Thursday, June 30, 2016
LEGION: Wayne County tops Kinston on the road
The seven-run cushion was more than enough for Post 11 hurler Jonathan Peacock. The Rosewood product retired the first 13 batters he faced and posted five zeroes on the scoreboard before Jernigan took over in the seventh. Peacock and Jernigan...Published: Jun 30, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
CHANGING OF THE GUARD: Eastern Wayne has new AD, two new coaches on staff
The Eastern Wayne athletics department will have a slightly different look when the fall season arrives. Nelson Cunningham will lead as athletics director, while Walker Gourley and Bill Manning will establish new eras for the baseball and basketball programs, respectively....Published: Jun 30, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Lane Tree Ladies Golf
Nan Jarrell emerged as the game-of-the-week winner while competing from the red tees on the Lane Tree Golf Course links. Mary Ann Sutton seized low net and Cathy Garris grabbed low putts. Libby Newsome was the game-of-the-week champ from the...Published: Jun 29, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Walnut Creek Ladies Golf
Maureen Prys recorded a hole-in-one during the Walnut Creek Nine and Dine Pink Ball Tournament. Teammates Mary Morris, Scott McConnaughey and Bob Julian witnessed the shot. The Prys team claimed first place overall. In weekly play, Faye Franklin won low...Published: Jun 29, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: Gators pick up mercy-rule win over Rebels
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Landon Smothers and Levi Miller combined for a one-hitter on the mound, and Spring Creek handed North Duplin a 13-1 mercy-rule loss in Eastern Carolina Baseball League action. Smothers threw a no-hitter through four innings and retired...Published: Jun 29, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
COLUMN: Summitt's passing is a celebration of her success
The news of Pat Summitt's battle with early onset dementia, Alzheimer's Type, shocked the basketball world five years ago. Summitt succumbed to the disease Tuesday. She was 64. The outbreak of emotions extended worldwide for a woman who undoubtedly was...Published: Jun 29, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Spring Creek grad Will Rouse signs with Lenoir CC
[email protected] SEVEN SPRINGS -- Spring Creek head coach Heath Whitfield views pitcher Will Rouse as a leader by example. No yelling, crying or any sort of demonstrative behavior. The young pitcher projects a quiet, mild-mannered personality. The resounding sound of...Published: Jun 28, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
LEGION: Farmville Post 151 baseball box @ Wayne County Post 11
Monday's game (at Scarborough Field, UMO) Farmville 000 001 10 -- 2 12 3 Post 11 018 200 01 -- 12 9 2 Leading hitters: Farmville Post 151 -- Hunter Stephens 1-3; Arron Thigpen 1-1; Jilmar Bynum 2-2; Don Pigford...Published: Jun 28, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
LEGION: Despite mercy-rule win, Post 11 struggles against Farmville
[email protected] MOUNT OLIVE -- Same story. Different day. And the frustration continues to show on Jason Sherrer's face. As it has done all season, Wayne County Post 11 struggled -- again -- to score with runners in scoring position and...Published: Jun 28, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: CBA White baseball box @ Goldsboro
Monday's game CBA White 011 010 0 -- 3 4 3 Goldsboro 001 030 x -- 4 7 1 Leading hitters: Charles B. Aycock White -- Tyree Artis 1-3, RBI; Trey Smith 1-3, RBI; Clay Matthews 1-3; Blake Dilda 1-1....Published: Jun 28, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: Goldsboro rallies past CBA White
[email protected] Details, details, details. Goldsboro High exhibited command of the game's finer points when they mattered most during its come-from-behind, 4-3 victory over Eastern Carolina Baseball League juggernaut Charles B. Aycock White at Mina Weil Park on Monday evening. The...Published: Jun 28, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Monday, June 27, 2016
LEGION BOXES: Wayne County Post 11 @ West Craven
Sunday's games Game 1 Post 11 001 303 0 -- 7 8 1 West Craven 140 000 1 -- 6 9 2 Leading hitters: Wayne County Post 11 -- Ethan Chapin 1-3, 2B, RBI; Jack Casbarro 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI;...Published: Jun 27, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
LEGION: Post 11 rallies twice, takes pair of 1-run wins over West Craven
[email protected] VANCEBORO -- Lady Luck, at times, has a very unkind way of running out on her date. She stuck by Jack Casbarro's side Sunday evening. The rising junior at Southern Wayne helped Wayne County Post 11 post 7-6 and...Published: Jun 27, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ALL-AREA SOFTBALL: Princeton's Braswell named coach-of-the-year
