Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: April 4, 2004 Archives

Baseball -- EW's Vinson wins battle of southpaws

Two strong, promising young pitchers put on a show Friday night as Eastern Wayne and Charles B. Aycock played another classic county-rival baseball game Friday night. Then an unheralded pinch-hitter stole the show. Tyler Mitchell's single to left in the...

Softball -- N. Lenoir tops rival Blue Devils

LAGRANGE -- North Lenoir began defense of its Class 2-A Eastern Plains Conference softball title in shaky fashion Friday evening against archrival South Lenoir. The upset-minded Blue Devils loaded the bases, with no outs, on two infield errors and a...

Goldsboro Road Run has regional appeal

In its 26th year, the Sunrise Kiwanis Greater Goldsboro Road Run is enjoying a regional reputation that brings runners from all around the area to downtown Goldsboro. Saturday's Road Run brought runners from Pennsylvania, South Carolina and as far...

Baseball -- SW cruises past Cougars

Chris Carr doubled twice in four at-bats as Southern Wayne cruised past Goldsboro 17-2 in Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference action Friday evening. Carr finished with three hits. Josh Narron provided two hits in five plate appearances and Matthew Holloman...

Baseball -- Hawks open EPC play with win

DEEP RUN -- North Lenoir used a four-run sixth inning to turn the game around and beat South Lenoir 6-3 in their Eastern Plains 2-A Conference opener on the Blue Devils' diamond. Shane Harris went the distance and got...

Baseball -- Chargers top NJ

LITTLEFIELD -- Ayden-Grifton plated 10 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to overcome a two-run deficit and take a 12-5 win against North Johnston in Carolina 1-A Conference baseball action Friday. The Chargers were led at the...

Baseball -- Panthers hand GC a loss

SNOW HILL -- Clark Harrington and Chris Roebuck had North Pitt's only hits as the Panthers beat Greene Central 5-2 Friday night in the Eastern Plains 2-A Conference opener for both teams. Jordy Davis took the loss for the...

Baseball -- Princeton wins key Carolina battle

PRINCETON -- Last year's game between Farmville Central and Princeton at the Bulldogs' field went 16 innings. Though 9 1/2 innings shorter, Friday's game was just as exciting. Playing for first place in the Class 1-A Carolina Conference, Princeton...

JV baseball -- Rams down Panthers

BETHEL -- Greene Central demolished Eastern Plains 2-A opponent North Pitt 12-1 Friday night in six innings. Drew Sowers had a pair of doubles and 2 RBI. Tyler Chase batted 4-for-4 with a double and three RBI to pace...

JV baseball -- CBA blanks Warriors

PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock won its eighth game in nine outings after beating Eastern Wayne 9-0 Friday night. Garrett Davis went four innings and got the win, striking out six and giving up one hit. Brandon Price and...

Softball -- Huge seventh paces Panthers

LITTLEFIELD -- North Johnston plated four runs in the top of the seventh inning and survived Ayden-Grifton 4-3 in a battle of Class 1-A Carolina Conference unbeatens Friday evening. All seven runs were unearned and each team had just two...

Softball -- NP's Shaw blanks Rams

BETHEL -- North Pitt pitcher Tiffany Shaw struck out 10 to lead the Panthers to a 2-0 Eastern Plains 2-A victory against Greene Central on Friday. The game was scoreless until the fifth when a pair of Panther runners...

Softball -- ECC contest postponed

Friday's battle between county rivals Eastern Wayne and Charles B. Aycock was postponed to Wednesday....