Port City Invitational – Tennis
New Hanover 5 Cardinal Gibbons 4
The preseason favorites to win the Mideastern Conference in tennis passed an early season test against formidable foe Cardinal Gibbons as the Wildcats grabbed a 5-4 victory on the courts at New Hanover High School on Friday.
Marshall Waren guided a strong effort in singles play as the Wildcats took four individual matches and one doubles contest. Waren cruised to a 6-0, 6-4 straight set win in his 2016 debut.
Lucas McLatchy, Taylor Gaines and Wesley Gaines also earned results, while McLatchy and Wesley Gaines took the doubles contest on the No. 3 court.
Hoggard 8 Pinecrest 1
The Vikings opened the season with a convincing home victory at the Port City Invitational. Freshmen Holland Baynard and Jake Ferner each won in straight sets at No. 4 and 5, respectively.
Hoggard finishes the tournament with a pair of home matches on Saturday. They take on Cardinal Gibbons at 9 a.m. and Summerville (S.C.) at 2 p.m.
Singles: No. 1 Eddie Janosko (H) def. Aiden Temple 7-5, 6-2; 2. Dom Scialabba (H) def. Jack Collins 6-0, 6-2; 3. Miles Hirchak (H) def. Rook Meacham 6-1, 6-4; 4. Holland Baynard (H) def. Caleb Easom 6-1, 6-3; 5. Jake Ferner (H) def. Will Bahner 6-2, 6-0; 6. Cadman Styers (H) def. Jacob Nixon 6-4, 6-2.
Doubles: No. 1 Janosko/Scialabba (H) def. Temple/Meacham 8-2; 2. Hirchak/Baynard (H) def. Collins/Nixon 8-1; 3. Easom/Bahner (P) def. Ferner/Styers 8-2.
Summerville (S.C.) 6 Laney 3
Singles: No. 1 Walker Long (S) def. Zach Taffer (L) 6-3, 6-1; No. 2 Steven Wills (S) def. Tim Daley (L) 6-0, 6-2; No. 3 Fernando De Araoz (S) def. Jalen Moore (L) 6-3, 6-3; No. 4 Jack Hazel (S) def. Luke Durham (L) 6-2, 6-0; No. 5 Taylor Reynolds (S) def. Thomas Pirkey (L) 6-2, 6-4; No. 6 Brandon McNeill (L) def. Thomas Mcgimnis 6-0 6-2
Doubles: No. Long/Wills (S) Def. Taffer/McNeill (L) 8-3; No. 2 Moore/Durham (L) def. Reynolds/Reggie Lewism (S) 8-5; No. 3 No.5 Pirkey/Nathan Bastian (L) def. Mcgimnis/Chris Edwards (S) 8-6
Baseball
Purnell Swett 16 Ashley 6
Ashley was the only local baseball team to get its game in on Friday due to the inclement weather, but the Screaming Eagles dropped a 16-6 road contest at Purnell Swett.
Purnell Swett scored four runs in the bottom of the first before Ashley cut the deficit to within one during their next at-bat. Evan Laverick hit a bases clearing three-run double in the frame and finished 2-for-2 at the plate.
However, the home team continued to swing the bats and grabbed a 11-3 lead after three full innings of play.
The Screaming Eagles fell to 1-1 overall and entertain Cape Fear High School on Tuesday, March 8.
Box score R H E
Ashley 030 012 6 7 3
Purnell Swett 434 005 16 16 2
WP: Matthew Strickland LP: Price King
West Brunswick at North Myrtle Beach PPD until Saturday, March 5
Laney vs. Jacksonville PPD
New Hanover at Whiteville PPD
Battle at the Beach Soccer Tournament
Hoggard 2 Cardinal Gibbons 1
Chloe Whitaker scored off an assist from Jess Bennion and Emma Haywood notched the game-winner on a penalty kick to lift Hoggard in a 2-1 result over Cardinal Gibbons on Friday.
Salem College commit Hannah Wagner also made three saves for the Vikings, who moved to 2-0 on the young season.
Laney 4 Fike 4
Baley Edwards, Anna Rae Porcelli, Vivian Jones and Haley Shand all scored goals for Laney in a 4-4 draw with Fike. Sydney Young made 11 stops in net, while Shand, Porcelli and Jones each picked up an assist.
Fuquay Varina 3 New Hanover 0
Ashley 4 Hopewell 1
Four different players found the back of the net for Ashley in a 4-0 result against Hopewell. Haven Lewis, Carly Higgins, Lindsey Williams and Tess Cairney all tallied for the Screaming Eagles.
Topsail 4 Whiteville 0
Carmen Pyrtle and Jamie Keisman had two goals each for the Pirates. Hayley Childress also made two saves in teh shutout.
Softball
Whiteville 10 New Hanover 0
Laney vs. North Brunswick PPD
Hoggard at Jacksonville PPD
Ashley vs. South View PPD