PRINCETON -- One goal. One team. Princeton head coach softball coach Terry Braswell preached those two reminders every day in practice. He could see the players' potential and knew that hard work, along with determination, could lead to a record-setting...Published: Jun 27, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ALL-AREA SOFTBALL: Rebels' Pate repeats as pitcher-of-the-year
CALYPSO -- "She's got one more year?" groaned a parent. "No, I think she's a senior," another parent replied. "Are y'all sure? Seems to me she's been around forever so this has got to be it for her," quipped another...Published: Jun 27, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ALL-AREA SOFTBALL: Princeton's Wood named player-of-the-year
PRINCETON -- While her teammates celebrated their state 1-A softball championship on the short ride down Highway 70 back to campus, one teammate had a million thoughts racing through her head. Hailey Wood had just played her last high school...Published: Jun 27, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Sunday, June 26, 2016
ECBL: North Lenoir defeats Spring Creek
La GRANGE -- North Lenoir exploded for seven first-inning runs and cruised past Spring Creek, 8-3, in an Eastern Carolina Baseball League contest. Jensen Barwick paced the Gators' offense with two hits and two RBI. Christian Yarborough started on the...Published: Jun 26, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
SENIOR LEGION: Post 11 turns back Farmville
FARMVILLE -- Jack Casbarro swatted his first-ever home run on the Senior American Legion baseball scene and Wayne County Post 11 claimed an 11-6 decision over Area I East newcomer Farmville Post 151 on Friday evening. It was Casbarro's fourth...Published: Jun 26, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
ALL-AREA BASEBALL: Aycock's Davis named pitcher-of-the-year
By JUSTIN HAYES [email protected] PIKEVILLE -- He grew up along a drag-bunted stretch of Highway 117 north, snug in the powder blue baseball culture his family scratched out of the dirt. His childhood, like many in Wayne County,...Published: Jun 26, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
ALL-AREA BASEBALL: Saints' Jernigan named player-of-the-year
By JUSTIN HAYES [email protected] DUDLEY -- The weight room at Southern Wayne High School is a smallish box of bricks on the east side of its sprawling, hemispherical campus. Stationed in the foreground of the 700 wing, it houses...Published: Jun 26, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
ALL-AREA BASEBALL: Gators' Whitfield selected as coach-of-the-year
By JUSTIN HAYES [email protected] SEVEN SPRINGS -- The concept dates back a century, when ballparks perched tall on the street corners of an expanding America, spilling shadows on passers by and hosting the most colossal figures of our national pastime...Published: Jun 26, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
ECBL: Spring Creek knocks off Goldsboro
Early and often. That was the blueprint employed by Spring Creek during a systematic, 9-3 victory over Eastern Carolina Baseball League foe Goldsboro at Mina Weil Park on Tuesday evening. From the outset, the Gators proved aggressive -- then opportunistic....Published: Jun 22, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Walnut Creek Ladies Golf news
Nancy Aichele seized low net during weekly play on the Walnut Creek Country Club links. Faye Franklin won low putts. Hiromi Sueki claimedlow gross....Published: Jun 22, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Lane Tree Ladies Golf news
Nan Jarrell and Betty Jean Gurley each won game-of-the-week honors during play from the red and forward tees, respectively, on the Lane Tree Golf Club links. Sue Glover and Linda Watson each took low net. Sherry Minner and Libby Newsome...Published: Jun 22, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: Gators nip Blue Devils in "The Swamp"
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Spring Creek pushed across three sixth-inning runs and slipped past South Lenoir, 7-6, in an Eastern Carolina Baseball League game contested at "The Swamp." Matt Dupuy paced the Gators' offense with two hits and an RBI. Christian...Published: Jun 22, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: CBA White eases past South Lenoir
PIKEVILLE -- Davis Carroll, Blake Dilda and Kaleb Moore plated two runs apiece during Charles B. Aycock's grind-it-out, 12-9 win over South Lenoir in an Eastern Carolina Baseball League game Tuesday evening. Carroll, Dilda, Ty Smith and Tyrie Artis each...Published: Jun 22, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
LEGION: Pitt completes regular-season sweep of Post 11
[email protected] MOUNT OLIVE -- It's becoming the same old song and dance -- on a different day -- for Wayne County Post 11 on the baseball diamond. It just can't catch a break. Interference by the infield umpire on two...Published: Jun 22, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: CBA Blue scores mercy-rule road win
