Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: December 23, 2007 Archives

News-Argus Men's Soccer POY: Alex Rodriguez (C.B. Aycock)

Rarely does an athlete garner the praise from a coach as the best player they've ever coached. Junior Alex Rodriguez, the 2007 News-Argus men's soccer player of the year, isn't most athletes. In varsity seasons at Charles B. Aycock, Rodriguez...

News-Argus Volleyball POY: Brooke Newsome (E. Wayne)

The biggest challenge facing Eastern Wayne's volleyball team this season wasn't living up to expectations, but battling complacency. Loaded with a talented and experienced cast of players, many folks penciled in the Warriors as the preseason favorites to win the...

News-Argus Women's Tennis POY: Eastern Wayne team

The Eastern Wayne women's tennis team was stronger, better and deeper this past fall and veteran coach Nancy Dawson made no bones about it. With the program's most-promising season on the horizon, Dawson decided to challenge her team. During the...

News-Argus Women's Golfer of Year: Jasmine Reeves (E. Wayne)

Youth and inexperience were Jasmine Reeves' biggest obstacles while playing golf as a freshman. The Eastern Wayne standout struggled to stay focused and couldn't overcome bad shots. What a difference one year makes. Reeves returned to the links this season...

News-Argus Men's Cross Country ROY: Nik Fredrick (C.B. Aycock)

As a sophomore in high school, walking away from a sport he had played since he was a kid wasn't easy for Nik Fredrick. A little over a year later, as a junior at Charles B. Aycock, the decision to...

News-Argus Cross Country Female Runner of Year: Caroline Schlaeppi (C.B. Aycock)

Charles B. Aycock sophomore Caroline Schlaeppi isn't shy about why she runs cross country -- she can't get enough of the thrill that comes from winning. That drive has earned Schlaeppi the 2007 News-Argus female runner of the year award...

Weekend preps

PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock kept the defensive clamps tight on Wilson Fike's Jeremy Atkinson for one half Friday evening, but couldn't duplicate the effort in the second half. Atkinson got untracked in the third quarter and finished with a...