Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: September 22, 2006 Archives

Eastern Wayne netters upend So. Wayne

MOUNT OLIVE -- The Eastern Wayne women's tennis team spends every Friday practice working on tiebreaker situations. The drills certainly paid significant dividends Thursday afternoon. Eastern Wayne seized two of three tiebreakers in singles play and turned back county rival...

Warrior volleyball outlasts C.B. Aycock

Eastern Wayne's volleyball team broke open a tightly-contested fifth set in the middle stages claimed a thrilling victory over rival Charles B. Aycock on its home floor on Wednesday in Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference action. The Warriors (7-2 overall),...

Friday forecast - 'Tis the season

Is it week six already? It seems like only yesterday we were putting the finishing touches on the football kickoff section in the heat of the summer, and now it's officially fall. I hear some places already have their Christmas...

JV football -- Goldsboro improves to 5-0

WILMINGTON -- Lamar Hicks returned an interception 60 yards for the game-winning touchdown in Goldsboro's come-from-behind 18-13, non-conference victory over J.T. Hoggard on Thursday evening. The Cougars remained unbeaten in five outings and handed the Vikings, of the Classes 3-A/4-A...

Local sports digest

Rosewood survives North Duplin's upset bid Senior middle hitter Courtney Hill pounded out a match-high 15 kills and defending Class 1-A Carolina Conference champion Rosewood outlasted North Duplin 22-25, 25-22, 19-25, 25-20, 15-8 on Thursday afternoon. The Eagles (11-1, 4-0...

Golden Falcon seniors showing leadership

PIKEVILLE -- Experience seems to be paying off for Charles B. Aycock's football team. During the last two games, the Golden Falcons, who have 19 seniors, have experienced adversity. Both times -- at home against Goldsboro then at Wilson Fike...

Mount Olive teams in action this weekend

Coming off its highest single-match blocking performance in two years, Mount Olive hopes to have a weekend block party as the Trojans play host to a pair of Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference volleyball matches at Kornegay Arena. The Trojans take on...