[email protected] C.B. Aycock Blue head coach Allen Thomas knows that he has a talented ballclub. Wayne Country Day would agree wholeheartedly after their Eastern Carolina Baseball League game Tuesday evening. The Golden Falcons cruised to a 15-2 mercy-rule victory over...Published: Jun 22, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL box: Spring Creek @ Goldsboro
Spring Creek 220 302 0 -- 9 10 4 Goldsboro 101 100 0 -- 3 4 3 Leading hitters: Spring Creek -- Christopher Yarborough 2-4, RBI; Levi Miller 2-2, RBI; Robert Rogers 1-2, RBI; Kevin Grady 1-3, RBI; Mathew Dupuy,...Published: Jun 22, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
LEGION box: Pitt County @ Wayne County
Tuesday's game (at Scarborough Field, UMO) Pitt County 000 134 020 -- 10 15 2 Wayne County 200 010 010 -- 4 15 4 Leading hitters: Pitt County -- Clay Wilson 4-6; Mason Langston 2-6, 2 RBI; Steven Edmundson 3-5,...Published: Jun 22, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL box: CBA Blue @ WCDS
Tuesday's game Aycock 063 42 -- 15 10 2 WCDS 000 20 -- 2 1 4 Leading hitters: Charles B. Aycock Blue -- Chris Turner 1-1 HR, 3 RBI; Nick Aycock 2-3, RBI; Tyler Daniels 2-4; Cody Whaley 1-4, 2B,...Published: Jun 22, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Trojans' Brite earns all-state accolades
UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE -- University of Mount Olive senior Dontrell Brite earned first-team accolades on the N.C. Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA) on Monday. Brite, who earned all-state recognition for the third consecutive year, emerged as just one...Published: Jun 21, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: CBA Blue carves out road win
WILSON -- Blake Gipson sprayed three hits around the Gilbert Ferrell Field diamond as C.B. Aycock Blue dumped Wilson Fike Blue, 11-1, in five innings on Monday afternoon. Gipson scored three runs. Cody Whaley, Jordan Gay (RBI), Chris Turner (double,...Published: Jun 21, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: Matthews' 2-hit outing powers CBA White
PIKEVILLE -- Clay Matthews batted 2-for-3 and scored three runs as Charles B. Aycock White rolled past Wilson Fike White during an ECBL game contested at Charles Davis Field on Monday. Tyrie Artis, Davis Carroll (three RBI), Kaleb Moore (RBI),...Published: Jun 21, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: WCDS rolls to mercy-rule win over Wilson Christian
WILSON -- Mitch Turnage turned in a three-hit, five-RBI performance as Wayne Country Day hammered ECBL foe Wilson Christian, 14-4, in mercy-rule fashion on Monday afternoon. Tanner Bradley (RBI) and Amane Godo (two RBI) each registered three hits during the...Published: Jun 21, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: Goldsboro's Patrick fires 2-hitter against North Duplin
CALYPSO -- Chandler Patrick tossed a complete-game two-hitter during Goldsboro's 6-1 road triumph over North Duplin on the Eastern Carolina Baseball League scene Monday evening. Patrick retired seven ND batters on strikeouts. Brody Morton, Josh Hartsfield and Patrick paced the...Published: Jun 21, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: Eastern Wayne grounds North Lenoir
[email protected] North Lenoir slowly dug its talons into Eastern Wayne during their Eastern Carolina Baseball League game Monday evening. Until the fourth inning. The Warriors' Jacob Ginn smacked a triple that soared over the head of North Lenoir's right fielder....Published: Jun 21, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: North Lenoir baseball @ E. Wayne
Monday's game North Lenoir 002 010 0 -- 3 7 4 E. Wayne 001 333 x -- 10 9 2 Leading hitters: North Lenoir -- Noah Herring 2-3, RBI; Quentin Pittman 1-3, 2B, RBI; Brandon Potter 1-1; Dylan Meyer 1-4,...Published: Jun 21, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Sunday, June 19, 2016
Decatur-Luker qualifies for Fargo Nationals
Timothy Decatur-Luker is headed back to the Fargo Nationals -- a prestigious event that showcases some of the nation's best cadet and junior wrestlers. A rising sophomore at Rosewood, Decatur-Luker has experienced a busy offseason. The 106-pounder emerged as...Published: Jun 19, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
White ranked among nation's best guards
BEN COLEY [email protected] Donald White can remember casually shooting around with his son in their yard. Coby White was just 9 years old at this stage, but this was the point where greatness began to reveal itself. With the basketball...Published: Jun 19, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
LEGION: Wayne County Post 11 grinds out home win
[email protected] MOUNT OLIVE -- Sometimes you have to grind your gears and hope you don't burn out the transmission. Wayne County Post 11 came awfully close to doing just that Friday evening. The starting nine logged a season-low three hits,...Published: Jun 19, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
LEGION BOX: Ahoskie Post 102 baseball @ Post 11
