

BOX: Hunt softball @ C.B. Aycock

at Pikeville Hunt 000 00 -- 0 0 2 C.B. Aycock 003 8x -- 11 11 2 Leading hitters: C.B. Aycock -- Tamika Powell 2-4; Connor Vinson 1-2; Cassanda Lassiter 1-2, 2 RBI; Madison Walton 1-2, RBI; Hannah Vinson 2-3,...

Tar Heels make Pirates walk the plank

ECU Media Relations GREENVILLE -- No. 6-ranked North Carolina erupted for eight runs in the second inning and dominated No. 17-ranked East Carolina, 17-4, at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium on Tuesday evening. Reliever Spencer Trayner picked up the win...

UMO baseball stuns No. 4 Franklin Pierce, 7-5

UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE -- Joe Koehler and Stephen Wallace swatted back-to-back home runs as University of Mount Olive defeated No. 4-ranked Franklin Pierce, 7-5, at Scarborough Field on Tuesday evening. Koehler collected his solo HR in the third...

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Three quick strikes spark Eagles past Warriors

[email protected] It looked more like a basketball play. The loose ball gets collected, kicked downfield in baseball-like fashion and results in an easy goal-scoring chance for the wide-open striker. Rosewood teammates Payton Lane and Tayzlie Tripple connected on that type...

PREPS DIGEST: JV, middle schools

JV * Softball: Cape Fear Christian 10, Wayne Christian 3 -- Brianna Verme paced Wayne Christian's offense with two hits and endured the loss inside the pitcher's circle. Officials halted the game in the fourth inning due to darkness....

Rosewood takes 3-team meet at Cardinal CC

SMITHFIELD -- Rosewood carded a four-player total of 344 during a three-team Carolina 1-A Conference meet contested at Cardinal Country Club. Princeton placed second at 380, followed by Lakewood at 389. James Kenan's Cole Pridgen earned medalist honors with a...

Lane Tree Ladies golf

Mary Ann Sutton seized game-of-the-week honors while playing from the red tees at Lane Tree Golf Club. Barbara Hill won low net and Sue Glover secured low putts. Libby Newsome was the game-of-the-week winner from the forward tees. Linda Hilburn...

Eastern Wayne stays unbeaten on tennis circuit

Eastern Wayne remained unbeaten with a 9-0, non-conference triumph over Goldsboro on the John Allen Farfour courts at Herman Park on Monday afternoon. Dylan March, Le Solomon, Ethan Quinn, Gray Sasser, Walker Davis and Nathan Fleming each emerged victorious in...

Village Christian defeats Wayne Christian in baseball

FAYETTEVILLE -- Village Christian pushed across six runs in the third inning, and cruised past Wayne Christian 11-1 on Monday afternoon. Jaxon Anderson doubled in a two-hit effort for the Eagles. Seth Harrell took the mound loss for Wayne Christian....

Lassiter, Walton sisters power Golden Falcons' offense

KENLY -- Cassandra Lassiter pounded out three hits, including a double, during Charles B. Aycock's 7-2, non-conference conquest of North Johnston on Monday evening. Madison and Abbie Walton contributed two hits and two RBI apiece. Allison Shingleton scattered nine hits...

Aycock's Bartlett claims medalist honors

jhayes@newsargus,com Green speeds that rival a long nap. Limited daylight. Dormant bermuda, caked and dicey. Such is life during the first weeks of area prep golf calendars when practice time is slotted between rain, freezing rain and bone-chilling, see-your-breath air....

BOX: Rosewood girls soccer @ E. Wayne

Monday's game at Eastern Wayne Rosewood 4 0 -- 4 Eastern Wayne 1 1 -- 1 Goals: Rosewood -- Mercer (2), Lane, Tripple; Eastern Wayne --Guitierrez, Dove. Assists: Rosewood -- Rivera, Daniels, Tripple; Eastern Wayne -- Dove. Shots: Rosewood 16,...

ECC 3A golf results

Results from a three-team Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference meet contested on the Goldsboro Municipal Golf Course links Monday afternoon. TEAM SCORES Charles B. Aycock 322 Eastern Wayne 350 Southern Wayne 405 INDIVIDUAL SCORES x-Blake Bartlett, CBA 73 Nick Wise, CBA...

Monday, March 14, 2016

Southampton (Va.) deals WCDS first loss of baseball season

Southampton (Va.) Academy benefited from nine errors and rallied past Wayne Country Day, 11-3, on day two of the annual Greenfield Invitational. WCDS led 3-0 after two innings. "Southampton kept playing and wanted it more," Chargers head coach Michael...

Sunday, March 13, 2016

Story -- Northern Nash at CB Aycock

PIKEVILLE -- Along a now familiar, drag-bunted section of Highway 117, the rules are simple this time of year. Show up, powder blue lunch pail in tow. Work with your teammates -- the endless stockpile of rakes and drag nets...

STORY -- Halifax Academy @ WCDS

[email protected] His pen tucked inside his hat, Wayne Country Day head baseball coach Michael Taylor pulled his lineup card out of his pocket. "We left four runners on base the first two innings and I did not like that at...

STORY -- Clinton softball @ Spring Creek

[email protected] SEVEN SPRINGS -- What a comeback! Down 8-1 in the bottom of the third inning, Spring Creek -- led by three freshmen -- dominated Clinton with nine shoe prints at home plate to take a one-run lead. The Gators...

Spartans shut out Chargers on soccer pitch

WILSON -- Smithfield-Selma handed Wayne Country Day a 4-0 loss on opening-day play at The Brittany on Friday evening. It was the Chargers' second straight shutout loss. WCDS (1-2-0 overall) returns home next Thursday against Ahoskie Ridgecroft....

Marriner's 11 strikeouts lift SC past Lakewood

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Ashley Marriner logged 11 strikeouts inside the pitcher's circle as Spring Creek defeated Lakewood, 12-7, in the Carolina 1-A Conference opener for both teams. Ivey Rouse led the Gators' offense with two hits. Daisy Martinez doubled....

