Triton’s varsity boys basketball team went 4-2 in games at Friendship High School in Apex on Friday and Saturda,y. The Hawks opened with a 51-29 win over Jordan Matthews before falling 55-43 to Smithfield-Selma. Triton defeated Carrboro 63-53 in the third game on Friday. The Hawks turned back Northwood’s second team 55-39 on Saturday before […]
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Trent Fennell drafted by Rockies
Former Triton pitcher Trent Fennell was taken by the Colorado Rockies in the 24th round of the Major League Baseball Draft on Wednesday. Fennell was a vital member of the Hawks team that won the Two Rivers 3-A Conference baseball championship in 2014, winning league Pitcher of the Year honors. The Rockies selected Fennell out […]
CFCA basketball camp June 18-21
Varsity boys basketball coach J.D. Johnson of Cape Fear Christian Academy will be directing basketball camps for boys and girls beginning Monday, June 18, through Thursday, June 21, in the air-conditioned CFCA Gym. The camp for rising second- through fifth-graders will be from 8 to 11 a.m. daily. The sessions for rising sixth- through ninth-graders […]
Noah Bridges completes freshman season at UNCW
Noah Bridges of South Johnston completed his freshman season in UNC Wilmington’s baseball program on Monday as the Seahawks finished second to South Carolina in the Greenville regional of the NCAA tournament. The Gamecocks advanced to a Super Regional at Arkansas with an 8-4 win over UNCW. Bridges went 3-for-4 on Saturday with a run […]
Youth soccer camps at CFCA start Monday
Soccer camps directed by coach Derrick Pine start Monday, June 11, at Cape Fear Christian Academy. The sessions include June 11-15, June 18-22 and June 25-29 from 8 a.m. to noon each day. The camps are designed for beginner to intermediate boys and girls ages 10 to 14. CFCA is located at 138 Erwin Chapel […]
Gervase signs with Pfeiffer
Paul Gervase has really grown into a college prospect, signing to play baseball at Pfeiffer on Friday. As a freshman at Harnett Central, Gervase was 5 feet, 10 inches. He was 6 feet as a sophomore, but now stands 6-7. He has played basketball, but only in gym class at Central. As his stature has […]
Hawks conclude spring football
Despite some adjustments for rain, Triton has completed its spring football workouts. “We had a pretty good spring,” said Ben Penny, who is entering his fifth season as head coach of the Hawks. “We had a lot of new guys at a lot of key skill positions. We kind of got a grasp of what […]
CFCA Eagles bestow honors
Cape Fear Christian Academy presented its annual athletic awards on Thursday night in the school gym. High school Athlete of the Year honors went to Josh Gilliam for the boys and UNC Greensboro softball signee Delaney Cumbie for the girls. In middle school, Athlete of the Year honors went to Reid Miller for boys and […]
Baseball-softball game ends in tie
A fundraising matchup between the baseball and softball teams at Cape Fear Christian Academy on Thursday ended in a 5-5 tie. Eagles softball coach Sterling Holmes pitched to both teams. The teams played with a softball at the softball field. The baseball team led 5-1 at one point but the softball team, which reached the […]
Raiders have athletic banquet
Colby Pope was named Male Athlete of the Year at Midway’s annual athletic banquet on Thursday night. Pope is planning to enroll at East Carolina. There were co-winners on the Female Athlete of the Year, Methodist softball signee Blythe Best and Leah Williams, who has signed with Mount Olive for basketball. The Heart of a […]