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

Aycock bats boom over Southern Wayne

PIKEVILLE -- Southern Wayne gave county rival Charles B. Aycock too many extra outs in the first two innings Wednesday afternoon on the Golden Falcons' baseball diamond. The Golden Falcons graciously accepted the assistance from their guests. Josh Pate and...

OPINION -- Realignment means new deal, new hand of cards

If you are a fan of those poker shows on television -- and statistics say more and more of you are -- you ought to see the hands being played by the N.C. High School Athletic Association and their...

Coach wins 1,000th game as North Florida splits with Mount Olive

MOUNT OLIVE -- A spilt in a two game series with a top-10, nationally-ranked team. A good outing from the pitching staff without using the weekend starters. Sixteen hits in two games against a top-notch corps of arms. And...

CBA wins half a game as coach is ejected

PIKEVILLE -- It is very rare that one first-half goal and one half of good defense are simply enough to win a soccer match. Wednesday's tilt between Charles B. Aycock and Washington at the Golden Falcons' field proved to...

Baseball -- Spring Creek shades Rams

SNOW HILL -- Jed Potter batted 2-for-4 and scored twice as Spring Creek nipped Greene Central 6-5 on the James R. Fulghum Athletic Complex baseball diamond Wednesday afternoon. Travis Rouse, Matthew Tyndall and Matthew Whitley each had two hits for...

Baseball -- North Johnston prevails on home diamond

KENLY -- Brad Holloman and Kris Lutz each pounded out two hits and Holloman claimed the pitching win as North Johnston dumped Union 9-4 in a non-conference contest Wednesday afternoon. Lutz and Holloman each batted 2-for-3, and helped the...

Baseball -- Lancaster shines for Eastern Wayne

MOREHEAD CITY -- Jesse Lancaster went the distance and assisted on a game-clinching double play as Eastern Wayne clipped West Carteret 6-4 in Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference action Wednesday afternoon. Lancaster scattered five hits and notched 11 strikeouts en...

Tennis -- Spring Creek slips by North Lenoir

SNOW HILL -- A freshman and two experienced upperclassmen provided the much-needed punch as Spring Creek outslugged North Lenoir 5-4 in a Classes 1-A/2-A Carolina/Eastern Plains tennis match Wednesday afternoon. The absence of third-seeded Ricky Galloway forced Gators coach Robert...

Soccer -- Panthers settle for fourth place

FOUR OAKS -- Courtney Purdy tallied a goal in each half as West Johnston blanked North Johnston 3-0 in the consolation championship of the inaugural Four Oaks Cup contested at South Johnston High School. Jessica Swanson added the other goal...

Soccer -- Eastern Wayne shuts out Kinston

KINSTON -- Samantha Frazer and Natalie Taylor each recorded the hat trick (three goals) as Eastern Wayne throttled Kinston 6-0 in a Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference match Wednesday. Frazer notched the eventual game-winning goal in the 11th minute, finishing...

Soccer -- Eagles drop Spring Creek

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Erin Thibodeau scored two goals within a 15-minute span, sparking Rosewood past Spring Creek 3-1 in Carolina/Super Six/Eastern Plains 1-A/2-A Conference action Wednesday evening. Stephanie Behrend picked up assists on Thibodeau's goals and added an unassisted...

Softball -- GC wins; Gators show improvement

SEVEN SPRINGS -- How many times do both teams leave a softball game happy, win or lose? That's what happened last night as Greene Central edged Spring Creek 4-2. After losing 19-2 last week at Snow Hill, Gator coach Sonny...

Softball -- Aycock belts Southern Wayne

PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock rapped out 13 hits and Jenny Jackson threw another shutout in a 10-0 victory against Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference foe Southern Wayne on Wednesday afternoon. Officials halted the game after 41Ú2 innings due to...