The streak continues - C.B. Aycock gets 28th straight league title

PIKEVILLE -- Kristen Bennett and Courtney Barnes admit conversations about Charles B. Aycock's phenomenal streak in women's tennis don't occur often in their respective households. Bennett and Barnes, both first-year starters, certainly feel enough pressure when they step onto the...

Published: Oct 4, 2006 2:32 PM Full Story

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Fredrick, C. Schlaeppi shine during three-team ECC meet PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock's Nik Fredrick and Caroline Schlaeppi emerged the top runners during a three-team, Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference meet Tuesday afternoon. Fredrick ran the challenging 3.1-mile course in...

Published: Oct 4, 2006 2:30 PM Full Story

Trojan men seize 5th consecutive victory

MOUNT OLIVE -- With his team out to a disappointing 3-5 start late in September, fifth-year Mount Olive men's soccer coach Jerry Riggs presented his team with a challenge. "I told them, 'We have 10 games left. Let's see what...

Published: Oct 4, 2006 2:28 PM Full Story

Mount Olive women shut out Coker

MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive College's Lyndsay Brennan is on a roll. The sophomore recorded her first career hat trick on Tuesday at home against Coker (S.C.) to help lead the Trojans to a 7-0 shutout win in Carolinas-Virginia Athletics...

Published: Oct 4, 2006 2:26 PM Full Story