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Gazette, Apri l 2nd, 2014
P.I. YOUTH BASEBALL NEWS
Boy’s & Girl’s Track Teams stay undefeated on the Season Today's write up will highlight the top Ashley finishers in Each event. The Boys and Girls have come away with another meet sweep topping Hanover and South Brunswick.
“Undisputed” Wins PIYB Cornhole Tournament
In the Boys 100m Dash Zan Richardson was first with an 11.16. In the Girls 200m Dash Destiny Godfrey was first with a personal best 26.64.In the See TRACK, page 20B
(Pictured Above): Destiny Godfrey gets the batton in the Girl’s 4x200 down by 5 seconds. A deficit that her and (Below): Jamie Stacy easily ran down and take 1st Place.
(Pictured Above): Sarah Silika (front) won the Girl’s Mile.
Despite a rain delay and Sunday’s chilly winds, 19 teams came out to support Pleasure Island Youth Baseball players and their travel league for their First Annual PIYB Cornhole Tournament at the Lazy Pirate. Attendees enjoyed great food, drinks, raffles and a two man, double elimination cornhole tournament. This year’s winners were team “Undisputed.” Opening Ceremonies for Pleasure Island Youth Baseball’s
(Pictured Above): In the Boy’s Mile, Will Mayo finished in 2nd Place, followed by teammates: 3rd Place Chris Avery 4:59, and 4th Place Sophomore Nash Best with a time of 5:06.
Eagles Varsity Baseball 7-2 Overall after big win over Pender and are 3-1 in Conference Play • 3/27 - Ashley 12 Pender 4 - The Eagles traveled to Burgaw today for a non-conference game with the Pender Patriots, and came away victorious, by a score of 12-4. D.C. Russ started the game on the mound for Ashley, and threw 4
solid innings, allowing only 1 run while striking out 4. Drake Overton threw the final 3 innings, allowing 3 runs and collecting 3 strikeouts. The Eagles scored in 5 of 7 innings and pounded out 12 hits. Cole Slocum had 2 hits and an RBI,
Shane Shepard had one hit, Nick Golonka collected his first varsity hit, Dakota Perryman had a double, a homerun, and 2 RBIs, Alex Highsmith had a double and an RBI, William Noxon had a single, double, and 3 RBIs, Evan
Laverick had a hit, and Kyle Stewart had 2 hits. Ashley is now 7-2 and returns to action tomorrow as they host the Laney Bucs at 6:00 PM. • 3/28 - Ashley vs. Laney Canceled due to weather.
Lady Eagles Blast the Bucs in Softball to stay perfect in Conference Action, now 50th in State • 3/31 - Ashley 7 Laney 2 The varsity softball team beat Laney 7-2 last night to take their conference record to 6-0 and overall record to 7-3. Taylor Cater led the offense with a 3 for 4 night and 3 runs. Schae Dickson was also 3 for 4, Rachel Swartwood and Jessica Stergakos had 2 hits each with Jessica having a home run.
Taylor started the scoring in the bottom of the 1st with a 1 out single and a stolen base then scored on a Schae single. Laney scored their 2 runs in the top of the 2nd. Taylor then led the 3rd with a single and moved to third on a single from Schae and scored on a ground ball to short from Jessica tying the score at 2. Once again Taylor led the
5th with a single stole second and moved to 3rd on a Schae ground out to short and scored on a Jessica ground out to 3rd. In the 6th Rachel led off with a single and Lauren Brooks reached on an error by the 1st baseman. Rachel scored on a fly ball from Jordan Floyd and Lauren scored on a ground out to second from Taylor, then Schae got a base hit and Jessica
finished the scoring with a Home run. Robyn Kerr pitched the 1st 4 innings and scattered 4 hits with 4 strike outs and 0 walks. Sarah Horrell picked up the win with 3 innings of 1 hit shut out pitching. Current State Rankings has the Ladies 50th in the State. In Conference Play the Eagles have outscored their opposition 67-8.
Eagles Boys and Girl’s Varsity Lacrosse teams are both 3-1 in the Mid-Eastern Conference currently putting them in 2nd Place GIRLS - The Lady Screaming Eagle's Lacrosse team traveled to New Bern on Monday 3/31. Ashley improved to 6-1 Overall/ 5-1 conference. The Eagles spread their offense out between eight players. Senior Peyton
LeCompte lead the defensive effort with 4 ground balls, 2 interceptions and 3 takeaways. Natalie Kasdan lead the offense with 5 goals. Final Ashley 19 New Bern 7 HIGHLIGHTS: Natalie Kasdan 5 goals/3 assists; Heather Talton 4
goals/2 assists; Peyton LeCompte 2 goals/4 assists; Penka Heusinkveld 2 goals/2 assists; Abigail Efting 2 goals/1 assist; Ashley Merritt 2 goals/1 assist; Felicity Havens 1 goal/4 assists; Johanna Carenbauer 1 goal. In Goal: Kelsea Meadows
17 SOG/10 Saves. Ashley is currently ranked 12th in the State of North Carolina with a field of 82 teams reporting. Ashley currently has 2 players ranked in Top10 in the State in points. See LACROSSE, page 9B
Spring League will be April 5th. Mark your calendars for Saturday May 10th where Pleasure Island Youth Baseball’s travel team “The Barracudas” will hold a fundraiser BBQ. The event will be held at the American Legion Post 129 beginning at 4:00pm. For only $8 per plate will you get fresh North Carolina BBQ, baked beans, slaw and dessert all while supporting local youth! Baseball See Cornhole, page 19B
RUNNING NEWS
Step Up For Soldiers to hold its spring 5K Combat Mud Run on Saturday, April 19th at 8:00am Step Up For Soldiers will conduct its spring 5K Combat Mud Run on Saturday, April 19th at 8:00am. The event will be held at the National Guard Armory located at 2412 Infantry Road in Wilmington. The course features over 35 new and improved obstacles including Monkey Bars over the first crawl pit. These new additions combined with many other improvements make this one of
the top mud runs in the country. Check the Step Up For Soldiers web-site www.stepupforsoldiers.org for more details and to get registered. You can also connect with them on Facebook and Twitter. Step up for Soldiers is a nonprofit 501-(c) (3) organization, dedicated to members of the Armed Forces of the United States of America. All monetary donations that See MUD RUN, page 17B
Great Glow Run Lights Up Wilmington to Benefit Easter Seals UCP – April 26 Ready … Set … GLOW! The Easter Seals UCP Great Glow Run will light up Wilmington in support of individuals and families managing disabilities and mental health challenges. The illuminated 5K evening race will be held Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Battleship North Carolina Park. Check-in begins at 6:00 p.m.
and the race starts at 8:00 p.m. Participants will don glow and LED gear as they join other enthused runners on an eyecatching, glimmering course. Register by April 11 at GreatGlowRun.com for just $35. Unless sold out, day of event registration is $50. Active duty military are eligible See Glow Run, page 17B