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JV Cougars Finish Perfect

Thanks to Beth Heal for supplying JV Cougar Baseball clean copy all season.  Go Cougars!

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Croatan’s JV baseball team completed an incredible season on Thursday winning their 20th consecutive game - a 12 to 10 decision against Richlands.  The final victory in this perfect season however, did not come easy.

Croatan took an early 5 to 0 lead in the first inning only to see Richlands storm back with 3 runs in the 2nd inning and add another score in the 3rd, reducing the Cougar lead to 5 to 4.  Croatan however tallied 4 in the 4th stretching the Cougar margin 9 to 4.  Then things got crazy!

In the bottom of the 6th, Richlands put together 5 hits, 1 walk, and 4 Cougar errors to score 6 runs.  Now Croatan had only one chance left, trailing 10 to 9.  With two outs in the 7th, catcher Matt Stewart doubled to left-center.  Freshman Chris Woodside saved the day with a shot to center off the fence sending Stewart across the plate tying the game at 10 to 10.

In the bottom of the 7th Richlands loaded the bases with one out, only to have Cougar relief pitcher Daniel Lewis strike out the side!

Finally, in the top of the 9th the Cougars scored 2 runs.  Lewis led off with a walk.  C.C. Wright followed with a bunt single and “Mr. Clutch” Matt Stewart drove Lewis in with another hit!  Woodside followed with an RBI fielder’s choice, scoring Wright.  Lewis struck out the side in the bottom of the 9th, and Croatan completed an unbelievable finish to an unbelievable season!

NCHSAA Honors D. Gordon Patrick

IN RECOGNITION OF

YOUR GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS

TO THE

NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL

ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

Presented

May 3, 2007

(Text taken from plaque Gordy received during the annual NCHSAA meeting at the Dean Dome. Folks there were asking us when his last day is. We told them we were still trying to figure out when his first day was.)

Around the Horn

Many of our students continue to compete in athletics this spring with baseball, softball, girls soccer, track, girls tennis and golf in full bloom. Here’s a quick scan of some teams at the top of their games this spring season:

ECHS Softball: 17-3

CHS Softball: 17-5

WCHS Girls Soccer: 11-4

CHS Girls Soccer: 10-5-3

WCHS Golf: 3A Conference Champs

CHS JV Baseball: 18-0

MMS Baseball: 8-0

BCMS Baseball: 6-2

DE Baseball: 6-2

DE Softball: 6-2

BMS Softball: 6-2

Shout-outs to all students, coaches, and parents who support the athletic programs in all of our schools. Win or lose, participation in middle school and high school athletics is a golden opportunity.