Garner Trojan Club Inaugural Hall of Fame Banquet & Annual Hall of Fame 4 Man Superball Golf Tournament

The Garner Trojan Club invites you to our Inaugural Hall of Fame Banquet to be held Thursday May 5 at the Grand Marquise Ballroom located at 225 New Fidelity Court, Garner NC and the Annual Hall of Fame 4 Man Superball Golf Tournament on Friday May 6 at Pine Hollow Golf Course.

Hall of Fame inductees are: Barbara Kelly, founder of the Women’s ACC Basketball Tournament; Anthony Barbour, holder of the National High School Touchdown record; Hall Stewart, Head Coach of the 1987 State Champion Garner Trojans; Donald Williams, 1993 Final Four MVP for the UNC National Championship team and Pat Watkins, College and Professional baseball player for ECU and the Cincinnati Reds.



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Trojan Sports Network Returns to Aversboro Restaurant TONIGHT

Once again tonight, the Trojan Sports Network will be at Aversboro Restaurant TONIGHT at 7:00 for the This Week in Trojan Athletics Show!

The show will feature a in depth look at what's going on in Trojan Sports.

We hope you'll make plans to attend the show tonight at 7:00, but if you can't make it, you can listen LIVE by CLICKING HERE


You can also be part of the show by sending an email to trojansportsnetwork@gmail.com

Soccer beats down Southeast Raleigh

Everything was working for Garner last night as they took on the Bulldogs. Taylor King opened up the scoring after connecting from a Lauren Pierce cross about eight minutes into the game.

Pierce then went on a run of her own scoring the next three goals for Garner, following that, Garner's confidence was high and scoring opportunities kept coming.

Amber Eberhard, Gabi Dugal (from a penalty kick), Kaity Fulkerson, Heather McClung, and Heather Wilfong (two goals) all added goals in Monday's game.

Dugal and Eberhard both had a pair of assists, while Pierce, Ashley Ford, and Sarah Izzell each added an assist. The score was 8-0 at the half, 10-0 at the end of the game.

The Trojans are now 3-1-1 in conference and will be traveling to East Wake on Wednesday.

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Tennis blasts Harnett Central

Garner 9
Harnett Central 0
(3-29-11)

Singles:

C. Smith (G) d. G. Rousseau (HC) 6-0, 6-2
K. Fowler (G) d. J. Dillon (HC) 6-1, 6-0
D. Chavez (G) d. J. Lockley (HC) 6-0, 6-0
A. Bowling (G) d. N. Pace (HC) 6-0, 6-2
T. Hunter (G) d. B. Hadwin (HC) 6-2, 6-2
S. Whittington (G) d. E. Clack (HC) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles:

C. Smith/K. Fowler (G) d. G. Rousseau/J. Lockley (HC) 8-2
D. Chavez/S. Whittington (G) d. J. Dillon/N. Pace (HC) 8-0
A. Bowling/T. Hunter (G) B. Hadwin/S. Homegardner (HC) 8-2

Exhibitions:

C. Sutton won 8-1 and E. Mitchell won 8-0 in singles.


The Trojans are back in action tomorrow when they travel to Southeast Raleigh for a make up match with the Bulldogs

Records: (6-0, 9-2)

Trojans blast Bulldogs for third stright win

WEB CAST.

Garner used a six run first inning to put Southeast Raleigh away very early on Tuesday afternoon as the routed the Bulldogs 15-2.

The Trojans sent 10 hitters to the plate in the opening frame against Kris Griffiths (L 0-2). Brandon Tant led off with a single and stole second as did Alec Hulmes. CJ Schmitt then walked to load the bases ahead of Will Norris who walked to bring home Tant. Brett Walters made it 2-0 when he sent a sacrifice fly to center to plate Hulmes. After a Connor Torruella single the bases were loaded again for Aquail Sanders who got his first hit of the season as he singled home a pair down the right field line, and it was 4-0 Trojans. The final blows of the inning came from Jacob Faucette who brought home two with a single to left.

After the six run first, Garner (5-4, 3-2) sent Norris (W 3-2) to the mound where the retired the Bulldogs without and issue.

Garner scored again in the third inning when they plated three. Walters led off the frame with a home run, his second of the season, down the left field line. Sanders reached after he struck out but the ball rolled away from the Bulldog catcher to allow him to reach. Faucette singled again a walk to Tant loaded the bases for Taylor Stephens who grounded into a fielder's choice to plate Sanders and make it 8-0 Garner. The final run came across when Hulmes collected his eighth RBI of the year with a single to right.

Southeast Raleigh (0-7, 0-4) scored their only runs of the game in the bottom of the third.

Leading 10-2, Garner came to bat in the fifth against relief pitcher, Dante Jones who hit and walked the first hitters of the inning. With the bases loaded and one out, Norris, reached on an error to score a run. Walters then grounded out to score another run. Torruella singled to plate yet another run and later scored on a wild pitch as the Trojans capped the game with a 15-2 win over the Bulldogs.

The Trojans will return to action on Thursday night at 7:00 when they travel to East Wake.

Softball blasts Bulldogs

The Lady Trojans had another productive offense afternoon as the bombarded Southeast Raleigh 32-0.

Garner will be back in action on Thursday when they travel to East Wake for a 7:00 first pitch.

Track has successful day on Thursday

Boys

Garner-99

East Wake-61

SSS- 46

Southeast Raleigh-38

4x800- Garner 8:52
110 Hurdles- McGibbins East Wake 20.12
100 Meters- Shepard SSS 11.23
4x200- Garner 1:30
1600 Meters- Karron SSS 5:02
4x100- Garner 43:44
400 Meters - Smith Garner 53:17
300 Hurdles - Shelton Garner 45
800 Meters - Brunson Garner 2:04
200 Meters Maye Garner 23.68
3200 Meters M.C. East Wake 11:22
4x400 Southeast 3:36
Spot Put Cherry SSS 43’ 3”
Discus Johnson East Wake 114’
High Jump Saunders Garner 6’6”
Long Jump Maye Garner 20’10”
Triple Jump Holt Southeast 44’6”

Women

Southeast 97

East Wake 72

Garner 28

SSS 20

4x800 Garner 12:42
100 Hurdles Chapmen Southeast 19.14
100 Meters Morrison East Wake 12.76
4x200 East Wake 1:52
1600 Meters Greer Southeast 5:59
4x100 East Wake 52.38
400 Meters Rodriquez East Wake 1:00
300 Hurdles Jenkins Southeast 1:00.7
800 Meters Lackey Southeast 2:33
200 Meters Jakiya Garner 27.12
3200 Meters Greer Southeast 13:11
4x400 Southeast 4:22
Shot Put Hall Southeast 34’1”
Discus Razer East Wake 88’
High Jump Bell Southeast 4’6”
Long Jump Morrison East Wake 17’
Triple Jump Crumel East Wake 31’4”

Big third inning gives Garner big win

WEB CAST.