Princeton stays unbeaten on softball diamond

DUDLEY -- Princeton pounded out 11 innings and capitalized on four errors during an 18-0, mercy-rule triumph over Southern Wayne on Friday afternoon. Taylor Carroll, Beth Braswell and Brianna Myers paced the Bulldogs' offense with two hits apiece. Megan Bryant,...

Jones Sr. doubles up Goldsboro

TRENTON -- Goldsboro's seventh-inning, five-hit attack came up short in an 8-4, non-conference loss to Jones Senior on Friday afternoon. Jon Stevens, Tommy Vick and Brody Morton each had two hits during the Cougars' road affair. Chandler Patrick and Elijah...

Greene Central baseball dumps Farmville Central

SNOW HILL -- Ryan Warren and Jamie Grady collected three RBI apiece during Greene Central's 10-2, non-conference conquest of Farmville Central on the James "Rabbit" Fulghum Complex diamond Friday evening. Grady led the Rams' offense with three hits. Warren and...

New Hanover takes pair from Saints

WILMINGTON -- New Hanover completed its two-game, regular-season sweep of Southern Wayne with a 4-2 victory Friday afternoon. Lambert Long and Burke Estes each had two hits for the Wildcats, who remained unbeaten in five outings this season. Aryc Chrisman,...

Clinton deals Spring Creek 5-1 loss

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Jonathan Wright scattered five hits and logged 13 strikeouts, leading Clinton to a 5-1, non-conference triumph over Spring Creek at "The Swamp" on Friday afternoon. Wright threw 71 strikes during his 104-pitch outing. Sawyer Smith, Kaden Geelen...

Faith Christian defeats Trinity of Fayetteville in baseball

Faith Christian Academy turned a game-ending double play and turned back Trinity Christian-Fayetteville, 7-5, on Friday afternoon. Officials called the game due to darkness. The Conquerors fell behind early, but manufactured seven second-inning runs on four walks, a hit batsman...

KK BEST - EAST WEST TEAM

Throw out the stats. KK Best doesn't care about seeing them or hearing about them. The multi-talented Eastern Wayne senior was selected for the N.C. Coaches Association East-West All-Star football game in Greensboro later this summer. Hard work, talent and...

Box Score -- Northern Nash at CB Aycock

Northern Nash 000 130 0 -- 4 8 1 C.B. Aycock 151 000 x -- 7 8 0 Leading hitters: Northern Nash -- S. Gonzalez 2-4, 3 RBI. C.B. Aycock -- Chandler Matthews 3-4, RBI; Landon Casey 1-3, 2 RBI....

BOX -- Halifax Academy @ WCDS

Halifax 010 000 1 -- 2 4 5 WCDS 003 510 x -- 9 4 4 Leading hitters: Halifax Academy -- Eric Hockaday 1-4, 2B; Evan Dail 1-4; Conner Lynch 1-2; Eric Williams 1-3, RBI. Wayne Country Day -- Parker...

BASEBALL TAB - SW Preview

DUDLEY -- Chalk stretches down the lines, faintly. A tarp, folded into something similar to a bundle of game laundry, blankets the mound. In straightaway center, under a high noon sun, Old Glory keeps steady its salute of No. 9....

Friday, March 11, 2016

UMO softball earns another split on spring break trip

UMO Media Relations CLERMONT, Fla. -- Kayla Allen batted 3-for-3 and plated a run during a fifth-inning uprising that sparked a 4-1 victory over Post at the 2016 Spring Games softball tournament in the Sunshine State on Wednesday afternoon. Madison...

Rosewood nets conference-opening shutout in soccer

[email protected] Five players scored for Rosewood Thursday evening. Leah Duran, Rebecca Fitzmaurice, Lexi Mercer, Ada Rivera -- and an opponent -- all knocked in a goal to give the Eagles a 5-2 victory over Carolina 1-A Conference rival Hobbton. Mercer...

Spring Creek diamond nine launch defense of Carolina title

[email protected] SEVEN SPRINGS --Small ball, throttle down. That was certainly the case Thursday for Spring Creek, which employed an opportunistic, autobahn-inspired brand of baseball to dispatch visiting Lakewood, 10-2, on a blustery evening at Seven Springs. The Gators, who evened...

BASEBALL: Spring Creek outlook

By RUDY COGGINS [email protected] SEVEN SPRINGS -- Spring Creek's players hustled onto the field and began diving on their bellies for ground balls. Soon, due to the recent wet weather, the Gators looked like they had actually been playing in...

Walnut Creek LGA news

Hiromi Sueki earned a hole-in-one trophy and captured low gross during weekly play at Walnut Creek Country Club. Maureen Prys won low net. Betty Holloway secured low putts....

Parrott topples WCDS in boys' tennis

KINSTON -- Unbeaten Arendell-Parrott Academy handed Wayne Country Day a 7-2, non-conference loss on Thursday afternoon. Sam Dively claimed the lone singles point for WCDS with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over William Hill at the No. 1 flight. Dively and...

Warriors secure ECC 3A-4A tennis win in doubles

GREENVILLE -- Eastern Wayne stole two key doubles points and handed J.H. Rose a 6-3 loss in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play Thursday afternoon. The Warriors' tandems of Dylan March-Walker Davis and Ethan Quinn-Ian Burchett prevailed at the No. 2...

Rosewood sweeps Princeton on Carolina 1A boys' tennis scene

Rosewood earned straight-set victories on all six singles courts and swept the doubles courts during a 9-0 conquest of Carolina 1-A Conference foe Princeton on Thursday afternoon. The Eagles got singles points from Jordan Price, Chase Bartlett, Lucas Parrish, Jeremy...

