Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: September 18, 2005 Archives

Game of the week -- Saints get possessive with Goldsboro

A "grind-it-out" offensive game plan and fatigue certainly factored into the overall outcome of Friday evening's three-hour-plus marathon between county prep football rivals Southern Wayne and Goldsboro. Time of possession played the biggest role of all. The Saints controlled the...

Time runs out on Warriors

On a night where D.H. Conley was flagged for nine penalties for 95 yards, the final flag -- against Eastern Wayne -- proved to be a heart-breaker for the Warriors. Facing third-and-goal at the Viking 4-yard line and trailing by...

Pinkowski receives extra birthday present Friday

PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock head football coach Randy Pinkowski couldn't have asked for a better 45th birthday present Friday evening at Hardy Talton Stadium. Cortez Gilbert returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown and that set the...

West Craven offense explodes in second half at N. Lenoir

LAGRANGE -- West Craven erupted for four, second-half touchdowns and came from behind to defeat North Lenoir 40-28 before a large crowd on a hot and humid night at Wheat Swamp. Both teams were kept off the practice field most...

Greene Central collects 2nd victory of season

KINSTON -- Too much emotion is rarely a negative thing in your typical high school football game. But Friday night's first-ever meeting between Kinston and Greene Central was anything but typical. A scary injury to Kinston's Terry Locust stirred a...

Princeton still searching for first win of 2005

PRINCETON -- Princeton's Jonathan Gatewood finished with 105 yards rushing on 12 attempts with one touchdown from the quarterback position as the Bulldogs suffered a 32-7 loss at home to Chatham Central on Friday night. The effort was a career-best...

Wayne Christian netters now 5-0

Wayne Christian improved to 5-0 overall with a 9-0 sweep of Trinity Academy of Raleigh in a Class 1-A Carolina Christian Conference match contested Friday afternoon at Herman Park. The Eagles got singles wins from Laura Lee Hodson, Mary West,...

Mitchell emerges Trojans' all-star in CVAC match

MOUNT OLIVE -- Lose at home? Conference newcomer Converse (S.C.) College caused some doubt and concern after staking a 2-0 lead against Mount Olive College's volleyball team Saturday afternoon. The All-Stars shut down two-time All-American Heidi Busch and threatened to...

Mount Olive soccer teams split CVAC matches

GAFFNEY, S.C. -- Reid Clewis' goal just after the 51st minute broke a scoreless tie and Chris Roush posted his third shutout of the season as nationally 13th-ranked Mount Olive defeated Limestone 2-0 in an NCAA Division II Carolinas-Virginia Athletics...