RM Girls sprint to conference track title

Rocky Mount's Latoya Applewhite led the way for the Lady Gryphons finishing second in her three events. Those three second place finishes were good enough to earn Applewhite the MVP award in girls track after the Lady Gryphons track team dusted the competition Wednesday in winning the conference crown

Rocky Mount was the only team to score more than 100 points and they doubled that with 204 points. The Lady Bulldogs finished second with 99 points.

Ericka Wesonga finished first in the 800 meter run. Rocky Mount's team won the 4x800 featuring Micheala Thorne, Marquita Hines, Nancy Thai and Ericka Wesonga. The 4x400 event was taken by the Gryphon team of Thorne, Hines, Wesonga and Applewhite.

Fifteen Lady Gryphons garnered points dividing out the 204 team points. Congratulations to coach Keith Barnes and the Lady Gryphons - the last NEW 6 girls track champion.

I hope everyone saw that Sandra Langley won the Pat Gainey Award which is given out by the NCHSAA. Over the years, I have worked many games at SouthWest and it was my pleasure to be part of the radio team that covered the SouthWest girls when they won the 2-A basketball title in 2005.

In every instance, Sandra as coach or athletic director has met any needs I might have had in order to get a on the air. I will miss them being in the conference with us, but I know we will keep right on going and doing games there.

It seems that "11" is the magic number this week as the Rocky Mount Gryphons downed SouthWest Edgecombe 11-0 tonight in five innings.

Senior Nick Hahula got the call as the starting pitcher and like every starter has done all year, he went four inning and pitched shutout baseball. Hahula allowed four hits and picked up the win. Junior lefty Hobbs Johnson, who undoubtedly will pitch Tuesday against Fike, got an inning of work in the fifth so he will be fresh if he gets the call next Tuesday.

If ever there was a possibility of a letdown, tonight might have been that night for Northern Nash. Having swept a doubleheader from Fike on Tuesday, the Knights moved into a tie for first place with the Gryphons.

This score is not a surprise to me, but Northern beat Southern 6-4. Yes, there may have been a let down by Northern, but for them, the most important thing is they win to stay tied for first wit hRocky Mount with a week to go.

Fike beat Nash Central 7-1 in Wilson in the other NEW 6 game tonight.

Fox Sports South is reshowing Tuesday night's Game 7 with the Hurricanes and Devils right now. It in the third period I see you later as I want to see this finish again.