Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: March 26, 2004 Archives

Golden Falcons top Hawks in softball showcase game

PIKEVILLE -- Four bucks for a ticket? That was a small price to pay to see two of eastern North Carolina's top softball pitchers and the last two News-Argus Players of the Year duel on the Charles B. Aycock diamond...

Softball -- Warriors dump West Craven

At the beginning of the season, Eastern Wayne softball coach Scott Waller said his team "had a 50-50 chance" of making the playoffs. After yesterday's 12-1 victory over visiting West Craven, the Lady Warriors appear to be right on Waller's...

North Lenoir tops Charles B. Aycock in come-from-behind fashion

LAGRANGE -- Non-conference baseball games are supposed to be beneficial to both teams as they prepare for conference competition down the road. Thursday night, Charles B. Aycock and North Lenoir had one of those rare games that let both...

Golf -- CBA's Smith is medalist at Lane Tree match

Dustin Smith seized medalist honors with a season-low 72, an even-par score, on the Lane Tree layout Thursday afternoon as Charles B. Aycock stopped Greene Central 313-329 in a non-conference boys golf match. Jonathan Burke complemented Smith's effort with a...

Softball -- Raiders knock off Rosewood

Visiting Midway capitalized on numerous Rosewood errors and captured a 7-2, non-conference win on the Eagles' diamond Thursday afternoon. Sarah Poole led Rosewood's offense with four hits in four at-bats. Courtney Hill batted 1-for-3 with two RBI. Sarah Ardes and...

Softball -- North Johnston smacks Smithfield-Selma

SMITHFIELD -- Michelle Fisher and Candice Evans combined for a three-hitter as North Johnston shut out county rival Smithfield-Selma 9-0 on Thursday evening. It was the Panthers' seventh consecutive shutout. Fisher allowed just two hits and worked out of a...

Baseball -- Eagles dominate Carolina Christian foe

Billy Smith doubled and provided three hits as Wayne Christian dismantled Cresset Christian of Durham 20-7 in a non-conference contest Thursday afternoon. J.D. Hightower belted a 340-foot home run in the fifth and finished the day with two hits...

Baseball -- Chargers' Ford drives home game-winning run

Ryan Ford delivered the game-winning RBI as Wayne Country Day rallied past Northwood Temple 4-3 in a non-conference game Thursday afternoon. Tied at 3-3 in the seventh, the Northwood pitcher hit John Bridgers. Sam Steed reached safely on an...

Baseball -- Rosewood claims non-conference win

Josh Allen banged out two hits and Thad Hill drove in two runs in Rosewood's 5-2, non-conference win against Midway on Thursday evening. Hill finished the game 2-for-3. Micheal Render claimed the pitching win, striking out five in two...

Baseball -- Goldsboro's Edwards pitches no-hitter

Monquavious Edwards threw the first no-hitter of his prep career Thursday afternoon, staking Goldsboro High to an 11-1, non-conference victory against Community Christian of Wilson. Edwards recorded nine strikeouts and walked six batters in the contest, which was shortened to...

Tennis -- WCDS netters stumble in CPIC

ROCKY MOUNT -- Host Faith Christian School swept the doubles en route to a 6-3 decision against Wayne Country Day in a Coastal Plains Independent 1-A Conference match Thursday. The teams were tied 3-3 after singles. The Chargers's David Wilson...

Tennis -- Rosewood cruises past W. Christian

Rosewood swept the singles and doubles matches in a 9-0, non-conference win against Wayne Christian on Thursday afternoon. The teams played eight-game pro sets. Matt Mitchell, Brandon Hietpas, Joey Churchwell, J.P. Cummins, Daniel Ellis and Alex Dunham each grabbed a...

Tennis -- Rams shut out eighth opponent in Spring Creek win

SNOW HILL -- Greene Central recorded its eighth shutout of the season Thursday afternoon with a 9-0 victory against Spring Creek in a Classes 1-A/2-A Carolina/Eastern Plains Conference boys tennis match. The Rams (9-0) remained unbeaten in six C/EPC outings....

Tennis -- Eastern Wayne loses to Kinston

KINSTON -- Phillip Bunn prevailed at No. 6 singles, while teammates James Arceneaux-Ben Ziccardi triumphed at No. 2 doubles in a 7-2 loss at Eastern Carolina 3-A foe Kinston on Thursday. Bunn dropped just one game in a 6-1, 6-0...

Tennis -- Golden Falcons fall in ECC 3-A match

PIKEVILLE -- Visiting Washington captured two of three doubles matches and doubled up Charles B. Aycock 6-3 in a four-hour Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference match Thursday afternoon. Third-set tiebreakers factored into two outcomes, while a second-set tiebreaker helped determine the...