Golden Falcons net ECC 3A-4A tennis victory

PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock swept the doubles courts and knocked off South Central, 7-2, in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference battle on the Luke Vail Tennis Courts on Thursday afternoon. The doubles of Nick Coston-Matthew Hare, Sam Andrews-Austin Doyle...

Wayne Christian's Burt, Anderson go "yard" in romp over Lee Christian

SANFORD -- Hunter Burt and Jaxon Anderson each belted a home run during Wayne Christian's 25-7, mercy-rule thrashing of Lee Christian on Thursday afternoon. It was the Carolina Christian 1-A opener for both teams. Burt (career-high seven RBI), Holden Foster...

North Duplin baseball crushes Neuse Charter

SMITHFIELD -- Colby Bass cranked out three hits and provided two RBI during North Duplin's 16-1, mercy-rule triumph over Neuse Charter in the Carolina 1-A Conference opener for both teams Thursday. Hunter Thurston, DJ Morissey (RBI) and Caleb Cashwell (two...

Warriors' Smith, Nix combine for 1-hit shutout

Zack Smith and Collin Nix combined for a one-hitter on the mound during Eastern Wayne's 5-0, non-conference conquest of Greene Central on Thursday afternoon. Smith yielded the Rams' one hit and posted seven strikeouts in a four-inning stint. Nix hurled...

Eagles' Tanner Bradley provides game-winning walk-off hit

Tanner Bradley delivered the game-ending walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning as Rosewood handed Hobbton an 8-7 loss Thursday evening. It was the Carolina 1-A Conference opener for both teams. Derek Neal started the game-winning rally with...

Carolina champ Spring Creek prevails on soccer pitch

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Madison Harkay collected two goals and reigning Carolina 1-A Conference champion Spring Creek defeated Lakewood, 5-0, on Thursday afternoon. Rheanna Ried (two assists), Jordan Lane and Mirna Santiago each tallied one goal for the Gators. Harkay and...

Dove scores twice in 2-2 draw against Triton

Brennan Dove punched in both goals as Eastern Wayne and Triton battled to a 2-2, non-conference draw Thursday evening. Dove scored in the 12th and 53rd minutes. One night earlier, Dove recorded the hat trick (three goals) and Madison Tallarida...

CBA's Madison Walton, Allison Shingleton each belt home run

FOUR OAKS -- Cassandra Lassiter pounded out two extra-base hits and plated three runs during Charles B. Aycock's 8-5, non-conference triumph over eastern region 3-A nemesis South Johnston on Thursday evening. Lassiter finished 3-for-4 with a double and triple. Connor...

Uzzell tosses four-hit shutout for EW

Elizabeth Sutton collected an RBI as Eastern Wayne shut out Farmville Central, 2-0, on Thursday evening. Chelsea Wynn, Chloe Smith and Tamarria Smith each batted 2-for-3 for the Warriors. EW had 13 hits as a team and committed just two...

PREPS DIGEST: JV, middle schools

JV * Baseball: Wayne Country Day 17, Faith Christian 0 -- DJ Drew and Cooper Edmundson each turned in a two-hit performance during the Chargers' victory Thursday afternoon. Cole Brewer tripled. * Baseball: C.B. Aycock 12, North Lenoir 2...

BOX: Lakewood baseball at Spring Creek

Lakewood 200 000 0 - 2 5 6 Spring Creek 101 134 X - 10 10 2 Leading Hitters: Lakewood - Chandler Ray 2-3; Tristan Holmes 2-3. Spring Creek - Casey Whitfield 2-3, RBI; Kane Geelen 2-4; Matthew Dupuy 2-3....

BASEBALL TAB: Wayne Country Day outlook

[email protected] Bats are propped against a bench where helmets rest in Wayne Country Day School's dugout. But on a wall of the dugout, hangs an acronym for a successful team and a winning season. One letter stands out. The "R"...

BASEBALL TAB: Southern Wayne outlook

[email protected] DUDLEY -- Chalk stretches down the lines, faintly. A tarp, folded into something similar to a bundle of game laundry, blankets the mound. In straightaway center, under a high noon sun, Old Glory keeps steady its salute of No....

BASEBALL TAB: Goldsboro roster

No. Player Pos. Year 1 Maurice Stokes CF Jr. 2 Chidi Bowman 2B Fr. 3 Michael Eltz OF Jr. 4 Jamaal Wilson OF Sr. 5 Owen Flock 2B So. 6 Alex Chavez 2B So. 7 Peter Mehlhaff OF Fr. 8...

BASEBALL TAB: Goldsboro outlook

[email protected] Some say it's the diamond. Tucked between a run of disco era chain-link fence and the dueling exhaust bays of Wayne Academy, it's across the street from the schoolhouse proper -- in a place no one wants it. Others...

BASEBALL TAB: Faith Christian outlook

[email protected] No more hitting the fence. This is the year Faith Christian Academy's baseball team wants to knock it of the park. The Conquerors enter a new season with hopes of hitting the long ball and reaching the N.C. Christian...

BASEBALL TAB: Wayne Country Day roster

No. Player Pos. Year 00 Mitch Turnage SS/P/U Jr. 2 Drew Barnes C/U Fr. 5 Zac Barfield OF Jr. 10 John Strickland U/P/C Jr. 12 Case Kermode C/P/U Fr. 13 Amane Godo P/IF Soph. 15 Parker Smith IF/P Sr. 18...

BASEBALL TAB: Wayne Christian roster

No. Player Pos. Year 2 Corbett Schaefer OF Fr. 3 Holden Foster IF/P Jr. 4 Chris Hill OF Sr. 5 Will White IF/P Fr. 7 Ryan Kennedy IF/P Sr. 10 Seth Harrell IF/OF Sr. 15 Mason White IF/OF/P Sr. 17...

BASEBALL TAB: UMO's Santos happy to back on the diamond

UMO Public Relations MOUNT OLIVE -- Julian Santos' future looks bright in both graduate academics and athletics, but it wasn't always smooth sailing for the Miami, Fla., native. Santos is pursuing a master's degree. He's also a member of the...

