Quick Hits
Friday, May 16
Olivia Crumpler and Reese Penny had RBIs for South Johnston in a 5-run eighth inning as the Trojans won, 5-0, at Richlands on Thursday night in the third round of the NCHSAA 3-A softball playoffs. ... Winning pitcher Sarah Autry, Peyton Herring and Kiley Ives had RBIs...
Thursday, May 15
Tanner Williams pitched a no-hitter with eight strikeouts as Midway, the No. 13 seed in the East bracket, advanced to the NCHSAA 2-A baseball quarterfinals with a 4-0 win at No. 5 East Carteret on Wednesday night. Carson Tew had a double and two RBIs for the Raiders...
Triton

Hawks take three for team to reach third round with walk-off triumph over CBA
Three straight hit batters in the bottom of the seventh lifted Triton to a 4-3 walk-off win over C.B. Aycock in the second round of the NCHSAA 3-A baseball playoffs on Thursday night. The Hawks trailed, 3-2, going into their half of the seventh when Chase Sewell led...

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
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 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, April 30
High School Baseball
All American Tournament
Terry Sanford 10, Triton 3
High School Girls Soccer
Triton 3, Harnett Central 0
E. Bladen 2, Midway 0
High School Softball
All American Tournament
Pine Forest 6, Triton 4
Harnett Central 14, W. Harnett 0
Thursday, May 1
High School Baseball
S. Johnston 4, W. Johnston 3
Mid-Carolina Tournament
CFCA 21, Lee Christian 1 (3 innings)
High School Girls Soccer
W. Johnston 9, S. Johnston 0
Mid-Carolina Tournament
Crossroads 10, CFCA 0
High School Softball
High Point Christian 7, CFCA 6 (8 innings)
s. Johnston 5, W. Johnston 4
Friday, May 2
College Baseball
N.C. A&T 8, Campbell 7
High School Baseball
Midway 15, St. Pauls 5 (6 innings)
Mid-Carolina Tournament
Crossroads 17, CFCA 7
High School Girls Soccer
Midway 7, St. Pauls 0
High School Softball
Midway 7, St. Pauls 5
All American Tournament
Harnett Central 10, Pine Forest 2
Saturday, May 3
College Baseball
Campbell 10, N.C. A&T 4
Sunday, May 4
College Baseball
Campbell 6, N.C. A&T 1
Tuesday, May 6
College Baseball
UNC 10, Campbell 1
High School Baseball
First Round, NCHSAA Playoffs
Midway 8, Greene Central 3
S. Johnston 7, Harnett Central 3
Triton 4, South Central 2
High School Girls Soccer
SSS 5, S. Johnston 0
High School Softball
First Round, NCHSAA Playoffs
Harnett Central 9, C.B. Aycock 5
S. Jonston 11, E. Wake 0 (5 innings)
Midway 11, Franklin Academy 1 (5 innings)
Orange 15, Triton 7 (8 innings)
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
High School Softball.
NCHSAA Third Round
Midway 3, Seaforth 2 (9 innings)
S. Johnston 5, Richlands 0
NCISAA 1-A Semifinals
CFCA 7, Ridgecroft 1
Friday, May 16
High School Baseball
NCHSAA Quarterfinals
SouthWest Edgecombe at Midway, 7 p.m.
High School Softball
NCHSAA Quarterfinals
S. Granville at Midway, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 17
High School Softball
NCHSAA Quarterfinals
S. Johnston at S. Nash, 6 p.m.
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Cape Fear
Christian Academy

Tripp wins state shot put, Ammons 2nd in high jump
Cape Fear Christian Academy senior Larah Tripp won the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association Division 3 championship in the shot put at Wingate University on Friday. Division 3 includes the 1-A and 2-A classifications. Tripp, who was third in the...

CFCA maintains position for runners-up in 1-A golf
Cape Fear Christian Academy held on to second place in the second and final round of the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association 1-A golf tournament at Jamestown Park Golf Course on Tuesday. The Eagles finished with a team score of 536 after totaling...
Central

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 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

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...

South hosting Jacksonville in second round baseball
South Johnston hosted Harnett Central in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A baseball playoffs and advanced with a 7-3 win on Tuesday night. Kellen Smith went 2-for-2 with a home run, a walk, a hit by pitch and two RBs for South, the No. 5 seed in the East bracket....
News & Features

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...

Campbell names Florida assistant Andrzejek new men’s basketball coach
BUIES CREEK - Florida assistant John Andrzejek is the new men's basketball coach at Campbell. Athletic director Hannah Bazemore made the announcement on Thursday. Andrzejek (An-der-shek) spent the last two seasons at Florida, helping the Gators to a No. 1 seed in this...