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Unlucky 13: Wilson beats Post 11 for fourth straight time

MOUNT OLIVE -- Wilson Post 13 certainly has Wayne County Post 11's number these days. Post 13 tallied at least one run in seven of nine innings and handed Wayne County a 14-8 loss at Scarborough Field on Thursday evening....

Teamwork: Pirates' Holtz, get new perspective from 21,000 feet

As Skip Holtz watched from the back window as a F-16 fighter jet was being refueled 21,000 feet above the Atlantic coast, he beamed like a child on Christmas morning. "Wow," the East Carolina football coach said. "Isn't that something?"...

New Bern rallies late, upends Snow Hill

SNOW HILL -- Tyler Gohn emerged the winning pitcher in relief as New Bern seized a come-from-behind, 8-5 victory over Snow Hill Post 94 on the Area I East Division scene Thursday evening. Post 94 claimed a 4-3 lead on...

K-Tribe pounds Hillcats

KINSTON -- The K-Tribe used two big innings to down the Hillcats 9-1 on Thursday night at historic Grainger Stadium. The Tribe scored three in the fourth inning and six in the seventh en route to the victory, splitting the...

Carolina outlasts Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Brett Carroll's check-swing single started a two-run rally in the ninth, then his diving catch preserved the Carolina in the bottom of the inning as the Mudcats defeated Birmingham 5-3 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium on Thursday night....