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Friday, June 6

The Campbell men's basketball program under new coach John Andrzejek, former assistant for national champion Florida, has added 6-7 wing Klairus Amir, an Atlanta area native who has been training in Australia for three years. ... A best of three Super Regional in the...

Thursday, June 5

Former Overhills coach Michael Stephens will be the new varsity boys basketball coach at Harnett Central with the retirement of Will Gage. ... The athletes of the year at Central are Kevin Spears (Male) and Alison Williams (Female). ... Former Triton players Anthony...

Triton

Softball Hawks topped as Orange rallies to advance

Softball Hawks topped as Orange rallies to advance

Triton's softball team led 7-2 going into the seventh inning against visiting Orange on Tuesday night in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A playoffs, but the Panthers came back for a 15-8 win in eight innings. Kelsey Matthews, Addie Stanley and Bailey Johnson had two...

Midway

Raiders roll past Hobbton in Barrett Sloan’s return

Raiders roll past Hobbton in Barrett Sloan’s return

Barrett Sloan made a successful return to Midway on Friday night as the first-year coach of the Raiders with a 34-0 win over visiting rival Hobbton at Tommy Sloan Stadium, which is named for his father. The younger Sloan played quarterback for his dad at Midway before...

Midway edged in state softball final, 3-2, by SW Randolph at UNCG

Midway edged in state softball final, 3-2, by SW Randolph at UNCG

Midway was the runner-up in the NCHSAA 2-A softball tournament for the second straight season after a 3-2 loss to Southwestern Randolph at UNC Greensboro on Saturday. The Raiders (21-5) gave no evidence of giving up after a 13-0 loss in five innings to the Cougars...

Results / Schedule

Wednesday, May 7
High School Girls Soccer
S. Lee 3, Triton 0

Thursday, May 8
High School Baseball
NCISAA 1-A Quarterfinal
Crossroads 2, CFCA 1
NCHSAA Second Round
Triton 4, C.B. Aycock 3

Friday, May 9
College Baseball
Elon 10, Campbell 8
High School Baseball
NCHSAA Second Round
Jacksonville 7, S. Johnston 3
Midway 3, Ayden-Grifton 0
High School Softball
NCHSAA Second Round
Midway 2, E. Duplin 0
E. Alamance 2, Harnett Central 0
S. Johnston 1, W. Carteret 0 (8 innings)

Saturday, May 10
College Baseball
Campbell 11, Elon 6
Campbell 6, Elon 0

Monday. May 12
High School Girls Soccer
MCHSAA First Round
Princeton 5, Midway 0
W. Alamance 9, Triton 0

Wednesday, May 14
High School Baseball|
NCHSAA Third Round

Midway 4, E. Carteret 0
S. Alamance 7, Triton 1

Thursday, May 15
College Baseball

Campbell 18, Delaware 6
High School Softball.
NCHSAA Third Round
Midway 3, Seaforth 2 (9 innings)
S. Johnston 5, Richlands 0 (8 innings)
NCISAA 1-A Semifinals
CFCA 7, Ridgecroft 1

Friday, May 16
College Baseball
Campbell 6, Delaware 1
High School Baseball

NCHSAA Quarterfinals
Midway 2, SouthWest Edgecombe 0
High School Softball
NCHSAA Quarterfinals
S. Granville 3, Midway 2
S. Johnston 5, S. Nash 0

Saturday, May 17
College Baseball

Delaware 5, Campbell 3

Tuesday, May 20
High School Baseball
NCHSAA 2-A Semifinal Series
Midway 8, S. Lenoir 1
High School Softball
NCHSAA 3-A Semifinal Series
Scotland Co. 7, S. Johnston 2
NCISAA 1-A Final Series
at N.C. Wesleyan, Rocky Mount
CFCA 3-6, Lawrence 2-5
CFCA wins series, 2-0

Wednesday, May 21
College Baseball
CAA Tournament
Mount Pleasant, S.C.
Campbell 10, Elon 9

