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PROFILE 2024: Stevie Green
Name: Stevie Green Age: 27 Residence: Washington After his outstanding multi-sport career at Washington High School ended with graduation in 2014, Stevie Green wanted to leave and stay gone for a while. He played football, then coached it at Fayetteville State after starting at Elizabeth City State, then worked in Apex after leaving Fayetteville. He […] The post PROFILE 2024: Stevie Green appeared first on Washington Daily News.
On the late-in-life jogging track, consistency is the winning edge
“Nobody likes a braggart.” I mutter that under my breath and in jest whenever a younger and faster runner blows past me during the morning jog. They run. I jog. One thing the younger and faster crowd has in common, however, is that I don’t see them every day. Some are on the trail sporadically. Others never reappear. None are out there with me most every workday. To be fair,...
High school roundup: Rampants methodical in second-round victory
While J.H. Rose’s baseball team has won plenty of games by run-ruling teams early, getting big innings, dominant pitching performances and simply outclassing some of its competition, the Rampants showed Saturday that they can grind their way to workmanlike victories, too. J.H. Rose manufactured runs and played strong defense in a 5-2 victory over North Brunswick in an NCHSAA Class 3A second-round matchup Saturday on Ronald Vincent Field at Guy Smith Stadium. ...
Undefeated Greene Central blanks South Lenoir to advance to state baseball playoffs third round
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL - NCHSAA STATE PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND - FRIDAY. Many of the baseball and softball games in the East were postponed to Saturday due to storms. HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL - NCHSAA STATE PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND - Friday. 2A EAST. Camden County 10, Ayden-Grifton 0.
Ride of Silence set for Wednesday in Greenville
Local cyclists are holding the annual Ride of Silence in Greenville on Wednesday to promote safer, inclusive and accessible streets and to honor bicycle riders who have been killed or injured. Organizers said the event also will raise awareness that cyclists and motorists need to share the road. This approximately 12-mile ride is free and open to all ages. It is done in silence to remember those lost and reflect upon needed safety and accessibility improvements. It is held on the third Wednesday of May...
Edwards podium, Mouzzon record propel Pirates at AAC Championship
SAN ANTONIO – Nyah Edwards kicked the meet off as the first member of the East Carolina track & field team to earn All-Conference honors on Saturday with her third-place finish in the women’s hammer throw and Melicia Mouzzon downed her own program record in the prelim of the 200m to highlight day one of the 2024 American Athletic […]
ECU women finish fifth, men ninth at AAC Outdoor Championships
SAN ANTONIO – Two athletes earned conference titles and the Pirates placed on the podium in two other events as the East Carolina track & field program concluded the 2024 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships on Sunday at UTSA’s Park West Athletic Complex. The men’s team took ninth with 28 points while the women posted a […]
Softball Recap: Roanoke Rapids takes down West Craven in a playoff battle
Roanoke Rapids extended their postseason success on Friday against West Craven. They came out on top against the West Craven Eagles by a score of 5-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Roanoke Rapids. Kalissa Williams spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered...
PODCAST: What to make of ECU's late-season slide
East Carolina's baseball team had a miserable week, going 0-4 to see its losing streak hit five consecutive games. The Pirates dropped to 37-13 on the season and 16-8 in American Athletic Conference play with a 5-2 midweek loss to Duke, and a three-game sweep at the hands of Tulane. Two of the losses to the Green Wave came in walk-off fashion, as the Pirates dropped their fifth consecutive game for the first time in seven years.
No. 6 East Carolina falls again at Tulane, loses series
NEW ORLEANS – No. 6 East Carolina fell in the middle game of its series with host Tulane by a 7-3 score Saturday night inside Greer Field at Turchin Stadium. The Green Wave claimed the set after also winning Friday evening. The Pirates (37-12, 16-7 AAC) remained two games ahead of UTSA for the league […]
Softball Recap: Carlyn Tanis leads Camden County to victory over Ayden - Grifton
Camden County extended their postseason success on Friday against Ayden - Grifton. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Ayden - Grifton Chargers a 10-0 shutout. Camden County might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 13 matchups by six runs or more this season. Carlyn...
Despite winless week, Pirates return home feeling like they have all goals still attainable
Following an uncharacteristically winless week - the first in seven years when including at least one midweek game - East Carolina's baseball team is determined to not let it fester and potentially ruin what's been an otherwise outstanding season. Speaking to the media for the first time since the Pirates...
Sixth ranked ECU baseball falls to Tulane in series opener, third straight loss
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - #6 ECU baseball suffered its third straight loss on Friday night falling to Tulane 6-5 thanks to a walk-off hit by a pitch. The Green wave got a lead off triple, loaded the bases and got the winning run across. ECU got in a 5-1 hole...
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