Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: January 18, 2004 Archives

Cougar girls, Falcon boys take victories

The difference in a good girls high school basketball team and a great one is usually a guard -- a hot-shooting, quick-passing guard that gets her teammates the ball while knowing when to shoot it herself. The Goldsboro Lady...

Mount Olive native to enter N.C. Sports Hall of Fame

Mount Olive native Leora "Sam" Jones has been selected for induction into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. Jones, a standout basketball player for Southern Wayne High School and a star for East Carolina University in basketball, went to...

Rosewood boys pick up win over Rebels - Eagle girls roll

The Rosewood boys basketball team picked an important game to have their best free-throw shooting performance of the season. Sophomore guard Dustin Overman drained two-of-two at the line with 7.8 seconds left in the game to secure a hard-fought,...

Mount Olive men win seven straight

MOUNT OLIVE -- Sharome Holloway scored all of his 11 points in the final seven minutes of the game as host Mount Olive withstood Erskine's comeback for a 68-60 win in NCAA Division II Carolinas-Virginia Athletics men's basketball Friday evening...

North Lenoir picks up basketball sweep of Greene Central

LAGRANGE -- North Lenoir won both ends of their basketball games with Greene Central Friday night. But while Lady Hawks coach Wayne Floyd had few worries in his club's 74-20 rout of the Lady Rams, boys coach Charlie Stevens...

Conqueror boys fall to Falls Road

Faith Christian Academy's varsity boys shot poorly from the free throw line and it cost the Conquerors at the end of Friday's game with Falls Road of Rocky Mount, losing 58-53. Faith went just 4-of-15 from the line, while...

Reusch wins three events as Rosewood shades North Johnston

Rosewood's Jeremy Reusch prevailed in three events, helping the Eagles nip North Johnston 61-53 in a Class 1-A Carolina Conference indoor track meet. Reusch recorded a first-place mark of 5 feet, 6 inches in the high jump. He completed the...

Native football coach honored by Panthers

CHARLOTTE -- Goldsboro native and Apex High School football coach Bob Wolfe was honored recently by the Carolina Panthers as the 2003 Coach of the Year. Wolfe was recognized for the honor during the Panthers' game December 21 against the...