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Friday, June 30, 2017

American Legion baseball

Wayne County Post 11 will play host to Ahoskie in quarterfinal-round play of the Area I East playoffs Saturday. The teams will play a doubleheader at 4 p.m. at the University of Mount Olive....

LEGION: Wayne County drops contest to Pitt County

MOUNT OLIVE -- One first-round bye is secure in the season-ending Area I East Division playoffs. Pitt County Post 39 made sure of it Wednesday evening with a 6-1 victory over Wayne County Post 11 at Scarborough Field on...

Thursday, June 29, 2017

ECBL: Chargers, Hawks split doubleheader

Case Kermode and Amane Godo combined for a two-hitter as Wayne Country Day defeated North Lenoir Green, 5-2, in the nightcap of their Eastern Carolina Baseball League doubleheader Tuesday evening. Kermode yielded two earned runs on two hits and four...

ECBL: CBA Blue picks up pair of wins

Nicholas Aycock filed three hits in the scorebook and earned the save as Charles B. Aycock Blue squeezed past Fike, 5-3, on Tuesday evening. Cody Whaley emerged as the winning pitcher. Blake Dilda batted 2-for-3 with a double and an...

GOLF: Wiggs collects hole-in-one at GMGC

Benny Wiggs knocked in his first-ever hole-in-one during play Wednesday on the Goldsboro Municipal Golf Course links. Wiggs used a 3-wood to ace hole No. 4. Joe Pritchard, Larry Dawson, Bruce Justice and Wayne Bailey witnessed the feat....

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

SENIOR LEGION: Post 11's Harris goes the distance

[email protected] MOUNT OLIVE -- Kolby Harris tossed a complete game and Wayne County Post 11 remained in contention for Area I East Division regular-season crown a 7-3 victory over Edenton Post 40 on Monday evening. Harris permitted three unearned runs...

GOLF: Walnut Creek LGA news

Sam Gillett seized low gross during weekly play on the Walnut Creek Country Club links. Maureen Prys picked up low net. Penny Ritt took low putts....

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

GOLF: Lane Tree LGA news

Debbie Edgerton secured game-of-the-week honors from the red tees during play on the Lane Tree Golf Club links. Nan Jarrell won low net. Sherry Minner seized low putts. Libby Newsome took GOW accolades from the forward tees. Linda Watson and...

Monday, June 26, 2017

SENIOR LEGION: Wells collects 4th save, Post 11 salvages DH with Ahoskie

AHOSKIE -- Tanner Wells notched his fourth save of the season and Wayne County Post 11 salvaged an embarrassing doubleheader split against Ahoskie Post 102 on Saturday afternoon. Ahoskie won the opener 15-6 -- its first triumph over its Area...

FEATURE: Reed's journey to NFL long, but prosperous

[email protected] Jarran Reed took an untraditional road to the NFL. Mom, Anjanette, provided tough love all the while. Despite the pothole-filled road -- along which Reed received an education in perseverance -- doors eventually opened. Through that hard work, the...

Sunday, June 25, 2017

UMO: Ingram, Adams, Bayles earn academic accolade

UMO Media Relations HIGH POINT -- The University of Mount Olive had 216 student-athletes make the 2016 Conference Carolinas Spring Presidential Honor Roll. The Trojans ranked sixth overall among Conference Carolinas institutions. Each semester student-athletes who achieve a grade-point average...

GIVING BACK: Jarran Reed returns home, hosts football camp

[email protected] A community that continues to heal from recent tragedies received the perfect remedy Saturday morning. A native son provided the medicine. Seattle Seahawks star Jarran Reed conducted a free half-day football camp for youngsters at his old stomping ground...

Friday, June 23, 2017

SENIOR LEGION: Wayne County routs Farmville

MOUNT OLIVE -- Tanner Bradley tossed a complete-game four-hitter as Wayne County Post 11 extended its win streak to a season-high four games with an 11-1, mercy-rule conquest of Farmville on Thursday evening.The right-handed Bradley retired the final nine batters...

ALL-AREA SOFTBALL: Princeton's Braswell named player of the year

By RUDY COGGINS [email protected] PRINCETON -- Stay on the path. It's not an easy task when you're the lone senior who is expected to carry the torch for a tradition-rich softball program. Beth Braswell did. Tossed into a different...

