Quick Hits

Monday, June 30

Cedric Mullins (Campbell) had a hit, a run and an RBI for Baltimore in a 5-1 win over visiting Tampa Bay on Sunday. ... Trea Turner (N.C. State) had a sacrifice fly for the winning run for Philadelphia in a 2-1 win at Atlanta. The Phillies have a 1.5-game lead in the...

Sunday, June 29

Bijou Hester, a rising eighth grader at Cape Fear Christian academy, had 20 points in two games for her Carolina Lynx basketball team in Myrtle Beach in contests on Thursday and Saturday. ... Alec Burleson (East Carolina) had a hit and two RBIs for St. Louis in a 9-6...

Saturday, June 28

Trea Turner (N.C. State) had four hits and four runs with two homers for Philadelphia in a 13-0 win at Atlanta on Friday night. Turner raised his average to .302. Game two of the Phillies-Braves series is tonight (FOX, 7 p.m.). ... Cedric Mullins (Campbell) had a...

Friday, June 27

Paul Gervase (Harnett Central, LSU) maintained a 0.00 earned run average with an appearance for visiting Tampa Bay in a 4-0 win at Kansas City on Thursday. ... Redshirt freshmen Mekhi Dupree of Campbell has been named Rookie of the Year in the Colonial Athletic...

Thursday, June 26

Former Cape Fear Christian Academy varsity girls basketball coach Bobby Lamb has been approved to work in that capacity at Union High School in Sampson County. Randy Jordan, who has coached at Anson County and Clinton in recent years, is the new varsity boys...

Wednesday, June 25

Ryan Thompson (Campbell) got the win in relief for Arizona as the Diamondbacks topped the host Chicago White Soz, 4-1, on Tuesday night. ... Chase Burns (Wake Forest) started in his MLB debut for Cincinnati and had eight strikeouts in five innings as the Reds won,...

Tuesday, June 24

Paul Gervase (Harnett Central, LSU) threw two scoreless innings in his major league debut for Tampa Bay in an 8-3 win over visiting Detroit on Saturday. Gervase was called up from Triple-A Durham late Friday night. ... Zach Neto (Campbell) had three hits with a home...

Monday, June 23

Trea Turner (N.C. State) had two hits and scored a run for Philadelphia in a 7-1 win over the visiting New York Mets on Sunday night as the Phillies took a 1-game lead in the National League East Division over the Mets. ... Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 29 points and 12...

Sunday, June 22

Region 5 (Triad area) defeated Region 2, which included Midway, 7-3, on Friday for fifth place in State Games baseball in Greensboro. ... The 2025 Summer Camel Caravan continues on Wednesday, June 25, in Fayetteville, at Gaston Brewing Restaurant on Hay Street from...

Saturday, June 21

Region 4, with baseball players from Harnett Central and Triton, completed the State Games in Greensboro with a 4-1 win over Region 1 (northeast N.C) on Friday to finish 2-2 for the competition. ... Coastal Carolina and LSU begin a best of three series for the College...

Friday, June 20

This is the first day of summer! ... The Region 2 baseball team, which includes Midway, topped Region 4 by an 11-10 margin in the State Games at UNC Greensboro on Thursday despite an effort from Chase Sewell (Triton) that included three hits, two walks, two runs and...

Thursday, June 19

Teams with area players were dealt losses on Wednesday in State Games baseball at UNC Greensboro as Region 4 (Harnett Central, Triton) fell, 4-0, to Region 3 (Raleigh, Durham) and Region 2 (Midway) was turned back, 17-1, by Region 8 (Asheville area). Region 4 plays...

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