Garner sent 11 hitters to the plate and scored six runs to break open a one-run game as the Trojans blasted Smithfield-Selma 10-4 on Thursday night at Trojan Park.

SSS (4-6, 0-3) scored in their opening at bat on back to back doubles from TJ Brown and Ben Youngblood, as they took a 1-0 lead after half of an inning.

Garner (4-4, 2-2) answered right back in the bottom of the inning with three, two-out hits. Alec Hulmes, CJ Schmitt and Will Norris singled in succession as Norris collected his first RBI of the year to knot the game at one after an inning of play.

The Trojans took their first lead of the game in the bottom of the second as Brett Walters collected the first of his three hits as he singled and advanced to second and third on a throwing error by Brown, the Spartan catcher. Walters came around to score on the Colin Perry fielder's choice.

SSS retook the lead in the top of the third with a two-run home run from Tyler Castleburry. That lead didn't last long.

In the bottom of the inning, the Trojans sent 11 hitters to the plate as the first three reached and Connor Torruella scored on a wild pitch to tie the game. Walters followed with a single to load the bases for Aquail Sanders who walked to bring home a run and give Garner a one-run lead. The big hit of the inning came from lead off hitter, Brandon Tant who singled home a pair to cap the six-run third and give the men of Troy a 8-3 advantage.

That lead was more than enough for Danny Shortt who went 5 2/3 innings scattering eight hits, allowing four earned run, walking four and striking out a season high of eight hitters to pick up his second win of the season.

After SSS cut the lead to 8-4 in the top of the sixth, Walters put the final nail in the coffin of the Spartans with a two-run home run in the bottom of the inning to send the Trojans to a 10-4 victory; their second in a row.

Garner will return to action on Tuesday afternoon when they travel to Southeast Raleigh - first pitch is set for 4:00.

JV Trojans run-rule Spartans

After a disappointing loss to Knightdale on Tuesday afternoon, the JV Trojans responded on Thursday with a 13-0 bombardment of SSS.

Garner scored nine runs in the bottom of the fourth while Brighton Hudson provided all the defense that the Trojans needed as he picked up the win in the game. Also, Hudson did not allow a hit for the five inning no-hitter.

The Trojans will be back in action next Friday when they travel to East Wake with first pitch slated for 4:00.

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Hall of Fame Banquet Tickets are now on sale

The inaugural class of the Garner High School athletic Hall of Fame will be inducted on Thursday, May 5th with a banquet at the Grand Marquise Ballroom in Garner.

Tickets and sponsorships available. The banquet will begin at 7:00 with the doors opening at 6:00.



Price of the tickets is $50 and can be purchased from any Trojan Club board member, you can call Todd Jones at 919-417-1764 if you have any questions.

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Soccer sweeps SSS

Garner came out ready to play Wednesday night. After a confidence boosting campaign against Knightdale in which the lady Trojans scored seven goals, momentum was on their side.

Garner opened up the game with high energy and quick play. Garner moved the ball around effectively creating numerous scoring opportunities. The Trojans were unable to score in the first half, but forced Smithfield-Selma's goalie to 12 saves.

Garner's defense only allowed one shot on goal in the first half, and only two shots on goal total for the game. The defense was very organized and aggressive. Any time it looked like SSS was transitioning forward, the Garner fullbacks were able to win the ball back and regain possession for their teammates.

The second half was much of the same as the first, only this time with goals. An adjustment to move Kari Skillman from defense to forward proved beneficial as the she was able to connect off a corner kick from Gabi Dugal to open up the scoring midway through the second half.

Michelle Roth followed about 10 minutes later with a brilliant header off another Dugal corner kick. The final goal started from the back where Sarah Izzell won possession, was able to get free from her defender and find Heather Wilfong checking to the ball. Wilfong turned toward the middle and played a diagonal through ball to Amber Eberhard who finished with composure.

Garner won the game 3-0, providing a clean slate for the first time this season. Garner had 17 shots, 4 corners, and 5 fouls. SSS had 2 shots, 0 corners, and 4 fouls.


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For the second consecutive night, the JV team defeated SSS, tonight they blasted the Spartans 5-0.

The varsity returns to action when they travel to Southeast Raleigh on Monday at 6:00.

Trojan Netters take down East Wake

Garner 7
East Wake 2
3-23-11

Singles:

C. Smith (G) d. C. Batts (EW) 6-0, 6-0
K. Fowler (G) d. S. Atkinson (EW) 6-1, 6-2
A. Bowling (G) d. B. Howell (EW) 7-5, 6-2
C. Jones (EW) d. T. Hunter (G) 6-3, 2-6, 10-5
S. Whittington (G) d. Z. Heath (EW) 6-0, 6-2
C. Sutton (G) d. J. Gutierrez (EW) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles:

A. Bowling/T. Hunter (G) d. C. Batts/B. Howell (EW) 8-6
S. Atkinson/Z. Heath (EW) d. E. Pierce/N. Stephenson (G) 8-5
R. Mahjoub/E. Hall (G) d. C. Jones/J. Gutierrez (EW) 9-8 (4)

Exhibitions:

J. Stewart/E. Mitchell won 8-4, J. Dunston/J. Webster won 8-1, K. Dolman/A. Smith won 8-0 in doubles.

J. Graham/I. Owens lost 9-8 in doubles.

Records: (8-2, 5-0)

Trojan Sports Network Returns to Tookie's TONIGHT!

Once again tonight, the Trojan Sports Network will be at Tookie's Grill TONIGHT at 6:30 for the This Week in Trojan Athletics Show!

The show will feature a in depth look at what's going on in Trojan Sports.

