Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: April 9, 2006 Archives

Davis' blast propels CBA past Saints

PIKEVILLE -- After Southern Wayne rallied for three runs with two outs in the top of the seventh to tie the game, Charles B. Aycock center fielder Garrett Davis immediately starting thinking about his next at bat to lead off...

Aycock softball thumps SW 14-0

PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock's five-run, first-inning uprising against county rival Southern Wayne induced mixed emotions from head softball coach David West. West couldn't have been more pleased with his team's offensive aggressiveness, but he also remembered the Saints' ability...

Local baseball talent fuels LCC

KINSTON -- To come back from six runs down in the bottom of the ninth against a quality opponent, obviously it takes talented players and a few key breaks. But that's not all. Teammates have to pull for each other....

Short-handed WCS tops Northwood

Traci Davis struck out a whopping 16 hitters and went 4-for-4 at the plate with a pair of extra-base hits Friday afternoon as state-ranked Wayne Christian scored a run in the home half of the seventh to slip past visiting...

Sutton's walk-off slam wins it for EW

As he walked to the plate with the bases loaded and no one out in the seventh inning of a 3-3 ballgame, Eastern Wayne clean-up hitter Taylor Sutton was expecting the suicide squeeze sign from coach Jabo Fulghum at third...

Prep roundup

CALYPSO -- Robert McCullen banged out three hits and North Duplin captured its first Class 1-A Carolina Conference baseball victory 10-5 over Rosewood on Friday evening. McCullen doubled and drove in three runs for the Rebels, who climbed to 5-8...

Outdoors Ñ An appropriate honor for Simpson

Bob Simpson was inducted into the Order of the Long Leaf Pine last week at the Maritime Museum in Beaufort. It was an impressive ceremony. In a letter to the editor of the Carteret Times News, I had commented that...

K-Tribe tops Winston-Salem

WINSTON-SALEM -- The Kinston Indians won their second straight game with an 8-6 victory over Winston-Salem on Saturday night at Ernie Shore Field. The K-Tribe pounded out 13 hits as they improved their record to 2-1 on the season. Trevor...