Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: April 28, 2005 Archives

Morris to continue career at Pfeiffer

PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock senior catcher Ashley Morris recently signed a letter of intent to play collegiate softball for Pfeiffer University of the Carolinas-Viriginia Athletics Conference. Morris, a two-year varsity starter for the Falcons, is an experienced travel ball...

Locals react to death of 'Big House' Gaines

MEMBERS OF THE GOLD-WAYNE WSSU ALUMNI CHAPTER RESPOND TO THE DEATH OF CLARENCE 'BIG HOUSE' GAINES: * SHIRLEY FAISON SIMS, President: "It would be difficult to express what he meant to all the students that came through during his tenure....

Sweet soccer revenge for Hawks

LAGRANGE -- Turnabout is fair play. Sweet revenge. Redemption. Any of these phrases fittingly describe North Lenoir's performance in its second meeting against Classes 1-A/2-A Carolina/Eastern Plains women's soccer nemesis North Johnston on Wednesday evening. The Hawks seized the initial...

OPINION: Ethics questions

Admittedly, if I write "sports" and "ethics" in the same sentence, you will probably assume I'm trying to be funny. At the very least, you might call it an oxymoron and turn the page. But everywhere you look, somebody in...

Golden Falcons soar at Rosewood

If Wednesday night's game at Rosewood was merely a "non-conference tune-up" to get ready for the final-five Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference games, then C.B. Aycock baseball coach Charles Davis' nickname must be "Mr. Goodwrench." In their 12-1, five-inning rout...

Prep Roundup

Saints' Hinson shuts down Britt DUDLEY -- Southern Wayne's T.J. Hinson tossed a complete game, four-hitter as the Saints defeated Fayetteville Jack Britt 8-4 in non-conference action on Wednesday at home. The win improves Southern Wayne to 13-5 headed into...