Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: May 17, 2006 Archives

3-A playoffs - Conley eliminates Aycock in 9-inning thriller

PIKEVILLE -- A standing-room-only crowd that spilled over into the top row of the football bleachers was treated to a dandy, first-round playoff thriller Tuesday evening on the Charles B. Aycock baseball diamond. But this matchup between two of the...

Saints' Langston throws one-hit shutout at Rocky Mount

ROCKY MOUNT -- Southern Wayne right-hander Ashton Langston's senior season likely will not go down as his easiest. Working back from shoulder surgery, the 6-foot-5 hurler is unbeaten at 7-0, but he has battled through appearances where his command and...

Wayne Christian advances to NCISAA 1-A Final Four

Sophomore hurler Traci Davis tossed a one-hit shutout as the Wayne Christian Lady Eagles advanced to Friday's North Carolina Independent Schools State Championship Final Four with a 3-0 win over visiting High Point on Tuesday afternoon. Davis, who struck out...

Gryphon netters sweep doubles, bounce E. Wayne from playoffs

Eastern Wayne men's tennis coach Nancy Dawson didn't know how far her team would advance in the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A dual-team playoffs this season. When the 32-team bracket was announced, senior Alex Bryant predicted a third-round...

Chargers upset High Point Christian in baseball playoffs

HIGH POINT -- Travis Davis cranked out three doubles and emerged the winning pitcher in relief as Wayne Country Day upset High Point Christian 5-4 in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association Class 1-A baseball playoffs Tuesday afternoon. The sixth-seeded...

Cougar trio qualifies for 2-A state meet

Goldsboro's Jacob Sykes, Achish Garrett and Monterio Newsome qualifed as individuals for the Class 2-A state championships to be held Saturday at N.C. A&T in Greensboro. At the Mideast regional last weekend at Cardinal Gibbons, Sykes ran a 23.04 in...

No more time's a-waistin' for Trojans

At Mount Olive College home baseball games, each player has his own personal theme song played before he steps into the batter's box. The players might rethink their selection after experiencing nearly a three-week layoff. How about the 1980s classic...

Mount Olive carries balanced pitching staff into South Atlantic Regional

Mount Olive senior Justin Staatz has the most wins, strikeouts and innings pitched, not to mention one of the best earned run averages, on the Trojans' staff. Standing at 6-foot-7, it may seem to be a given that the imposing,...

Kinston take doubleheader from Potomac

KINSTON -- The Kinston Indians pitchers put it on Potomac on Tuesday night, sweeping a doubleheader with a pair of 6-0 shutout victories. It was the third and fourth shutouts of the year for the K-Tribe pitching staff. The first...