BASEBALL TAB: Southern Wayne roster

2016 # Name Position Class 1 Noah Horton 2B/3B Jr. 4 Carter Jones 2B Sr. 6 Hunter Barwick C, OF Sr. 8 Cole Barwick OF Sr. 10 Derek Holsinger P/3B/OF Jr. 11 Jack Casbarro P/SS So. 12 Matthew Stott...

BASEBALL TAB: Spring Creek roster

No. Player Pos. Year 1 Levi Miller IF/OF Jr. 2 Matt Dupuy OF/IF/RHP Jr. 3 Will Rouse OF/RHP Sr. 4 Cody Weaver OF Soph. 5 Sawyer Smith IF/RHP Sr. 6 Casey Whitfield OF/P Soph. 7 Hunter Walker U/RHP Sr. 8...

BASEBALL TAB: Rosewood roster

No. Player Pos. Year 1 Chance Howard OF/IF/RHP Soph. 2 Blake Dean IF Senior 3 Hayden Amodeo IF/OF Sr. 4 Stalen Massengill OF Jr. 5 Jonathan Peacock IF/RHP Soph. 6 Kyler Bradley OF Sr. 7 Ethan Chapin C/OF/RHP Sr. 8...

BASEBALL TAB: Rosewod outlook

[email protected] Potential. It's a word people throw around with regularity. However, it means nothing if you don't do anything with it. That's how Rosewood head coach Jason King is approaching this season. He sees potential in the Eagles, who finished...

BASEBALL TAB: Faith Christian roster

No. Player Pos. Year 1 Jackson Freeman IF 8th 2 Christian Mills P/IF Sr. 3 Daniel Thompson IF 8th 4 Caleb Heath IF/OF Fr. 5 Dylan Downey IF/P Jr. 8 Cal Reese IF/P Fr. 9 Ethan Glover IF Jr. 11...

BASEBALL TAB: Eastern Wayne roster

EASTERN WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY BASEBALL ROSTER 2016 # Name Position Class 1 Brock Johnson INF/P Jr. 2 Lee Daniels INF Sr. 3 Carlyle Smith INF/OF/P Jr. 4 Keonne Gaines INF Jr. 9 Collin Nix OF/P Sr. 10 Jacob Buckley...

BASEBALL TAB: Eastern Wayne outlook

[email protected] On a Friday afternoon in late February, Eastern Wayne varsity skipper Jabo Fulghum folds uniform pants in the east campus gym annex at New Hope. The air is spring sports frigid, and a hint of country radio -- Aldean,...

BASEBALL TAB: Cover story -- Davis develops "model of consistency" in Pikeville

PIKEVILLE -- Tucked away neatly and organized in a file drawer is a manila folder. Its edges tattered from use and a little faded over time, the folder holds a document that belongs in a time capsule for someone to...

BASEBALL TAB: C.B. Aycock roster

No. Player Pos. Year 2 Jacob Sanford OF/RHP Sr. 3 Chandler Gentry IF/RHP Sr. 4 Chandler Matthews IF/OF/P Jr. 5 Kyle Davis P/IF Sr. 6 Bryce Anders IF/OF/P Sr. 7 Bradley Pate OF/IF Jr. 9 Ashton McGee IF/P Jr. 11...

BASEBALL TAB: C.B. Aycock outlook

[email protected] PIKEVILLE -- A few thoroughbreds left for greener pastures after graduation. But don't feel too sorry for Charles B. Aycock and head coach Charles Davis. The Golden Falcons have plenty of horses left in the stable who are more...

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Local sports for Wednesday

Baseball Eastern Wayne 5, North Lenoir 4 * Zack Smith and Ryan Warren pounded out two hits apiece as Eastern Wayne knocked off North Lenoir, 5-4, in non-conference play Tuesday afternoon. The Warriors swept the two-game regular-season series. Smith and...

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

UMO women's golf claims Hilton Heads Lakes team crown

UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE -- University of Mount Olive broke the 18- and 36-hole score school records, and claimed the Hilton Head Lakes Women's Golf Invitational team title on Tuesday. The Trojans eclipsed the 18-hole record by six shots...

Horne notches 13 saves, Cougars blank Princeton 1-0

[email protected] The seventh time's a charm. Princeton junior Hannah Horne recorded 13 saves on Tuesday evening at Cougar Stadium, but Goldsboro junior Ivey Wade surprised the Bulldogs with a goal after six attempts made by the Cougars in the first...

Saints defeat Cougars on softball diamond

[email protected] Well, that escalated quickly. The phrase, now a well-worn bit of internet culture, was appropriate yesterday afternoon as Southern Wayne cranked out 15 base hits in a relentless, 13-3 mercy rule conquest of Goldsboro High School's softball team Tuesday...

Golden Falcons' bats come alive in 7th

RUDY COGGINS [email protected] Down to his final strike with two outs and the bases loaded, Charles B. Aycock's Bradley Pate watched the pitch float dangerously near the plate. He barely made contact. Foul ball. "It was close, so I was...

PREPS DIGEST: JV, middle schools

JV * Baseball: C.B. Aycock 10, Rosewood 0 (5 inn.) -- Carson Smitherman's one-out, three-RBI triple cleared the bases and invoked the mercy rule against the visiting Eagles on Tuesday afternoon. Smitherman ended the day 3-for-4 with a team-high...

Parrott defeats Wayne Christian on LTGC links

Wayne Christian's Drake Wise shot a team-low 52 during a dual-team meet contested against Parrott Academy at Lane Tree Golf Club on Tuesday afternoon. Parrott won 171-231. Logan Jackson (58), Braxton Flores (60) and Adam Grady (61) completed Wayne Christian's...

