Quick Hits

Friday, April 19

Former South Johnston track state champion Anna Raynor Marbry and Pat Smith, who coached South to the 1990 3-A baseball championship, will be inducted into the Johnston County Athletic Hall of Fame, along with former Four Oaks athlete and Meadow coach Lynwood McLamb....

Thursday, April 18

Cedric Mullins (Campbell) hit a 2-run, walk-off homer for host Baltimore in a 4-2 win over Minnesota on Wednesday as the Orioles stayed a half-game behind New York in the American League East standings. ... Zach Neto (Campbell) had a hit for the Los Angeles Angels in...

Wednesday, April 17

Senior Tucker Brown pitched a 2-hit shutout with 15 strikeouts and had the lone RBI of the game for host Triton in a 1-0 All American Conference baseball win over Western Harnett on Tuesday night. ... Reed Stallman, Charlie Meglio and Max Weller had home runs for...

Tuesday, April 16

Seniors Madeline Brocious, Ella John Dupree, Perri Caroline Ennis and Laney Trainer of the Cape Fear Christian Academy varsity girls soccer team are scheduled to be recognized following a match with Lee Christian today at 5:15 p.m. ... Texas A&M (32-4) has moved into...

Monday, April 15

Carson Bayne had six RBIs, including a ninth inning grand slam for Charlotte on Sunday, to lift the 49ers to an 8-7 baseball win at No. 9 East Carolina and prevent an American Athletic Conference sweep by the Pirates. ... No. 13 UNC topped Notre Dame, 10-3, to improve...

Sunday, April 14

Dalen Thompson (Triton), Reed Stallman and Braeden O'Shaughnessy hit home runs for Campbell in a 9-2 Coastal Athletic Association baseball win over Stony Brook in Buies Creek on Saturday as the Camels evened the series at 1-1. ... N.C. State won its baseball series at...

Saturday, April 13

Braxton Davis pitched a 1-hitter with 17 strikeouts for Triton in a 7-0 All American Conference varsity baseball win at Pine Forest on Friday night. Chase Sewell had two hits with a double, two runs and an RBI for the Hawks (9-7, 6-3 AAC). William Meredith and Kason...

Friday, April 12

Brody Massengill has announced he is stepping down as varsity boys basketball coach at South Johnston after eight seasons. ... Reese Penny hit two home runs for South Johnston and Lannah Price hit one in a 10-1 softball win at Triton on Wednesday night. ... McKenzie...

Thursday, April 11

Brayden Stephenson, Rylan Wester, Brayden Sears and winning pitcher Layton Babb had RBIs in a 4-run third inning for host Harnett Central in a 4-3 varsity baseball win over Fuquay-Varina on Wednesday night. ... The Campbell softball team ended a 20-game winning streak...

Wednesday, April 10

Triton (10-3) hosts South Johnston (9-1) in varsity softball tonight at 6 p.m. The Hawks are averaging 13.4 runs per game. The Trojans are averaging 12.8. ... John McLamb pitched a shutout for host Midway in a 6-0 Southeastern Conference baseball win over West Bladen...

Tuesday, April 9

Campbell freshman right-handed pitcher Nate Brittain has been named Rookie of the Week in baseball in the Coastal Athletic Association, striking out six and allowing just one hit in five innings as the Camels topped N.C. A&T, 7-5 in 10 innings, in his first college...

Monday, April 8

Dalen Thompson (Triton) hit a walk-off 2-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning as Campbell topped visiting N.C. A&T, 7-5, on Sunday to take the Coastal Athletic Association series, 2-1. ... South Carolina finished the season 38-0 with an 87-75 win over Iowa...

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