Wood, CBA successfully defend ECC tournament crowns

WINTERVILLE -- Turner Wood blushed as his Charles B. Aycock teammates cheered and proud parents asked him to smile for the numerous cameras flashing in the South Central gym Saturday afternoon. A bright gold medal draped against his blue uniform...

Published: Jan 31, 2005 1:57 PM Full Story

Rosewood emerges C/T-RC champion

Less than 72 hours after seizing its sixth consecutive regular-season conference championship, Rosewood returned to the mat Saturday and turned in a dominating effort. The Eagles crowned 11 individual Class 1-A Carolina/Tar-Roanoke Athletic Conference champions and amassed a whopping 319.5...

Published: Jan 31, 2005 1:56 PM Full Story

Prep wrestling box scores

2005 Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference Championships (at South Central HS, Winterville) Team scores 1. C.B. Aycock 222.5 2. West Carteret 148.5 3. Eastern Wayne 78.5 4. South Central 70 5. Southern Wayne 60 6. Washington 54 7. West Craven...

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MOC's Wijesekera returns from Sri Lanka

MOUNT OLIVE -- During Christmas break, Mount Olive College women's tennis player Samanthi Wijesekera made plans to join friends on a trip to the beach for a barbecue, but her plans had to be changed. Normally, a canceled beach trip...

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MOC teams travel to Queens

MOUNT OLIVE -- In the season's first meeting between Mount Olive College and Queens, the result was a 42-point win for the Trojans, an uncharacteristically one-sided result between the two teams. Mount Olive head men's basketball coach Bill Clingan...

Published: Jan 31, 2005 1:55 PM Full Story

Caldwell protest against Garner to be heard

LENOIR -- Nearly a month after a protest was filed by Caldwell County of Garner's North Carolina American Legion baseball championship the matter is set for a decision in Raleigh this Thursday. The N.C. American Legion Baseball Committee, a five-member...

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