Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: February 11, 2007 Archives

Rosewood girls earn share of Carolina 1-A regular-season title

Courtney Hill had this game circled on her calender months ago. Senior night versus Princeton at "The Nest" in Rosewood. It was only fitting then that two seniors, Hill and Kasie Braswell, would lead the Eagles to a 54-42 victory...

Panther boys spoil Cougars' senior night

Eric McLean grabbed a loose-ball rebound and passed ahead to a wide-open Daquan Joyner. The standing-room-only crowd sensed a rousing play and knew the possession could turn the momentum in Goldsboro's favor. It never happened. Joyner badly missed the one-handed...

Area conference basketball tournaments begin Monday

One loss and you're done. That's the scenario the Goldsboro High men's basketball team faces when the Class 2-A Eastern Plains Conference tournament tips off Monday evening. The fifth-seeded Cougars (13-11 overall) travel to fourth-seeded Tarboro High for a 7:30...

Correll scores 15 points, SC boys claim No. 2 seed

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Daniel Correll delivered a 15-point outing and Spring Creek upended archrival North Duplin 74-65 in the Class 1-A Carolina Christian regular-season finale for both teams Friday evening. Correll dished out three assists and pulled down four rebounds...

Chargers' Crow signs with Barton

Georgia Crow is living on borrowed time. The Wayne Country Day senior has just six months to choose a college and generate financial support before her visa expires June 1. Her dream, despite frustrating and bureaucratic red tape, became reality...

Havelock grapplers eliminate C.B. Aycock

WENTWORTH -- Turnabout is fair play. A year ago, Charles B. Aycock ousted Havelock during semifinal-round action in the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A dual-team playoffs. The Rams gained some revenge with a 40-27 victory in the four-team...

Trojan diamond nine pull off two early-season upsets

FLORENCE, S.C. -- Dustin Richardson belted a three-run homer in the fourth inning and broke a scoreless tie as Mount Olive College upset nationally-ranked Francis Marion University 4-2 Saturday afternoon in the Gerald Griffin Baseball Classic. Judson Smith yielded no...

Seven wins in a row ... and still counting

MOUNT OLIVE -- Elijah Rouse scored eight of the game's first 10 points and finished with 17 overall as Mount Olive College held off in-state rival Lees-McRae 95-85 on Saturday afternoon. Elton Coffield, who was honored prior to the game...

Robich spearheads MOC's second-half effort

MOUNT OLIVE -- Brittney Robich scored all of her 17 points in the second half and Mount Olive College rallied from an early 13-point deficit to defeat Lees-McRae 63-52 in a Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference women's basketball contest Saturday afternoon at...