CBA baseball claims ECC 3-A title

PIKEVILLE -- Thomas Pilkington needed three at-bats to unwrap his 18th birthday present -- a grand-slam home run covered in a bright white sphere with 108 red stitches -- on Tuesday evening. The bases-clearing shot, Pilkington's first homer of the...

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C.B. Aycock grabs share of ECC 3-A softball crown

PIKEVILLE -- Junior left-hander Emily Jordan tossed a one-hitter and Charles B. Aycock added another regular-season title to an over-crowded trophy case in the gymnasium lobby Tuesday evening. Jordan faced two batters over the minimum for a seven-inning game and...

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Warrior netters wrap up second straight ECC championship

PIKEVILLE -- Dual-team playoff berths already secure, county men's tennis rivals Eastern Wayne and Charles B. Aycock needed four-plus hours to decide one final piece of business Tuesday afternoon. The teams entered the contest with one match separating them in...

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Student beats teacher as Rosewood edges N. Johnston

The student finally beat the teacher. For Rosewood coach Josh Smith, playing against his mentor has meant defeat and frustration in each of his first three match-ups against North Johnston coach David Lawhon. Lawhon, who coached Smith at Rosewood, always...

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Wayne Christian's Adam Brannan throws first-ever perfect game in school history Right-hander Adam Brannan threw the first-ever perfect game in Wayne Christian's short, but illustrious baseball history and catapulted the Eagles past Cresset Christian 11-0 on Tuesday afternoon. Brannan retired...

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