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Greenfield sophomore Frankie Peele returns a shot in his singles match against Max Young of Wayne Country Day in Wednesday’s 1-A/2-A Coastal Plain Independents Conference showdown at Greenfield. The Knights lost 9-0.
‘Rusty’ Knights no match for unbeaten Wayne Country Day
After a week out of school and longer off the court, the Greenfield School boys tennis team could not withstand its undefeated 1-A/2-A Coastal Plain Independents Conference archrival Wayne Country … more
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Fike defeated South Granville 12-2 in five innings Tuesday night at Fleming Stadium to finish 3-0 and win the 2019 Golden Leaf Invitational. Team members are, front from left, Ethan Williams, Colton Moats, Tyler Batten, Bryan Bunn, Noah Joyner, Tyler Gurganus and Taylor Sullivan. Back row: Myles Cyrus, manager Jaylen Ward, Mason Lee, Tanner Sullivan, Connor Jinks, Hunter Stokely, Zach Pittman, Chad Bean and Garrett Browder.
Format confounds but Golden Leaf still excites
Golden Leaf Invitational, don’t ever change. The Wilson high school baseball Easter tournament, originated in 2014 by Hunt coach Jon Smith and Fike coach Buck Edmundson, has become an annual … more
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Area Calendar, April 25-26
Thursday, April 25College Men’s VolleyballNCAA Tournament, first round — Princeton at Barton, 7 p.m.College BaseballConference Carolinas tournament at Tigerville, S.C., second round … more
Garrett Browder (16) celebrates with his Fike teammates after slugging his second 2019 homer in the fifth inning of Tuesday night's final Golden Leaf Invitational game against South Granville in Fleming Stadium. Congratulating Brower are Hunter Stokely (19), Bryan Bunn (7) and Colton Moats (11).
Demons have a bash
Just win. With all the scenarios defined, the Fike High varsity baseball team, playing in the final game of the sixth annual Golden Leaf Invitational in Fleming Stadium on Tuesday night, realized … more
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Hunt’s Gavin Huff winds up as first baseman Jarrett Aycock prepares for a pickoff throw while North Johnston’s Gabe Coats gets a lead off first base in the fourth inning of the final round in the Golden Leaf Invitational on Tuesday at Hunt High. Huff would pick up the win after going seven innings and striking out nine in the 1-0 victory for the Warriors.
Warriors finish with a flourish
Hunt High sophomore Gavin Huff outlasted North Johnston junior Dylan Pitts in a pitching duel as Huff’s Warriors took a 1-0 home win in the Golden Leaf Invitational on Tuesday over North … more
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Ragsdale’s Derek Martinez (20) is congratulated by teammate Luke Pritchett after Martinez’s two-out single scored Trey Jackson with the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning of Tuesday’s Golden Leaf Invitational game at Fleming Stadium. Martinez was the winning pitcher in the 5-4 victory against West Johnston, ending the Wildcats’ chance at winning the tournament.
Ragsdale ruins West Johnston’s title shot
The West Johnston High varsity baseball team stood upon the cusp of not only winning the Golden Leaf Invitational championship in its first appearance but also accomplishing the precedent-setting … more
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Rosewood first baseman Patrick Jones retires an Eastern Christian base runner during Tuesday’s Golden Leaf Invitational game at Fleming Stadium. The Golden Eagles won 13-1 in five innings to finish the tournament with a 3-0 mark but finished second behind Fike.
Despite 3-0 marks, Rosewood, Faith Christian settle for second
Among the six unbeatens entering Tuesday’s final session of the Golden Leaf Invitational high school baseball tournament, Rosewood High, the 1-A Carolina Conference champion, became the first … more
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CBA clips Farmville Central, 4-3, to finish 2-1 in tourney
FARMVILLE — Freshman Austin Booth had a three-run homer, and senior Davis Carroll drove in the go-ahead run with a double in the top of the sixth inning as the C.B. Aycock High varsity baseball … more
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AREA ROUNDUP: Chargers win tri-match at Castle Bay to remain undefeated
WILMINGTON — Buoyed by a pair of birdies, eighth grader Jacob Kearney shot a nine-hole 36 to earn medalist honors as the Wilson Christian boys golf team eased to a North Carolina Christian … more
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MIDDLE SCHOOL RESULT: Lady Tigers blast Sallie B. Howard 9-0
The trio of Grace Ziegler, Lilian Stegall and Macylee Wiggs each had a hat trick, contributing three goals each for the Wilson Prep girls soccer team in its 9-0 victory over Sallie B. Howard on … more
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Area Calendar, April 24-25
Wednesday, April 24High School Varsity BaseballSW Edgecombe at Tarboro Easter TournamentHigh School Varsity SoftballSW Edgecombe vs. Rocky Mount, 7 p.m.High School Boys TennisWayne Country Day at … more
Fike's Cole Peterson, hitting a shot during Tuesday's opening round of the 3-A Big East Conference tournament at Barton Tennis Complex, beat Rocky Mount's Brody Brice 6-4, 6-3 to win the Big East individual singles championship Wednesday afternoon.