ALL-AREA SOFTBALL: Rebels' Haley Brogden named top pitcher

By RUDY COGGINS [email protected] CALYPSO -- Whenever you play North Duplin, it's best to step into the batter's box with your "thinking helmet" operating on full power. There's no telling what you'll see. A knee-high fastball might pop into...

ALL-AREA SOFTBALL: CBA's Matthews named coach of the year

By RUDY COGGINS [email protected] PIKEVILLE -- LaVon Matthews -- affectionately called "Granddad" by his players -- warmed up the tractor, popped it into gear and starting dragging the infield. In the distance, through a cloud of dust, the Charles...

ALL-AREA SOFTBALL: Second-team list

Position Player, School Pitcher Taylor Waddell, C.B. Aycock Pitcher Mackenzie Bryan, So. Wayne Catcher Natalie Ramirez, N. Duplin First base Mackenzie Wheeler, C.B. Aycock Second base Hailey Woodall, Princeton Shortstop Braylee Butts, Rosewood Third base RJ Meyers, Rosewood Outfield Casey...

ALL-AREA SOFTBALL: First-team player capsules

BETH BRASWELL PRINCETON HIGH SCHOOL * Pitcher Class: Senior Web gems: Signed with North Carolina Wesleyan, a member of the NCAA Division III USA South Conference. ... Led the Bulldogs in batting average (.449) and home runs (6). ... Posted...

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

SPREAD THE WORD: USA travel softball team -- with local flavor -- heads to Belize

Have faith, will travel. Such is the notion for a quartet of past and present Charles B. Aycock softball players this week in Belize, an ethnically diverse country located on the east coast of Central America. Along with nine teammates,...

ECBL: Goldsboro tops North Lenoir

Goldsboro handed North Lenoir a 6-1 loss in an Eastern Carolina Baseball League game at Mina Weil Park.Josh Hartsfield emerged as the winning pitcher. Chandler Patrick threw three innings of relief.Hartsfield, Matt Lewis, Natorian Nobles, Austin Ruiz and Trey Adams...

SENIOR LEGION: Post 11's Harrell drives in game-winning run

MOUNT OLIVE -- Nolan Harrell plated the eventual game-winning run and Wayne County Post 11 pulled off a nail-biting 7-6 victory over Area I East Division nemesis Kinston Post 43 at Scarborough Field on the University of Mount Olive...

ECBL: Rosewood holds off South Lenoir

DEEP RUN -- Rosewood fended off a furious seventh-inning rally and turned back South Lenoir, 3-2, in an Eastern Carolina Baseball League affair Monday evening. The Eagles led 3-0 after 61/2 innings. The Blue Devils closed the gap to...

Friday, June 16, 2017

STATE GAMES -- Region 2

GREENSBORO -- Cody Whaley and Jonathan Peacock combined for a shutout as Region 2 claimed a 5-0 victory over Region 4 in opening-round bracket play of the 2017 Powerade State Games of North Carolina on Thursday morning. Whaley hurled...

SENIOR LEGION: Pitt County rolls past Wayne County

WINTERVILLE -- Pitt County Post 39 swatted three home runs during its 17-3, weather-shortened triumph over Wayne County Post 11 on the Pitt Community College diamond Wednesday evening. Officials called the game after 4 1/2 innings due to lightning in...

BRBM

Fishing Goldsboro anglers in third MOREHEAD CITY -- The crew aboard Floar Plan landed a 426-pound blue marlin -- the third-largest fish hooked during the 59th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin tournament -- on Thursday afternoon. Run Off is the...

All Area -- Jason King

He grew up like his players, parallel to a teeming highway, where little interrupted Babe Ruth league but sprawling runs of letter-perfect corn and Sunday worship. Deep Run -- an unincorporated band of Baptists and Blue Devils -- is sparse....

All Area -- Derek Neal

The video is a bit grainy, warped in a Zapruder kind of way, but doesn't deny full view of its principal subjects. Some folks are just supposed to have their moment. Such was the case on May 19, in the...

All Area -- Cody Whaley

PIKEVILLE -- He greets you at the new gym door, speakeasy style, and lets you in with a soft-spoken hello. Moments later, as Cody Whaley sits in a spare desk outside of Aycock's athletic department, a more complete view of...

