Friday, March 24, 2017
BASEBALL: Rosewood plays consistent against SC
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Start hot, stay hot. Such was life in the batters' box Thursday for Rosewood, whose quick-twitching work at the plate produced 14 base hits and led to an express-lane inspired, 11-5 victory over Carolina 1-A Conference foe...Published: Mar 24, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' SOCCER: Gators claim PK shootout over Eagles
[email protected] SEVEN SPRINGS -- Somehow, with darkness enclosing the Spring Creek soccer pitch, goalkeeper Fernanda Martinez contended she could see her opponents' eyes Thursday evening. Perhaps she stared into a crystal ball. Then again, it could have been just blind...Published: Mar 24, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' SOCCER: Princeton cruises past N. Duplin
CALYPSO -- Allie Britt and Veronica Blackman notched two goals apiece during Princeton's 5-1 victory over Carolina 1-A Conference rival North Duplin at H.E. Grubbs Field on Thursday afternoon. Madison Adkins added one goal. Blackman, Jennifer Ramirez and Rachel Creech...Published: Mar 24, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: Rebels knock off Bulldogs
CALYPSO -- Chase Overpeck and Dylan Jones pounded out two hits apiece as North Duplin held off Princeton, 12-8, in a Carolina 1-A Conference game Thursday evening. Blake Sapp and Anthony Jones delivered two hits apiece for the Bulldogs, while...Published: Mar 24, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: Saints defeat Rams on the road
SNOW HILL -- Kolby Anderson and Derek Holsinger combined for a five-hitter as Southern Wayne edged Greene Central, 5-2, in non-conference play Thursday afternoon. Anderson yielded all five hits, two runs (one earned) and retired six GC hitters on strikeouts....Published: Mar 24, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
SOFTBALL: Princeton doubles up North Duplin
CALYPSO -- Reigning state 1-A champion Princeton erupted for six runs over the final three innings and handed Carolina 1-A Conference foe North Duplin a 6-3 loss Thursday evening. The Bulldogs halted the Rebels' season-opening, four-game win streak. N.C. Wesleyan...Published: Mar 24, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
SOFTBALL: Eagles snap 2-game conference slide
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Kaley Hilton cranked out three hits as Rosewood handed Spring Creek a 15-0, three-inning defeat in Carolina 1-A Conference play Thursday afternoon. Hailey Weeks and Toree Marak supplied two hits and two RBI apiece for the Eagles,...Published: Mar 24, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' TENNIS: Princeton trips up Carolina 1A rival
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Princeton swept the doubles and handed Spring Creek a 7-2 loss in Carolina 1-A Conference play Thursday afternoon. Jacob Williams, Garrett Klein and Lane Woodall each earned a singles point for the visiting Bulldogs. Klein-Alan Farrior, Williams-Zach...Published: Mar 24, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' TENNIS: WCDS collects non-conference road win
MURFREESBORO -- Wayne Country Day emerged victorious on five singles courts and cruised past Ridgecroft, 7-2, at Chowan University on Thursday afternoon. Sam Dively, Alec Fritzinger, Charlie Dees, Gray Langston and Peter Ye each seized a straight-set win in singles....Published: Mar 24, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' TENNIS: Eastern Wayne crushes South Central
WINTERVILLE -- Eastern Wayne posted three straight-set shutouts in singles play and breezed past South Central, 9-0, in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference match Thursday afternoon. Top-seeded Dylan March, fourth-seeded Ian Burchett and fifth-seeded Daniel Stevens did not drop a...Published: Mar 24, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' TENNIS: Cougars rise to 2-0 in ECC 2A action
Goldsboro dismantled Ayden-Grifton 9-0 in an Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference match contested on the John Allen Farfour Courts at Herman Park on Thursday afternoon. Sam DeAraujo, Xan Pate, Caleb Whitted, Aaron Podbielski, Holden Jones and Conner Pate each claimed a...Published: Mar 24, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' TENNIS: Bartlett delivers dosage of revenge
Chase Bartlett exacted a little revenge at No. 1 singles and carried that momentum into doubles play as Rosewood nipped Clinton, 5-4, on Thursday afternoon. Barlett rallied for a 3-6, 7-6 (6), 1-0 (10-8) triumph over the Dark Horses' Zach...Published: Mar 24, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
ALL-AREA BASKETBALL: SC's Taylor named coach-of-the-year
By JUSTIN HAYES [email protected] SEVEN SPRINGS -- He talks openly about the first win, a 33-31 bit of seminal drama 10 years ago, like a friendly haunt. An outlast-them-all bit of white-knuckle drama versus Triton High School, the tale could...Published: Mar 24, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
ALL-AREA BASKETBALL: Chargers King named boys' player-of-the-year
The orange cones, arranged in a warped jump-shooting polyagonal, are his plot points this afternoon. Upon a slap of the ball, he sprints from the baseline in clean-catch mode and takes a pass from his coach, David Flowers, who is...Published: Mar 24, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' SOCCER: CBA's Spier notches 4 goals
[email protected] PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock head girls' soccer coach Byron Adkins has a defense full of eyasses. That's the scientific term used for baby falcons. It also serves as an appropriate definition for the youth in CBA's backline. Though...Published: Mar 24, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
PREPS DIGEST: Middle schools
Middle schools * Baseball: Norwayne 17, Spring Creek 0 -- Clay Matthews combined with four Norwayne teammates to throw a no-hitter. Drew Spencer led the Cobras' offense with two triples and four RBI. Brett Forbis and SJ Harris contributed...Published: Mar 24, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: BOX -- Rosewood @ S. Creek
Rosewood 303 122 0 --11 14 1 Spring Creek 000 230 0 --5 9 2 Leading Hitters: Rosewood -- Derek Neal 3-5, 3 RBI; Tanner Bradley 3-4, RBI; Max White 1-2, 2 RBI; Stalen Massengill 1-3, RBI; Jonathan Peacock 2-4,...Published: Mar 24, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story