Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: June 10, 2007 Archives

C.B. Aycock's Boys of Summer

RALEIGH -- Thomas Pilkington waits, hoping pitcher Garrett Davis will give the Charles B. Aycock Golden Falcons a strikout-ending to their championship run. Then, the ball hits Zack Wright's mitt. That's all he needs to hear. "I throw my glove...

K-Tribe tops Myrtle Beach

Chris De La Cruz's two-run single in the bottom of the seventh lifted Kinston to a 5-2 win over Myrtle Beach. Kinston trailed 2-1 until the seventh inning when Wes Hodges led off with a single and later advanced to...

Staying Fit - Temptations could lead to health problems

Temptations and distractions provoke people into habits that could lead to long-term health problems. Fast-food chains which promise zero grams of trans fat lure you to their menu. But before you know it, that fatty tissue begins to build and...

Lethal duo leaves mark at Eastern Wayne

At first glance, it would seem hard to believe that Sam Frazer and Natalie Taylor are two of the top soccer players in Eastern Wayne history. Neither has the most imposing figures. But, despite their small stature, they been a...

Modest Bogle reaps rewards

Jania Bogle is so fast, yet so nice, that sometimes she worries about how bad she is beating the competition. The soft-spoken rising junior at Princeton High School is the 2007 News-Argus Track Athlete of the Year following a dominant...

Diamondbacks take Layne; ECU has three drafted

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. -- Mount Olive pitcher Tom Layne was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 26th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft, held Thursday and Friday at Disney World, outside of Orlando, Fla. Layne will...

Princeton's Pate redeems himself

ZEBULON -- For Dustin Pate, the pitcher's mound was a lonely spot during last weekend's state championship series against East Surry. The senior right-hander had climbed back into the pitching rotation just two weeks earlier after battling a season-long elbow...