Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: May 14, 2008 Archives

Coach says 'it's time' to relinquish reins

MOUNT OLIVE -- Bill Clingan ushered the Mount Olive College men's basketball program into the Division II era and turned the Trojans into a perennial power. Tuesday afternoon, Clingan said farewell. Choking back tears on occasion, Clingan delivered an emotional...

Local digest

LaGRANGE -- Eastern Plains champion North Lenoir continued its N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 2-A playoff run with a 12-2 thumping of Pittsboro Northwood. Mike Wetherington belted two home runs and finished 3-for-3 with four RBI and three runs...

Pate scores game-winning run on seventh-inning error

DUDLEY -- A missed sign. An aggressive base-running play. It's a matter of perspective. Southern Wayne pinch-runner Brittany Pate ran through a stop sign at third base and beat out the throw at the plate. The seventh-inning run was all...

Defending state champs pound Gaston Day, 12-0

Even with a five-hour bus ride home, Gaston Day didn't have to worry about sticking around for very long. Wayne Christian erupted for seven fourth-inning runs and cruised to a 12-0 victory in 41/2 innings on Tuesday in the first...

Lancaster hopes CWS trip is in Trojan's future

MOUNT OLIVE -- Carl Lancaster knows exactly what he is getting into this week when his Mount Olive baseball team takes the field for the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional. He's been there, done that. "I don't know that...

Chargers produce three goals in second half

Maybe Baron Heinemann should forget pre-game speeches. His halftime talks seem to work much better these days. After receiving a not-so-pleasing analysis of their first-half performance, the Wayne Country Day girls' soccer team returned to the pitch in determined fashion...

Warriors rally again, reach third round

Another three-run deficit erased. Another playoff comeback complete. Colton Fulghum's fourth-inning, go-ahead single catapulted state-ranked Eastern Wayne past West Craven 5-3 in their second-round, N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A postseason contest Tuesday evening. Ranked fifth in the latest...

Decision surprises former Trojans

MOUNT OLIVE -- Shock. Surprise. Appreciation. All those emotions flowed freely as Mount Olive men's basketball coach Bill Clingan officially called it a career with the Division II school. The announcement drew mixed reactions from the coach's former players, who...

Higginbotham takes over solid program

MOUNT OLIVE -- A seasoned apprentice and well-trained understudy, Joey Higginbotham has finally earned the leading role. The former Trojans' point guard was introduced as the new head men's basketball coach at Mount Olive College on Tuesday afternoon. Higginbotham succeeds...