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Southern was defeated after reaching at least the Elite Eight for the fourth straight year, but there was a difference this time around.

SN was topped 5-4 by a Rocky Mount club that the Firebirds had handled twice during the regular season.

That's how long it took Landon Vick's leadoff blast -- on the first pitch of the game, no less -- to sail over the left-field fence.

But while the Red Rams were quick starters, Southern proved to be a fast finisher en route to claiming a 12-2 home victory.

Needless to say, it was quite a birthday for current BHS softball assistant -- and former head coach -- Mike Lovin.

The Gryphons followed up their lone defeat of the season with three straight wins last week.

Both senior offensive linemen have been selected to play for the East squad in the N.C. Coaches Association East-West All-Star Football Game on July 18 at Greensboro Grimsley's Jamieson Stadium. It will culminate a week of activity surrounding the NCCA's annual Coaching Clinic.

Pitt, located just south of Greenville, offered classes in radiology -- the field Alford hopes to get into upon graduation.

And the Lady Bulldogs also boast one of Region X's top volleyball programs -- a huge caveat considering the fact that Alford was one of the best spike performers this season in the NEW-6 Conference.

Fueled by two goals from wing Danielle Yates, the Lady Knights rolled to a 7-1 home decision over the depleted Ladycats in a non-conference girls soccer matchup.

"We played a lot better this time,'' said NN head coach Joe McCarthy, whose club maintained its flawless record at 6-0. "We had a lot of breakaways in the first game, but we couldn't finish. We finished our opportunities this time.''

It has been tradition here this time of year to present the annual Pork Barrel spending of Congress from information provided by watchdog group Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW).

Southern Nash was able to achieve that difficult feat last Thursday. But only for 64 of the game's 84 available minutes.

Down the stretch, Turner would collect three goals as part of her four-tally afternoon as the Ladycats pulled away late to secure a 5-1 non-conference decision over the Ladybirds at the BHS Soccer Field.

The contest was a duel between coaches who hail from Northern Nash High School NC State's Elliott Avent and ECU's Billy Godwin are both NN alums.

And it brought just a teenie bit of luck in the form of a favorable goalpost.

Central's solid effort gave the Lady Bulldogs a 3-2 home decision over Bunn, but that victory wasn't secured until a golden opportunity for the Ladycats was thwarted with a clang late in the matchup.

The Third Annual Brittany Willis Memorial Scholarship Soccer Showcase is slated for March 30-31 at the J. Burt Gillette Athletic Complex in Wilson County.

Northern Nash, Nash Central, Southern Nash and Rocky Mount will all participate in the event.

That was the theme for the Southern Nash Ladybirds during last Tuesday's road softball matchup at Bunn.

Taking on one of the area's top Class 2-A squads, the Ladybirds led going into the bottom of the seventh, only to see BHS rally for two runs and a 4-3 victory.

Preseason NEW 6 Conference favorite Northern Nash got the week off to rousing start on the road at Southern Wayne last Tuesday. The Knights traveled to Dudley and returned with a 5-3 win over the Saints.

The former Northern Nash assistant coach is expected to be named as the new head football coach at Roanoke Rapids High in the coming days. He will replace Tim Bennett, who after 12 seasons as the Yellow Jackets' head man, took a head coaching job closer to his family at Hillsborough Orange.