We hope you'll make plans to attend the show tonight at 6:30, but if you can't make it, you can listen LIVE by LISTEN LIVE HERE

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Tennis takes down Wake Forest-Rolesville

Garner 5
Wake Forest-Rolesville 4
3-21-11

Singles:

C. Smith (G) d. D. Melnik (WFR) 6-3, 3-6, 10-4
K. Fowler (G) d. E. Blalock (WFR) 6-2, 6-3
L. Warren (WFR) d. D. Chavez (G) 6-3, 6-2
A. Bowling (G) d. B. Worley (WFR) 7-6 (2), 6-2
J. Kibler (WFR) d. T. Hunter (G) 6-0, 6-0
S. Whittington (G) d. M. Williams (WFR) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles:

C. Smith/K. Fowler (G) d. D. Melnik/L. Warren (WFR) 8-2
E. Blalock/B. Worley (WFR) d. D. Chavez/S. Whittington (G) 8-5
J. Kibler/J. Stevenson (WFR) d. A. Bowling/T. Hunter (G) 9-8 (5)

Exhibitions:

C. Sutton won 8-6 in singles.
A. Smith/C.Simpson won 8-2 in doubles.

Records: (7-2, 4-0)

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Varsity Soccer Update

Last week:

at West Johnston: Lost 5-0. Although the score was lopsided, the game was not. The Trojans came out to a quick start and dominated the first 10 minutes of the game. After Michelle Roth nearly scored after dribbling between multiple defenders, Garner gave up their first goal in transition the other way. West Johnston finished the half with a 2-0 lead. Garner came out explosive in the second half keeping possession and moving the ball around well, however, it was West Johnston who was able to finish. After playing a more offensive strategy, Garner left gaps open defensively which were exploited by the opposition. Garner finished the game scoreless.

Clayton: Tie 2-2. Garner took control of the first half, but couldn't find the back of the net until Kaity Fulkerson was able to put in a deflection from Amber Eberhard's multiple shots. Gabi Dugal hit the crossbar from 20-yards out, but was still looking for her first goal of the season. Garner was not forced to make a single save in the first half, however Clayton did hit the side post with 30 seconds left in the half. The beginning of the second half belonged to the Comets. Garner struggled to get the ball out of their own half allowing Clayton to slowly gain confidence. As the game progressed, the pace of play got more exciting. Clayton found the equalizer in the second half to send the game into overtime. In the first overtime, Garner scored early. With 3 minutes left in the second overtime, Clayton was able to tie the game for the final score to be 2-2.

at Knightdale: Won 7-2. Garner got revenge on the Knights after last years debacle. Knightdale controlled the game early, but after Eberhard finished from a breakaway, Garner got their rhythm. The score at halftime was 3-1 in Garner's advantage. The final score was 7-2. Eberhard scored four goals, Heather McClung scored one, Fulkerson scored one and Kari Skillman added the final goal. Michelle Roth assisted on three of the goals, Dugal had one assist, and McKenzie Bennett added an assist.

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Baseball earns first road win over Knightdale

WEB CAST.

Garner used a five-run third inning and held off a late Knightdale rally to earn their first conference win of the season with a 8-4 road win on Tuesday night.

In the opening inning Garner (3-4, 1-2) struck first with a trio of runs. Brandon Tant led off with a single to right and after Taylor Stephens beat out a bunt the Trojans had two on with no outs. Alec Hulmes came to the plate and on the first pitch he saw, the launched the ball over the wall in right for an early 3-0 lead for the men of Troy.

Knightdale (4-2, 2-1) couldn't solve the puzzle that was Will Norris (W 2-2) as the senior went six innings to earn the win for the Trojans.

Still leading by three, Garner got back on the board in the third inning. With one out, Hulmes singled ahead of CJ Schmitt who belted a two-strike pitch over the wall in left for his second homer of the season and a 4-0 Trojan lead.

But, that wasn't all that Garner would get in the third. Colin Perry, Connor Torruella, and Brett Walters walked to load the bases with two outs. Matt Hawley followed and also drew a free pass to bring home Perry and make it 5-0. The Trojans finished off their scoring when Tant delivered a two-run bloop single to center to plate Walters and Hawley and after three it was 8-0 Garner.

The Knights scored a pair of runs in both the third and fourth off Norris who walked only one and struck out six. Hulmes came in and got the final three outs to preserve the win for the Trojans.

Garner will be back in action on Thursday night when they host Smithfield-Selma at Trojan Park, first pitch is slated for 7:00.

JV Baseball falls to Knights

Garner took an early one-run lead, but they couldn't hold it as Knightdale scored three-runs and got out of a jam in the fifth.

The Trojans had runners at second and third with just one out and couldn't score as the Knights held on to down the Trojans 3-1.

Garner is back in action on Friday afternoon when they host SSS at 4:00.

Softball picks up big conference win

Garner managed just four hits on Tuesday night, but Christina Gower went the distance for the Lady Trojans as they defeated Knightdale 5-3 to earn the Greater Neuse River win.

Defense kills Trojans in loss to Clayton

WEB CAST.

Clayton senior Jason Creay (W 2-0), a North Carolina State committ, limited Garner to just one hit while striking out four as the Comets blanked the Trojans 11-0 on Friday night at Trojan Park.

Clayton (7-3, 3-0) scored twice in the second off Danny Shortt (L 1-1), the Garner (2-4, 0-2) staring pitcher. With the bases loaded and one out, Matt Reid walked to bring home a run. It looked like Garner would be out of the inning with only some damage done as Shortt got a comebacker and went home for the second out of the inning and the relay throw to first rolled past the first basemen allowing the second Comet run to score.

Garner trailed by only two after the first three innings, but the Trojans missed a couple of scoring chances in the first and third after the leadoff hitter reached, Garner was unable to move the runner to second on a failed bunt which allowed Clayton to get out of the inning.

In the fourth, Clayton sent nine hitters to the plate scoring five runs (all unearned) in the fourth as Garner committed six of their eight errors in the fourth inning.

Clayton added a pair of runs in the sixth and three in the seventh to take the 11-0 win over Garner.

The Trojans are back in action on Tuesday when they travel to Knightdale for a 7:00 first pitch.

JV Baseball downs Clayton

Garner used a six run first inning to propel them to a 11-4 win over the Clayton Comets. Brayden Sims did the main damage for the Trojans in the opening inning with a grand slam home run down the line in left.

The JV Trojans are 2-0 in league play and will travel to Knightdale on Tuesday at 4:00.

