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August 20, 2004 archives


Friday, August 20, 2004

Trojan men's soccer team picked sixth in CVAC poll

MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive College is picked seventh in the 2004 Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference Men's Soccer Preseason Poll, it was announced Thursday. The Trojans received 48 points to finish one point behind sixth-place St. Andrews and two points...

K-Tribe comes from behind to slap Salem

KINSTON -- A night after blowing their first lead of the season when leading after seven innings, the Indians bullpen this time held on as Kinston came from behind twice to defeat Salem 5-2 before 1,742 fans Thursday night...

Prep soccer -- Hawks claim road victory

KINSTON -- Four different players scored at least one goal as North Lenoir out-slugged Kinston 5-3 in a non-conference match Wednesday evening at Viking Stadium. Cody Jenkins tallied a goal in each half for the Hawks, who improved to...

Prep soccer -- Chargers dash Saints

Sam Steed notched four goals and dished out two assists as Wayne Country Day throttled Southern Wayne 8-1 in a non-conference boys soccer match Thursday afternoon. Steed scored twice in each half for the Chargers, who remained perfect in three...

Tennis -- Spring Creek cages Panthers

Two-time defending Carolina Conference singles champion Stacy Smith returned to the Spring Creek lineup Thursday afternoon and looked as if she hadn't missed the team's match earlier this week. Smith dusted North Pitt's Nicki Leggett 6-1, 6-0 as the...

Tennis -- North Lenoir cruises past Farmville Central

FARMVILLE -- North Lenoir dominated singles play and cruised past Farmville Central 9-0 in a Classes 1-A/2-A Carolina/Eastern Plains Conference match Thursday afternoon. Mary-Linton Smith, Debbie Vandiford and Rachel Sasser each collected a 6-0, 6-0 win against their respective opponents....

Tennis -- Rams dominate Tarboro High

SNOW HILL -- Greene Central remained unbeaten in three outings with a 9-0 victory against Carolina/Eastern Plains 1-A/2-A opponent Tarboro High on Thursday afternoon. Top-seeded Meredith Rouse, the reigning EPC singles champion; Sarah Moore, Summer Chase, Holly Mace, Ashley...

Tennis -- Warriors nearly upset West Carteret

West Carteret's Jan Dodge survived a pair of tiebreakers at No. 6 singles and that proved to be a crucial match in the Patriots' 5-4 win against Eastern Wayne on the Wayne Community College Courts. Dodge outlasted junior Sammi...

Tennis -- Golden Falcons knock off So. Wayne

MOUNT OLIVE -- Three-time defending Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference champion Charles B. Aycock posted their second shutout against a league opponent Thursday -- this time 9-0 against Southern Wayne. The Golden Falcons exited the John Neal Walker courts, on...

Prep cross country -- Eagles win meet, Charger girl wins race

Wayne Country Day's Mimi Bridgers emerged the top girls runner and Rosewood's boys notched a perfect score in a non-conference cross country meet Thursday afternoon. Bridgers ran the 3.1-mile course in 25 minutes and 37 seconds, and finished nearly two...

Prep volleyball

Chargers get new coach's first win, tops Flora McDonald Wayne Country Day presented first-year coach Juliet Pinder Jones with her first-ever victory -- a 25-18, 25-16, 25-17 victory against Flora MacDonald Academy on Thursday afternoon. Amanda Benton provided nine...
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