Friday, April 30, 2004
Hillcats top Kinston
KINSTON -- The Lynchburg Hillcats tagged Indians starter Brian Slocum for five runs in six innings and never trailed, scoring a 6-4 win over Kinston Thursday night in front of 1,196 fans at Grainger Stadium. The Hillcats improved to 11-8...Published: Apr 30, 2004 2:00 PM Full Story
MOC's Lucia Henkle -- Fed Cup play
MOC Sports Information MOUNT OLIVE -- Apart from the Olympics, many sports have their own prestigious international competition. For soccer, it's the World Cup. For men's tennis, it's the Davis Cup. And for women's tennis, it's the Federation Cup. A...Published: Apr 30, 2004 2:00 PM Full Story
Baseball - Wayne Christian blasts Community Christian
Jordan Yelverton doubled and slapped a home run as Wayne Christian battled from behind to beat Community Christian of Wilson 9-6 in an opening-round Class 1-A Carolina Christian Conference tournament game Thursday afternoon. The Eagles, the No. 1 seed, oppose...Published: Apr 30, 2004 1:59 PM Full Story
Baseball -- State-ranked Patriots outslug Saints
MOREHEAD CITY -- Southern Wayne suffered its seventh Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference defeat of the season after a 15-6 setback against state-ranked West Carteret on Thursday afternoon. The host Patriots, No. 7 in the latest Impact Baseball.com poll, remained atop...Published: Apr 30, 2004 1:59 PM Full Story
Softball -- WCDS duels with North Duplin
LITTLEFIELD -- North Duplin battled pitch-for-pitch against state-ranked Ayden-Grifton on Thursday afternoon, but came up short in a 4-1 Carolina 1-A Conference loss. "We're the youngest team out there and for us to play with them ... go the distance...Published: Apr 30, 2004 1:58 PM Full Story
Softball -- Saints drop tough ECC road game
MOREHEAD CITY -- Everything that could go wrong, went wrong in the final inning for Southern Wayne on Thursday afternoon. West Carteret pushed two runs across and escaped 2-1 in an Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference contest. "I told the girls...Published: Apr 30, 2004 1:58 PM Full Story
Softball -- Eagles win tourney opener
Brittany Solivan recorded six strikeouts in a complete-game effort, sparking Wayne Christian to a 13-4 victory against Community Christian in the opening round of the Class 1-A Carolina Christian Conference tournament. The third-seeded Eagles (9-4) battle top-seeded Village Christian of...Published: Apr 30, 2004 1:57 PM Full Story
Tennis -- Rams complete perfect regular-season
LITTLEFIELD -- Greene Central put the finishing touches on its second unbeaten regular season in the last three years with a 9-0 decision against Ayden-Grifton in Carolina/Eastern Plains 1-A/2-A Conference play Thursday afternoon. The Rams improved to 21-0 with 16...Published: Apr 30, 2004 1:57 PM Full Story
Tennis -- North Lenoir, SWE battle for berth
SNOW HILL -- North Lenoir's postseason dual-team fate remains undecided after a 6-3 loss Wednesday afternoon against SouthWest Edgecombe at the Snow Hill Tennis Complex. The Hawks must finish 1-1 in their final two matches against Spring Creek and Ayden-Grifton...Published: Apr 30, 2004 1:56 PM Full Story
Tennis -- Aycock knocks off EW
PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock played without its No. 1 seed Thursday afternoon and held off confident county rival Eastern Wayne 8-1 in a Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference match. Danny Fairchild missed the match due to a school-related activity,...Published: Apr 30, 2004 1:56 PM Full Story
MOC men's tennis finishes 10th in region
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive College moved up three spots to No. 10 in this week's Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division II Mid-Atlantic Region Poll, it was announced Thursday. The Trojans finished with an overall record of 15-7 in...Published: Apr 30, 2004 1:55 PM Full Story
Prep track -- Warriors, Falcons win Wayne County Track Meet
Eastern Wayne dominated the relays and emerged the top girls team in the 2004 Wayne County Track and Field Championships contested Thursday afternoon at New Hope. The Warriors, paced by Shelly Baker's twin victories in the hurdles, amassed 103 points....Published: Apr 30, 2004 1:55 PM Full Story
