Eastern Wayne can't catch Hunt

One by one, Jerry Pelt checked each scorecard. He added the stroke totals in his head, scribbled on a tally sheet and eyed the final numbers. Eastern Wayne won its third Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference men's golf meet of...

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Prep baseball boxes

Eastern Wayne 10, Southern Wayne 0 At New Hope Southern Wayne -- 000 00 -- 0 2 1 Eastern Wayne -- 521 2X -- 10 9 0 Leading Hitters -- Southern Wayne -- Jordan Williams 2-3. Eastern Wayne -- John...

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Mudcats continue slide

Prentice Redman hit a two-run homer, while Adam Moore drove in three runs as West Tenn beat Carolina 9-4 at Five County Stadium on Thursday evening. It was the Diamond Jaxx's second straight win in the series. The Mudcats (17-11...

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Hillcats take series opener from K-Tribe

Kinston erased three-run deficits twice, but Lynchburg held on for an 8-7 victory Thursday evening. The Hillcats posted two eighth-inning runs and improved to 4-1 against the K-Tribe this season. Alex Castillo and Nick Weglarz ripped homers for Kinston....

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Local digest

DUDLEY -- Southern Wayne clinched a share of the Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference regular-season championship with an 11-2 victory over Wilson Beddingfield on Thursday. The Saints tied with county rival Charles B. Aycock for first place. It was the...

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N.C. Fishing Report

Northern District Dare, Hyde, Currituck & Beaufort Counties Ocean: Offshore anglers continue to have moderate-good success rates. Most prevalent were yellow and blackfin tuna, wahoo, king mackerel, amberjack, Atlantic bonito, little tunny, and assorted sharks. Several bluefin tuna were caught...

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State fishing permits pulled

MOREHEAD CITY -- Striped bass fishermen can put their wallets away, for now. The N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources announced this week that they will not require commercial fishermen to obtain a permit in order to fish for...

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Applications now available for 2008 WCMA

It took Lionel Sutton almost a decade to earn his first-ever Wayne County Men's Amateur Open Division trophy in 2007. Now he's back to defend it. A former mini tour player, Sutton will participate in the 2008 event, which tees...

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Eastern Wayne offense too much for So. Wayne

Eastern Wayne came out swinging Thursday evening. The Warriors crushed two home runs and finished with five extra-base hits in a 10-0, 41/2-inning rout of county rival Southern Wayne. "We hit the ball tonight up and down the lineup," said...

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Wright's homer ignites Golden Falcons

PIKEVILLE -- Zach Wright sucked the life out Wilson Hunt on Thursday evening with one swing of the bat. Wright's third-inning, grand slam ignited Charles B. Aycock's offense in an 11-3 victory in their Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference semifinal-round...

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