Eagles top Gators in Carolina 1A tennis matchup

Rosewood swept the singles and doubles courts, and dealt Carolina 1-A Conference foe Spring Creek a 9-0 loss on Tuesday afternoon. Jordan Price, Chase Bartlett, Jeremy Lintner, Lucas Parrish, Collin Pendegraph and Marc Lewis each prevailed in straight-set fashion during...

North Johnston nets tennis win over Princeton

Sophomore Jacob Williams claimed Princeton's lone point in an 8-1, non-conference loss to North Johnston on Tuesday afternoon. Williams defeated the Panthers' Trey Motley 6-1, 6-1 at No. 1 singles....

Community Christian blanks WCDS on soccer pitch

Community Christian knocked off Wayne Country Day, 3-0, in non-conference action Wednesday afternoon. "The scoreline doesn't reflect the game," Chargers head coach Steve Ellis said. "We weathered the pressure we knew we would have at the start of the game,...

North Duplin softball dealt first loss of season

CALYPSO -- South Lenoir pushed across two sixth-inning runs and upended previously-unbeaten North Duplin, 4-2, on Tuesday afternoon. Natalie Ramirez led the Rebels' offense with two hits. Taylor Jones, Haley Brogden, Alyssa Santos and Courtney Brock supplied one hit apiece....

Faith Christian baseball falls to Wilmington Christian

WILMINGTON -- Faith Christian dropped a 14-5 decision to Wilmington Christian in a N.C. Christian Schools Association 2-A affair called due to darkness Tuesday evening. Alex Watson (RBI), Christian Mills (two RBI) provided two hits apiece for the Conquerors. Watson...

Blue Devils shut out Rebels in baseball

CALYPSO -- North Duplin scratched out two hits during its 6-0, non-conference loss to South Lenoir on Tuesday afternoon. Copeland Brickhouse and Caleb Cashwell had one hit apiece for the Rebels. Ricky Cameron endured the mound loss. He retired four...

Princeton completes regular-season sweep of Goldsboro in baseball

Princeton exploded for nine first-inning runs and cruised past Goldsboro, 17-4, during their non-conference contested at Cougar Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. The Bulldogs swept the two-game regular-season series. Thomas Vick and Chandler Patrick paced Goldsboro's offense with two hits apiece....

Bethel benefits from Wayne Christian's defensive miscues

Bethel Christian cranked out 11 hits and capitalized on five Wayne Christian errors in an 11-1, non-conference win Tuesday afternoon. Hunter Burt, Mason White, Jaxon Bauer and Jaxon Anderson each had one hit for Wayne Christian. Will White drove in...

Rams edge Gators, 9-8, in baseball

SNOW HILL -- Kaden Geelen pounded out three hits during Spring Creek's 9-8, non-conference loss to Greene Central on Tuesday afternoon. Casey Whitfield added two hits. Matt Dupuy took the mound loss....

Chargers' Godo, Strickland combine for two home runs

Jack Talton threw a complete-game three-hitter as Wayne Country Day claimed a 12-0, mercy-rule victory over Community Christian on Tuesday afternoon. Talton logged three strikeouts during his 58-pitch outing. Amane Godo belted a three-run home run and collected four RBI,...

Eastern Wayne diamond 9 knock off North Lenoir

Zack Smith and Ryan Warren pounded out two hits apiece as Eastern Wayne knocked off North Lenoir, 5-4, in non-conference play Tuesday afternoon. The Warriors swept the two-game regular-season series. Smith and Warren (RBI) combined for three doubles. Collin Nix...

Traditional Gymnastics team fares well in meet

The Traditional Gymnastics team of Goldsboro competed in the St. Patrick's Day Invitational hosted by the Raleigh School of Gymnastics. More than 100 competitors from nine gyms participated in the day-long meet on the USAG Optional Levels 1-4 and...

BOX: Southern Wayne softball @ Goldsboro

Southern Wayne 320 44 - 13 15 0 Goldsboro 000 21 - 3 3 4 Leading hitters: Southern Wayne - Hayes 2-2; Pfenning 3-4; Bryan 3-4; Coor 2-3; Anderson 2-4; Kornegay 1-1; Moore 1-2. Goldsboro - Jones 1-2; Lyon 1-3;...

BOX: C.B. Aycock baseball @ Rosewood

C.B. Aycock 000 010 4 -- 5 8 2 Rosewood 001 000 0 -- 1 9 1 Leading hitters -- C.B. Aycock -- Chandler Matthews 1-4, 3B, 2 RBI; Ashton McGee 1-5; Landon Casey1-3; Bryce Anders 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI;...

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

PREPS DIGEST: Middle schools

Middle schools * Boys' baseball: Norwayne 10, Grantham 0 -- Christian Brady swatted a home run as Norwayne launched its Wayne County Middle School Athletic Conference season Monday afternoon. Blake Dilda, Clay Matthews and Hunter Theriac combined for the...

Aycock's Jones earns medalist honors at LTGC

Bryce Jones earned medalist honors with a 3-over-par 75 and helped Charles B. Aycock tie D.H. Conley in team competition during a season-opening Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference meet at Lane Tree Golf Club. Jake Flowers and Ty Daniels each carded...

Champion leads Eagles on Southern Wayne CC links

DUDLEY -- Dylan Champion carded an 18-hole round of 81 and helped Rosewood claim first place during a three-team, Carolina 1-A Conference played Southern Wayne Country Club on Tuesday. The Eagles logged a four-player team score of 354 -- 22...

EW boys' tennis nets 2nd shutout of season

Eastern Wayne logged three straight-set shutouts in singles play and cruised past county rival Goldsboro, 9-0, on the John Allen Farfour Courts at Herman Park on Tuesday afternoon. Dylan March, Gray Sasser and Nathan Fleming didn't lose a game against...