Fike's Peterson wins Big East singles crown
As the only player required to win three matches to become a 3-A Big East Conference champion, Fike High sophomore Cole Peterson was undeterred at the task before him Wednesday afternoon at Barton … more
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West Johnston senior Josh Harlow fires a pitch during Monday’s Golden Leaf Invitational game against Hunt on its Sid Boyette Field. Harlow got all but the last out as the Wildcats won 2-0.
Well-armed Wildcats
The emerging story of the sixth annual Golden Leaf Invitational high school baseball tournament is the pitching of West Johnston. The 3-A Greater Neuse River Conference Wildcats got a second … more
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Fike right-hander Connor Jinks shut down Ragsdale the final 1 1/3 innings to record the save in the Demons' 5-3 Golden Leaf Invitational win in Fleming Stadium on Monday afternoon.
Jinks responds in relief; Fike hangs on, 5-3
Opportunities have surfaced infrequently for pitcher Connor Jinks during his two seasons with the Fike High varsity baseball team. Jinks did work two innings last Thursday evening when the 3-A Big … more
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C.B. Aycock’s Blake Dilda, left, is congratulated by teammate Ty Smith after Dilda scored a run in the Falcons’ 6-5 win against Rocky Mount Academy on Monday in the Golden Leaf Invitational at Fleming Stadium.
Six teams 2-0 after first 2 rounds
North Johnston High, Rosewood, Rocky Mount and Faith Christian of Rocky Mount are joined by Fike and West Johnston as the undefeated (2-0) teams in the 17-team Golden Leaf Invitational field after … more
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AREA ROUNDUP: Woodard pitches Knights to 8-1 victory
GOLDSBORO — The Greenfield School varsity baseball team got 12 strikeouts on the mound and three runs batted in at the plate from sophomore Nathan Woodard to defeat 1-A/ 2-A Coastal Plain … more
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Area Calendar, April 23-24
Tuesday, April 23High School Varsity BaseballBear Grass at Wilson Christian, 7 p.m.; CAASC tournament — Raleigh Hawks at Wilson Prep, 5 p.m.; Golden Leaf Invitational — Sid Boyette Field: … more
Fike’s Hunter Stokely (19) darts home on a third-inning single by teammate Tanner Sullivan as Cardinal Gibbons catcher Chase Smith fields the late throw to the plate during Saturday’s Golden Leaf Invitiational game at Fike. Stokely scored all three Fike runs, including the game-winner in the bottom of the 10th, in the Demons’ 3-2 victory. Paul Durham | Times
Off to a Golden start
If the sixth annual Golden Leaf Invitational is serving as a tune-up for teams headed to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association baseball playoffs, the Fike Golden Demons have to feel … more
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Hunt shortstop Gavin Huff chases down South Granville’s Joe Calus (5) during a rundown in Saturday’s Golden Leaf Invitational game at Fleming Stadium. The Warriors won 16-6 in six innings.
Warriors put away South Granville 16-6
Hunt High varsity baseball coaches and several  players needed only a couple of innings to confirm a common suspicion — six runs were not enough. The Warriors constructed a 6-0 lead … more
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Rosewood players prepare to congratulate teammate Tanner Capps (13) as he scores following a massive two-run home run over the center-field fence at Fleming Stadium during the Golden Eagles’ 13-3 win against Nash Central on Saturday in the Golden Leaf Invitational.
Freedom, West Johnston engage in battle of ranked teams
Varsity baseball teams from West Johnston of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 3-A ranks and Fayetteville Freedom Christian of the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic … more
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