Mount Olive comes up short

MOUNT OLIVE -- Standing as the potential tying run at the plate with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Mount Olive's Scott Houin crushed a ball deep to left-center field. Francis Marion center fielder Justin Greene raced...

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Warrior tennis falls

Two defeats against quality Class 4-A men's tennis programs this season hasn't forced Nancy Dawson to hit the panic button ... yet. But the veteran Eastern Wayne coach is concerned and probably has that button close at hand after Wednesday...

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EW's Frazer chooses St. Andrews

Sam Frazer had seen these soccer drills before. Players get into a circle or triangle, knock the ball back and forth and switch positions. Normally a person who quickly pulls a ball from the bag and kicks it around, Frazer...

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Local digest

Southern Wayne pounds East Duplin BEULAVILLE -- Southern Wayne erupted for seven runs in the first inning and cruised the rest of the night to a 16-5 win over East Duplin in five innings. Garrett Barfield went 2-for-5 with a...

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Trojans win two in at Smash Hit Tourney

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Shauna Cowdrey tossed five shutout innings and Courtney Wallace keyed a pair of three-run innings with RBI doubles as Mount Olive defeated Seton Hill (Pa.) 7-0 in the Smash Hit Softball Tournament Wednesday at Savannah, Ga. Cowdrey,...

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Area players update

Goldsboro High senior Daquan Joyner has been selected to play for the North Carolina squad in the annual N.C.-S.C. All-Star men's basketball game. The showcase game, which pits the top 10 players from the Carolinas, is scheduled for March 18...

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