Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: April 15, 2007 Archives

Deacon Jones Invitational: Rosewood defends crown in 8-inning thriller

PRINCETON -- No matter the sport, you can always expect archrivals Rosewood and Princeton to stage a classic battle that has more subplots than a soap opera. Friday evening was no exception. Stellar defensive plays, clutch hitting and gutsy efforts...

Wilson delivers game-winning single as Cary edges Spring Creek

PRINCETON -- Spring Creek reeled off seven wins in an eight-game span from late February to early March, and jumped into the most-recent ImpactBaseball.com Class 1-A poll. Now the Gators are headed in the opposite direction. Brandon Wilson delivered a...

Wayne Country Day rallies, defeats Faith Christian-RM

HOBGOOD -- Trent Langston delivered the game-winning single in the bottom of the seventh inning and No. 1-ranked Wayne Country Day edged Faith Christian-Rocky Mount 11-10 in the title game of the Hobgood Invitational on Saturday evening. Langston's hit capped...

Trojans earn share of CVAC softball title

MOUNT OLIVE -- Jenny Jackson, Krystal Bourne and Shauna Cowdrey held in-state rival Queens University of Charlotte scoreless in a doubleheader sweep and Mount Olive College earned a share of the 2007 Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference regular-season softball championship. Jackson, a...

Lovett's homers highlight game one comeback in league sweep of Pfeiffer

MOUNT OLIVE -- Erik Lovett slugged a pair of two-RBI home runs, including a walk-off shot in the bottom of the ninth inning, to lead nationally-ranked Mount Olive College past in-state foe Pfeiffer University 7-6 in game one on Saturday...

K-Tribe's 9th-inning rally falls short

KINSTON -- An infield pop-up squelched a bases-loaded, ninth-inning rally and Kinston dropped a 6-4 decision to Winston-Salem at historic Grainger Stadium. The K-Tribe scored twice in the bottom of the ninth, thanks to shaky relief pitching for the Warthogs....