Soccer players of the year

Charles B. Aycock junior forward Garrett Davis didn’t get a chance to see freshman Alex Rodriguez during preseason soccer practices this summer. Davis was busy hurling fastballs for the Wayne County Post 11 American Legion team. Still, he heard...

Published: Nov 23, 2005 2:01 PM Full Story

Trojans rally past Patriots

MOUNT OLIVE -- Even a team loaded with talent at the guard spots needs a specific leader to step up on a given night. The second half of Tuesday night's non-conference game against Francis Marion (S.C.) University was Mount Olive...

Published: Nov 23, 2005 2:01 PM Full Story

Prichard delivers tough shot

MOUNT OLIVE -- Freshman Tomeka Prichard drained an off-balanced, turn-around shot on the baseline to give Mount Olive a one-point lead with 6.3 seconds left in regulation. But those six-plus seconds seemed like an eternity. Virginia State senior Erica Glasper...

Published: Nov 23, 2005 2:00 PM Full Story

Gators start low, capture nine-point win vs. Midway

SEVEN SPRINGS -- High School basketball games are not supposed to be this good in November. The Spring Creek boys looked to be in mid-season form with good shooting and crisp ball-handling in a 78-69 victory over Midway in a...

Published: Nov 23, 2005 2:00 PM Full Story

Local sports digest

SMITHFIELD -- Southern Wayne's Delawn Armwood -- one of seven Saints' seniors -- knocked down six 3-pointers on his way to a career-high 39-point performance as the Saints dropped Smithfield-Selma 106-78 at the Spartans' gymnasium on Tuesday. It was the...

Published: Nov 23, 2005 1:59 PM Full Story