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

Softball -- CBA's record still spotless

PIKEVILLE -- June of 2005 will not come soon enough for Kinston coach Donald Mooring. That's when Charles B. Aycock softball player Jenny Jackson will graduate. "Southern Wayne coach Brad Mathews and I can't wait to throw her a...

Softball -- N.J. claims 17th straight

KENLY -- North Johnston's previous two meetings against Class 1-A Carolina Conference softball rival Farmville Central have ended 1-0 in the Lady Panthers' favor. North Johnston needed no dramatics Tuesday evening. Janna Rogerson and Robyn Creech ignited a four-run first...

Bryant signs with Louisburg

The messages flooded Gladys McClary's voice mail. The best she could do, especially during basketball season, was to write each name and number down. The veteran Goldsboro High coach knew she'd eventually return those calls. But just one call...

Kirkland chooses MOC

MOUNT OLIVE -- Barton or Mount Olive? At first, the choice seemed logical when Alexxis Kirkland received a Presidential Scholarship to attend Barton College. But when she walked into the volleyball tryouts and felt like a fish out of...

Murray will run for Pembroke

Many times, high school athletes find themselves torn between their high school coaches and those of outside sports organizations such as AAU. In many instances, the athlete is stuck in the middle between two masters with differing goals. Not...

CBA's Davis makes Campbell her choice

PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock's Liza Davis has been a large part of the Golden Falcons' growth as a cross country and track and field program over the past four years. The senior, who has qualified for the state...

Baseball -- WCDS falls to Greenfield

WILSON -- Wayne Country Day's Spenser Briggs had a double and an RBI in the Chargers' 8-2 loss at Greenfield Academy on Tuesday. Kevin Logan added an RBI for the Chargers (2-12 overall), who fell to 0-7 in the...

Baseball -- Eagles roll over Cresset

Wayne Christian's J.D. Hightower had four hits and four RBI as the Eagles banged out 12 hits in defeating Cresset Academy 23-5 at home on Tuesday. Adam Brannan (three RBI) and Josh Brannan (four RBI) had two hits each...

Baseball -- Buck, Hawks drop SL

LAGRANGE -- North Lenoir's Marvin Buck struck out seven and gave up two earned runs in six innings of work as the Hawks defeated rival South Lenoir 3-2 in Class 2-A Eastern Plains Conference action. Shane Harris came on...

Baseball -- Panthers slip at home

KENLY -- North Johnston went up 2-0 early, but Farmville Central struck out 15 Panther batters in a 3-2 win on the road. The Panthers (11-8 overall) dipped to 4-4 in the Class 1-A Carolina Conference. Farmville (9-8) evened...

Baseball -- Patriots top Cougars

MOREHEAD CITY -- Goldsboro's Eugene Norman had one hit as the Cougars fell 11-1 on the road to Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference leader West Carteret on Tuesday. Eight different Patriots (15-3, 8-2 ECC) had hits paced by Adam...

Baseball -- NP blanks Rams

BETHEL -- Greene Central's Jordy Davis and Jared Williamson had one hit each as the Rams fell 1-0 at North Pitt on Tuesday. With the loss, Greene Central (7-12 overall) dropped to 1-5 in the EPC. Jared Williamson picked...

Baseball -- EW tops Patriots in 10

Eastern Wayne's Billy McKinley drove in Jesse Lancaster with a fielders choice ground out in the bottom of the 10th as the Warriors edged West Craven 4-3 at New Hope on Tuesday. Lancaster reached second on a throwing error and...

Baseball -- CBA avenges loss to Kinston

PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock head baseball coach Charles Davis can look around this morning and appreciate what he sees. His Golden Falcons avenged a prior 4-3 loss to Kinston, beating the Vikings 9-4 in Pikeville Tuesday night. Aycock...

Baseball -- Gators top county rival

Every week the hot team in the Class 1-A Carolina Conference seems to change as the conference heap remains bunched near the top. Spring Creek looks to be picking up steam and improving its playoff standing with back-to-back wins...