Friday's game Ahoskie 100 000 000 -- 1 7 3 Post 11 110 100 00x -- 3 3 0 Leading hitters: Ahoskie Post 102 -- DJ Smith 1-3; Michael Scott 2-3, RBI; Jarrett Harrell 1-4; Tommy Cowan 1-4; Logan Jackson...Published: Jun 19, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
Pitt's Bailey takes over Barton's softball program
Barton Media Relations Director WILSON -- William "Junior" Bailey, head softball coach and athletics director at Pitt Community College for the past 10 years, will take over the Barton College fast-pitch program. School officials announced the decision Friday. Bailey's teams...Published: Jun 19, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
Saturday, June 18, 2016
ECBL: North Duplin, WCDS split doubleheader
By BEN COLEY [email protected] In the first game of their Eastern Carolina Baseball League doubleheader against North Duplin on Thursday afternoon, Wayne Country Day head coach Will Lane decided to play most of his junior varsity players -- a team...Published: Jun 18, 2016 11:18 AM Full Story
Friday, June 17, 2016
ECBL: CBA Blue sweeps twinbill from South Lenior
PIKEVILLE -- As good as advertised. Charles B. Aycock Blue, a summer roster extension of the school's prolific junior varsity baseball team, lived up to advanced billing Thursday evening, sweeping a twinbill in commanding style versus Eastern Carolina Baseball League...Published: Jun 17, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: Goldsboro, Spring Creek each play 2
ECBL Goldsboro 21-2, Wilson Christian 8-7 * Goldsboro split a doubleheader against Wilson Christian on the Eastern Carolina Baseball League scene Thursday afternoon. The Cougars rolled 21-8 in the opener. Josh Hartfield collected two hits and four RBI. Brody Morton...Published: Jun 17, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Thursday, June 16, 2016
SENIOR LEGION: Carlyle Smith throws complete-game 6-hitter
[email protected] MOUNT OLIVE -- Who was this team? And what happened with a squad that had experienced an up-and-down campaign thus far that included heart-breaking results on consecutive nights earlier this week? Wayne County Post 11 head coach Jason Sherrer...Published: Jun 16, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
STATE GAMES: Wayne County has 4 representatives
CARY -- Wayne County is well represented on the baseball scene when the 2016 edition of the Powerade State Games, sponsored by N.C. Amateur Sports, begins today in the Triangle area. Southern Wayne's Jackson Massey is part of the Region...Published: Jun 16, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
BOX: Kinston Post 43 at Wayne County Post 11
Tuesday's game (at Scarborough Field, UMO) Kinston 000 030 200 -- 5 6 3 Post 11 403 103 00x -- 11 15 4 Leading hitters: Kinston Post 43 -- Jacob Baird 3-5, 3B, 2 RBI; Justin Lee 1-4, RBI; Zach...Published: Jun 16, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
ECBL: CBA Blue shuts out Greene Central Blue
[email protected] PIKEVILLE -- It was a last-ditch effort. Down to its last out in the seventh inning, Greene Central Blue drew two consecutive walks from Charles B. Aycock pitcher Jordan Gay. Austin Hill calmly walked to the plate, hoping to...Published: Jun 15, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: Southern Wayne Blue eases past Eastern Wayne
DUDLEY -- Call it a textbook performance. Southern Wayne Blue, in control and pragmatic throughout, filed a start-to-finish, 6-1 triumph over Eastern Carolina Baseball League foe and county rival Eastern Wayne on Tuesday evening. The victory was a comprehensive showcase...Published: Jun 15, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Walnut Creek Ladies Golf news
Hiromi Sueki claimed low-gross accolades during weekly play on the Walnut Creek Country Club links. Linda Cannon and Penny Ritt won low net and low putts, respectively. Sueki won first net in first flight competition during an Eastern Ladies League...Published: Jun 15, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: Goldsboro falls to South Lenoir
Goldsboro dropped a 16-12 decision to South Lenoir on the ECBL scene Tuesday evening. Josh Hartsfield, Austin Ruiz and Elijah Curtis provided two hits apiece for the Cougars. Chandler Patrick added one hit. Goldsboro is the guest of Wilson Christian...Published: Jun 15, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: Wayne Country Day tops North Lenoir
Holden Foster and Mitch Turnage each recorded a three-hit performance as Wayne Country Day topped North Lenoir, 10-6, in ECBL action Tuesday evening. Foster logged three strikeouts in four innings. John Strickland collected two strikeouts during two innings of work....Published: Jun 15, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: CBA White stops GC Red
SNOW HILL -- Charles B. Aycock White pushed across two sixth-inning runs and turned back Greene Central Red, 3-2, in an Eastern Carolina Baseball League contest Tuesday evening. GC led 2-1 after five innings. Blake Dilda, Trey Smith, Clay Matthews...Published: Jun 15, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
