By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Graphic Sportswriter
STANHOPE -- Just before halftime, a linesman asked Southern Nash head coach John Matthews if this was a conference match.
League girls soccer events utilize an overtime format to determine a possible winner, while non-conference matches usually end in regulation if the score is tied at the conclusion of time.
By:
CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
ROCKY MOUNT -- No one could see these episodes coming, let alone the Nash Central baseball team.
In a Big East Conference baseball contest that was suspended last Tuesday evening due to heavy rain and resumed Wednesday afternoon, the Bulldogs squandered a one-time massive 8-1 lead over homestanding Rocky Mount and they ended up losing to the Gryphons 9-8 in nine innings.
STANHOPE -- The 2012 Southern Nash High School Softball Camp is scheduled for June 14-15 on the SNHS campus.
The camp will run from 8-11 a.m. each day. Cost is $25 per participant.
Ages 5-18 are welcome to take part in the camp, which will feature two action-packed days of instruction, teaching, games and fun.
By:
CHARLES ALSTON, Graphic Correspondent
ROCKY MOUNT -- For the first time since 1983, Rocky Mount High School has selected a current assistant coach to run the Gryphon football program.
The school announced last Friday via a media release that Jason Battle, a 1998 RMHS graduate, would succeed Dickie Schock as Rocky Mount’s new head coach.
ZEBULON -- The Carolina Mudcats belted seven extra base hits to swim past the Myrtle Beach Pelicans 7-2 last Saturday night at Five County Stadium in a Class A Carolina League baseball showdown.
The crowd of 4,821 endured a one-hour, 23-minute rain delay to see the Mudcats (7-8) take out a week’s worth of frustration on the Pelicans (8-7).
HOUSTON, TEX. -- Junior Jharel Cotton picked up his Conference USA leading seventh win working 6 1/3 solid innings, while Drew Reynolds notched his team and league best eighth save as No. 24 East Carolina University (27-13-1, 9-5-1) avoided a series sweep at No. 7 Rice (30-12, 11-4) Sunday afternoon, 4-3, in college baseball action.
Southern Nash’s Haley Overman (l) and Louisburg’s Samantha Calvery (r) race toward the ball, but it is eventually grabbed by LHS keeper Kera Ktul during last Thursday afternoon’s non-conference, girls soccer match on the SN campus in Stanhope.
NASH COUNTY -- Listed are updated results from the Nash County Parks and Rec Spring Sports Season:
The Carolina Young Guns 11-Under Baseball Team won the Gold Bracket Championship at the 2012 Top Gun Super Spring State Tournament, which was held April 14-15 in Winterville.
ROCKY MOUNT -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College Department of Athletics hosted its 47th Annual Awards Ceremony on April 16 in the Garner Lobby of the Dunn Center.
Coaches, staff and student-athletes came together to celebrate the accomplishments of both individuals and teams from the 2011-2012 season.
RALEIGH -- No. 18 North Carolina State overwhelmed Boston College 16-9 by tying season-highs for runs and hits in last Saturday’s nightcap to sweep a doubleheader and claim the series win at Doak Field at Dail Park in Atlantic Coast Conference baseball action.
On a beautiful spring morning folks at Peachtree Church met for worship. The Adult Choir presented a musical cantata. It was titled “Champion of Love” and beautifully told the story of Christ’s love for mankind. Solos were performed by Stephanie Denis, Robert Sykes and Jerry Hobgood.
By:
Amelia Harper, Graphic Correspondent
Castalia Commissioners plan to host a study circle on Saturday, April 28 at 9:00 a.m. in order to gather community input for strategic planning of the future of Castalia and the surrounding area. Commissioner James Alston said that he had researched the topic of the study circles that were forming throughout the Twin Counties and felt that Castalia should play a role in the planning.
A fire at 3031 Womble Road in Nashville destroyed a family’s residence shortly after they left for church on Sunday. Local sources tell The Nashville Graphic that though all family members are ok, they lost their family dog in the fire. The Nashville Graphic attempted to contact department heads at the Nashville Fire Department for additional details. However, phone calls were not returned by presstime.
By:
Michele A. Cruz, Graphic Correspondent
According to the recommendation of the North Carolina School Boards Association (NCSBA), the Nash-Rocky Mount Schools board of education unanimously approved a resolution requesting the state legislature to reverse the discretionary funding cut for next school year.
This “funding priority is tops on the list of the NCSBA’s annual conference agenda,” said NRMS board chairman Evelyn Bulluck.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Forty-four drawings line the walls at the Dunn Center at Wesleyan College. Each drawing is different but they all share a common story, a story of overcoming challenges.
Each of the drawings were perfected by 17-year-old Daylon Jones, a senior at Southern Nash High School.
Daylon has progressive muscular dystrophy and is a quadriplegic and though he has limited movement in his hands, he still manages to push the pain away and draw.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
A memorial service on Saturday will celebrate the memory of police officers who were killed in the line of duty.
The North Carolina Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #46 and Blue Knights of North Carolina XXI are hosting the memorial service, which will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, April 21 at the Nash County Court House.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Just seven months after breaking ground for a new facility, Farm Bureau has opened in its new headquarters.
A special ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration was held last Thursday for the new facility, which opened on Eastpoint Avenue, behind the Wendy’s off of Eastern Avenue.
The new facility is over 6,700 square feet, over 1,000 square feet larger than the former one.
By:
Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
Thousands of people joined together on March 31 in Raleigh to walk for Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Among them was Meredith Coley.
Coley, of Momeyer, was diagnosed in 2009 with MS after her son, Mason was born. Coley said she began experiencing dizziness and was tired a lot and finally went to the doctor, where she received the diagnoses.
Tiger Cub Scouts Pack 37 from the Sandy Cross area visited The Nashville Graphic newspaper Tuesday night, April 10, 2012 to learn about the newspaper operation as part of the requirements to earn their Tiger Cub Badge. Members pictured, front row, left to right, are: Anthony Paris and Evan Johnson. Back row, left to right, are Joshua Revoir, Dylan Vick, Jaylen Lucas, and Austin Moss.
ROCKY MOUNT –– James Henry Richards, 83, of Rocky Mount, died on Sunday, April 8, 2012, at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.
Rocky Mount –– Ruth Vick Pridgen, 92, passed away Wednesday April 11, 2012. She was born August 31, 1919 in Nash County. Ruth was the daughter of the late David Clayton and Lena Bone Vick.
Christopher “Chris” Todd Murphy was born in Cincinnati, Ohio August 25, 1962 to the late Joseph Richard Murphy and Laura Janet Towner Bucher. He was preceded in death by a brother, Jeffrey Murphy, an aunt, Mary Rogers and stepfather, Charles Bucher.
CHARLOTTE –– Carolyn Arrington, 53, of Charlotte, and formerly of Rocky Mount, died on Sunday, April 8, 2012.
ROCKY MOUNT - Mae Dell Blount, 87, died April 10, 2012. Graveside services were Sunday, April 15, 2012 at Northeastern Cemetery at 2 p.m.
