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Feature -- Baseball's Era of Futility

In the early 1900's, the American League -- borne out of a conglomerate of Western League outposts controlled in all aspects by sports journalist Bancroft Johnson -- officially formed, thus providing a proper rival for what was then a notoriously...

PREP SOFTBALL: BOX -- D.H. Conley at C.B. Aycock

D.H. Conley 1100000 -- 252 C.B. Aycock 000300x -- 371 Leading hitters: D.H. Conley -- Cara Davis 1-4, HR; Grace Cochran 1-2; Emily Kirby 1-3, 2B; Lexie Vincent 1-1; Morgan Shirley 1-3. CBA -- Connor Vinson 1-3; Mookie Powell 2-2;...

PREP SOFTBALL: CBA rallies, extends win streak to 8

[email protected] PIKEVILLE -- With two outs in the seventh inning, D.H. Conley's Cara Davis attempted to sneak a bunt past Charles B. Aycock's defense. Golden Falcons' catcher Taylor Puetz quickly popped out of her stance, snatched the ball and sent...

GOLF: Walnut Creek LGA news

The Walnut Creek Ladies Golf Association held an Eastern Ladies League tournament that drew 44 participants. Betty Holloway was recognized as the longest standing member of the league. Walnut Creek Country Club winners were Charlotte Campbell (low putts in third...

GIRLS' SOCCER: Molloy posts hat trick for EW

Claire Molloy notched a hat trick (three goals) as Eastern Wayne shut out Rosewood 4-0 on Thursday evening. Madison Tallarida added one goal and an assist for the Warriors, who improved to 11-4-1 overall this season. Yessi Gutierrez and Brennan...

PREP BASEBALL: J.H. Rose eases past Southern Wayne

DUDLEY -- J.H. Rose won the "seventh-inning battle" and turned back Southern Wayne 8-6 on the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference scene Thursday evening. Tied at 5-5 through six innings, the league-leading Rampants pushed across three seventh-inning runs. The Saints answered...

PREP BASEBALL: Dupuy, Gators defeat Eastern Wayne

Matt Dupuy turned in a 99-pitch complete game as Spring Creek knocked off county rival Eastern Wayne 3-1 on Thursday evening. Dupuy permitted an unearned run on nine hits and posted one strikeout. Kaden Geelen paced the Gators' offense with...

PREP BASEBALL: CBA's Smitherman belts walk-off home run

PIKEVILLE -- Carson Smitherman swatted a lead-off, walk-off home run in the bottom of the eighth inning as Charles B. Aycock upended D.H. Conley 8-7 in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play Thursday. Conley blew a 7-2 lead. Smitherman batted 3-for-5...

BOYS' TENNIS: Eastern Wayne earns dual-team playoff berth

Eastern Wayne is playoff bound. The Warriors won five of six singles courts and handed county arch rival Charles B. Aycock a 5-1 loss in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play Thursday afternoon. EW secured the league's lone berth and opening-round...

PREP SOFTBALL: Coor has 5-RBI day for Saints

DUDLEY -- Rebecca Coor delivered a three-hit, five-RBI performance as Southern Wayne cranked out a 13-3, mercy-rule win over Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference foe J.H. Rose on Thursday. Kayla Raynor concluded the day 3-for-3. Mackenzie Bryan, Iyahna Bess and Caroline...

PREP SOFTBALL: Rosewood's Tyndall throws complete game

Macy Tyndall threw a complete game and posted four strikeouts as Rosewood shut out county rival Eastern Wayne 11-0 on Thursday evening. Tyndall paced the Eagles' offense with three hits, including a double. Keelin Hunter doubled in a 2-for-3 effort....

PREP DIGEST: JV, middle school news

JV * Baseball: D.H. Conley 11, C.B. Aycock 2 -- Christian Brady and Blake Dilda (RBI) led the Golden Falcons' offense with two hits apiece. Tyrie Artis, Davis Carroll, Jakob Prebe and Trey Smith (RBI) each had one hit....

PREP BASEBALL: BOX -- Wayne Christian vs. WCDS

Game 1 Wayne Christian 001 000 2 -- 3 7 0 Wayne Country Day 010 003 x -- 4 6 2 Leading hitters: Wayne Christian -- Addison Johnson 2-3; Holden Foster 2-4; Ted Suggs 1-2, RBI; Will White 1-3; Jaxon...

PREP BASEBALL: In Charge -- WCDS sweeps twinbill from Wayne Christian

By RUDY COGGINS [email protected] Welcome back, Mitch Turnage. Fully recovered from an early-season injury, the Wayne Country Day senior flexed his muscles at the plate and showed some grit on the mound during a doubleheader sweep against rival Wayne Christian...