Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: January 28, 2007 Archives

Prep hoops: Eastern Wayne sweeps Southern Wayne

DUDLEY -- Don't quit playing. During every stoppage in action, Eastern Wayne men's basketball coach Marvin Bowman offered that advice. And his players, eager to avenge a loss to their archrival, listened. The Warriors kept their poise and executed their...

Prep hoops: Shorthanded Cougars stun Lady Vikings

The Goldsboro Lady Cougars have known from day one that they'd be shorthanded this year. On Friday night, that depth took another hit a forward Millicent Kornegay missed the game due to a death in the family -- forcing the...

Jerry Narron will speak at Wayne Hot Stove banquet

Cincinnati Reds manager Jerry Narron is the guest speaker for the inaugural Wayne County Hot Stove League Banquet, scheduled for Thursday at the Eastern Carolina Athletic Park. Tickets remain available and can be purchased for $25. "We're honored to have...

Goldsboro native McClary named All-American

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Goldsboro native and Elizabeth City State University offensive lineman Ronnie McClary has been named to the prestigious 2006 SBN Sports Black College All-American football team. McClary is just the third player in Elizabeth City State history, and...

College hoops: Mount Olive tops Limestone

GAFFNEY, S.C. -- The Limestone College men's basketball team saw its eight-game win streak come to an end with a 78-73 loss to Mount Olive on Saturday night at the Timken Center. Limestone falls to 8-3 in Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference...

Preps roundup: Gators get revenge against Princeton

PRINCETON -- No conservative fourth-quarter play. Not this time. Haunted by a fourth-quarter loss to Princeton three weeks ago, Spring Creek turned that misfortune in its favor Friday evening. The Gators outscored the Bulldogs 19-4 in the final eight minutes...

Wrestling: EW's Johnson get 100th win

Brandon Johnson picked up his 100th career victory and Tyler Wicks posted a 1-1 record after a two-month absence during Eastern Wayne's non-conference wrestling tri-match Friday evening. The Warriors (15-4 overall) hammered short-handed Triton 76-6 and turned back J.H. Rose...

Wrestling: C.B. Aycock routs Fike on Senior Night

PIKEVILLE -- Focused with more intensity. After wrestling a flat match against county rival 24 hours earlier, Charles B. Aycock celebrated Senior Night in dominating fashion Friday evening. The Golden Falcons seized seven of nine individual contested bouts and pummeled...

Wrestling: Rosewood turns out the lights on Darkhorses

CLINTON -- Rosewood triumphed in eight of 11 individual contested matches and captured a 59-21, non-conference decision over Clinton on Friday evening. But the final score wasn't indicative of the overall match. The Darkhorses emerged victorious in three of the...