North Duplin doubles up Lejeune in non-conference play

CALYPSO -- Hunter Thurston delivered a three-hit performance and scored two runs during North Duplin's 12-6, non-conference conquest of Lejeune on Monday afternoon. Dexter Morrisey added two hits for the Rebels. Chase King, Dylan Jones, Copeland Brickhouse (RBI), Dustin Carter...

Rosewood's Neal tosses one-hit gem

SPIVEY'S CORNER -- Nick Neal flirted with a perfect game for 51/3 innings and finished with a one-hitter during Rosewood's 3-0 conquest of perennial 2-A power Midway on Monday evening. The Eagles swept the two-game regular-season series. Neal posted 10...

Newsome swats home run, EW softball falls to Fike

Emily Newsome belted a third-inning, solo home run during Eastern Wayne's 17-5, non-conference loss to Wilson Fike on Monday evening. The Golden Demons swept the two-game, regular-season series. Newsome, Tammariah Smith, Chloe Smith and Darian Beasley each had one hit...

Kincaid has three hits in Rosewood's loss to Midway

SPIVEY'S CORNER -- Kaitlyn Kincaid batted 3-for-4 at the plate as Rosewood fell to Midway in non-conference play Monday evening. A final score was not given. Keelin Hunter contributed two hits, including at triple. The remainder of the team combined...

Rebels' Pate, Santos combine for no-hitter

CALYPSO -- Rylee Pate and Alyssa Santos combined for a no-hitter inside the pitcher's circle during North Duplin's 14-0, non-conference mercy-rule thrashing of Lejeune on Monday afternoon. The Rebels' pitching staff has not allowed a run this season. Pate retired...

Monday, March 7, 2016

Trojan softball team opens spring break with 2 wins

UMO Media Relations CLERMONT, Fla. -- The University of Mount Olive softball team opened its spring break trip with a 6-4 victory over Nyack and a 5-3 triumph over Wayne State (Neb.) on Sunday afternoon. The Trojan women erased a...

PREPS DIGEST: JV news

JV • Girls' soccer: Eastern Wayne 1, Goldsboro 1 -- Jamia Waters notched the lone goal for the visiting Warriors, while Andrea McNeil scored for the Cougars. • Baseball: C.B. Aycock 15, Rosewood 0 (5 inn.) -- Davis Carroll (four RBI),...

Alphin's PK lifts Gators past Saints

Cassie Alphin converted a second-half penalty kick as Spring Creek upended Southern Wayne, 1-0. Alphin's goal occurred in the 62nd minute as the Gators remained unbeaten and untied in two outings this season. SC and the Saints meet again Monday...

CBA nets ECC 3A-4A win

Charles B. Aycock swept the singles and doubles courts, and lost just five games overall during a 9-0 victory over Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference rival Southern Wayne. Nick Coston, Matthew Hare, Sam Andrews, Nolan Casey, Payne Casey and Jonas Creel...

Golden Falcons earn mercy-rule win

PIKEVILLE -- Bryce Anders hurled a three-hit, six-strikeout shutout as Charles B. Aycock defeated Greene Central, 11-1, in a mercy-rule affair contested at Charles Davis Field on Friday. Anders permitted one earned and walked one GC hitter. Joey Hampton emerged...

Warriors take extra-inning affair at Hunt

WILSON -- Eastern Wayne's defense threw out the game-tying run at the plate and escaped with an 8-7, eight-inning victory Friday afternoon. The teams ended regulation play tied at 6-6. Tanner Wells (3-for-5, three RBI) connected on an RBI and...

BOX: Nash Central baseball at Eastern Wayne

Nash Central     001    002    0    --    3    4    0 Eastern Wayne    000    000    0    --    0    2    3 Leading hitters: Nash Central -- Payton Bass 1-3; Colby Carter 2-4; Hunter Robinson 1-2.Eastern  Wayne -- Brock Johnson 1-3; Collin Nix...

Princeton edges softball archrival North Johnston, 2-1

KENLY -- Hailey Wood logged a game-ending strikeout as Princeton edged county archrival North Johnston, 2-1, on Friday evening. Tied at 1-all through six innings, the Bulldogs struck in the top half of the seventh. Taylor Flowers drew a lead-off...

Trio powers North Duplin offense

CALYPSO -- Three North Duplin players combined for six hits in an eight 8-0, non-conference conquest of Richlands on Friday evening. Mikayla Koch, Rylee Pate and Haley Brogden pounded out two hits apiece -- including a pair of doubles. Taylor...

Eastern Wayne, Goldsboro play to a 1-1 draw in soccer

Madison Talarida scored the lone goal during Eastern Wayne's season-opening, 1-1 draw against Goldsboro on Friday evening. Shakia Doctor tallied the Cougars' goal. GHS goalkeeper Kay-line Bethune logged 14 saves. The Cougars entertain Princeton on Tuesday. Eastern Wayne plays host...

Nash Central hands Eastern Wayne first loss of season

By JUSTIN HAYES [email protected] It's early yet. That may very well be the only consolation available to the Eastern Wayne High varsity baseball team, whose miscues in the field Saturday proved costly in an otherwise tightly contested, 3-0 loss to...

Lane Tree Ladies Golf news

Barbara Hill claimed game-of-the-week honors during the season-opening meet played on the Lane Tree Golf Club from the red tees. Mary Ann Sutton won low net and Rhonda Williams took low putts....

Saints edge Firebirds in 9 innings

Southern Wayne pushed across the game-winning run in the top of the ninth inning, and upended Southern Wayne, 5-4, on Saturday evening. The Saints led 4-1 until the Firebirds tied the game with three-run seventh inning. Additional details were not...

Beddingfield cruises past Goldsboro on baseball diamond

Beddingfield erupted for 11 runs in the top half of the third inning and cruised past Goldsboro, 15-4, in non-conference play on Friday. The Cougars played with five freshmen and two sophomores in the lineup. Brody Morton doubled for GHS....