All-Area Baseball Capsules

Cody Whaley, Charles B. Aycock -- Pitcher of the Year Position: Pitcher Class: Junior Diamond Notes: In the words of former CBA skipper Charles Davis, the no-frills Whaley is a pitcher -- not a thrower -- and the evidence to...

Thursday, June 15, 2017

POWERADE STATE GAMES: A quintet of county players picked by Region 2 coaches

[email protected] GREENSBORO -- Wayne County Post 11 head coach Jason Sherrer may feel a little lonely in the dugout for the next few days. Five players were selected for the Region 2 squad that opens play against Region 4 this...

OUTDOORS: Local anglers compete in Big Rock Blue Marlin

From staff reports ATLANTIC BEACH -- The crew aboard the boat Floar Plan, owned by Anthony Floars of Goldsboro, hooked and released a white marlin Tuesday afternoon during the 59th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament. Captained by Brent Gaskill,...

ECBL: Goldsboro defeats Spring Creek

Cameron Roux cranked out two hits and drove in four runs as Goldsboro handed Spring Creek an 8-6 loss in their ECBL encounter Tuesday evening. Natorian Nobles contributed a double and two RBI. Matt Lewis emerged as the winning pitcher....

ECBL: Chargers claim rain-shortened win

Avery Browning collected two hits and two RBI during Wayne Country Day's 14-0, rain-shortened victory over Eastern Carolina Baseball League rival Charles B. Aycock White on Wednesday evening. Officials called the game after 21⁄2 innings due to rain. Case Kermode...

MLB DRAFT: Five UMO players headed to professional ranks

MOUNT OLIVE -- Pardon Carl Lancaster if he seems a little preoccupied over the next few days. He has a daunting chore ahead. Four University of Mount Olive seniors and a redshirt junior heard their name called in the 2017...

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

GOLF: Walnut Creek Ladies news

Hiromi Sueki won low gross during weekly play on the Walnut Creek Country Club links. Penny Ritt and Evelyn Rose claimed low net and low putts, respectively. Charlotte Campbell secured second low net in second-flight competition during an Eastern Ladies...

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

SENIOR LEGION: Rocky Mount defeats Wayne County Post 11

From staff reports MOUNT OLIVE -- A quiet offensive finish and a disastrous defensive performance led to Wayne County Post 11's fifth defeat of the season Monday evening. Post 11 built a six-run advantage after two innings. But former rival...

ECBL: CBA Blue rolls past Eastern Wayne

Zack Brewer drove in four runs as Charles B. Aycock Blue handed Eastern Wayne a 12-2, mercy-rule loss in their Eastern Carolina Baseball League clash Monday evening.Clay Matthews batted 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI. Davis Carroll and Trey...

GOLF: Lane Tree Ladies news

Nan Jarrell secured game-of-the-week honors from the red tees during play on the Lane Tree Golf Club links. Shelley Leder and Sherry Minner seized low net and low putts, respectively. Betty Jean Gurley snagged GOW accolades from the forward tees....

ECBL: Rosewood rallies past Wayne Country Day

Rosewood erupted for four fourth-inning runs and held off Wayne Country Day, 5-4, in an Eastern Carolina Baseball League contest Monday evening. The Eagles trailed 3-1 after 31⁄2 innings. Conner Vernon, Will Albert (RBI) and Logan Price pounded out two...

MLB DRAFT: Trio of UMO players hoping to hear their names called

[email protected] MOUNT OLIVE -- Flashback. It's a cool Saturday afternoon at Scarborough Field. Armed with radar guns, Major League Baseball scouts fill every seat in front of the University of Mount Olive press box for the Trojans' season-opening game against...

Monday, June 12, 2017

LEGION -- Midseason report

MOUNT OLIVE -- Leaning back in his chair as cool air filled the University of Mount Olive press box on Friday afternoon, Jason Sherrer gave his current evaluation of the latest Wayne County Post 11 baseball team. On paper? Post...

Sunday, June 11, 2017

PREP BASEBALL: Quintet of county players honored by NCBCA

Five players who helped lead their respective teams to the postseason earned all-state recognition for their efforts by the N.C. Baseball Coaches Association on Friday afternoon. The quintet selected were Rosewood's trio of Derek Neal, Kolby Harris and Jonathan Peacock;...