Varsity Softball rallies past Clayton

It took seven innings for Garner to solve the Clayton puzzle as the Comets took a 1-0 in the early stages of the game and kept that lead until the bottom of the seventh.

In that final inning for Garner, they tied the score at one and had a chance to win it with a runner at second. However, there were two out for Garner.

Shea Barbour got the big knock for the second game in a row as she knocked Kelsey Bryan home for the 2-1 win.

Garner (4-2, 1-1) will be back in action on Tuesday night at 7:00 when they travel to Knightdale.

JV Softball run rules Clayton

After a tough non-conference loss to Athens on Wednesday, the JV Softball team responded on Friday with a 12-1 bombardment of Clayton in five innings.

The Lady Trojans will travel to Knightdale at 5:00 on Tuesday.

Lacrosse Falls to Broughton

The Capitals took an early lead in the game and never looked back as they took a 5-1 lead into the halftime break.

After the break, Broughton exploded and defeated Garner at Trojan Stadium 16-2.

Winter Sports All-Conference

The following athletes have received All-Conference for their respective sports as voted on by the coaches in the conference!

Congratulations!

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Donald Johnson, Emanuel McClean, Gavin Wilson, Deion Dorsey

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Kiyana Stokes

WRESTLING: Isaiah Cain, Anthony Chiles, Marchus Carter, Vincent Mollo, Tyler Maher, Anthony Finochio

INDOOR TRACK(Womens): Francheska Keke

INDOOR TRACK(MEN): Taylor Brunson, Theodore Brown, Daryl Saunders

CHEERLEADING: Cullen Hodges, Alley West

SWIMMING(WOMEN’S): Ali Ward

SWIMMING(MEN): Colin Kroll, Chris Sutton, Zack Wilson, Daniel Gerald


CONFERENCE – PLAYER OF YEAR

WRESTLING: GNRC-PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Tyler Maher

BASKETBALL(MEN): GNRC – PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Donald Johnson

CONFERENCE – COACH OF YEAR

SWIMMING: GNRC-COACH OF YEAR – Tad Berube

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD

SWIMMING(MEN): Chris Sutton

SWIMMING(WOMEN): Iva Earley

CHEERLEADING: Hannah Roberts

INDOOR TRACK(MEN): Daryl Saunders

INDOOR TRACK(WOMEN): Francheska Keke

WRESTLING: Marchus Carter

BASKETBALL(WOMEN): Tralen Neal

BASKETBALL(MEN): Cliff Holt

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Tennis Postponed, Track and Golf in action today!

Three of Garner's spring sports will be in action today as tennis, track and golf will be in action this afternoon for the Trojans.

Today's tennis match at Southeast Raleigh has been postponed until March 31st due to a schedule mix up.

Also, Coach George and the Garner track team will be in action today as they travel to West Johnston for a quad meet beginning at 3:30.

Finally, Coach Proffitt and the Trojan golf squad will head to their home course of River Ridge for a 3:30 tee time with Athens Drive.

Hope you'll go out and support the Trojans today!

Tennis downs SSS

Garner 8

Smithfield-Selma 1

(3-16-11)

Singles:

C. Smith (G) d. R. Passer (SSS) 6-0, 6-1

D. Chavez (G) d. C. Johnson (SSS) 6-0, 6-0

K. Fowler (G) d. C. Alverez (SSS) 6-0, 6-0

A. Bowling (G) d. G. Massengill (SSS) 6-0, 6-0

T. Hunter (G) d. G. Loia (SSS) 6-2, 6-1

C. Sutton (G) d. K. Wilson (SSS) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles:

E. Pierce/E. Hall (G) d. R. Passer/C. Johnson (SSS) 8-0

E. Mitchell/J. Graham (G) d. C. Alverez/Z. Davis (SSS) 8-4

G. Massengill/A. Tierney (SSS) d. S. Washaya/E. Johnson (G) 9-8 (5)

Exhibition:

J. Dunston/K. Haddock lost 4-8 in doubles

Records: (6-2, 4-0)

Softball comes home to blast Athens

WEB CAST.

After playing their first five games on the road, the varsity softball team opened up the home portion of their schedule with a 10-1 win over Athens Drive on Wednesday night at Trojan Field.

Garner (4-2) scored their first three runs in the bottom of the second off Athens (6-2) starter Cullen Farringer (L 4-2). With the bases loaded and two outs for the Lady Trojans it came down to the number nine hitter in the Garner order Shea Barbour and on a one strike count, she lined a ball down the left field line to clear the bases and give the Lady Trojans a 3-0 lead after two.

In the fourth, Garner scored another pair of runs as Lauren Marbery and Halie Warner singled consecutively and after they were bunted over, Mary-Scott Powell came to the plate and sent a pop up to left field that was dropped by Jenny Nance allowing both runs to score and the Lady Trojans led 5-0 after four.

Another pair of runs crossed for Garner in the fifth as Maddy Stewart walked to being the frame and Courtney Weathersbee reached on the second of three Jaguar errors on the night. Two batters later, Marbery grounded out to plate a run and Kelsey Bryan reached on the final Athens error of the evening to plate Weathersbee and give Garner a 7-0 lead after five innings.

While Garner was scoring all these runs, Christina Gower (W 2-2) was pitching another gem for the Lady Trojans. Gower worked six innings allowing just three hits and one earned run while walking just two and she struck out seven.

In the sixth, Garner added three more runs as Alyssa D'Arco singled up the middle to bring home a pair of runs and Marbery singled to score the final run of the game for the Lady Trojans.

Marbery pitched the final inning and struck out the side to preserve the 10-1 win for Garner.

The Lady Trojans return to action and conference play on Friday night when they host Clayton at Trojan Field. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00.

JV Softball falls to Athens

After a tough loss to West Johnston last night, the JV Lady Trojans had another tough afternoon as Athens rallied to defeat Garner 8-5.

The Lady Trojans will return home on Friday at 5:00 when they host Clayton.

Errors cost Trojans in loss at West Johnston

WEB CAST.

Garner committed a season high five errors including three in one inning as West Johnston defeated the Trojans 6-4 on Tuesday night at Wildcat park.