Friday, March 4, 2016

Trojans' Styles matches career high in season-ending loss

UMO Media Relations GAFFNEY, S.C. -- Ni'Ya Styles drained seven 3-pointers and matched her career high with 26 points, but the University of Mount Olive's bid to reach its fourth consecutive Conference Carolinas women's basketball tournament final ended with a...

Consecutive sixth-inning doubles by Aycock provide cushion

PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock delivered not one, but two striking blows in the sixth inning, and pulled off a 5-3, non-conference win over county foe Rosewood at Davis Field on Thursday evening. Clinging to a 4-3 lead through...

Chargers take 5-inning affair against Northwood Temple

FAYETTEVILLE -- Umpires called the game for darkness in the top half of the sixth inning, and Wayne Country Day returned home with a 4-3, five-inning win Thursday afternoon. The Chargers' John Strickland logged four strikeout and two hits, and...

Barnes scores 5 goals in WCDS girls' soccer opener

FAYETTEVILLE -- Langley Barnes punched in a career-high five goals as Wayne Country Day launched its 2016 campaign with a 7-0 conquest of Northwood Temple on Thursday afternon. Hannah Neal assisted on Barnes' first goal. Barnes' fifth goal came off...

Eastern Wayne cruises past New Bern in boys' tennis

Eastern Wayne swept the doubles courts and handed New Bern a 7-2 loss in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play Thursday afternoon. The tandems of Le Solomon-Dylan March, Gray Sasser-Walker Davis and Ethan Quinn-Ian Burchett each prevailed on the doubles courts....

Golden Falcons take 4-1 win over Hawks in softball

PIKEVILLE -- Madison Walton swatted her first home run of the season, and Charles B. Aycock turned back perennial 2-A powerhouse North Lenoir, 4-1, on Thursday evening. Abbie Walton (RBI) and Taylor Puetz (RBI) provided two hits apiece for the...

Thursday, March 3, 2016

UMO's Kingston connects on game-winning goal with 1 second left

UMO Media Relations WINGATE -- Brett Kingston notched the game-winning goal with 1 second left, and No. 15-ranked University of Mount Olive upended in-state region rival Wingate, 9-8, in men's lacrosse action Wednesday afternoon. Nico Shewey delivered two goals 59...

Walnut Creek Ladies Golf news

Kathy Woodard earned low-gross accolades as the Walnut Creek Ladies Golf Association launched their 2016 season on the Walnut Creek Country Club links. Mary Ann Sutton claimed low net. Charlotte Campbell won low putts....

Rosewood drops softball opener to Midway

Rosewood couldn't overcome seven walks and three defensive errors during its season-opening, 10-2 loss to Midway. "No doubt about it, we struggled tonight," Eagles head coach Shay Campbell said. "We did not get the hits we needed and when we...

Warriors open ECC 3A-4A boys' tennis season in shutout fashion

WINTERVILLE -- Eastern Wayne launched its 2016 season with a 9-0 thrashing of South Central in the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference opener for both teams. Le Solomon, Ethan Quinn, Ian Burchett, Gray Sasser, Walker Davis and Nathan Fleming each emerged...

Spring Creek pounds out 21 runs against Greene Central

SNOW HILL -- Sawyer Smith delivered a three-hit, three-RBI performance at the plate -- and earned the mound win -- as Spring Creek hammered Greene Central, 21-8, on Wednesday afternoon. Smith surrendered two unearned runs on three hits. Landon Smothers...

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Saints take season opener over Gators

DUDLEY -- A ball hit over the fence gives a team the chance of winning a game. So does a ball hit five feet from home plate. Southern Wayne senior Aryc Chrisman brought in two runs off an infield hit...

1A PLAYOFFS: Rosewood's postseason journey ends

[email protected] DURHAM -- Lexi Mercer picked off a steal at midcourt, drove the lane and kissed it off the glass. Rosewood led 66-64. Roxboro Community inbounded the ball to sophomore guard Elana Ingram. The Eagles' defense forced her to dribble...

Trojan men advance to Conference Carolinas basketball semis

MOUNT OLIVE -- March. It's the time of year reserved for moody weather patterns, heavy doses of allergy-inducing pollen and pressure-packed, win-or-go-home free throws with a gym full of crazies breathing down your neck -- panic attack optional. University of...

Catawba tops UMO on baseball diamond

UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE -- University of Mount Olive surrendered a pair of four-run innings and couldn't overcome six defensive miscues in a 10-2, non-conference loss to in-state baseball rival Catawba on Tuesday afternoon. The Trojans scored a run...

PREPS DIGEST: JV

JV * Baseball: Eastern Wayne 4, North Lenoir 2 -- Nathan Bell permitted one hit over a five-inning stint and Ryan Sullivan earned the save during the Warriors' season-opening win. Jason Mitchell logged the lone hit for Eastern Wayne,...

Rosewood tennis logs first win of season

Rosewood picked up five singles points and handed Franklin Academy a 7-2, non-conference defeat on Tuesday afternoon. Chase Bartlett, Jeremy Lintner, Lucas Parrish, Collin Pendegraph and Marc Lewis each prevailed in singles play for the Eagles. The tandems of Parrish-Jordan...

Young Princeton netters fall to county rival

Jacob Williams helped account for Princeton's two points in a 7-2, non-conference loss to county rival North Johnston on Tuesday afternoon. A sophomore, Williams defeated the Panthers' Trey Motley 6-1, 6-2 at No. 1 singles. He and No. 1 doubles...

Goldsboro slips past Princeton on soccer pitch

PRINCETON -- Makayla Roberts notched a goal and an assist to power Goldsboro past Princeton, 4-3, in a non-conference affair contested on the Harvey Brooks Field pitch Tuesday evening. Ivey Wade, Shakia Doctor and Taironnicia Davis tallied one goal...

