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Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Following the Yankees

Patetown resident Kevin "K.J." Jones, left, is shown outside Angels Stadium in Anaheim with fellow Road Trippers, from left, Maria Bova, Julio Pabon and Tiffany Berryman. For more information see Kevin 'K.J.' Jones - On the 'Ultimate Road Trip'....

Kevin 'K.J.' Jones - On the 'Ultimate Road Trip'

He's been everywhere, man. At least it's starting to feel that way for Kevin Jones. Jones, the Wayne County native who is one of four die-hard Yankees fans who were selected to take the "Ultimate Road Trip," is 12,739 miles...

Young Conquerors win state softball title

KERNERSVILLE -- Youth is served. Fielding one of its youngest teams in school history, Faith Christian Academy accomplished the improbable this past weekend on the Kerwin Baptist softball diamond. The Conquerors emerged the N.C. Christian Association Class 2-A champions. Veteran...

Bulls get win on the road

ZEBULON -- Carolina scored twice in the bottom of the seventh inning to complete a sweep over first-place Chattanooga at Five County Stadium on Monday night. Paul Mildren (3-2) fanned a career-high 11 hitters in the nightcap, but did not...

Mount Olive College getting ready

Mount Olive received the No. 6 seed and will face top-seeded and tournament host Georgia College and State Thursday in the first round of the South Atlantic Regional of the 2006 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship. Game time is 3...

Local sports digest

At the Class 1-A N.C. High School Athletic Association east regional held at Rosewood on Saturday, the Eagles' boys and girls teams qualified for the state championships in six events each. The Eagles' boys 4x100 team of Josh Gibson, Stephen...