Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: April 9, 2004 Archives

Tilley returns to WCDS

It has taken Randy Tilley 27 years of his basketball coaching career, but he has finally come full circle. Tilley, a Wayne County native who has run successful basketball programs at Southern Wayne High School and Goldsboro High School,...

Brinson signs with LCC

It is safe to say Goldsboro senior Ray Brinson will look back on his 18th birthday with a sense of pride. On Thursday, Brinson's birthday, the six-foot-nine, 245-pound center signed to play basketball at nearby Lenoir Community College. His...

Tennis -- Warriors learning from early trials

Eastern Wayne, admittedly, has taken its fair share of lumps on the boys' tennis scene this season. The Warriors have endured lopsided defeats against traditional programs West Carteret, Washington and Charles B. Aycock. Despite the outcome, they have gained...

S. Central slips past Warriors

South Central coach Robert "Peanut" Langston's team did most all of the little things correctly in picking up a 3-2 win at Eastern Wayne on Thursday in a battle of two teams tied for second place in the Class...

K-Tribe mixes old and new this season

KINSTON -- The Kinston Indians of 2004 could be characterized by the old saying about everything old being new again. The K-Tribe will open the season tonight against Winston-Salem in Historic Grainger Stadium, and the fans that loyally support...

Softball -- Hawks edge North Pitt

LAGRANGE -- Sometimes, even great defense will not beat good offense. North Lenoir's softball team almost found out the hard way as the Lady Hawks had to come from behind to edge a pesky North Pitt squad, 2-1. The...

Baseball -- Saints surging after win over Kinston

DUDLEY -- Southern Wayne baseball is back. After opening the season on a losing skid, the Saints have put together a string of wins to jump back into the midst of the Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference race. The latest...

Softball -- Pender's extra-base hit sparks Eagles

Danielle Pender spearheaded a first-inning offensive outburst and Wayne Christian cruised from there in a 9-3 victory against Carolina Christian 1-A opponent Community Christian. The visiting Cyclones took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. The Eagles...

Track -- CBA drops Patriots

MOREHEAD CITY -- Amy Fritt emerged a triple winner and Charles B. Aycock avenged its only loss of the season with a 79-71 victory against Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference girls track rival West Carteret on Thursday afternoon. Fritt claimed...

Tennis -- GC stays unbeaten

SNOW HILL -- Traditional Class 2-A powerhouse Greene Central posted four shutouts in singles and three in doubles en route to a 9-0 decision against Farmville Central on the Snow Hill Tennis Complex courts Wednesday afternoon. The Rams (15-0) improved...

Softball -- Thornton solid in ECC contest

DUDLEY -- Southern Wayne's Karen Thornton yielded just one run in seven innings of work on the mound as the Saints emerged with a tough, 2-1 win at home over Kinston on Thursday. The win improved the Saints (6-5) to...

Soccer -- NL's Bright shines against Kinston

KINSTON -- North Lenoir's Haley Bright accounted for all seven of the Hawks goals, scoring four times and dishing out three assists in a 7-0 win over rival Kinston at the Vikings' field on Thursday. Brittany Forrest added a...

Baseball -- CBA tops Cougars

PIKEVILLE -- Drew McGowan, Bennett Jeffreys and Jared Gouty each accomplished career firsts on the Charles B. Aycock baseball diamond Thursday afternoon. McGowan picked up his first-ever varsity mound win, striking out eight in a three-inning stint as the Golden...

Baseball -- Panthers' Scott one-hits Hawks

BETHEL -- North Pitt's Brandon Scott tossed a complete game one-hitter as the Panthers defeated North Lenoir 5-1 at home on Thursday. Scott finished with six strikeouts against two walks with one unearned run, while helping his cause at...

Softball -- Odom shuts down Warrior offense

Jessie Odom struck out nine and allowed just one hit as South Central scored a 2-0 softball victory against Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference foe Eastern Wayne on Thursday. The Falcons scored in the first inning with the help of...

Walnut Creek Ladies Golf

Kathy Woodard took low gross honors for the play of the day as the new golf season got underway for the Walnut Creek lady golfers. Jewel Ivey claimed low gross in the first flight with Novella Zambelli taking low...

JV softball -- Saints earn split for week

DUDLEY -- Visiting D.H. Conley scored six runs in the first two innings and cruised past Southern Wayne 11-0 in a non-conference battle Wednesday evening. Whitli Thornton, Kristen Moody and Ashley Clemens each had a single for the Saints....

JV softball -- CBA survives on road

PINETOPS -- Charles B. Aycock squeezed out a 5-4, eight-inning victory Thursday afternoon at SouthWest Edgecombe. Morgan Davis paced the unbeaten Golden Falcons with two hits, including a triple. Brittany King, Julia Lancaster, Leiren Tillman, Heather Farmer and Lacie...