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High school roundup: Conley, Rose both fall in extra-inning thrillers
It was a night of wild coincidences, extra innings and heartbreak for two of the city’s high school baseball titans. D.H. Conley and J.H. Rose both saw their third-round state playoff games go scoreless into extra innings on Wednesday night thanks to four dazzling pitching performances, but both the 4A Vikings and the 3A Rampants were stunned by late rallies to see their seasons end in shutouts on their respective home fields. ...
Annual ride honors cyclists killed on the roads
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Dozens of people rode through Greenville to honor cyclists killed on the roads last year. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were more than 900 bicycle crashes nationwide and more than 40 of those cyclists were killed in North Carolina. Wednesday’s 19th annual Ride of Silence is a […]
Some third-round games played Monday, rain could disrupt Tuesday schedule
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — With the threat of rain in the forecast a lot this week, some area high school teams got an early jump on the week with playoff games starting on Monday. Most of the area’s games were still on schedule for Tuesday. However, schools like D.H. Conley moved their game time up […]
Annual Ride of Silence highlights bicycle safety, honors those killed or hurt
GREENVILLE, Pitt County — A quiet bicycle ride with more than 50 people participating was designed to bring awareness to all bicycle riders injured or killed while riding. The event took place at the Greenville Bicycle Shop and lasted 12-and-a-half miles. The cyclists rode in silence, with a police...
High School Roundup: Aces softball, volleyball lose playoff runs
John A. Holmes’ softball and volleyball teams have been eliminated from the 2A NCHSSA state playoffs. The Aces softball team lost to Ayden-Grifton Chargers 10-7 in extra innings Tuesday, May 7, in the 2A NCHSSA Softball State Championship playoffs. Holmes scored runs in the first and fourth innings and followed that up with three in the fifth and single runs in both the sixth and seventh innings. Ayden-Grifton scored three...
Willard named ECU Director of On-Campus Recruiting
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Quinn Willard has been named the director of on-campus recruiting at East Carolina University according to an announcement by head football coach Mike Houston. Willard, who officially began her new role on May 13, 2024, previously worked for the ECU football staff as a recruiting graduate assistant since August of 2023. In her previous […]
Prep Spotlight: Falcons baseball scores another upset in third round
The South Central baseball team is in a refuse-to-lose frame of mind. The No. 14 Falcons sent another higher seed packing on Monday night, topping No. 6 Currituck 6-2 on the road to vault into the Class 3A final 16. There, they will hit the road for a third straight game and face No. 7 Croatan, an 8-0 winner over Hunt on Tuesday night. The Cougars eliminated West Carteret and...
Kinston High’s Kyonna Kelly chosen for selective Greenhouse Scholarship
Kyonna Kelly relished being in the backcourt, leading the Kinston High School women’s team from her point guard position; but, otherwise, the graduating senior prefers the back row, out of the public eye. She’s had to step up her public relations game since being named a winner of the selective Greenhouse Scholarship.
ECU cancels baseball game with Campbell due to threat of rain
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Tuesday’s baseball game between East Carolina and Campbell has been canceled due to the threat of bad weather in the area. Hoist The Colours’ Stephen Igoe first posted the announcement, writing on his X account. The game, which was scheduled to start at 6 p.m., will not be made up. ECU […]
Where ECU sits in the latest postseason projections (May 15)
East Carolina's baseball team certainly didn't help itself any in the postseason picture with its recent 0-4 week, but the Pirates' season-long body of work still has the team in a solid spot as the end of the regular season nears. ECU, which lost a midweek affair to Duke last Tuesday before being swept by Tulane in New Orleans, is now 37-13 on the season, and 16-8 in The American.
Maury baseball heads into postseason looking to snap streak of first-round exits
NORFOLK, VA (WAVY) — Maury baseball wants some get back that’s LONG overdue. “Can’t dwell on a loss too long, but a loss teaches us about ourselves,” senior centerfielder John Allen Stilwell said. For the past three years, Maury has been on the wrong end of a first-round matchup in the playoffs. Three years ago, […]
ECU baseball prepping for regular season's end, Former Pirate star Worrell promoted
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA — Croatan's girls lacrosse team was the first in News 12's viewing area to win a state title last year. This year, they are aiming to repeat and are in action in the semifinals Tuesday, May 14, 2024. The school's boys lacrosse team is also making...
J.H. Rose announces Robert Duck as new Head Men's Basketball Coach
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Major announcement in the basketball ranks Wednesday afternoon as J.H. Rose has named Robert Duck its new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Coach Duck has been coaching for nearly 20 years and most recently led the South Central women to the state regional finals this past season. He has won 13 conference titles and 8 times has been named Coach of the Year. He has one state title. Coach Rankins stepped down this month after serving as Rampants head coach for decades.
Gnomes general manager putting fun at the forefront
When most new coaches or general managers in any town in any sport make their first public speaking engagement, they jump right to the usual cliches about building a winner or a culture or some other intangible thing. Not new Greenville Yard Gnomes GM Michael Villafana. The man in charge of overseeing the city’s newest baseball addition told the crowd assembled for Tuesday’s monthly Pitt-Greenville Chamber of Commerce power luncheon...
State baseball playoffs into third round, Wood Ducks pick up matinee win
GREENVILLE, Pitt County — The high school state baseball playoffs swung into third-round action Wednesday, May 15, 2024 as several area teams tried to stay alive in the brackets. Two teams, Northside of Beaufort County and Bear Grass managed to do just that with wins. However, two traditional powers...
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