Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: March 2, 2004 Archives

Hawks head for Greenville

LAGRANGE -- Charlie Stevens had a goal for his North Lenoir basketball team when he started the season -- to get back to the regionals after last season's semifinal loss in Greenville. He knew he had the team to...

SW boys slip in final four minutes

SHALLOTTE -- Southern Wayne played uncharacteristic of a team on six-game win streak in the fourth quarter Monday evening at West Bruns-wick. The Saints had control of the contest and the tempo in their favor, but they couldn't keep...

Wallace-RH ends Gators' season

TEACHEY -- Ten starters. The ability to literally go that deep is what got the Wallace-Rose Hill boys basketball team into their Class 1-A N.C. High School Athletic Association sectional final match-up with Spring Creek. Ultimately, that depth and...

NJ girls face familiar foe in regional

What North Johnston's girls basketball team is losing in preparation time for tonight's N.C. High School Athletic Association Eastern 1-A regional playoffs, they gain back in familiarity. The Lady Panthers take on Weldon -- the same team that denied...

MOC baseball completes sweep of Barton

MOUNT OLIVE -- Matt Johnson's two-run double in the bottom of the fifth broke an 8-8 tie and Jason Sharp pitched four scoreless innings in relief as host Mount Olive defeated Barton 12-8 in Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference baseball Monday at...

Lady Trojans gear up for Pfeiffer

MOUNT OLIVE -- The Mount Olive College women's basketball team's season has had its shares of ups and downs. But the Trojans did complete the regular season with their highest win total in eight years. And the Trojans do get...

Prep baseball roundup

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Spring Creek's Randy Amos turned in five strong innings on the mound, yielding just two hits and one run in the Gators' season-opening, 7-4 win over North Lenoir on Monday. The Gators' were paced at the plate...

Prep soccer roundup

KINSTON -- Rosewood's Erin Thibodeau and Stephanie Behrend scored three goals each to guide the Eagles to season-opening, 6-0 win at Kinston on Monday. Rachel McCormick dished out three assists, while Clare Narron added one assist. Rosewood's defense limited the...