BOX: GC Blue at C.B. Aycock Blue
at Pikeville GC Blue 000 000 0 -- 0 6 2 CBA White 120 000 x -- 3 9 1 Leading hitters: Greene Central Blue -- Levi Jones 2-2; Jackson Batchelor 1-2, 2B; Dylan Benton 1-2; Cole Lanier 1-2; Austin...Published: Jun 15, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
BOX: Eastern Wayne at Southern Wayne
Tuesday's game at Dudley Eastern Wayne 000 100 0 -- 1 5 1 Southern Wayne 202 002 x -- 6 8 1 Leading hitters: Eastern Wayne -- Landon Ginn 2-3; Jason Mitchell 2-3, RBI; Jay Wiseman 1-3. Southern Wayne --...Published: Jun 15, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
SENIOR LEGION: Packard caps Pitt County's comeback with walk-off grand slam
[email protected] WINTERVILLE -- Chances to score early. Chances to shut the door late. Wayne County Post 11 could do neither Monday evening. Bryant Packard crushed a grand-slam, walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning as Pitt County...Published: Jun 14, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
SENIOR LEGION: WC Post 11 baseball at Pitt Post 39
Tuesday's game (at Minges-Overton Complex) Post 11 000 00(10) 100 -- 11 12 5 Pitt County 012 100 045 -- 13 12 5 Game-ending run scored with one out. Leading hitters: Wayne County Post 11 -- Lee Daniels 2-4; Matt...Published: Jun 14, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: Spring Creek trips up Greene Central Red
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Casey Whitfield delivered a two-hit outing as Spring Creek defeated Greene Central Red, 6-2, in an ECBL battle at "The Swamp" on Monday evening. Jordan Amon and Kevin Grady each drove in a run for the Gators,...Published: Jun 14, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: Goldsboro rolls past Wilson Fike White
WILSON -- Josh Hartsfield emerged as the winning pitcher during Goldsboro's 11-4 conquest of ECBL foe Wilson Fike White at Ferrell Field on Monday evening. Cameron Roux collected a team-high three hits. Chandler Patrick and Brody Morton provided two hits...Published: Jun 14, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: Strickland, Barfield homer as Chargers slip past Warriors
Mitch Turnage squelched a seventh-inning rally, and Wayne Country Day upended Eastern Wayne, 6-5, in an Eastern Carolina Baseball League game contested Monday afternoon. Strickland relieved Amane Godo, who worked five solid innings and cranked out two hits on offense....Published: Jun 14, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: C.B. Aycock White eases past SW White
[email protected] PIKEVILLE -- After the last out was made and the teams shook hands, the C.B. Aycock coaches yelled and brought all of their players to left field to practice base running several times. By the team's reaction, the result...Published: Jun 14, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
DIGEST -- Tuesday
ECBL Wayne County Day 6, Eastern Wayne 5 * Mitch Turnage squelched a seventh-inning rally, and Wayne Country Day upended Eastern Wayne, 6-5, in an Eastern Carolina Baseball League game contested Monday afternoon. Strickland relieved Amane Godo, who worked five...Published: Jun 14, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Monday, June 13, 2016
EW grad Smith selected by Cleveland Indians in MLB draft
Zack Smith has come to a crossroads in his baseball career. Does he stay on his current course -- finish out the season with Wayne County Post 11 and then head to the University of Charlotte? Or does he take...Published: Jun 13, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Rosewood wins Carolina 1-A Wells Fargo Conference Cup
[email protected] CHAPEL HILL -- Rosewood emerged as the Carolina 1-A Conference champion during the Wells Fargo Conference Cup competition for the 2015-16 calendar sports year. The Eagles compiled 89 points. They won the men's golf title and finished runners-up in...Published: Jun 12, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
County athletes receive All-ECC 3A/4A accolades
Coaches and athletic directors from the split classification Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference have announced their all-conference selections for fall, winter and spring sports. Here are the all-ECC honorees from Eastern Wayne, Charles B. Aycock and Southern Wayne: FALL * Men's...Published: Jun 12, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
EW grad Daniels headed to Brunswick CC for baseball
[email protected] Lee Daniels learned about the greatest show on dirt during his four seasons at Eastern Wayne, which developed the reputation as a quality baseball program with a winning tradition. He'll continue that journey. Just one day before graduation, Daniels...Published: Jun 12, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
EW grad Hite signs to play football at St. Andrews University