West Johnston ( 5-2, 1-0) struck first off Trojan starter, Will Norris in the second inning with four runs. With one out, Thomas Hill reached on the first error of the inning, Alex Espada followed with an infield single. Garner looked to be out of the inning as Norris struck out Kodi Whitley, but a walk to Austin Pittman loaded the bases. With the bases loaded, Adam Morrison delivered an infield single to score a run. After two more errors and a walk, the Wildcats had batted around and led 4-0, however, Norris pitched himself out of the jam and left the bases loaded.

Garner (2-3, 0-1) answered right back in the top of the third. With two out, Brandon Tant and Taylor Stephens had back to back singles. Alec Hulmes followed the singles with a home run over the wall in left and pulled the Trojans back to within one at 4-3. Garner put two more runners on as CJ Schmitt singled and Norris reached on an error, but a groundout ended the threat of anymore runs for the Trojans.

After a couple of scoreless innings, Garner tied the score in the top of the fifth as Stephens doubled to begin the frame. However it looked like the Trojans couldn't capitalize as the next two hitters struck out and flew out. But, Norris walked and Connor Torruella was hit by a pitch to load the bases for Brett Walters who reached on an error allowing Stephens to score and knot the game at four.

West Johnston struck back in the bottom of the inning to regain the lead. With one out, Parrish doubled to left field and Aaron McGee reached on an error putting runners at the corners with one out. Norris got the groundball he needed to get out of the inning however, the turn from second was late and the Wildcats pushed the go ahead run across.

In the bottom of the sixth, West added some insurance as Justin Carroll doubled home Pittman to make it 6-4 Wildcats.

Garner had the tying run at the plate in the top of the seventh, but the closer, Pittman struck out the side giving the Wildcats a 6-4 victory.

The Trojans are back in action on Friday when they welcome Clayton to Trojan Park for a 7:00 first pitch.

JV Baseball blast West

Coach Nelson and the JV Trojans trailed West Johnston 4-3 going into the sixth inning, but the Trojans scored eight runs in the frame to take a 13-3 lead. The Wildcats scored one to make it 13-4 but they wouldn't get any closer as the Trojans won their conference opener over the Wildcats.

The Trojans are back at home on Friday at 4:00 when they host Clayton.

Varsity Softball falls to West

West Johnston scored three runs in the fourth inning all off one swing, a three run home run to defeat Garner 4-1 on Tuesday night.

Garner will look to rebound tomorrow when they host Athens Drive at Trojan Field, first pitch is slated for 6:30

JV Softball falls to West

Coach Maxwell and her JV softball squad dropped a 7-3 contest to West Johnston on Wednesday afternoon.

The Lady Trojans return to action tomorrow at 5:00 when they host Athens Drive at Trojan Field.

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Tennis Joust Knightdale

Garner 8

Knightdale 1

Singles:

C. Smith (G) d. M. Neely (K) 4-6, 6-4, 10-8

A. Willis (K) d. D. Chavez (G) 6-4, 6-4

K. Fowler (G) d. T. Richardson (K) 6-2, 6-1

A. Bowling (G) d. I. Artiga (K) 6-0, 6-0

T. Hunter (G) d. S. Rodriguez (K) 6-2, 6-0

S. Whittington (G) d. S. Guthrie (K) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles:

A. Smith/C. Simpson (G) d. A. Willis/J. Abarca (K) 8-1

C. Sutton/N. Stephenson (G) d. S. Guthrie/A. Bridges (K) 8-1

A. Bowling/T. Hunter (G) d. t. Richardson/G. Munn (K) 8-3

Record: (5-2, 3-0)

The Trojans are back in action on Wednesday when they host Smithfield-Selma at 4:00.

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Soccer Splits with West Johnston

The Garner soccer program split a pair of matches with West Johnston on Monday at West Johnston, with the JV team coming out on top, while the Varsity dropped their contest.

The JV squad picked up their win with a 3-0 shutout of the Wildcats. Bayleigh Adams scored a pair of goals for the Lady Trojans while Brook Provich added the other as the JV Lady Trojans are now 1-0 in conference play.

Coach Corsbie and the Varsity squad dropped their conference opener to West Johnston 5-2.

The soccer team will return to action on Wednesday when the Varsity Trojans host to Clayton at 6:00 at Trojan Stadium.

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Varsity Soccer Update

Last Week:

Game 1: Garner played at Wake Forest-Rolesville. We were very organized defensively, only allowing 1 goal the entire game. The Cougar goal keeper made 7 saves in order to keep the Trojans scoreless. We played well as a team, moving the ball quickly, maintaining possession, and creating scoring opportunities.

Game 2: Home against Cary. Lost 4-0.

This week:

Game 3: Home against Wilson Fike. The Trojans started off slow allowing a goal in the first 15 minutes, but after adjustments were made, the game got exciting. The rest of the first half was back and forth when Amber Eberhard played the ball into the middle where Heather Wilfong got into position to tie the game up. The second half belonged to Garner. With possession time advantage going to Garner, so did scoring opportunities. The Wilson Fike keeper was able to make 3 breakaway saves in order to keep the game tied at 1 -1. The Garner defense played extremely well keeping the ball on the Fike side for most of the second half. The game ended with a back and forth frenzy only to leave both sides wondering what could have happened if overtime could be played.

Game 4: Away against Cary. In a rainy atmosphere, the Trojans took on the Mustangs of Middle Creek. With the field being wet, the game was a little sloppy. Two yellow cards were issued out, one for each team. Garner took a first half lead of 1-0 when Gabi Dugal played a diagonal through pass to Eberhard who found herself one on one with the goal keeper. Eberhard faked the goal keep left and went around her to the right to make a tap in goal. The second half brought on more rain and worse field conditions. As puddles emerged throughout the field, the players kept on. Middle Creek tied the game with a shot from 18 yards out that went into the left side netting midway through the second half. Garner responded shortly after when sophomore Micaela Kymer played a free kick into the penalty box. Taylor King got the first touch on it, but it was Heather Wilfong who got the golden touch to put Garner ahead 2-1. After numerous saves by goalkeeper Francheska Keke, Garner was able to withstand the Middle Creek pressure to win 2-1.

Games Canceled

All athletic events for today have been canceled.

The baseball games will be made up tomorrow with the same schedule as today.

Also, the track meet has been rescheduled for March 14th, same site and time.

