Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: April 8, 2004 Archives

MOC nearly upsets K-Tribe in exhibition

KINSTON -- For most of Wednesday night, Mount Olive College's baseball team looked like it could handle Class A baseball with the pros. Only a game-ending, three-run home run by J.J. Sherrill saved face for the Kinston Indians in a...

Baseball -- Rams still struggling

SNOW HILL -- Jordy Davis kept SouthWest Edgecombe guessing for five innings Wednesday evening. The Greene Central right-hander cleverly mixed his change-up in with a fastball and curveball, and held the visiting Cougars to two hits. Davis and his...

Baseball -- ND comes up short against Hobbton

CALYPSO -- Sterling Grice ripped a pair of extra-base hits Wednesday afternoon, but North Duplin couldn't overcome crucial defensive mistakes in an 8-5, non-conference loss against Hobbton. Grice doubled and homered in two at-bats as the Rebels fell to 2-11...

Softball -- Rebels get first win

CALYPSO -- North Duplin's Stephanie Ivey scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth-inning as the Rebels won their first game of the year 6-5 against non-conference opponent Hobbton on Wednesday at home. Casey Pate picked up...

Softball -- GC falls in EPC contest

PINETOPS -- Elizabeth Cooper and Cassie Webb combined for three-quarters of Greene Central's offensive output, but it wasn't enough in a 6-2 loss at SouthWest Edgecombe on Wednesday afternoon. Cooper finished the day 2-for-3, while Webb added a hit...

Softball -- CBA's Jackson one-hits Warriors

After yielding a first-inning hit and a walk, Charles B. Aycock's Jenny Jackson sat down 20 Eastern Wayne batters in a row and did not allow another base runner as the Golden Falcons remained unbeaten with a 5-0 win at...

WCDS soccer

ROCKY MOUNT -- Third-ranked Wayne Country Day stood tied 2-2 with second-ranked Rocky Mount Academy before falling 4-3 on the road in Coastal Plains Independent 1-A Conference play on Wednesday. It looked as if the Chargers had equalized the...

Soccer -- Garner scores twice for Rosewood

Rosewood's Kerry Garner scored two goals in the second half as the Eagles blanked county and conference rival Spring Creek 4-0 on Wednesday at Branch Pope Field. The win improves the Eagles (10-2 overall) to 6-1 in the Classes 2-A...

Soccer -- NJ blanks third-straight opponent

KENLY -- North Johnston outshot SouthWest Edgecombe 31-0 on its way to a 4-0 win at home over the Cougars in Classes 2-A Eastern Plains/Classes 1-A Carolina/Super-Six play. Jenna Gudac scored twice in the first half, while Martha Godwin...

Soccer -- EW displays balance on road

WINTERVILLE -- Five Eastern Wayne players scored goals as the Warriors marched past South Central 7-0 in Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference play on Wednesday. Eastern Wayne (4-5, 4-3 ECC) took a 3-0 lead into halftime, then exploded for...

CBA soccer

PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock goalie Emily Stewart had eight saves, while forward Mary Beth Hooks tallied a natural hat-trick (three-straight goals) to lead the Golden Falcons to a 6-0 win at home over Kinston on Wednesday. Aycock coach...

Tennis -- WCDS continues to improve in loss

ROCKY MOUNT -- Wayne Country Day continues to improve, but fell 7-2 on Wednesday at Rocky Mount Academy in Coastal Plains Independent 1-A Conference play. Alex Proimos and Byron Bryan won their matches at number four and five singles, respectively....

Tennis -- TEACH defeats Wayne Christian

TEACH, a team of home-schooled students, swept the doubles and knocked off Wayne Christian 7-2 on Tuesday afternoon. Matthew Rouse, David Sullivan, Triston Hooks and Alexander Hooks each had a singles win for TEACH. The doubles of Rouse-Sullivan, T....

Tennis -- Spring Creek topples A-G

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Spring Creek won five of six singles matches and eased past Ayden-Grifton 8-1 in Carolina/Eastern Plains 1-A/2-A Conference play Tuesday afternoon. Will Daniel, Cliff Wilson, Grey Wilson and Justin Hardy each picked up a straight-set win...

Tennis -- Eagles drop Tarboro on road

TARBORO -- Rosewood picked up two key doubles wins and knocked off Tarboro 6-3 in Classes 1-A/2-A Carolina/Eastern Plains Conference action Tuesday afternoon. The No. 1 tandem of Wesley Lovelady-Matt Mitchell easily defeated Jonathan Pearce-Chris Taylor 8-2. Teammates Ty...

Tennis -- GC continues C/EPC dominance

PINETOPS -- Greene Central needed barely more than an hour to dismantle SouthWest Edgecombe 9-0 in a Carolina/Eastern Plains 1-A/2-A Conference match Monday afternoon. The Rams remained unbeaten in 13 outings, including 10 against C/EPC competition. They extended their...

Track -- GC girls unbeaten in EPC

PINETOPS -- Olisa Thaggard claimed a pair of first-place finishes in the field events and participated on two winning relay teams as Greene Central slipped past SouthWest Edgecombe 63-60 in an Eastern Plains 2-A track meet Wednesday afternoon. South...

JV baseball -- Cougars deal Rams EPC setback

PINETOPS -- SouthWest Edgecombe benefited from 14 defensive errors and handed Greene Central a 15-5 loss, its first in Eastern Plains 2-A Conference play this season. Thirteen of the Cougars' runs were unearned. Will McLawhorn led the Rams with...

JV baseball -- CBA claims pair of road wins

HOLLYWOOD -- Garrett Davis fired a one-hit, complete-game shutout as Charles B. Aycock dominated D.H. Conley 18-0 on Wednesday afternoon. Davis recorded nine strikeouts in the contest, which was shortened to five innings because of the 10-run mercy rule....

JV softball -- CBA knocks off rival EW

Rusti Talton threw a complete-game one-hitter and notched 15 strikeouts as C.B. Aycock shut out county rival Eastern Wayne 15-0 in an Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference game Wednesday. Talton and Brittany King paced the Golden Falcons' offense with four...