[email protected] Not many Chicago-born kids wind up in Goldsboro. Austin Hite did. And it's a move he certainly won't forget any time soon. Hite joined a football system that featured some of Wayne County's most-talented players. He befriended them, quietly...Published: Jun 12, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
Muay Thai fighter Davis wins national championship
[email protected] FREMONT -- Maybe the new Muay Thai shorts are a good-luck charm. At least, they were for Rusty Davis. Just a few days before Davis headed to New York to compete in the World Kickboxing Association's national tournament for...Published: Jun 12, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
ECBL: CBA White cruises past Goldsboro
PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock broke open a one-run game over a three-inning stretch and cruised past Goldsboro, 11-1, in an Eastern Carolina Baseball League game contested at Charles Davis Field on Friday evening. The mercy-rule game ended in...Published: Jun 12, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
Friday, June 10, 2016
SENIOR LEGION: Wayne County's Peacock shuts down W-RH Post 156
[email protected] MOUNT OLIVE -- JP Peacock grabbed his glove and his brief conversation with Wayne County Post 11 head coach Jason Sherrer ended quickly as he headed toward the pitcher's mound Thursday evening. "I told him Iwas going out to...Published: Jun 10, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: Gators employ "small-ball" tactics
DUDLEY -- Small ball appears primed for the summer calendar. Spring Creek, employing its traditional frenetic timing on the base paths, scored in distinct bursts Thursday night during a 15-0, run-and-hide triumph over Eastern Carolina Baseball League foe Southern Wayne...Published: Jun 10, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: Wilson Fike Blue takes two from WCDS
WILSON -- Wilson Fike Blue swept Wayne Country Day, 5-2 and 3-2, in an Eastern Carolina Baseball League doubleheader contested at Boyette Field on the Fike High School campus Thursday evening. WCDS managed five hits -- one each by Jack...Published: Jun 10, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: Goldsboro's Lewis earns pitching win
SNOW HILL -- Matt Lewis emerged as the winning pitcher during Goldsboro's 4-3 road win over ECBL foe Greene Central Red on the James R. Fulghum Athletic Complex diamond Thursday afternoon. Lewis and Brody Morton paced the Cougars with two...Published: Jun 10, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: Spring Creek @ So. Wayne White
Spring Creek 130 003 8 --15 14 0 Southern Wayne 000 000 0 -- 0 3 6 Leading Hitters: Spring Creek -- Christian Yarborough 2-3, RBI; Mathew Dupuy 2-5, RBI; Jordan Amon 3-5, RBI; Austin Reynolds 2-3, RBI; Kevin Gray...Published: Jun 10, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
BOX: Wallace-Rose Hill Post 156 @ WC Post 11
Thursday's game (at Scarborough Field) W.-Rose Hill 130 000 000 -- 4 8 1 Post 11 112 001 30x -- 8 12 4 Leading hitters: Wallace-Rose Hill Post 156 -- Sawyer Smith 2-4, RBI; Luke Quinn 1-4; Gavin Herring 1-4,...Published: Jun 10, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Thursday, June 9, 2016
ECBL: C.B. Aycock White defeats Spring Creek
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Blake Dilda and Rowan Watt combined for five hits as Charles B. Aycock White knocked off Spring Creek, 9-8, during an ECBL game contested at "The Swamp" on Wednesday evening. Dilda provided three RBI. Christian Brady (two...Published: Jun 9, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: Goldsboro shuts out Southern Wayne White
Chandler Patrick and Josh Hartsfield combined for eight strikeouts, and Goldsboro handed Southern Wayne White a 10-0, mercy-rule defeat on the Mina Weil Park diamond Wednesday evening. Elijah Curtis emerged as Goldsboro's top hitter with a 2-for-2 performance at the...Published: Jun 9, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
WHAT'S HAPPENING: Summer fun planned
Wayne County Amateur Junior Tour Nine-hole stroke-play begins at 5:30. Golfers will earn points at each nine-hole tournament. The final tournament will culminate with a trophy presentation and casual meal. Playing dates: • June 16 at Lane Tree GC; •...Published: Jun 8, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Walnut Creek Ladies Golf news
Mary Morris won low-gross accolades during weekly play on the Walnut Creek Country Club links. Linda Cannon secured low net. Betty Holloway took low putts....Published: Jun 8, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: Kermode, Bradley power WCDS past GC Blue
SNOW HILL -- Case Kermode and Tanner Bradley rapped out two hits apiece as Wayne Country Day throttled Greene Central Blue, 17-1, on the Eastern Carolina Baseball League scene Tuesday evening. Stalen Massengill (two RBI), Mitch Turnage (RBI), John Strickland...Published: Jun 8, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
