MOC men fall at Barton

MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive's corps group of men's basketball players has overcame their fair share of sluggish first halves and erased plenty of second-half deficits over the past several seasons. Barton College, still unbeaten in Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference play,...

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Bulldogs hold on

News-Argus/Mitch Loeber Mount Olive's Melvin Creddle (32) dribbles upcourt past Barton's Anthony Atkinson (11) during Monday night's game. Creddle turned in a team-best 25 points with six assists and five steals against the 'Dawgs. For more information see MOC...

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Saints past test

DUDLEY -- Final semester exams might be two days away, but Southern Wayne's varsity boys passed an important Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference test Monday evening against Wilson Beddingfield. With no practice and coming off a rout of archrival Eastern...

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Warriors fall to Hunt

The Eastern Wayne boy's basketball team could not survive a sub-par third quarter and suffered a 66-61 loss to Wilson Hunt in Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference play Monday night. The Warriors attempted only eight shots and committed seven turnovers...

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CBA girls, Kinston boys claim wins

PIKEVILLE -- Lamada Williams scored 15 second-half points to rally the Golden Falcons, but it wasn't enough as visiting Kinston pulled away Monday night 67-47. Rob Phillips added a team-high 17 points for Aycock, which fell to 4-11 overall and...

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Local sports digest

Faith still unbeaten DURHAM -- Faith Christian remained unbeaten in 12 outings as the Conquerors beat Fellowship-Durham 53-46 on Monday. Faith's Aaron Sladick led the way with 15 points, while teammates T.J. Sasser and John Spencer had 13 points each....

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