Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: March 21, 2007 Archives

Hill scores lone run; Warriors snap 4-game skid

That dark, bothersome cloud hanging over the Eastern Wayne baseball team finally revealed a much-welcomed silver lining late Tuesday afternoon. And it couldn't have happened at a better time. Right-handed pitcher John Wooten turned in another superb outing and the...

Aycock softball opens ECC season with 8-inning thriller

PIKEVILLE -- Julia Lancaster needed this win. The senior pitcher from Charles B. Aycock entered the game with an 0-3 record and had thrown eight scoreless innings Tuesday against Wilson Beddingfield. Lancaster had risen to every challenge the Bruins threw...

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Johnson's game-winning RBI part of Eagles' seventh-inning comeback ROCKY MOUNT -- Doug Johnson delivered the game-winning RBI and Wayne Christian seized a come-from-behind, 12-10 victory at Faith Christian-Rocky Mount on Tuesday afternoon. Johnson's single occurred during the Eagles' six-run, seventh-inning...

Hodges receives CVAC baseball honor

MOUNT OLIVE -- Casey Hodges, who recorded 11 strikeouts in six scoreless innings in nationally 20th-ranked Mount Olive's 3-0 win over Bryant, has been named Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week. The award is the fourth this season...

Trojans split twinbill with Pace (N.Y.) College

MOUNT OLIVE -- Bailey Harrell hit a three-run homer in the first inning and Mount Olive went on to defeat Pace 5-2 in game one of a non-conference softball doubleheader Tuesday afternoon at Nancy Chapman Cassell Field. The Trojans' seven-game...

MOC golf teams fare well at St. Andrews Invitational

VASS -- Mount Olive carded a team total of 296 in the second round to overcome a seven-shot deficit and capture first place out of nine teams at the St. Andrews Men's Golf Spring Invitational Tuesday at Woodlake Resort and...

Pittman recognized by CVAC softball peers

MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive outfielder Tiffanie Pittman, who hit .667 with 12 RBI in six games last week, has been named Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference Softball Player of the Week. Pittman becomes the sixth different Trojan in the last five...