Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: September 12, 2004 Archives

Football -- Golden Falcons stop Cougars

PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock football coach Randy Pinkowski was quick to say his team is not yet ready to be considered a contender for the Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference championship. "No. Absolutely not," he said. "We're not that...

Football -- Vikings upend Saints in Dudley

DUDLEY -- Southern Wayne seemed to be one-sided Friday night as the Saints lost to the visiting Kinston Vikings19-8. "Defensively, I thought we played well enough to win," said Saints coach Bob Warren. "We just didn't execute when we had...

Football -- Tigers too tough to tame at home

WARSAW -- The wait is over for the James Kenan football program. The Tigers, according to coach Kevin Motsinger, picked up a "watershed victory," defeating county rival North Duplin 36-7 on Friday night at Bill Taylor Field. The win was...

Football -- Panthers off to 4-0 start

KENLY -- Good football teams are measured by their ability to respond to big plays from an opponent. And how that team handles the adversity builds it character. County rival West Johnston scored on the game's second play from scrimmage...

Football -- Yellow Jackets sting Rosewood

"I'm going to have to talk to our athletics director about our schedule." Those were the words of Rosewood football coach -- and athletics director -- Daniel Barrow after dropping a 48-20 decision to visiting Roanoke Rapids. The game marked...

Football -- Warriors snap 9-game skid

Eastern Wayne got a big monkey off its back Friday night after beating South Central 12-7 Friday night at the Little Big Horn. The Falcons had to drive back to Winterville with an even bigger monkey still in place. A...

Football -- Princeton dealt second loss of season

PRINCETON -- Despite losing three fumbles and getting penalized 15 times for a whopping 155 yards, Pinetown Northside ran at will to the tune of 410 yards in a 40-12 rout of Princeton Friday night. "Give Princeton a lot of...

Football -- Gators still seeking first win

ROSEBORO -- Spring Creek's Lelo Burt had two receiving touchdowns of over 25 yards as the Gators fell 38-22 at Lakewood on Friday night. Burt finished the game with eight catches for 142 yards as he remains one of the...

College volleyball -- Trojans finish 1-3 at Charleston

CHARLESTON, W. Va. -- The Mount Olive College volleyball team finished 1-3 in the regionally-tough Capital City Volleyball Classic contested this weekend at Charleston (W. Va.) University. Junior outside hitter Heidi Busch led four Trojans in double figures with 17...

Volleyball -- North Duplin drops Carolina 1-A match

CALYPSO -- North Duplin's Sierra Ward had 10 kills, three aces and served on 12 points in the Rebels' 25-23, 23-25, 26-24, 25-23 loss to Ayden-Grifton on Thursday. The loss drops North Duplin to 3-4 overall and 1-3 in the...

Volleyball - Faith Christian falls in three sets

Faith Christian fell to Falls Road 16-25, 17-25, 5-25 on Friday afternoon. Elizabeth Clark led the Conquuerors with two kills, and four digs. Christy Charles had five digs and a pair of aces, while Heather Ziggelhoffer had two digs, Holly...

Tennis -- Wayne Christian doubles up Cresset

DURHAM -- Wayne Christian moved back into a first-place tie in Class 1-A Carolina Conference tennis play after beating Cresset Christian 6-3 on Friday afternoon. The Eagles won five of six singles matches. "The girls all had great days in...

Soccer -- Cobb notches game-winning mark in OT

ANDERSON, S.C. -- Melanie Cobb scored the tying goal in the 70th minute and scored the game-winner four minutes into overtime as Mount Olive defeated host Anderson 2-1 in an NCAA Division II Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference women's soccer game Saturday...

Soccer -- MOC men seize CVAC opener

ANDERSON, S.C. -- Charles Williams broke a scoreless tie and ignited a first-half scoring outburst as regionally eighth-ranked Mount Olive defeated host Anderson (S.C.) College 4-1 on Saturday afternoon. The visiting Trojans scored three goals in a span of nine...

Minor leagues -- K-Tribe reaches Mills Cup Championship

KINSTON -- There's no place like home. J.D. Martin carried a perfect game through seven innings and Kinston held on in the ninth for a wild 3-1 win against Winston-Salem in the deciding game three of the South Division Championship...

Football -- Greene Central survives Chargers

Courtesy Kinston Free Press SNOW HILL -- For 28 minutes, Greene Central receiver Dreyan Willis was everywhere while the Rams rushing attack went nowhere. But with Greene Central clinging to a 22-20 lead in the final four minutes, it was...