http://www.newsargus.com/sports/ Local sports scores and more for Goldsboro and Wayne County, NC en-us 2008-05-09T14:52:58-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/sports/archives/2008/05/09/warriors_get_first_playoff_win_in_more_than_a_decade/index.shtml Eastern Wayne showed some grit and ended more than a decade of frustrating, postseason futility on the baseball diamond Thursday evening. The Warriors clubbed three home runs in come-from-behind fashion and dumped Western Alamance 10-6 in their first-round, N.C. High... AASportsTopStory Rudy Coggins 2008-05-09T14:52:58-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/sports/archives/2008/05/09/eastern_waynew_alamance_baseball_box/index.shtml 2008 N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A playoffs Eastern Wayne 10 Western Alamance 6 W. Alamance 130 000 2 -- 6 11 2 Eastern Wayne 101 215 x -- 10 10 3 Leading hitters -- Western Alamance -- Colt... AASportsOtherStory News-Argus Staff 2008-05-09T14:52:15-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/sports/archives/2008/05/09/local_digest/index.shtml BUIES CREEK -- Wayne Christian advanced to today's Class 1-A Carolina Christian Conference softball tournament final with a 7-0 win over Crossroads Christian on Thursday afternoon. Cynthia Burroughs and Traci Davis combined for the Eagles' second no-hitter in tournament play.... AASportsOtherStory News-Argus Staff 2008-05-09T14:51:33-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/sports/archives/2008/05/09/gonzalezs_hr_sparks_suns/index.shtml Juan Gonzalez slugged a pinch-hit, fifth-inning grand slam as Jacksonville eased past Carolina 9-7 at the Baseball Grounds. Lucas May added a sixth-inning, solo home run for the Suns. Carolina plated two seventh-inning runs, but couldn't overcome leaving the bases... AASportsOtherStory Rudy Coggins 2008-05-09T14:50:50-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/sports/archives/2008/05/09/ktribe_rallies_past_potomac/index.shtml Kinston returned from a weary road swing and dumped Potomac 6-4 on the historic Grainger Stadium diamond Thursday evening. Steven Wright allowed four hits and threw six scoreless innings for his first win of the season. Luis Perdomo earned his... AASportsOtherStory Other 2008-05-09T14:49:47-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/sports/archives/2008/05/08/saints_advance_to_tournament_final/index.shtml DUDLEY -- For once this season, Michael Wiggs was nearly speechless. And after two weeks of shaky play, the Southern Wayne softball team finally posted a near-flawless effort -- offensively and defensively -- against Wilson Hunt on Wednesday evening. The... AASportsTopStory Ryan Hanchett 2008-05-08T15:27:30-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/sports/archives/2008/05/08/ktribe_loses_126/index.shtml Kinston and Frederick traded first-inning, three-run homers, but the Keys ended up with a 12-6 victory in Carolina League play Wednesday evening. Both teams collected 11 hits, but the K-Tribe stranded 15 runners on base. Jared Goedert batted 4-for-5 and... AASportsOtherStory Other 2008-05-08T15:24:18-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/sports/archives/2008/05/08/moc_golf_ends_fourth_in_region/index.shtml MOORESVILLE -- Freshman Ryan Campbell birdied the final three holes and finished eighth overall in individual play as the 2008 NCAA Division II Atlantic/Southeast Super Regional men's golf tournament concluded Wednesday afternoon. Campbell compiled a 54-hole round of 224, the... AASportsOtherStory News-Argus Staff 2008-05-08T15:20:59-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/sports/archives/2008/05/08/local_digest/index.shtml PIKEVILLE -- One night after pulling off an upset of fourth-seeded Wilson Beddingfield, the Eastern Wayne softball team couldn't make it two in a row. Top-seeded Charles B. Aycock eliminated the Warriors 11-0 from the Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference... AASportsOtherStory News-Argus Staff 2008-05-08T15:17:21-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/sports/archives/2008/05/08/rosewood_fall_to_ncssm/index.shtml Rosewood's seniors didn't envision this ending. Not this soon. Just days after clinching their third consecutive Class 1-A Carolina Conference women's soccer title, the Eagles' season ended with a 4-1 loss to N.C. School of Science and Math on Wednesday... AASportsOtherStory Andrew Stevens 2008-05-08T15:15:11-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/sports/archives/2008/05/08/warriors_fall_in_opening_round/index.shtml Eastern Wayne knocked on the door several times Wednesday evening. Nobody answered. The Warriors couldn't finish several attacks on goal and dropped a 1-0 decision to Southern Alamance in their N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A women's soccer playoff... AASportsOtherStory Rudy Coggins 2008-05-08T15:13:39-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/sports/archives/2008/05/07/lake_adjusts_attitude_after_rough_start_helps_ews_historic_run/index.shtml One short conversation reversed Ryan Lake's misfortune Tuesday afternoon in the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A men's east regional at Lane Tree Golf Club. The Eastern Wayne sophomore toiled through a disastrous eight holes and stopped momentarily to... AASportsTopStory Rudy Coggins 2008-05-07T16:10:41-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/sports/archives/2008/05/07/cbawebb_tennis_box/index.shtml C.B. Aycock 5 J.H. Webb 0 Singles: No. 1 Blake Vail (CBA) d. Sumeet Jindal 6-2, 6-2; No. 2 Addison Westbrook (CBA) d. Michael Reisch 6-1, 6-2; No. 3 Blake Cooper (CBA) d. Tim Seitzer 6-0, 7-5; No. 4 Ben... AASportsOtherStory News-Argus Staff 2008-05-07T16:08:31-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/sports/archives/2008/05/07/east_regional_golf_scores/index.shtml 2008 N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A East Regional (at Lane Tree GC) Team scores x-Wilson Fike 296 x-Wilson Hunt 312 x-Eastern Wayne 313 D.H. Conley 323 C.B. Aycock 327 Northern Nash 329 West Brunswick 339 Havelock 344 South... AASportsOtherStory News-Argus Staff 2008-05-07T16:05:39-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/sports/archives/2008/05/07/local_sports_digest/index.shtml SMITHFIELD -- Wayne Christian claimed its third consecutive Class 1-A Carolina Christian Conference baseball tournament championship with an 8-0 victory over Trinity of Durham on Tuesday afternoon. The Eagles (13-2 overall) have now won three consecutive CCC regular-season and tournament... AASportsOtherStory News-Argus Staff 2008-05-07T16:02:46-05:00