WELLS FARGO CONFERENCE CUP: Rosewood places second in Carolina 1A race

CHAPEL HILL -- Rosewood emerged as the runner-up during competition for Wells Fargo Conference Cup in Carolina 1-A league play for 2016-17. The Eagles compiled 78.5 points -- 9.5 less than Cup winner Hobbton. Rosewood emerged as the regular-season champion...

ECBL: CBA Blue sweeps doubleheader from Rosewood

Charles B. Aycock Blue swept Rosewood 2-0 and 6-3 in an ECBL twinbill. In game one, Conner Casey and Logan Merritt led the Eagles' offense with two hits and an RBI apiece. Will Albert batted 1-for-2 with an RBI. Tucker...

ECBL: Goldsboro, Spring Creek split twinbill

Natorion Nobles belted a walk-off home -- a three-RBI shot -- that lifted Goldsboro past Spring Creek 5-4 in game two of an Eastern Carolina Baseball League doubleheader. Josh Hartsfield and Matthew Lewis combined for the pitching win. Jensen Barwick...

SENIOR LEGION: Post 11 searching for an identity

MOUNT OLIVE -- Leaning back in his chair as cool air filled the University of Mount Olive press box on Friday afternoon, Jason Sherrer gave his current evaluation of the latest Wayne County Post 11 baseball team. On paper? Post...

Friday, June 9, 2017

PREP FOOTBALL: James hired as new head football coach at GHS

[email protected] Each time Elvin James steps on to the football field and puts on his headset, his first passion -- football -- burns deeply within his soul. His spirit embodies it. His heart? That's a different story. James didn't start...

WHAT'S HAPPENING: Local calendar events

Jarran Reed Youth Football Camp • June 24 -- Jarran Reed, who just completed his rookie campaign with the Seattle Seahawks, will host a free youth football camp from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Goldsboro High School. The camp is free...

Thursday, June 8, 2017

ECBL: C.B. Aycock White rallies past Wayne Country Day

PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock White rallied from a two-run deficit to defeat Wayne Country Day, 4-2, in an ECBL game contested at Charles Davis Field on Wednesday evening. The Golden Falcons pulled within 2-1 after five innings and pushed...

ECBL: Goldsboro extends win streak to three

DUDLEY -- Matt Lewis and Chandler Patrick cranked out two hits apiece as Goldsboro dealt Southern Wayne White a 9-3 loss on the Eastern Carolina Baseball League scene Wednesday evening. The Cougars extended their win streak to three. Brody Morton,...

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Tar Heels' McGee named Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball

CHAPEL HILL -- North Carolina rookie Ashton McGee earned a spot on the 2017 Freshmen All-American team selected by Collegiate Baseball on Wednesday. The Pikeville native helped lead the Tar Heels to the Coastal Division title in Atlantic Coast...

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

WHAT'S HAPPENING: Events in Wayne County

Jarran Reed Youth Football Camp • June 24 -- Jarran Reed, who just completed his rookie campaign with the Seattle Seahawks, will host a free youth football camp from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Goldsboro High School. The camp is free...

ECBL: Rosewood, WCDS play to 10-10, eight-inning tie

Wayne Country Day charged to a four-run lead through three innings of play, but Rosewood battled back to create a 10-10, eight-inning tie in Eastern Carolina Baseball League play Tuesday evening. The game was called due to darkness. Avery Browning...

ECBL: Lewis' squeeze play propels Goldsboro

Patience at the plate and an exquisite, fifth-inning squeeze by Lexton Lewis propelled Goldsboro High past North Lenoir Green, 6-3, in a back-and-forth Eastern Carolina Baseball League matchup Tuesday at Mina Weil Park. The rally marked the Cougars' second triumph...

GOLF: Walnut Creek LGA news

The foursome of Evelyn Rose, Betty Holloway, Mona McConnaughey and Charlotte Campbell emerged victorious during a super tournament contested Tuesday at Walnut Creek Country Club. Campbell won the closest-to-the-pin prize on hole No. 3. Betty Holloway was closest to...

PREP BASKETBALL: Cobb hired as new Princeton head varsity boys' coach

[email protected] PRINCETON -- The only thing missing was a six-shooter. Minus that small detail, David Cobb shot from the hip with a calm -- but firm -- demeanor Tuesday afternoon. He's now the "top dog" at Princeton. With JV and...

