Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: March 28, 2004 Archives

Cougars' Bryant creates worthy legacy

Legacy. Most players begin their high school careers with hopes and dreams of leaving their mark at their respective school. Goldsboro senior Clintoria Bryant is one of those special players who will be remembered for years, even generations into...

Rosewood duo gets best effort from team

Rosewood girls basketball coaches Jerry Narron and June Hill shared a common vision when they took over a team without an explosive scorer or playmaker. Still, they also knew they had coachable, athletic players who had a desire to...

Son's illness inspires dad at SW

DUDLEY -- Inspiration is derived from a variety of sources, but none can be more spiritual or uplifting than the relationship between a father and son. But the strong bond between Michael Olliver Sr. and Jr. took a huge...

Spring Creek drops Carolina 1-A battle

FARMVILLE -- Spring Creek's Jes Snyder and Josh Lewis had two hits each, but Farmville Central posted a three-run sixth on its way to a 6-5 win at home over Spring Creek. The Jaguars' Jared Beddard slapped a game-tying double...

Mobley shuts down Saints

DUDLEY -- Washington's Aaron Mobley pitched seven innings, giving up just one run on five hits as the Pam Pack emerged with a 5-1 win at Southern Wayne on Friday. Washington's Landon Moblin supplied a big, three-run home run in...

Defending 2-A champs dominate Chargers

Kerr-Vance Academy, last year's N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association Class 2-A champion popped Wayne Country Day 19-4 Friday at the Eastern Carolina Athletic Park. Although the Spartans scored only one run in the opening inning, they sent at least eight...

Cougars improving game by game

It's not about the win for Goldsboro's baseball team -- not right now. It's not even about the runs. It's about getting better a little each day. Of course, that kind of slow, steady improvement will not prevent things like...

Faith Christian conquers Tabernacle

Faith Christian School won its third straight game after taking a doubleheader from visiting Tabernacle Christian of Monroe Friday. Blake Cason pitched a one-hit, complete game shutout in an 8-0 victory for the opening game, striking out 11. T.J. Sasser...

West Carteret shocks Aycock baseball

MOREHEAD CITY -- Trailing 6-3, West Carteret posted a four-run rally in the bottom of the seventh inning and came back to edge Charles B. Aycock 7-6 on Friday. The Patriots (8-1) improved to 4-1 in the Class 3-A Eastern...

Trojan softball splits with Pfeiffer

MOC Sports Information MOUNT OLIVE -- Erin Wilson had three hits and Erin Case tossed a six-hitter as host Mount Olive defeated Pfeiffer 5-1 in game two of an NCAA Division II Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference softball doubleheader Saturday afternoon at...

Erskine takes two from Mount Olive

DUE WEST, S.C. -- Nationally-ranked Mount Olive College earned a split Saturday afternoon and exited 1-2 against Erskine College in NCAA Division II Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference baseball action. Casey Smith hit three home runs as the Flying Fleet rallied from...

Wayne Christian knocks off Cresset Christian

Wayne Christian defeated Cresset Christian 12-8 in a non-conference action. Brittany Sullivan was the winning pitcher, helping her cause with a triple and two singles. Brook Norris went 2-for-2 with a home run and Jesse Brannan had an extra base...

Spring Creek falls to Farmville

FARMVILLE -- Farmville Central overcame five fielding errors to top Spring Creek 5-2 in softball action Friday night. Margo Brady earned the win for the Jaguars, pitching four scoreless innings, while striking out three. Brady did not allow a hit....

Hawks rebound, pound Havelock

LAGRANGE -- North Lenoir rebounded from a tough loss at Charles B. Aycock by getting hot bats in the late innings to beat Havelock 9-3 Friday night. The Lady Hawks (9-1) scored four runs in the fifth to take the...

Panthers defeat county rival Princeton

KENLY -- North Johnston erupted for 17 runs in its first three innings and rolled past Princeton 17-1 in Class 1-A Carolina Conference action on Friday. The Panthers improved to 9-1 overall and 3-0 in conference play heading into Tuesday's...

A-G's Beacham no-hits Rebels

CALYPSO -- Jayme Beacham tossed a no-hit shutout as Ayden-Grifton downed North Duplin 10-0 in a Class 1-A Carolina Conference softball game Friday. The contest was called after five innings under the mercy rule. The Chargers (7-1, 3-0 CC) got...

Vick provides solid offense vs. Patriots

MOREHEAD CITY -- Charles B. Aycock's April Vick knocked in three runs and paced four different Falcons with at least an RBI, while Jenny Jackson struck out 12 and yielded just one hit in six innings in the Golden Falcons'...

Wayne Christian escapes Fayetteville's upset bid

FAYETTEVILLE -- Wayne Christian's undefeated golf team barely held onto that distinction Thursday as Fayetteville Christian missed upsetting the Eagles by a 167-168 score at Bayonet Country Club. Jonathan Greene was low man for Wayne Christian with a nine-hole score...

Rosewood track dominates Ayden-Grifton

LITTLEFIELD -- Rosewood claimed first-place finishes in 16 of 17 contested events and dominated Ayden-Grifton 126-16 in a Carolina 1-A Conference boys meet Thursday afternoon. James Reusch, Bryce Havenook and Michael Spriggs each had a pair of wins for the...

Jones duo leads Gators

PRINCETON -- McKenzie Jones and Clayton Jones combined for six individual wins and helped Spring Creek cruise past the opposition in a three-team boys meet Thursday at the Fred Bartholomew Athletic Complex. McKenzie finished first in the 100, 200, 400...

Briscoe takes 300 hurdles, 200 for NJ

KENLY -- North Johnston's Adrian Briscoe claimed the 300 hurdles and 200 dash in a Carolina 1-A Conference meet contested at Ben E. Strifert Stadium on the Panthers' campus Thursday afternoon. However, traditional league power Farmville Central emerged the team...

Cougar trio brings home individual wins

VANCEBORO -- Three Goldsboro competitors each claimed a first-place finish and the Cougars won the meet-ending 1,600 relay Thursday afternoon, but West Craven prevailed 52-50 in the three-team Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference meet. Washington finished third with 41 points....

Rams sweep EPC home meet

SNOW HILL -- Greene Central's boys and girls track teams remained unbeaten in five meets after sweeping Eastern Plains 2-A opponents North Lenoir and North Pitt on Thursday afternoon. Sprinter Tyvonne Johnson won three track events and emerged the long...

Lawrence, Campbell lead Warrior boys

WINTERVILLE -- Michael Lawrence and Chris Campbell each won three individual events as Eastern Wayne cruised past South Central and Southern Wayne in an Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference boys meet Thursday afternoon. The Warriors, coached by Sidney Myers, collected 86...

Barnes paces Aycock track

KINSTON -- Shonte Barnes emerged the top triple jumper and shot putter in Thursday afternoon's sweep of Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference boys track foes Kinston and West Carteret. Barnes recorded a distance of 38 feet, one inch in the triple...

Kriger, Eagles boot Kinston

Rosewood senior co-captain Amber Kriger collected her first goal of the season to open the scoring in the Lady Eagles' 4-1 win at home over Kinston on Friday. With the non-conference win, Rosewood improved to 7-1 overall on the season....