Thursday, May 22
College Baseball
CAA Tournament
Mount Pleasant, S.C.
UNC Wilmington 6, Campbell -0
High School Baseball
NCHSAA 2-A Semifinal Series
S. Lenoir 9, Midway 8 (8 innings)
(Best of three tied, 1-1)
High School Softball
NCHSAA 3-A Semifinal Series
Scotland Co. 8, S. Johnston 1
(Scotland Co. wins best of three, 2-0)

Friday, May 23
College Baseball
CAA Tournament
Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Charleston 12, Campbell 11

Saturday, May 24
High School Baseball
NCHSAA 2-A Semifinal Series
S. Lenoir 5, Midway 4
(S. Lenoir wins series, 2-1).

Friday, August 22
High School Football
Midway at Hobbton, 7 p.m.
Northwood at Harnett Central, 7 p.m.
S. Johnston at Smithfield-Selma, 7 p.m.
Triton at Willow Spring, 7 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

Cape Fear
Christian Academy

Linwood Smith looking forward to continuing CFCA’s success as AD

Linwood Smith looking forward to continuing CFCA’s success as AD

Linwood Smith will have to figure out where to store some trophies in the athletic director's office at Cape Fear Christian Academy as he takes on the AD responsibilities for the Eagles. The trophy haul in 2024-25 included state championship hardware in girls golf,...

Athletes celebrated as Eagles claim WF Cup

Athletes celebrated as Eagles claim WF Cup

Cape Fear Christian Academy recognized athletes for spring sports and end of the year awards at a banquet in the school gym on Monday. CFCA won the Wells Fargo Cup for overall athletic performance in the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association 1-A class...

Central

Central pulls away to 11-5 softball triumph at Triton

Central pulls away to 11-5 softball triumph at Triton

Harnett Central broke a 1-1 tie at Triton on Tuesday with four runs in the fifth inning and the Trojans went on to remain unbeaten in varsity softball in the All American Conference with an 11-5 win. The Trojans added six runs in the sixth inning in improving to 12-4...

Will Gage reflects on 33 years as coach at Central

Will Gage reflects on 33 years as coach at Central

Will Gage coached his last game at Harnett Central on Monday night in the first round of the All American Conference varsity boys basketball tournament. The seventh-seeded Trojans were topped, 66-58, in double overtime at second-seeded Triton So ended Gage's tenure...

South

Scotland Co. sweeps South in 3-A Eastern softball final

Scotland Co. sweeps South in 3-A Eastern softball final

Visiting Scotland County took an 8-1 softball win at South Johnston on Thursday night to close out the best of three series for the NCHSAA 3-A East region championship. The Fighting Scots scored a run in the top of the first and held the lead the rest of the way in...

Lannah Price hits walk-off home run to give South diamond playoff split

Lannah Price hits walk-off home run to give South diamond playoff split

Lannah Price added to her lustrous athletic legacy at South Johnston with a walk-off home run in the eighth-inning for a 1-0 second-round playoff win over visiting West Carteret on Friday night. The blast from the Virginia Commonwealth volleyball signee gave South a...

News & Features

East Carolina, Duke, UNC take wins in NCAA baseball

East Carolina, Duke, UNC take wins in NCAA baseball

East Carolina opened play in the NCAA baseball tournament regional at Coastal Carolina on Friday with an 11-6 win over Florida. Host North Carolina topped Holy Cross, 4-0. Duke rolled past Oklahoma State, 12-5, in the Athens regional at Georgia. Sophomore left-hander...

Campbell opens 2025 football season with road game vs. Rhode Island

Campbell opens 2025 football season with road game vs. Rhode Island

BUIES CREEK — Campbell has announced its 2025 football schedule, which will get underway with a Coastal Athletic Association contest at Rhode Island on Friday, August 29, at 6 p.m. Week two will send the Camels to East Carolina on Saturday, September 6, with a kickoff...

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