Rosewood girls fall, Eagle boys upset Jags

Two periods. Literally, that is all that has separated Rosewood's girls basketball team from taking a pair of wins from Class 1-A Carolina Conference-unbeaten Farmville Central. After dropping the first contest earlier this season on the Lady Jags' home...

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Wrestling feature -- Aaron Lynch

Aaron Lynch's progression through wrestling has been exactly what Rosewood coach Bill Edmundson envisioned when Lynch competed as a freshman. Lynch saw limited time his first season and earned three wins. "He loved the sport and decided to get...

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Rebels boys top Dixon, girls fight but fall

CALYPSO -- The North Duplin Rebels could do not wrong Thursday night. Dixon's boys basketball team can attest to that first-hand. The Rebel boys stormed past the Bulldogs 70-54 at the North Duplin gym in the regular-season finale for...

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Kinston-Eastern Wayne

KINSTON -- Perfection. It's something many teams strive for, but very few attain. But it's something the Kinston boys' basketball team achieved in the Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference after Thursday's 71-52 Senior Night win at home against Eastern Wayne...

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Prep basketball -- Friday

ROCKY MOUNT -- A second-quarter coaching move sparked Wayne Country Day to a come-from-behind 56-53 victory against Rocky Mount Academy in Class 1-A Coastal Plains Independent Conference action Thursday evening. Displeased with his starters' effort, Chargers coach Steve Weir put...

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Saints girls can't hang on with Lady Eagles

VANCEBORO -- Southern Wayne's girls fell in their final regular-season game Thursday night as West Craven dropped the Lady Saints 60-56. The loss puts Southern Wayne in the play-in game of the Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference tournament. The Lady Saints...

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MOC Men's Basketball Falls To Belmont Abbey

BELMONT -- No 75-foot miracle for Mount Olive this time. Rafael Moreira led five players in double figures as host Belmont Abbey defeated Mount Olive 100-87 in NCAA Division II Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference men's basketball action Thursday. The loss...

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MOC softball preview 2004

MOUNT OLIVE -- Cautiously optimistic. It's become Jamie Kylis' catch phrase when describing her second season as softball coach at Mount Olive College. A mere four players, one of those a part-timer, return off last year's team that suffered...

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MOC baseball and tennis

Baseball -- Trojans take on Shippensburg The Mount Olive College baseball team posted a 2-1 record during the first weekend of the 2004 season and a 3-1 record last weekend. Considering the Trojans are playing three games this weekend...

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