The Daily Southerner, Tarboro, NC

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March 11, 2010

PREP ROUNDUP

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Softball

The SouthWest Edge-combe Cougars softball team defeated Hertford County in a double header 15-0 and 13-0 Wednesday. Kelsey Page was the winning picture in game one and Kayla Hinton won the second game.

In game two Collen Stallings and Jessica Randolph each hit homeruns.

Baseball

Hertford County 9 Cougars 0

The SouthWest Edge-combe Cougars baseball team was defeated by Hertford County 9-0 Wednesday. Adam Hyman and Javon Brown was the only Cougars to record hits in the game.

Golf



SWE

SouthWest Edgecombe scored 357 and came in second place in a three team tournament at Southern Wayne Wednesday. Host Southern Wayne earned first place with 343 and Spring Creek finished third.



Vikings

Scott Norville led the Tarboro Vikings golfers to a victory over Rocky Mount and Northside Wednesday at Cotton Valley Golf Course. The Vikings posted a team score of 335. Rocky Mount finished second with 343 and Northside 391.

Norville shot 77 and was the medalist of the tournament. Other Vikings scores were Scott Johnson 84, Brandon Madry 85, Alex Flint 89, Will Gammons 92, and William Robinson 93.



Tennis

The Tarboro dropped their second match of the season to Southern Nash 9-0, Wednesday at home. Southern Nash also handed the Vikings (1-0) their first loss of the season.

"Southern Nash is one of the top 3A teams in the state, coming off consecutive trips to the State Championship," said Vikings Coach Billy Strother. "We fought it out with them for over three ours. That competition and experience will benefit us later in the season."

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  • Imani Dye.jpg Vikings swept by Jaguars in EPC action

    The Tarboro Vikings played right with the Farmville Central Jaguars Tuesday on senior night in Tarboro, but couldn't put a complete game together and the Jaguars pulled away in the fourth quarter. They defeated the Vikings 61-39.
    "We came out strong and played good ball until the end of the third quarter," Tarboro head coach Craig Savage said. "Then Farmville Central made a run and we couldn't recover."

    February 8, 2012 1 Photo

  • Cougar boys win against Rams

    February 8, 2012

  • Javin Hinton.jpg Tarboro defeats SWE 76-62 to get first conference win

    SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars head basketball coach Tom Wooten had to make some tough decisions Friday morning. He had to decide if he needed to cancel his varsity basketball game with Tarboro or cancel the JV game and move the JV players up to play Tarboro's varsity team.

    February 6, 2012 1 Photo

  • Rashawnda Pevey.jpg Lady Vikings beat Lady Cougars for third time this season 42-34

    Most basketball experts will say that it is hard for one team to beat another three times in the same year. Friday night the SouthWest Edgecombe Lady Cougars tried their best to make that a true statement in their third match up of the year with the Tarboro Lady Vikings. The Lady Cougars gave a game effort, but came up short on the scoreboard, losing to the Lady Vikings by the score of 42-34.

    February 6, 2012 1 Photo

  • NE Warriors split with Weldon; boys lose, girls win in TRC action

    LEGGETT – Senior Jasmine Downing picked up her second consecutive triple double with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocked shots Friday night to lead the Lady Warriors to a 51-40 win over the Lady Chargers of Weldon. With the win, the Lady Warriors find themselves in the middle of the pack in the Tar Roanoke Conference.

    February 6, 2012

  • First 2012 hickory shad caught

    Henry C. Knight, III, caught the winner in the 2nd Annual Tar River First Shad Contest, in Tarboro this past Sunday morning about 9 a.m. Henry Knight? Are you kidding me?
    Henry winning this season’s Tar River First Shad Contest is about like Albert Einstein being a contestant on Jeopardy, and asking Alex Trebeck, in his best old-world German accent, “Alex, I vood like you should give me da physics category for $2000.” It’s a done deal, my friend. Take the money to the bank.

    February 3, 2012

  • Rashwanda Pevey.jpg Cougar boys, girls both lose to Panthers in Eastern Plains Conference action

    PINETOPS – The SouthWest Cougars bounced back Tuesday and played the way their head coach Tom Wooten knew his team was capable of playing, but they fell short against Eastern Plains Conference foe the North Pitt Panthers. They were defeated 62-52.

    February 1, 2012 2 Photos

  • Warriors sweep Kipp Pride in conference play

    LEGGETT – North Edgecombe rolled past Kipp Pride 70-56 with the help of four players who scored a combined total of 57 points to lead the Warriors. Senior Devonte Lloyd, 22 points, Denzel Lucas, 12; Mark Moore, 10; Quantarius Williams, 13.

    February 1, 2012

  • Tarboro falls to Kinston twice

    KINSTON – The Kinston Vikings, the fourth ranked 2A team in the state, had all they can handle last night as the Tarboro Vikings stayed with them for three quarters, with Kinston finally securing an 83-69 victory. Kinston remains tied for the Eastern Plains 2A conference lead, while Tarboro failed again to capture their first victory in league play. But Tarboro did not go down easy for the talented Kinston squad, who also benefitted from numerous favorable calls from the officials throughout the evening.

    February 1, 2012

  • April Poage.jpg Lady Cougars get second win of season; squeak by Lady Bruins 43-41

    PINETOPS – The SouthWest Lady Cougars continue to improve overall as a team each time they step on the court and it showed Friday when they defeated the Beddingfield Lady Bruins 43-41 for their second victory of the season. When the buzzer sounded Lady Cougar head coach Sandra Langley jumped with joy and was proud that her team had defeated the Lady Bruins in Eastern Plains Conference action.

    January 31, 2012 1 Photo