SUPER REGIONAL: ECU vs. No. 5 national seed Texas Tech
Charlottesville Regional champion East Carolina (37-21-1 overall) opposes No. 5 national seed Texas Tech in the NCAA Super Regionals, which are scheduled to be played June 10-13. Game times are:Friday -- ECU vs. Texas Tech, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)Saturday -- ECU...Published: Jun 7, 2016 2:08 PM Full Story
Today's schedule: June 7
Tuesday, June 7 Senior Legion baseball Post 11 at Apex 7 p.m. ECBL G. Central blue at WCDS 5:30 p.m. CBA White at S. Creek 6 p.m. Goldsboro at So. Wayne White 6 p.m. Wil. Christian at CBA Blue ...Published: Jun 7, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Lane Tree Ladies Golf news
Shelley Leder secured game-of-the-week honors during play contested from the red tees on the Lane Tree Golf Club links. Nan Jarrell and Sue Glover won low net and low putts, respectively. Betty Jean Gurley seized GOW accolades from the forward...Published: Jun 7, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: Wayne Country Day defeats So. Wayne Blue
Jaxon Anderson swatted a two-run home run and also doubled during Wayne Country Day's 12-1, mercy-rule decision over Southern Wayne Blue in Eastern Carolina Baseball League play Monday. Anderson collected two RBI. Amane Godo cranked out two hits. Mitch Turnage...Published: Jun 7, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Wayne County Post 11 games rescheduled
MOUNT OLIVE -- Two consecutive days of rain continued to keep Wayne County Post 11 off the diamond at the University of Mount Olive. Monday's home battle with Kinston Post 43 has been rescheduled for June 15. Sunday's home contest...Published: Jun 7, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Monday, June 6, 2016
UMO student-athletes excel in the classroom
UMO Media Relations The University of Mount Olive had 202 student-athletes make the 2016 Conference Carolinas Spring Presidential Honor Roll. The Trojans ranked fourth overall among Conference Carolinas institutions. Each semester student-athletes who achieve a grade-point average of 3.2 or...Published: Jun 6, 2016 1:49 PM Full Story
ECBL: CBA White, Eastern Wayne split DH
ECBL C.B. Aycock White 8-1, Eastern Wayne 7-4 * PIKEVILLE -- Blake Dilda permitted six hits and fanned five Eastern Wayne batters during a three-inning stint, and Charles B. Aycock White squeezed out an 8-7 victory in game one of...Published: Jun 6, 2016 1:49 PM Full Story
Sunday, June 5, 2016
3A SOFTBALL: Enka stuns CBA with game-ending walk-off home run
By JUSTIN HAYES [email protected] GREENSBORO -- If the final scene of Friday night's N.C. High School Athletic Association 3-A softball championship series game one was difficult to watch, its alternate-cut encore was horrifying. Charles B. Aycock, after rallying to...Published: Jun 5, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
BOX: Game 1 -- N. Stanly softball @ Princeton
2016 NCHSAA Class 1-A Championship (at Dail Softball Stadium, N.C. State) Friday's game N. Stanly 201 000 0 -- 3 5 1 Princeton 000 200 0 -- 2 6 0 Leading hitters: North Stanly -- Sam Hogan 2-3, 2B, 3B;...Published: Jun 5, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
BOX: Game 2 -- N. Stanly softball @ Princeton softball
Saturday's game Princeton 002 310 2 -- 8 11 2 N. Stanly 000 001 0 -- 1 4 4 Leading hitters: Princeton -- Megan Bryant 2-4, RBI; Brianna Myers 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI; Taylor Carroll 2-4, 2B; Hailey Wood 2-4,...Published: Jun 5, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
BOX: Game 1 -- Enka softball @ C.B. Aycock
2016 NCHSAA Class 3-A Championship (at UNCG Softball Stadium) Friday's game Enka 022 000 4 -- 8 9 4 C.B. Aycock 200 010 3 -- 6 9 0 Leading hitters: Enka -- Addison Harris 2-4, HR, 3 RBI; Claire Crout...Published: Jun 5, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
3A SOFTBALL: Defending champ Enka defeats CBA in opener
[email protected] GREENSBORO -- It was difficult to watch. Charles B. Aycock surrendered a brutal, four-run seventh inning to defending state champion Enka on Friday night and fell 8-6 in Game 1 of the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A...Published: Jun 5, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
1A SOFTBALL: North Stanly defense records crucial 7th-inning out
[email protected] RALEIGH -- Did Terry Braswell want a second chance? Oh yeah. Down by one with Taylor Carroll at first base and an out on the scoreboard, Hailey Wood dropped a single into center field. Carroll took a turn at...Published: Jun 5, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
1A SOFTBALL: Mitchell lifts Princeton to first-ever state championship
[email protected] RALEIGH -- Just days before meeting North Stanly in the state championship series, Hailey Wood mentioned she'd like nothing better than to win a state title. "It would be icing on the cake," Wood said. Well, on this day,...Published: Jun 5, 2016 1:47 AM Full Story