Tennis downs Clayton now 2-0 in league

3/9/2011
Garner 6
Clayton 3

Singles:

C. Smith (G) d. E. Winkler (C) 7-6 (3), 4-6, 10-7
T. Cannada (C) d. D. Chavez (G) 6-4, 6-4
D. Ellis (C) d. K. Fowler (G) 2-6, 6-4, 13-11
A. Bowling (G) d. D. Dale (C) 6-3, 6-0
T. Hunter (G) d. I. Bliss (C) 6-2, 7-5
S. Whittington (G) d. J. Huber (C) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles:

C. Smith/K. Fowler (G) d. E. Winkler/D. Ellis (C) 8-4
T. Cannada/D. Dale (C) d. D. Chavez/S. Whittington (G) 8-5
A. Bowling/T. Hunter (G) d. I. Bliss/J. Huber (C) 8-3

Exhibitions:

A. Smith/C. Simpson won 8-4, R. Mahjoub/J. Stewart won 8-5 and J. Webster/J. Dunston won 8-2 in doubles.

Record: (4-2, 2-0)

Carroll lifts Garner past Cary

WEB CAST.

Ashley Carroll slammed a pair of home runs and drove in seven runs as Garner's Varsity Softball team defeated Cary 15-2 on Wednesday night to earn their second win in as many days.

Cary (0-5) struck first in the bottom of the opening frame off Lady Trojan starter Lauren Marbury. With one out, Casey Brawn reached and moved to second on an error and later came around to score on a fielder's choice.

Garner (3-1) would answer two innings later with two out. Raven Smith singled and stole second and third ahead of Mary-Scott Powell who reached on the first of four Cary errors to plate Smith and tie the ball game. Carroll came to the plate and promptly sent a 1-0 pitch over the wall in left centerfield giving Garner a 3-1 lead.

After Garner added another run in the fourth inning to go up 4-1, Cary answered with a run on a Claire Ruddiman single which made it 4-2 after four innings of play.

In the fifth, the Trojans scored again when Carroll collected her third RBI of the game on a ground out which brought Smith in to score and Powell scored in the same inning on another Lady Imp error.

The sixth inning is where things came unglued for Cary. With two on and two outs, Garner loaded the bases for Powell who delivered a two-run single. Amanda Hulmes got her first at bat of the night and delivered a single to score Powell and after six, Garner had a 10-2 lead.

In their final at bat, the Trojans made their swings count as Shea Barbour delivered a single to plate Courtney Barbour. Later in the frame, Garner loaded the bases for Carroll who, on a 2-2 pitch hammered it over the wall in center for a grand-slam. It was her second homer of the game and third of the season.

Christina Gower came on in relief of Marbury and pitched the final three innings to earn the save as Garner defeated Cary 15-2.

The Lady Trojans return to action on Tuesday night when they travel to West Johnston for a 7:00 first pitch.

Winning Pitcher: Lauren Marbury: 4 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K

Losing Pitcher: Morgan Yarasheski: 4 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K


JV Softball Downs Cary

After a win over Broughton yesterday, the JV Softball team moved their record to 2-1 as they blasted Cary 10-0 in five innings on Wednesday afternoon.

The JV squad returns to action on Tuesday when they travel to West Johnston for a 5:00 first pitch.

Softball picks up road win over Broughton

The Varsity softball team returned to action on Tuesday afternoon as they hit the road to take on the Broughton Capitals.

After putting 25 runs on the board, last week, Broughton was tougher test for the Lady Trojans who still came out on top by a 5-0 final score.

Maddy Stewart went 3-4 in the win over the Caps. Garner is now 2-1 on the season and they return to action tomorrow night when they travel to Cary for a 6:30 showdown with the Imps.

The JV game will precede the Varsity game at 4:30.

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Garner Tennis update

3/1/11
Garner 8
Cary 0

Singles:

C. Smith (G) d. S. Kuroda (C) 6-3, 1-6, 10-7
D. Chavez (G) d. W. Lyke (C) 6-2, 6-2
A. Bowling (G) d. L. Hader (C) 6-4, 6-2
T. Hunter (G) v. B. Thio (C) 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), suspended due to darkness
S. Whittington (G) d. K. Kavari (C) 6-2, 6-0
C. Sutton (G) d. C. Valasquez (C) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles:

C. Smith/D. Chavez (G) d. S. Kuroda/W. Lyke (C) 8-2
A. Bowling/T. Hunter (G) d. L. Hader/B. Thio (C) 8 - 2
S. Whittington/C. Sutton (G) d. K. Kavari/C. Valasquez (C) 8-4

Exhibitions:

N. Stephenson won 8-2 in singles.
A. Smith/C. Simpson won 8-1 and R. Mahjoub/J. Stewart lost 8-9 (7) in doubles.
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3/2/11
Garner 1
Athens Drive 8

Singles:

R. Cacha (AD) d. C. Smith (G) 6-0, 6-0
K. Menezes (AD) d. D. Chavez (G) 6-1, 6-1
D. Terrill (AD) d. A. Bowling (G) 6-1, 6-2
J. Lawson (AD) d. T. Hunter (G) 6-1, 6-3
S. Whittington (G) d. T. Crane (AD) 7-5, 6-3
K. Falk (AD) d. C. Sutton (G) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles:

R. Cacha/K. Menezes (AD) d. C. Smith/D. Chavez (G) 8-1
D. Terrill/J. Lawson (AD) d. A. Bowling/T. Hunter (G) 8-1
K. Falk/C. Johnson (AD) d. S. Whittington/N. Stephenson (G) 8-1

Exhibitions:

J. Webster/K. Dolman lost 6-8 and J. Graham/J. Dunston lost 5-8 in doubles.
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3/4/11
Garner 5
South Brunswick 4

Singles:

E. Burnett (SB) d. C. Smith (G) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
D. Chavez (G) d. P. Evans (SB) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
K. Fowler (G) d. T. Goldstein (SB) 6-2, 7-5
A. Bowling (G) d. G. Azzato (SB) 6-4, 6-1
S. Khogaly (SB) d. T. Hunter (G) 6-2, 7-6 (6)
S. Berg (SB) d. S. Whittington (G) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles:

E. Burnett/P. Evans (SB) d. C. Smith/K. Fowler (G) 8-6
D. Chavez/S. Whittington (G) d. T. Goldstein/G. Azzato (SB) 8-6
A. Bowling/T. Hunter (G) d. S. Khogaly/S. Berg (SB) 8-5