Softball -- S. Wayne tallies non-conference win

WILSON -- Southern Wayne's Dominique Williams connected for her third home run of the season in the fourth inning to help boost the Saints past Wilson Hunt 4-3 on Tuesday in non-conference action. The Saints improved to 7-11 overall...

Softball -- Meadows throws three-hit shutout

Chandra Meadows threw a three-hit shutout as Rosewood stopped Spring Creek 3-0 in Carolina 1-A Conference action. Meadows fanned seven Gators and walked three in a complete-game effort for the Eagles, who are 4-5 in the conference. Jennifer Boren...

Softball -- Humphrey, Hawks blank Blue Devils

DEEP RUN -- North Lenoir senior pitcher Hermia Humphrey tossed a three-hit shutout as the Hawks defeated rival South Lenoir 9-0 on Tuesday at the Blue Devils' diamond. The win improves the Hawks (16-2 overall), ranked third in the...

Softball -- ND outslugs Princeton

CALYPSO -- North Duplin pushed three runs across in the bottom of the seventh inning and grabbed its first Carolina 1-A Conference win, 16-15 against Princeton on Tuesday. The teams combined for 28 hits in the regulation seven-inning game....

Softball -- GC claims second EPC win

SNOW HILL -- Greene Central gained a 4-1 softball victory over North Pitt in a Class 2-A Eastern Plains Conference game Tuesday. The Rams padded a one-run lead with a three-run uprising in the fifth. Amber Oakes singled and...

Softball -- EW wins on road

VANCEBORO -- Eastern Wayne's Jasmine Lee and Emily Sasser had three hits each as the Warriors banged out 15 hits in a 10-6 win on the road at West Craven. The Warriors improved to 6-10 overall and 4-7 against Class...

Tennis -- Rosewood cruises past Wayne Christian

Wesley Lovelady opened play with a 6-0, 6-0 win at number one singles as Rosewood cruised to an 8-1 non-conference win against Wayne Christian at Herman Park on Tuesday. Brandon Hietpas, Ty Johnson, Joey Churchwell, Daniel Ellis and Alex...

Tennis -- Rams continue EPC dominance

Greene Central clinched a share of yet another Carolina/Eastern Plains 1-A/2-A Conference title with a 9-0 triumph against Spring Creek on Tuesday afternoon at Walnut Creek Country Club. The Rams remained unbeaten in 19 outings, including 14 against C/EPC...

Tennis -- Warriors escape Southern Wayne

Eastern Wayne pulled out two doubles wins and escaped county archrival Southern Wayne 5-4 in a Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference battle Tuesday afternoon at Wayne Community College. The No. 1 doubles of Alex Bryant-Ben Ziccardi upended the Saints' Jerome...

Tennis -- C.B. Aycock takes twinbill

WINTERVILLE -- C.B. Aycock moved one step closer to clinching a dual-team state playoff berth by sweeping South Central 9-0 and 9-0 in a doubleheader Tuesday afternoon. The Golden Falcons (9-6) maintained their grasp on third place in Eastern Carolina...

Track -- GC girls win EPC title

BETHEL -- Greene Central's Teketia May emerged the Class 3-A Eastern Plains Conference field athlete of the year, while teammate Shontay Dodd shared the track athlete of the year after Tuesday's season-ending girls meet at the E.R. McNair track...

Golf -- Eagles win four-team match

WILSON -- Jonathan Greene emerged the medalist with a nine-hole score of 35 as Wayne Christian prevailed in a four-team Class 1-A Carolina Christian Conference meet at Willow Springs Country Club. The unbeaten Eagles carded a four-player total of...

JV baseball -- CBA wins big on road

KINSTON -- Charles B. Aycock's Grant Sasser struck out nine in five innings of work as the Golden Falcons dropped Kinston 12-1 on Tuesday. The Golden Falcons (16-1, 8-1 Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference) were paced at the plate...

JV baseball -- Rams tally fifth EPC victory

SNOW HILL -- Greene Central's Lance Murray had two hits, including a double as the Rams defeated North Pitt 10-5 on Tuesday. Murray scored three times and drove in a run, while Josh Elmore had two RBI on two...