Friday, June 3, 2016
1A SOFTBALL: Peedin has been backbone of Bulldogs' defense
PRINCETON -- Imagine for a moment senior Kelsey Peedin is not Princeton's catcher. Hard to fathom. But the Bulldogs' field leader quit softball in the second grade after being hit in the head by a ball. Fortunately, Peedin discovered all...Published: Jun 3, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
1A SOFTBALL: Princeton seniors have one goal -- win state championship
PRINCETON -- On its face, the Princeton softball narrative is substantial. Its arc has played well over the past four seasons -- extremely well -- having stockpiled wins, a video-game statistical ledger and four Carolina 1-A league titles as the...Published: Jun 3, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: CBA Blue takes doubleheader in "The Swamp"
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Charles B. Aycock Blue swept a doubleheader from ECBL foe Spring Creek at "The Swamp" on Thursday evening. CBA Blue took the opener in extra innings. Levi Miller and Landon Smothers paced the Gators' offense with two...Published: Jun 3, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: WCDS cruises past Wilson Fike White
Ryan Hopes and Cole Brewer cranked out two hits apiece during Wayne Country Day's 5-1 conquest of Wilson Fike White on the Eastern Carolina Baseball League scene Thursday evening. Aoha Godo, Tanner Willman, Case Kermode and John Gross provided one...Published: Jun 3, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Thursday, June 2, 2016
3A SOFTBALL: Golden Falcons show faith in teammates, God each time on diamond
PIKEVILLE -- Two lines form a cross on the pitcher's mound. It doesn't mark the standing location of a thrower or art resulting from a player's boredom. The cross, however, represents Charles B. Aycock senior Allie Phillips' faith in the...Published: Jun 2, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
3A SOFTBALL: Pre-playoff meeting strengthens CBA
[email protected] PIKEVILLE -- They gathered together in the infield. As the sun danced in and out of the clouds and a soft breeze gently blew, the Charles B. Aycock softball team sat down in a circle to "air" out some...Published: Jun 2, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Eagles' football standouts sign to play in college
[email protected] Each fall at Rosewood High, a few key principles gather under the wash of its Friday night lights. Community. Diligence. Integrity. These forces -- building blocks, rather -- aren't cute slogans silk-screened on the backs of fundraising T-shirts, nor...Published: Jun 1, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Rosewood's Chapin, Neal, Mercer all headed to William Peace University
[email protected] Inseparable since childhood, Rosewood's trio of Ethan Chapin, Nick Neal and Jeremy Mercer fully intended to part their separate ways upon graduation from high school. Not so fast, my friend. They'll be together four more years -- at William...Published: Jun 1, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Walnut Creek Ladies Golf news
Hiromi Sueki and Betty Holloway each claimed a gold medal during Senior Games play. Evelyn Rose seized low gross during weekly play on the Walnut Creek Country Club links. Mary Morris won low net and Charlotte Campbell captured low putts....Published: Jun 1, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: Spring Creek shuts out Goldsboro
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Matt Dupuy surrendered a lead-off single in the top half of the first inning, and finished with a complete-game, 6-0 shutout over Goldsboro at "The Swamp" on Tuesday evening. Dupuy retired six Cougars on strikeouts and issued...Published: Jun 1, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: C.B. Aycock White topples South Lenoir
DEEP RUN -- Blake Dilda limited SouthLenoir to one hit in a three-inning stint, and C.B. Aycock White defeated SouthLenoir, 6-4, on Tuesday evening. Dilda recorded one strikeout. Noah Overton, who earned the mound win, surrendered two hits, registered three...Published: Jun 1, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
ECBL: C.B. Aycock Blue defeats Wayne Country Day
PIKEVILLE -- Tanner Bradley and John Strickland combined for a four-hitter on the bump as Wayne Country Day dropped a 3-2 decision to Charles B. Aycock Blue in an Eastern Carolina Baseball League game Tuesday evening. Bradley yielded four hits...Published: Jun 1, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
Gators receive all-Carolina 1A Conference awards
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Spring Creek concluded its 2015-16 aports campaign with a year-end awards ceremony. Cassie Alphin received the Roy Whitfield Award. Kane Geelen was presented the Doug Sanderson Memorial Award. The Gators recognized all-Carolina 1-A Conference recipients in...Published: Jun 1, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story