Exhibitions:
N. Stephenson lost 9-11 in singles.
A. Smith/C. Simpson won 8-0, J. Stewart/E. Hall won 8-1, N. Johnson/S. Washaya won 8-1 in doubles.
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3/5/11
Garner 4
South Brunswick 5

Singles:

E. Burnett (SB) d. C. Smith (G) 6-2, 6-3
P. Evans (SB) d. D. Chavez (G) 0-6, 6-3, 7-5
K. Fowler (G) d. T. Goldstein (SB) 6-1, 6-4
A. Bowling (G) d. G. Azzato (SB) 6-2, 5-7, 6-0
S. Khogaly (SB) d. T. Hunter (G) 6-2, 6-2
S. Berg (SB) d. S. Whittington (G) 7-5, 7-6 (4)

Doubles:

C. Smith/K. Fowler (G) d. E. Burnett/P. Evans (SB) 9-8 (10)
D. Chavez/S. Whittington (G) d. T. Goldstein/G. Azzato (SB) 8-6
S. Khogaly/S. Berg (SB) d. A. Bowling/T. Hunter (G) 8-6

Exhibitions:

J. Graham/J. Dunston won 9-8, N. Johnson/S. Washaya won 8-5, K. Dolman/J. Webster lost 5-8 in doubles.
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3/7/11
Garner 6
West Johnston 3

Singles:

C. Smith (G) d. H. Stephens (WJ) 4-6, 6-1, 13-11
D. Morgan (WJ) d. D. Chavez (G) 1-6, 4-6
K. Fowler (G) d. C. Shank (WJ) 6-4, 4-6, 10-5
A. Bowling (G) d. C. Martinez (WJ) 7-6 (7), 6-2
J. Davis (WJ) d. T. Hunter (G) 6-3, 7-5
S. Whittington (G) d. K. Smith (WJ) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles:

H. Stephens/D. Morgan (WJ) d. C. Smith/K. Fowler (G) 8-1
D. Chavez/S. Whittington (G) d. C. Shank/K. Smith (WJ) 8-3
A. Bowling/T. Hunter (G) d. J. Davis/B. Juarez (WJ) 8-6

Exhibitions:

C. Sutton/C. Simpson won 8-2, E. Hall/K. Haddock lost 3-8 in doubles.

The Trojans open the home portion of their conference schedule tomorrow at 3:30 when they host the Clayton Comets.

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Norris' gem sends Garner to victory over Millbrook

WEB CAST.

Will Norris tossed six innings of one hit baseball allowing one unearned run and striking out seven as Garner picked up a 5-3 win over Millbrook on Monday afternoon at Trojan Park.

The game was scoreless until the bottom of the third, that's when Garner (2-2) scored their first run of the game. With the bases loaded and one out, clean up hitter, CJ Schmitt sent a deep fly ball to left field which was deep enough to send Brandon Tant and give the Trojans a 1-0 lead.

With Norris still crusing on the hill, Garner put some insurance runs up on the board with a three spot in the fourth inning. With one out and Norris standing at first with a lead off walk moved to second base when Connor Torruella reached on an error. Both runners came around to score when Danny Shortt delivered a double to the gap in left centerfield. Shortt would later score on a pass ball to give Garner a 4-0 advantage.

Millbrook (0-3) had their best scoring chance in the fifth inning as the loaded the bases with just one out and only down four. However, Norris got Clark Abbott to bounce into an inning ending 4-6-3 double play to get the men of Troy out of the jam.

The final Trojan run came in the fifth as Norris scored on another error by the Millbrook shortstop, and going to the sixth, Garner led 5-1.

In the seventh, the Wildcats plated a pair of runs off Garner relief pitcher, Alec Hulmes. However, Hulmes closed the game by getting Aaron Hunt to bounce out to end the ballgame.

Garner is back in action on Thursday when they travel to Middle Creek with first pitch scheduled for 4:15.

Winning Pitcher: Will Norris (1-1): 6 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 HB, 7 K's

Losing Pitcher: Eric Honeycutt: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 1 K

Lacrosse drops home opener

Millbrook rallied from a one goal halftime deficit to defeat Garner 9-4 on Friday night at Trojan Stadium.

Garner (1-1) got the first goal of the game with 2:41 left in the opening period as Josh Hawkins tallied for the Trojans. Millbrook fell behind 2-0 in the first period as Justin Clark tallied another goal, with 8:41 left in the half.

Millbrook put up a late goal to send the game to halftime with Garner leading 2-1.

As the second half began, the Wildcats mounted a rally scoring a pair of goals within a minute of each other. Despite being down on the scoreboard, the Trojans were dominating shots on goal with a 14-9 edge.

Garner continued to pound the Millbrook net and as a result, the Trojans tied the game with a Matt Pollock goal at 8:41 of the third period. However, Millbrook scored yet again to take a 4-3 lead into the final stanza.

With 6:44 remaining in the game, the Wildcats were up 6-3, but Garner responded with a Cory McCormick goal to make it 6-4.

Garner would get no closer as Millbrook pounded the Trojans net and came away with a 9-4 win.

The Trojans are back in action on Tuesday when they travel to Enloe for a 6:00 face off.

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Big inning dooms varsity baseball

WEB CAST.

Will Cooper's fourth inning grand slam lifted Broughton to a four run lead they wouldn't reliniquish as the Capitals swept the season series with Garner by a 7-2 final score on Thursday afternoon at Wiley Warren Field.

Garner (1-2) had their only offense in the first inning when Brandon Tant walked to begin the game and two batters later, CJ Schmitt belted his first home run of the season to give the Trojans a two-run lead.

That lead would be short lived as Broughton (2-0) climbed back into the game in the bottom of the inning to cut the lead in half. With a runners at the corner's and two outs, Brandon Saunders lined Garrett Hamilton's (L 0-1) pitch into left field for the RBI single to make it 2-1 Trojans.

It would remain the same way until the fourth inning when the Caps exploded with a five run inning. After the first two men of the inning reached base, Garner changed pitchers and brought in Robert Doak who faced two batters and walked both. The second walk Doak allowed, brought home a run to tie the game and also loaded the bases. The Trojans removed Doak in favor of Jacob Faucette.

Facucette's first pitch to Will Cooper was a strike the Cooper blasted over the wall in right field for a grand slam and gave Broughton a four run lead that they would not give up. Following the grand slam, Facuette, remained in the game and pitch three very effective innings walk two and striking out four.

