1Carteret: Students. Sports. Success.

A Cold Night of Sports

Last night was downright chilly, but the fields of play heated up with serious action.

Morehead Middle Captures Football Title

The Minutemen finished the season undefeated by defeating Broad Creek 21-0. That wraps up the middle school football season. Congratulations to all football players, coaches, cheerleaders, (and the BCMS band!) for participation and support throughout the season. The competition is healthy; the play is healthier. May the memories of playing middle school sports endure as the 8th graders move on to the next level.

East Side

Beaufort Middle and Downeast lined up on opposite sides of the ball for the last game of the season. Beaufort Middle got the better of the matchup and ended the season near the top of the middle school bracket. The better news here is that next year the big youngins from Downeast will merge with the speed merchants of Beaufort Middle. That winning formula is called the East Carteret Mariners.

West Carteret Soccer

The Patriots lost a 4-3 thriller to Washington to end their season around the .500 mark. This is a quality soccer team in a strong conference. The level of play kept the freezing fans in the stands until the final buzzer.

Croatan Ladies Tennis
The Lady Cougars have knocked off two number ones so far in their playoff run. They defeated undefeated Fairmont 9-nil on 10/24. They face another undefeated number one East Duplin on 10/31. Eight teams remain in the 2A East playoff. Go Coach Mays and the Lady Cougars!  Croatan does a nice job of tracking their sports teams.

Volleyball
All varsity teams are done for the season. But the wild ride continues as the middle school volleyball season is underway. True to form, the Downeast Dolphins have come out of the gate winning. Keep up with the scores and standings provided by conference webkeeper, Allison G. of NMS.

Varsity Football CoachCasts
And last, but never least, where would we be without our weekly dose of varsity footbal insider info? Catch this week’s comments from Coaches Kiefer, Turner and Perry at CoachCast Central.

Fall Ball: Late in the Game

Fall sports are heading down the homestretch. Kudos to all athletes and coaches (parents, too!) who have remained true to their team colors.

Is this athletics?

You better believe it!

Downeast Beef and Tackle Company

Downeast middle school football is pound for pound the biggest team in the conference. Coach Doug Garner is doing a great job with his mammoths (and his B team). More bonecrushing blows are promised as these big youngins mature through the ECHS regimen of strength and conditioning.

CHS Tennis Prevails
Coach Ginny Mays can barely contain her emotion as she recounts how her lady tennis team finished 2nd in the conference…then knocked off undefeated #1 Columbus County in the first round of the playoffs.

Croatan tennis is a TEAM sport! Coach Mays gives major props to her numbers 5, 6, and 7 who rose to the occasion and won key turn-around matches.

Next up: another undefeated #1, Fairmont. Follow the Lady Cougars 2A playoff bracket.

Mariner’s Continue March toward Championship . . .

at home this Friday against Dixon. Catch this week’s comments of all three high school coaches.

Middle School Football
Morehead Middle is in the driver’s seat going into the last game. But their last two games have each been decided by one score. Keep up with the scores and standings provided by conference webkeeper, Allison G. of NMS.

Around the Corner: Winter Sports

• Middle School: Boys Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball and Wrestling

• High School: Basketball and Wrestling

True Champions

Girls Soccer: The middle school girls soccer league is a wrap. Props to the Minute(wo)men for defending their conference crown with another undefeated season. A very special commendation to all girls who competed on all teams. The time, effort, and commitment they invested in TEAM has given them valuable life skills. Happy trails to departing eighth graders headed to high schools. Scores and standings are provided by conference webkeeper, Allison G. of NMS.

Mighty Mariner Machine Keeps Rolling: The ECHS football team continues its winning ways by defeating Pamlico and Jones on successive weeks. The Mighty Mariners move to 7-1 on the year.

Fall Sports Round-up: High school fall sports include soccer, volleyball, tennis, cross country and golf. Several teams are making some headway down the homestretch. Keep your eyes on ECHS volleyball (13-5), CHS volleyball (12-5), CHS Cross Country, and WCHS Cross Country. Several other county teams are around the .500 mark and could make some gains in the playoffs.

The Right Stuff: Miss Hayley Mason, a senior at ECHS, is this week’s WCTI-TV12 Student Athlete of the Week. Hayley has been able to achieve a 4.47 GPA while starting in three sports: Volleyball, Basketball & Softball. She is the Senior Class Vice President, secretary of the Beta club, and a member of SADD and Interact Clubs. Hayley is East Carteret’s nominee for the Morehead Scholarship and the Wendy’s Heisman Scholarship . . . and is the senior class rep for Homecoming!

She’s currently applying to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and plans to major in Business.

Kudos to Hayley, her family, and her school.

Middle School Gridiron Report: With only two weeks to go in the middle school football season, undefeated MCMS is in first place. NMS and PMS (Pamlico) are battling it out for second. Those two teams will square off in the last game of the season (10/25), which promises to be a thriller.

Scores and standings are provided by conference webkeeper, Allison G. of NMS.