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

LEGION: Post 11 update

From staff reportsMOUNT OLIVE -- Wayne County Post 11 started a six-game road swing with a 6-3 loss to Apex.Directed by head coach Jason Sherrer, Post 11 is scheduled visit Edenton -- which won the N.C. High School Athletic Association...

UMO: Student-athletes excel in classroom

UMO Media Relations The University of Mount Olive had another successful spring semester in the classroom. Thirteen of 18 sports had a team grade-point-average higher than 3.0. Men's tennis posted the highest GPA (3.689). Five teams -- women's tennis, women's...

WHAT'S HAPPENING: County events calendar

Jarran Reed Youth Football Camp • June 24 -- Jarran Reed, who just completed his rookie campaign with the Seattle Seahawks, will host a free youth football camp from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Goldsboro High School. The camp is free...

LEGION: Area I East standings

Area I East Division standings (Through June 5) Pitt County -- 3-0 Farmville Central -- 2-0 Wayne County -- 1-0 Edenton -- 0-0 Wilson -- 0-0 Ahoskie -- 0-3 Kinston -- 0-3...

GOLF: Lane Tree Ladies Golf news

Barbara Hill secured game-of-the-week accolades while playing from the red tees during action on the Lane Tree Golf Club links. Nan Jarrell won low net. Sue Glover took low putts. Novella Zambelli seized GOW honors while playing from the...

Friday, June 2, 2017

ECBL: Rosewood's Vernon, Capps go 'yard' against Goldsboro

Conner Vernon and Tanner Capps each swatted home as Rosewood handed Goldsboro a 10-0, five-inning loss on the ECBL scene Wednesday evening. Will Albert paced Rosewood with two hits, an RBI and scored twice in the mercy-rule win. Harris,...

ECBL: Fike takes twinbill from Chargers

WILSON -- Wilson Fike swept an ECBL doubleheader 8-0 and 7-5 from Wayne Country Day on Wednesday evening. Jaxon Anderson and Carnes Edmondson each had one hit in the opener for WCDS. Case Kermode stole one base. Will White...

ECBL: Gators double up Eagles at "The Swamp"

Landon Smothers batted 2-for-4 as Spring Creek opened ECBL play with a 6-3 victory over Rosewood at "The Swamp." Casey Whitfield and Christian Yarbrough each doubled and drove in a run apiece. Jake Edens contributed one hit and two...

ECBL: WCDS evens slate at 2-2 with win over South Lenoir

Avery Browning turned in a three-hit performance as Wayne Country Day doubled up South Lenoir, 12-6, in an ECBL game contested Thursday evening. Jack Talton and Caleb Brewer (two RBI) recorded two hits apiece. Case Kermode, Tanner Willman (RBI),...

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Pate, McGee help lead Tar Heels into NCAA Tournament

[email protected] CHAPEL HILL -- Adam Pate made a bold promise. A baby-faced freshman, Ashton McGee, backed up his teammate's pledge. And North Carolina is back where it belongs -- in the NCAA baseball tournament. Seeded No. 2 overall, the Tar...

ECBL: CBA Blue routs NL Green

Nicholas Aycock batted 3-for-3 with a double and two triples as C.B. Aycock Blue handed North Lenoir Green an 11-1, mercy-rule defeat in Eastern Carolina League Baseball action Thursday evening Blake Dilda provided three hits, including a double. Zack...

Thursday, June 1, 2017

WCMA outlook

Plenty of drama, including an interruption from Mother Nature, highlighted the 2016 installment of the Wayne County Men's Amateur golf championships. Jonathan Burke won a record fifth Open Division title by one stroke. A mere five strokes separated the top...

Trojan duo recognized for academic work

MOUNT OLIVE -- University of Mount Olive's Robert Poole and Julie Gonzalez have been selected as the Conference Carolinas male and female scholar athlete-of-the-year in men's volleyball and women's tennis, respectively. Poole emerged as a first-team all-CC selection in men's...

DIGEST -- Thursday

ECBL North Lenoir Green 8, C.B. Aycock White 7 * La GRANGE -- Mason Bailey batted 2-for-2 with an RBI as Charles B. Aycock dropped an 8-7 decision to North Lenoir Green on the Eastern Carolina Baseball League scene Tuesday...