Meanwhile, the Trojans could not solve the puzzle that was Wilson White (W 1-0). The righthander came in to pitch beginning in the fourth inning and struck out two Trojans and allowed just one hit to give Broughton a season sweep of the Trojans with a 7-2 victory.

Garner returns to action Monday afternoon at 4:00 when they host Millbrook at Trojan Park for an Endowment game.

JV Trojans blast Caps

Carringtion Austin homered in the bottom of the fifth inning to end the game and give the Trojans a 13-3 mercy rule win over Broughton at Trojan Park.

Garner fell behind in the game 2-1 going to bottom of the second inning but the bats came alive as the Trojans scored eight runs in the last of the second to break the game open. Austin's homer ended the game in the fifth.

The JV Trojans return to action next Thursday when they host Middle Creek at 4:00

Varsity Softball bombards Sanderson to even record

Four Lady Trojans homered on Thursday afternoon as the varsity softball team defeated Sanderson 25-2 in five innings.

Amanda Hulmes, Raven Smith, and Ashley Carroll all hit home runs while Anna Burton added a grand slam as Garner put up 25 runs as they evened the their record at 1-1.

The Lady Trojans are back in action on Tuesday when they travel to Broughton for a 4:00 first pitch.

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Big first inning give baseball win over Middle Creek

WEB CAST.

Garner used a three run first inning and Danny Shortt earned his first career varsity baseball win as the Trojans broke a two-game losing skid to Middle Creek with at 5-3 win at Trojan Park on Wednesday.

For the second game in a row, Garner (1-1) had a chance to put up a couple of early runs and after missing that opportunity on Tuesday, the Trojans capitalized on Wednesday. Brandon Tant singled to begin the inning and with two outs and Tant standing at third after the first of six Mustang errors of the day for CJ Schmidt who delivered his first double and RBI of the young campaign.

Will Norris reached on the second error of the inning and brought Schmidt home and Norris was singled home by Taylor Stephens - which led to a three run inning and a 3-0 Trojan lead.

Shortt (W 1-0) who transferred in from Southeast Raleigh prior to the season pitched his way out of trouble in the second. Middle Creek (0-2) loaded the bases on a Garner error, single and a walk. However, Shortt came back and struck out the side to preserve the three run lead.

The Trojans added some insurance in the fourth inning of Middle Creek starter, Corey Walker (L 0-1). Stephens began the inning with a single to left and was bunted over to second. Brett Walters reached on an error which was followed by a sacrifice fly from Brett Bailey to give Garner a 4-0 lead. Tant followed with his second double of the year to plate Walters and close the scoring in the inning with the men of Troy up 5-0.

Middle Creek tried to mount a comeback with a pair of runs in the sixth on back to back doubles from Will Fuller and Bobby MacNaugton to pull to within three at 5-2 as Shorrt left the game and Alec Hulmes came in to finish the inning.

Hulmes (S 1) continued to pitch into the seventh where he allowed a two-out solo home run to Seth Watkins, however the Mustang would get no closer as Garner defeated Middle Creek 5-3.

The Trojans return to action tomorrow afternoon at 4:15 when the hit the road for the first time this season. Garner will travel to Broughton for a rematch with the Caps.

JV Trojans fall to Middle Creek

Coach Nelson and the JV Trojans took a early 2-0 lead on a pair of RBI singles from Brayden Sims. However, the Mustangs came storming back and tied the game at two in the fifth inning and late in the game took a 3-2 lead and held on to win.

Garner (1-1) will open the home portion of their schedule tomorrow afternoon at 4:00 when they host Broughton.

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WEB CAST .

Pierce Jensen doubled home Brandon Saunders in the top of the sixth to give Broughton a 2-1 lead they wouldn't give up as they defeated the Garner Trojans 2-1 on Tuesday afternoon at Trojan Park.

Garner (0-1) took an early lead in their first at bat as Brandon Tant singled and scored on an Alec Hulmes single to give the Trojan an early 1-0 advantage, however Garner would strand runners and second and third in the first.

The score remained 1-0 until the top half of the fourth inning when Broughton (1-0) got on the board and evened the score. With two outs and the bases clear, Will Cooper came to the plate and on a 2-0 count, Garner pitcher, Will Norris left a breaking ball up in the zone that Cooper hammered over the left centerfield wall for a solo home run.

With the score knotted at one all for the next two innings, the Caps finally pushed across an unearned run against Norris, who had pitched a great game all afternoon. With one out, Saunders reached when Hulmes had his foot come off the bag while trying to pick a low through.

Following the error, and a strikeout of Payne Eller, Norris looked to be out of the game with a two strike count on Jenson. However, Jenson found a gap in left-centerfield scoring Saunders and giving Broughton a 2-1 lead. Hulmes then came on to pitch the final inning and 1/3 keeping the Trojans down by only a single run.

Garner was down to their final at bat and following a one out single by Brett Walters, the Trojans had the winning run at the plate. But, Brett Bailey flew out to right and Brandon Tant flew out to left to end the game and send the Trojans to their first loss of the season.

Garner is back at home tomorrow at 4:00 when they host the Middle Creek Mustangs at Trojan Park.

JV Baseball Blast Broughton

Coach Nelson and the JV Baseball squad begin their season with a 9-1 road win at Broughton. Garner's offensive outburst had several factors; the Trojans hit two home runs on the afternoon one by Austin Walker and another by Greg Stewart. Garner also had a pair of triples from Vince Jefferies and Levin Woodall. Most of the damage occurred in the fourth inning as Garner really blew things open.

The Trojans are on the road tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 when they travel to Middle Creek.

Varsity Softball falls to Apex

Garner took an early 3-1 lead on the road at Apex, however, the Cougars rallied in the late innings to claim a 4-3 come from behind win over the preseason seventh ranked team in the state.

The Lady Trojans will be back in action on Thursday when they travel to Sanderson at 4:00.

JV Softball falls to Apex

In their home and season opener, Coach Maxwell and the JV Lady Trojans fell to Apex 6-0 to begin the season. The Lady Trojans will take a couple of games off before returning to action next week.

Lacrosse blast Southeast to open season

The Varsity Lacrosse team led by Jon Sherwin began play today as they traveled to Southeast Raleigh the Trojans proceeded to blast the Bulldogs by a 21-0 score to take a season opening victory.

The Trojans are back at home Friday at 6:00 against Millbrook.

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