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

Wolfpack pillages Pirates' win streak

GREENVILLE -- East Carolina's roller-coaster ride of a season took a sharp turn in the wrong direction on Saturday. The Pirates fell behind by two touchdowns and never closed the gap in a 34-20 loss to in-state rival N.C. State...

Canada's Scott leads from start to finish, captures title

Courtesy Tarheel Tour.com Three-time Canadian Amateur champion Richard Scott carded a final-round 69 in the Tarheel Tour's Championship at Walnut Creek and in turn claimed a one-shot victory over Jeff Curl and the first-place prize of $16,000. Scott began the...

MOC weekend sports wrap

MOC Sports Information MOUNT OLIVE -- Lyndsay Brennan and Gina Dos Santos each scored in the first eight minutes and Mount Olive celebrated Senior Day with a 2-0 victory over in-state Conference Carolinas rival Lees-McRae. Kate Painter assisted on both...

Kerr-Vance turns back Chargers in CPIC finals

From staff reports Kerr-Vance Academy claimed the Class 1-A Coastal Plains Independent Conference volleyball tournament title with a 25-17, 25-17, 25-19 victory over Wayne Country Day. It was the Spartans' third win over the Chargers this season. "The girls started...

Wayne Country Day reaches NCISAA 1-A soccer quarterfinals

The Wayne Country Day soccer team had other plans for today. Weddings, other sporting events and college visits clogged up the players' agendas. Most cancelled their trips when Cape Fear Christian informed Wayne Country Day it couldn't play on Friday....

Spring Creek claims first-ever playoff victory

SEVEN SPRINGS -- This was too easy. Junior middle hitter Kristin Smith pounded out a match-high 22 kills and Spring Creek dismantled Weldon 25-11, 25-9, 25-6 for its first-ever postseason volleyball victory in program history on Saturday afternoon. The Gators...

Eastern Wayne moves on with win straight-sets win

Bad passes. Inconsistent serving. Miscommunication on offense. No wonder Eastern Wayne volleyball coach Bruce Burridge said his team needed to "clean" up its game after a not-so-tidy 25-13, 25-16, 25-14 postseason victory over Northern Guilford on Saturday afternoon. Sure the...

Wayne Christian denied first-ever playoff win

Wayne Christian's Matt Rouse lined up the soccer ball and stared at the goal, silhouetted by moonlight that danced between the clouds. On the referee's whistle, Rouse struck what appeared to be a well-placed ball toward the left post. He...

C.B. Aycock nearly pulls off upset

From staff reports WILSON -- There are no rewards for valiant efforts. Or Charles B. Aycock would be near perfect eight weeks into the high school football season. The Golden Falcons, instead, sit on two wins suffering yet another disheartening...

Southern Wayne eases past Kinston

By MICHAEL MOON Kinston Free Press Correspondent KINSTON -- Kinston High came up a little short against Southern Wayne on Friday night, falling to the Saints 36-23 and putting a damper on homecoming festivities. "We played hard and gave a...

Eastern Wayne upends Bruins

Just what the doctor ordered. Eastern Wayne survived a late scare and picked up a much-needed 28-20 win over Wilson Beddingfield on Homecoming Friday night at Little Big Horn. With the victory, the Warriors improved to 5-4 overall, and perhaps...

Rebels dominate possession time

By BRYAN C. HANKS Kinston Free Press Sports Editor AYDEN -- North Duplin didn't burst into Ayden-Grifton on Friday evening and dazzle the Chargers with spectacular plays and a flashy offense. The Rebels played fundamental football which translated into a...

Cougars take control of EPC 2-A race

FARMVILLE -- Of all the big-play touchdowns made in the Goldsboro-Farmville Central game, it was a blocked extra-point attempt that made the difference. The block caused the Jaguars to go for a two-point conversion twice in the fourth quarter. Each...