Freshman Ruby George of Cape Fear Christian Academy finished ninth among the girls in the Sandhills Athletic Conference cross country meet at Freedom Christian Academy in Fayetteville on Thursday afternoon to earn all-conference honors. George also was all-conference in 2018. George ran the five-kilometer course in 24 minutes, 26 seconds. Trinity Olive of the Eagles […]
High Schools
Hawks top Harnett Central, 3-0, on Senior Night
Triton’s varsity volleyball team celebrated its Senior Night by making short work of visiting Tri-County Six 3-A Conference and Harnett County rival Harnett Central with a 3-0 win on Thursday. Individual set scores were 25-9, 25-9 and 25-14. “Where’s that been all year?” said Triton coach Wendy Simmons. “I knew they had it in them. […]
Central takes five-set triumph over Cavaliers on Senior Night
Harnett Central’s varsity volleyball team celebrated its Senior Night by rallying to win a five-set Tri-County Six 3-A Conference battle against visiting Southern Lee on Tuesday. Individual set scores were 25-19, 23-25, 18-25, 25-22 and 15-8. “It means so much,” said Harnett Central senior Lauryn Waddell. “We fought really hard the last set and it […]
S. Lee stays unbeaten in league
Southern Lee improved to 7-0 in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference with a 5-0 varsity boys soccer win at Triton on Monday night. The Cavaliers (9-3-2) got goals from five different players. Alex Macedo had three assists. The outcome put the hosts at 8-7-2 overall and 4-3 in the conference. The Hawks continue league play […]
CFCA takes first-round match in NCISAA Tournament
Cape Fear Christian Academy’s varsity volleyball team turned back visiting Ridgecroft Academy of Ahoskie 3-0 on Tuesday in the first round of the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association 1-A Tournament. The Eagles (12-9) visit Neuse Christian (12-6) in Raleigh on Thursday at 5 p.m. in the next round. CFCA has surged after an 0-5 […]
Princeton deals Midway 3-1 loss
Midway’s varsity volleyball team was unable to capitalize on a strong start in a 3-1 loss to visiting nonconference foe Princeton on Monday. Individual set scores were 25-18, 13-25, 16-25 and 17-25. “Inconsistency,” said Midway coach Brandy Wrench. “I’m ticked about the game. We did not play good. We started out strong in the first […]
Middle school volleyball team goes 22-0 with SEMSAC tournament title
The Cape Fear Christian Academy middle school volleyball team completed a 22-0 season with a 2-0 win over visiting Liberty Christian of Fayetteville on Monday. CFCA got out to a substantial lead in winning the first set, 25-10. The Eagles overcame an early deficit to take the second set, 25-12. Eighth-graders on the CFCA team […]
Lee wins at Triton to move to 7-0
Lee County’s varsity football team improved to 7-0 with a 41-7 win at Triton on Friday night in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference opener for both teams. Colin Johnson completed 17 of 33 passes for 268 yards with two touchdowns and one interception for the visitors. A.J. Boulware had 21 carries for 132 yards and […]
Defensive score lifts Union Pines to 27-24 win at HC
A defensive touchdown made the difference as Harnett Central’s varsity football team suffered a narrow Homecoming loss to visiting Union Pines to start Tri-County Six 3-A Conference play on Friday. “For some reason we can’t get over that Union Pines hump,” said Harnett Central coach Matt Migliore. “It’s been three years in a row where […]
Eagle JV finishes unbeaten — by a foot — in SAC title game
After a season of serves, digs, sets and spikes, the Cape Fear Christian Academy junior varsity volleyball team used a kick for its final point of an unbeaten season. “You can use any part of the body to get the ball over the net,” noted CFCA coach Brittany Ter Meer. That’s what Shelby Hodges did […]