Freshman second baseman Collin Wilson’s walk-off single scored Casey Flora with the winning run Thursday as the host Beddingfield varsity baseball team nipped Kinston 4-3 for the Bruins’ first 2-A Eastern Plains Conference triumph this …
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Former Barton athletic trainer yearns to return to Wilson
Randy Pridgen is extremely grateful for the opportunity to demonstrate his expertise at Saint Andrews Presbyterian College this semester and school athletic officials are soliciting his services for another year.
But being away from his native …
Demons dispatch Warriors
Fike holds onto No. 2 spot in Big East with 7-2 winWith a chance to hold down the No. 2 spot in the 3-A Big East Conference boys tennis race, host Fike High wasn’t about to give opportunistic Hunt a chance to correct recent shortcomings as the Golden Demons strung out a 7-2 win on a windy, …
Middle school roundup
Vaughan’s bat, arm carries Vikings to 4th win
Charlie Vaughan tossed a two-hitter and collected four hits as the visiting Elm City baseball team ripped Toisnot 17-2 in five innings Thursday.
Vaughan struck out nine batters while his …
Barton-Mount Olive baseball dates moved up a day
Barton College’s home baseball series with nationally No. 2-ranked Conference Carolinas archrival Mount Olive College has been moved up a day due to inclement weather in the forecast Sunday.
The Bulldogs and Trojans will play a …
Bruins take 4 tiebreakers for first tennis victory
Area roundupFARMVILLE — With four singles wins in third-set tiebreakers, the Beddingfield boys tennis team defeated host Farmville Central 5-4 Thursday to earn its first victory of the season.
Andy Arizpe at No. 1, Adrian Chavez at No. 2, Hunter Baker …
Firebirds deck Bulldogs 8-1
STANHOPE — Host Southern Nash suffered a loss at No. 1 singles but that was the only blip for the Firebirds as they dashed Nash Central 8-1 in 3-A Big East Conference boys tennis action Thursday.
Southern Nash, ranked No. 7 among 3-A teams …
CBA remains unbeaten in ECC
ERWIN — Charles B. Aycock completed the first half of its 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference boys season schedule unbeaten as the Golden Falcons ripped host Triton 8-1 on Thursday.
Aycock, 10-1 overall and 6-0 in ECC matches, got singles wins …
Cougars suffer first loss
PINETOPS — Visiting Tarboro handed SouthWest Edgecombe its first boys tennis loss of the season with an 8-1 2-A Eastern Plains Conference verdict Thursday afternoon.
Darrin Manning picked up the lone win for the Cougars (3-1, 2-1 EPC) at …
Bruins blank Kinston
The Beddingfield varsity softball team didn’t waste any time going to work against Kinston in the Bruins’ 15-0 win in four innings on Thursday.
In winning its third 2-A Eastern Plains Conference game without a loss, Beddingfield, 5-2 …
Lady Chargers romp past Faith 17-1
RAMSEUR — Six hitters collected two or more hits in the Wilson Christian Academy softball team’s 17-1 victory against Faith Christian on Thursday.
BriAnna Riley and Kawin Barnes each batted 3 for 3, while Presley Bissett, Sara Lippard, …
Cyclones pound Cary Christian 14-1
CARY — The Community Christian softball team pounded 18 hits and stole 10 bases as it throttled host Cary Christian 14-1 on Thursday afternoon.
Jessica Pendergrass led the hit parade, going 4 for 5, including a double, with three RBIs …
Warriors’ late rally not enough at E. Wayne
GOLDSBORO — Hunt High senior Avery Harper’s potential game-tying home run in the top of the seventh inning, ricocheted off the top of the fence at Eastern Wayne on Thursday, but the two-run double wasn’t enough to propel the …
SWE, Northern Nash combine for 14 runs in final inning
RED OAK — The visiting SouthWest Edgecombe High varsity baseball team erupted for eight runs in the top of the seventh inning, but Northern Nash scored six in the bottom half of the inning and escaped with a 16-15 non-conference victory …
CCS beats RMP in five
ROCKY MOUNT — A pitching change for the Community Christian School baseball team proved a good move Thursday as the Cyclones defeated Rocky Mount Prep, 15-5 in five innings on Thursday in Rocky Mount.
Down 5-1 in the second inning, …
CCS demolishes Rocky Mount Prep
ROCKY MOUNT — Even without three of its usual starters, the Community Christian girls soccer team had no trouble at Rocky Mount Prep on Thursday.
The Cyclones defeated RMP 12-0 as four players scored two or more goals.
“(Missing …
Peterson medals but Demons struggle
NEW BERN — Despite senior Spencer Peterson’s medalist round, the Fike High boys golf team struggled to a third-place finish in a four-team match at New Bern Country Club on Thursday.
Peterson’s 32-40—72 round on the …
Life without Mandy
Heartbroken family talks about beloved student who lost her life in wreckIt has been a heartbreaking and emotional week for the family and friends of 24-year-old East Carolina University graduate student, Amanda “Mandy” Louise Kelly.
“The last words we said to each other were ‘I love …
Artist aim easels at historic home
When Anne Pression pulled up at her home one day last week, she couldn’t help but notice some activity across the street.
“I drove up, and there’s a herd of ladies in the field clearly painting my house!” she said. …
