Sunday, July 9, 2006
South Central Pitt exacts revenge on Wayne County
DUDLEY -- Call it the "revenge tour." Swept during regular-season play by Wayne County and Lenoir County, the South Central Pitt Post 160 baseball team has successfully avenged those losses in Area I Junior Legion tournament competition. Post 160 upset...Published: Jul 9, 2006 2:02 AM Full Story
Aycock shocks Wilson in Area II opening-round action
WILSON -- Jordan Carr posted three hits --including a home run and a double -- and drove in four runs in No. 4 Aycock's 18-9 win over top-seeded Wilson in the first game of the Junior Legion playoffs on Saturday...Published: Jul 9, 2006 2:02 AM Full Story
Hundreds of youngsters awed by NFL players
In just over one month, linebacker David Thornton will run out of the tunnel for the first time with the Tennessee Titans in an exhibition game against New Orleans -- officially beginning a new stage of his career after spending...Published: Jul 9, 2006 2:01 AM Full Story
Thornton wanted to stay in Indy
David Thornton wanted to be an Indianapolis Colt for the rest of his career. After all, they were the team that drafted him in the fourth round in 2002. While he earned it, they were the team that gave him...Published: Jul 9, 2006 2:01 AM Full Story
Former G. Central grad headed to LSU
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Former East Carolina Pirate and Greene Central grad Cliff Godwin was named hitting coach at LSU on Thursday afternoon, head baseball coach Paul Mainieri announced. In addition to Godwin's hire, Mainieri named pitching coach Terry Rooney...Published: Jul 9, 2006 2:01 AM Full Story
Hastings named assistant at BC
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Former East Carolina first baseman Joe Hastings has been named assistant baseball coach at Boston College, according to an announcement made by Boston College head baseball coach Mikio Aoki. Hastings, who served as an assistant coach...Published: Jul 9, 2006 2:01 AM Full Story
Boating accidents far too many in NC
Fifteen people died in 14 fatal boating accidents in North Carolina last year. That was far too many. But last year's fatal boating accidents were the second lowest since the Wildlife Resources Commission began keeping records of them in 1973....Published: Jul 9, 2006 2:01 AM Full Story
K-Tribe rallies past Winston-Salem
KINSTON -- Matt Whitney ended a 0-for-44 slump with a two-run, bases-loaded single in the bottom of the eighth inning that sent Kinston to a come-from-behind win over Winston-Salem. The K-Tribe's 5-3 victory was their third in a row, thanks...Published: Jul 9, 2006 2:01 AM Full Story
Mudcats fall 3-2 in completion of suspended game
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Ricky Ledee hit a game-winning single over the third base bag to end Thursday night's rain-suspended game over 27 hours after the game began at the Baseball Grounds. Ledee's single came three pitches after a disputed safe...Published: Jul 9, 2006 2:01 AM Full Story