Princeton's Flowers no-hits Goldsboro

PRINCETON -- Tanner Flowers threw a no-hitter as Princeton handed Goldsboro a 10-0, non-conference loss on Tuesday afternoon. Nick Phillips paced the Bulldogs with three hits. Goldsboro head coach Danny Merritt praised the effort of first baseman Sterling Dodson, center...

Wayne Country Day, Wilson Christian play to 8-8 draw

Mitch Turnage swatted a pair of solo home runs as Wayne Country Day and Wilson Christian battled to an 8-8, non-conference draw. The game was called after seven innings due to darkness. "Not a bad first game of the year,"...

Rosewood hammers perennial 2A power Midway

Kolby Harris threw six innings of eight-strikeout ball as Rosewood launched its 2016 campaign with a 9-2, non-conference triumph over perennial 2-A power Midway on Tuesday afternoon. Harris allowed two runs and walked three. Boone Moody provided one inning of...

Eastern Wayne's Wells "goes yard" against North Lenoir

La GRANGE -- Tanner Wells belted a three-run home run and Eastern Wayne opened its 2016 campaign with a 6-0, non-conference triumph over North Lenoir on Tuesday evening. Wells went "yard" during the Warriors' first inning. Lee Daniels, Brock Johnson...

Quartet combines for 8 hits in Aycock's baseball opener

WILSON -- Four Charles B. Aycock players each logged a multiple-hit outing during an 11-1, season-opening triumph over Big East 3-A member Hunt on Tuesday evening. Landon Casey (RBI), Bryce Anders (RBI), Kyle Davis and Chandler Gentry (three RBI) provided...

Goldsboro softball falls to Southern Wayne

DUDLEY -- Riley Howell and Dakota Jones combined to score four runs during Goldsboro's 17-5, non-conference loss to county rival Southern Wayne on Tuesday evening. Howell, Jones and Matti Rose Lyon each had one hit for the Cougars. Goldsboro (0-2...

Powell, Waddell power Aycock softball past Hunt

WILSON -- Tamika Powell and Taylor Waddell pounded out three hits apiece during Charles B. Aycock's season-opening, 9-1 thumping of Hunt on Tuesday afternoon. Connor Vinson, Allison Shingleton and Cassandra Lassiter provided two hits apiece. Allie Phillips earned the pitching...

Rebels' Pate, Brogden combine for 2-hitter

DEEP RUN -- Rylee Pate and Haley Brogden combined for a two-hitter inside the pitcher's circle during North Duplin's season-opening, 5-0 conquest of South Lenoir on Tuesday evening. Pate fanned seven Blue Devil batters and didn't yield a hit in...

BOX: Spring Creek baseball @ Southern Wayne

Spring Creek 002 000 0 -- 2 4 2 Southern Wayne 003 003 x -- 6 8 2 Leading hitters: Spring Creek -- Hunter Walker 1-4; Levi Miller 1-3; Kaden Geelen 2-3, RBI. Southern Wayne -- Jack Casbarro 1-3, RBI;...

BOX: Rosewood girls @ Roxboro Community

Rosewood 12 14 24 18 -- 68 Roxboro Community 19 15 18 17 -- 69 ROSEWOOD (25-4) Lexi Mercer 9 1 8-10 29, Payton Lane 2 0 3-3 7, Hannah Daniels 0 0 0-0 0, Alyssa Garrison 5 2 6-10...

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

UMO women oust Pfeiffer from Conference Carolinas women's basketball tourney

[email protected] MOUNT OLIVE -- Sometimes you just win ugly. Or "messy" as University of Mount Olive head women's basketball coach Wendy Lee described her team's 55-25 triumph over in-state rival Pfeiffer in opening-round play of the Conference Carolinas tournament Monday...

PREVIEW: Higginbotham notes parity plays huge factor in league this season

[email protected] MOUNT OLIVE -- Think there is a clear-cut choice to claim the 2016 Conference Carolinas men's basketball tournament championship this season? Think again. Parity has been prevalent in the league. Five of the eight qualifying teams have gone 5-5...

Wildcats defeat Cougars on softball diamond

Dakota Jones knocked in Goldsboro's lone run during a season-opening, 11-1 mercy-rule loss to Hobbton on Monday evening. Riley Howell singled in the sixth inning and scored on Jones' extra-base hit. Marcy Taylor started inside the pitcher's circle and logged...

Wade scores lone goal in Cougars' season-opening win

Ivey Wade punched in the lone goal as Goldsboro launched its 2016 campaign with a 1-0, non-conference decision over Hobbton on Monday evening. Makayla Roberts had the assist. Goalies Kay-lin Bethune and Selena Morales combined for nine shutouts between the...

Blue Devils squeak past Eagles in baseball

Ethan Chapin stroked an inside-the-park home run and scored twice in Rosewood's 5-4, season-opening loss to South Lenoir on Monday afternoon. Boone Moody cranked out a pair of hits and stole two bases. Chance Howard added one hit and stole...

Goldsboro drops baseball opener to Hobbton

Jonathan Stevens and Tommy Vick posted one hit apiece during Goldsboro's season-opening, 14-0 mercy-rule loss to Hobbton on Monday afternoon. Hobbton hurler Jackson McLamb tossed a two-hitter and logged 11 strikeouts in the five-inning win. The Wildcats plated 14 runs...

Golden Falcons net season-opening win over Rosewood

Charles B. Aycock's tandem of Nick Coston-Matthew Hare prevailed 8-6 at No. 1 doubles and turned back Rosewood, 5-4, in the season-opening match for both teams on Monday afternoon. Jeremy Lintner, Lucas Parrish and Collin Pendegraph each emerged victorious in...

Wise, Bartlett lead C.B. Aycock on GMGC links

Sophomore Nick Wise and Blake Bartlett carded identical 18-hole rounds of 76 and helped Charles B. Aycock place first overall in a six-team, season-opening meet played at Goldsboro Municipal Golf Course on Monday afternoon. Bryce Jones carded a 78 and...