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

Area golf course seeks new life in old links

The story of Sleepy Creek Golf Course may well parallel the parable of the Little Engine That Could. This oft-forgotten layout, tucked into the Sleepy Creek Community in southeastern Wayne County, has a lot of history hidden in its...

Sleepy Creek -- by the numbers

Located -- 122 Sleepy Creek Drive. The course is within the village of Sleepy Creek, which is on Sleepy Creek Road. Access Sleepy Creek Road either from U.S. Highway 117, turning left in Dudley, or following Arrington Bridge Road...

Legion baseball notes

Post 11 comes from behind to top Pitt County Post 39 GREENVILLE -- Wayne County has won a lot of games this season. On Saturday, Post 11 found a new way to win -- by coming from behind. Down 6-1...

Craig Hurba

Courtesy MOC Sports Information For Craig Hurba, waiting through the Major League Baseball Draft was the stressful part. Once he got the phone call he was waiting for, the fun part began. Hurba, a two-time all-region and all-conference catcher at...

Area minorleaguers faring well in the minors

Oklahoma Redhawks starting pitcher and Eastern Wayne graduate Sam Narron gave his most dominating performance of the season to improve his record to 4-0 as the AAA RedHawks beat Omaha 3-0 Monday. Narron, a standout at East Carolina University, threw...

Cunningham signs with Mount Olive College

MOUNT OLIVE -- A recruiting coup? Maybe. A few college scouts looked at Philip Cunningham this past spring, but disappeared without a trace once the signing period began. Cunningham received attention from some in-state colleges, but none appeared too...

Snow Hill struggle with Pitt County 160 in afternoon heat

SNOW HILL -- With scorching Saturday afternoon temperatures and humidity to go with the unusual 1 p.m. start time, Snow Hill Senior American Legion coach James "Rabbit" Fulghum offered no excuses after his team's disappointing 2-0 loss at home...