Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: December 6, 2006 Archives

Soccer Player of the Year: Eastern Wayne's Dustin Smith

The best players aren't always the most vocal, they instead let their play do the talking. That's the way Eastern Wayne senior midfielder Dustin Smith played and taught the game en route to becoming the 2006 News-Argus Soccer Player of...

Crosstown clash: Goldsboro boys, Eastern Wayne girls prevail

Victories against county rival Goldsboro haven't come easy for Eastern Wayne's varsity girls basketball team in recent years. Warriors head coach Brent Holland hopes his team started a new trend Tuesday evening. Junior forward Brittanni Billups provided a triple-double, which...

Union varsities sweep Rosewood

When a team is held to only one field goal over the final 11 minutes of the game, they usually have a tough time winning. That was the case for the Union Spartans who, instead of making field goals, made...

Warrior grapplers pummel South Lenoir

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Eastern Wayne triumphed in 10 of 12 contested matches and seized 13 individual victories overall in a 75-6, non-conference thrashing of South Lenoir at Spring Creek. The Warriors remained unbeaten in two dual-team outings and return to...

Coffield, Easley hit long-range bombs at FMU

FLORENCE, S.C. -- It's official, Elton Coffield is no longer a starter. And he couldn't be happier. Coffield and Kendrick Easley combined for 11 of Mount Olive's season-high 13 three-pointers as the Trojans defeated Francis Marion 89-74 in non-conference men's...

Prichard, Trojan women pick up road victory

MURFREESBORO -- Tomeka Prichard hit 4-of-7 three-pointers and led four players in double figures with 14 points as Mount Olive held off Chowan 65-52 in non-conference women's basketball Tuesday. The Trojans shot 55.6 percent from the field and withstood a...