TARBORO —
Al three county high schools spring back into action tonight when they take to the hardwood. All three schools have been off this week due to exams and each team has only been allowed an hour each day to practice, which has cut down on certain areas of practice that coaches may have wanted to concentrate more on.
The Tarboro Vikings will host county and Eastern Plains Conference rivals the SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars tonight.
The Cougar boys have been the dominate team in the county this year under first-year head coach Anthony Burns. They have pulled out some impressive wins along the way with their fast paced offense. They are sitting at 10-4 and are 1-3 in the conference. The Cougars lost their last game before the break when they were defeated by three points, 75-72 in overtime by the North Pitt Panthers.
The Cougars lone conference victory was against the Beddingfield Bruins when they defeated them two weeks ago by six points.
SouthWest is being led by their two senior floor generals, Javin Hinton and Anthony Coley. Those two are leading the team in scoring and rebounding. The have been a terror on the offensive end of the floor on the boards and have given opponents a fit.
The Tarboro boys have been struggling on both ends of the court all season. They have been unable to keep their opponents off of the offensive glass and aren't able to control the opposing teams second and third chance opportunities. Tarboro has won just one conference game and has won only five games all season.
Second-year head coach Craig Savage has worried as of late that his team is playing at the same level as they were earlier in the season. He knows his team needs to pick up their defensive pressure and crash the boards harder on the defensive end of the floor.
In the girls game, the Lady Vikings have struggled the past several games and have ben unable to keep leads, make lay-ups and cut down on turnovers. Head coach Jamie Willoughby knows her team has the potential to be a good fundamentally sound team, but hasn't been playing like it lately.
In a recent game, the Lady Vikings missed 15 lay-ups and were cursed with massive amounts of turnovers, which have plagued them all season.
The Lady Cougars have been trying to find a consistent scorer all season. Head coach Sandra Langley has built some dominate teams during her career, but this is one of the seasons where she is on a downward spiral. Langley has one senior and two juniors and the rest of her team is sophomores and freshman. She has worked on the basic skills part of the game to try and build some of the players confidence up.
She has missed point guard Montana York, who was injured in a recent game and was sidelined for 10 days. York is suppose to be back in action tonight when they travel to Tarboro. She has been one of the main leaders for the Lady Cougars with scoring and assist. She has had recent games, before her injury where she scored 17 and 18 points in two games.
Langley hopes her team can bounce back after the break and get on a winning streak.
The North Edgecombe Warriors will host the Weldon Chargers in Tar-Roanoke Conference action tonight in Leggett.
The Warrior boys have been playing under the radar, under first-year head coach Mike Jones. He hasn't gotten his team to the level he wants them to play at. They have struggled on the defensive end of the floor and have been hurting in the turnover category. The are averaging over 20 turnovers a game which is leading to a lot of points in transition for their opponents. Jones wants to cut down on the miscues and bounce back from two tough losses. His team is in second place with a 3-11 overall record and 2-2 in the conference.
The Lady Warriors have been playing better according to first-year head coach Marion King. Her team was able to pull off an impressive victory last Friday when they dominated Northampton. The Lady Warriors forced over 40 turnovers in the game, but only scored 16 points off of the mistakes.
King wants her team to get better in transition and score off of their opponents mistakes. She is hoping her team continues their aggressive play tonight against the Lady Chargers.
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Tarboro Lady Vikings, Shayla Thorne (11) and Kharlil Perry (15) play defense on a Kinston Lady Viking player during a recent Eastern Plains Conference game. Tarboro is in action tonight hosting the SouthWest Cougars. For The Daily Southerner
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14-Under softball tryout
The Tarboro Parks and Recreation Department and Edgecombe County Girls Softball League will be having tryouts for 14-under girls fast-pitch softball Wednesday, May 29 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. at Farmington Park in Rocky Mount. The is located at 319 Wellington Dr. There will also be a tryout Thursday, May 30 at Indian Lake Sports Complex on field 1 in Tarboro from 6 - 7:30 p.m. There is a $10 fee for Tarboro residents and a $35 fee for non-residents. For more information call the sports complex at 641-4202, Kathy Webb 252-813-4697 or Jamie Lindsey 252-883-0883 or sftbllgrlunc@hotmail.com.
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Thorne tabbed Regional Player of the Year
Tarboro Lady Vikings forward Shayla Thorne is still learning about the game of soccer. She has turned into one of the best female soccer players in school history. Every time she takes the field she gets better and better, because of her hard work and the help of her teammates. Her hard work paid off for her during her junior year as she led the Vikings with a winning record, co-confoerence championship and into the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
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Cobb, Rhodes inducted in Cougars Hall of Fame
PINETOPS – The SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars athletic department inducted two legendary coaches into their Hall of Fame Monday night. Former football coach Raymond Cobb and former baseball coach Bruce Rhodes were the recipients of the awards.
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SWE Athletes of the Year
SouthWest Edgecombe Cougar Dawson Gould was named Female Athlete of the Year and Kenneth Plummer was named Male Athlete of the Year Monday night at the Cougars annual athletic awards banquet. Gould played volleyball, basketball and softball. Plummer played football, ran indoor and outdoor track.
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Pinetops 300
PINETOPS – With the threat of rain during the weekend, it put a little damper on the Pinetops 300 Tractor and Truck Pull attendance. Friday night there was a large crowd in attendance, but not the amount it has been the last several years. There was 500 less people in attendance Friday then there was a year ago, but it didn't stop the pullers from slinging mud everywhere. The fans in one section even had a chance to see what it looked like when a belt breaks on a fine tuned machine. During the Mini Modified run, Thomas Coleman, of Stoneville, had a belt break on his KB 526 Pure Hell ride and the belt slung into the crowd. No one was injured.
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Vikings, Cougars compete in 2-A state meet
The Tarboro Vikings and SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars had six girls apiece competing in the NCHSAA 2-A state track meet in Greensboro Friday at North Carolina A&T State University.
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Six Tarboro girls to compete in track finals
Motivation is a big part of the Tarboro Viking girl's track team's success this season. They enjoy working hard during practice for their coach Rickie Dozier and get fulfillment when they compete in events. Friday will be no different for the six girls that are headed to Greensboro to compete in the NCHSAA 2-A state championship meet at North Carolina A&T State University. They will compete in three relay events and the long jump.
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BIG FISH
Camden Grant and her boyfriend Ricky Davis, Jr. caught a 10 pound carp at a state wildlife pond Wednesday morning off of Highway 33 just outside of Tarboro. Grant said she caught the fish on a piece of shrimp around 10:30 a.m.
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Vikings ousted from playoffs by Jaguars
CARRBORO – After defeating the No. 1 seed in the playoffs Friday, the Tarboro Vikings forgot one thing, they had to hit the ball again Tuesday against the Carrboro Jaguars or their season would be over.
Tarboro failed to be productive at the plate and were eliminated from the NCHSAA 2-A playoffs after losing 8-0 in the second round. Tarboro never gave in after getting down early, but they just couldn't catch a break offensively and get anything going after trailing by five runs after the second inning. -
Cougars finish 7th in state golf match
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