Goodwin Scores Winning Run

Rocky Mount's Brian Goodwin the starting centerfielder  of the Syracuse Chiefs scored the winning run for the International League Allstars tonight in Charlotte after he singled in the fifth reached third on a single and scored on a ground out.  The International League won 4-2.  Goodwin went 1-3 and had three put outs in centerfield as he played the entire game.

Winston Salem National won the state championship in the 7/8 year old machine pitch little league tournament in Wilson.  WSN beat Wilson in the championship game  10-0.  The five games that Winston Salem played they gave up seven runs. They gave up six runs in the semi final victory over Rocky Mount 7-6.  Just how close was Rocky Mount to winning it all?

Next week is the second dead week of the summer where no high school coaches can have contact with their players for any practice.  The reason it is a dead period next week is the NCHS coaches convention in Greensboro and the East West All Star games will be played in basketball, soccer and football.

Monday's basketball where both the boys and girls will play a double header in the Greensboro Coliseum starting at 6:30 for the girls and the boys on Monday July 18th.  There are no basketball players from Nash County or the Big East playing in either game.

Tuesday is soccer night as both soccer games will be played at McPherson  Stadium at Brian Park and Northern  Nash's Rebeka Beal will play for the east in the girls game while Tristan Smith from Hunt will be in the boys game.

Football will close out the all star festivities on Wednesday when they take the field at Jamieson Stadium at Grimsley High School. Zach Foster quarterback from Southern Nash will represent Nash County and the Big East.  Beddingfield's Amorris Lile will be be the lone player from Wilson County.  Fike's Tom Nelson will be the head coach of the east.

Down two games to one Garner won the last two games in their series with Cary and will now take on Apex for the western division finals in American Legion Area One baseball.  The winner will qualify for the state championship tournament this year at Wingate College.  Garner was the top seed and Apex number two so the cream rose to the top.

The Eastern Division the top seed Pitt County will meet the second seed Wayne County and the winner of that three of five series will also earn a spot at Wingate.  Both East and west winners even though both will have qualified to the state tournament will play a seeding game as to who will be the east number one seed and number two.