Quick Hits
Monday, March 18
Grant Knipp hit his 14th home run of the season in Campbell's 18-7 sweep-clinching baseball win over visiting Valparaiso on Sunday. Andrew Schuldt hit a 3-run homer in a 10-run fifth inning for the Camels (15-4). ... UNC (27-7) is the No. 1 seed in the West region of...
Sunday, March 17
Happy St. Patrick's Day! ... The Cape Fear Christian Academy varsity girls soccer team was dealt its first loss of the season, 6-1, at Fayetteville Christian on Friday night as Ella John Dupree prevented a shutout with a penalty kick. ... Lawson Harrill and Charlie...
Triton
Hawk hoops celebrates 20 victories, presents awards
The Triton boys varsity boys basketball team celebrated its 2023-24 season at a gathering at Blackmon's Catering in Dunn on Wednesday. The Hawks were 20-8 overall and went 11-3 in the All American Conference. All-conference selections included Romello Pegues, who...
Cowan chooses Campbell to continue career
Triton running back Javon "J.J." Cowan will move to the next level of his football career at Campbell. Cowan ran for 599 yards on 63 carries with 10 touchdowns as freshman in 2020. "We knew his freshman year that if he did the right things in the classroom and weight...
Midway
Midway takes varsity hoops matchups with Dark Horses
Midway took a varsity basketball sweep over visiting Clinton on Friday night as the Lady Raiders prevailed, 51-45, before the Midway boys topped the Dark Horses, 56-44. The Raider boys improved to 12-7 overall and 3-5 in the Southeastern 2-A Conference going into a...
Raiders top Lakewood with second half surge
An early third quarter surge lifted Midway’s varsity football team to a 32-26 win over visiting Sampson County rival Lakewood on Friday night. “We outplayed them in the first half,” said Midway coach Kyle Stevens. “We just dropped the ball, tipped them an...
Results / Schedule
Tuesday, March 12
College Baseball
Campbell 11, Lafayette 5
High School Baseball
Fayetteville Christian 13, CFCA 8
S. Johnston 14, Smithfield-Selma 0
Triton 10, E.E. Smith 0
High School Girls Soccer
Smithfield-Selma 7, S. Johnston 0
Triton 5, E.E. Smith 0
High School Softball
CFCA 13, Fayetteville Christian 1
S. Johnston 21, Smithfield-Selma 0
Triton 17, E.E. Smith 0
Wednesday, March 13
High School Baseball
Cumberland Cape Fear 2, Midway 0
Harnett Central 6, Pinecrest 1
High School Girls Soccer
Harnett Central 9, Westover 0,
Thursday, March 14
College Basketball
CAA Tournament
Campbell women 67, Elon 52
High School Baseball
Harnett Central 17-15, Westover 3-0
Triton 11, Midway 9
High School Girls Soccer
Harnett Central 9, Westover 0
Triton 4, Midway 0
High School Softball
Freedom 6, Cape Fear Christian 1
Clayton 10, South Johnston 7.
Midway 4, Triton 2
Friday, March 15
College Baseball
Campbell 10, Valparaiso 9
College Basketball
CAA Tournament
Stony Brook women 61, Campbell 52
High School Baseball
Triton 6m E.E. Smith 2
Kerr-Vance 8, Cape Fear Christian 4
S. Johnston 13, Smithfield-Selma 3
High School Girls Soccer
Fayetteville Christian 6, CFCA 1
Triton 6, E.E. Smith 0
Fike 9, S. Johnston 0
Hobbton 5, Midway 1
High School Softball
Triton 17, E.E. Smith 2
S. Johnston 15 Fike 0
Harnett Central 21-18, Westover 5-0
Saturday, March 16
College Baseball
Campbell 13, Valparaiso 4
Sunday, March 17
College Baseball
Campbell 18, Valparaiso 7
Monday. March 18
High School Baseball
Midway at Triton, 7 p.m.
High School Girls Soccer
Midway at Triton, 6 p.m.
High School Softball
Harnett Central at Willow Spring, 4:30 p.m.
Midway at Triton, 6:30 p.m.
Cape Fear
Christian Academy
Eagle baseball looking to bounce back vs. Southside
Cape Fear Christian Academy's varsity baseball team will be looking to bounce back from an 8-4 nonconference loss to visiting Kerr-Vance on Friday as the Eagles host Southside on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. The Eagles (2-3) rallied from a 5-0 deficit after two innings with...
Middle school boys golf wins opening event
The Cape Fear Christian Academy middle school boys golf team won its opening match Thursday at Keith Hills Ben Thompson and John Russell Wise of the Eagles tied for medalist honors with 46s over the Orange nine as CFCA compiled a 4-player total of 201. Harnett Central...
Central
Terry Sanford surges past improved Central, 43-22, in second round rematch
Harnett Central had a 22-14 lead in the fourth quarter against visiting Terry Sanford on Friday night before the Bulldogs rallied for a 43-22 win and a third-round berth in the NCHSAA 3-A football playoffs. The Trojans finished 6-6 for their first non-losing season...
Harnett Central back … and moving on with 42-30 win
In the postseason for the first time since 2011 and hosting a playoff game for the first time since 2009, 11th-seeded Harnett Central’s varsity football team took advantage of takeaways to beat No. 22 West Carteret, 42-30, in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A playoffs...
South
Trojans bounce back for 28-14 triumph at Triton
One week after suffering a narrow loss at home against Princeton, South Johnston’s varsity football team rebounded with a 28-14 win at rival Triton Friday. “We knew we had something special with this senior group,” said South Johnston coach Lee Webb. “I call them my...
South softball tops Triton with timely hitting
Timely hitting led South Johnston’s varsity softball team to a 5-1 win over visiting nonconference rival Triton on Thursday night. “I think scoring with two outs was kind of big,” said South Johnston coach Ashley Ennis. “Lannah (Price) did a good at the plate and on...
News & Features
No. 16 UNC rallies past No. 22 Camels in Buies Creek
BUIES CREEK — Campbell yielded a four run ninth-inning to visiting North Carolina in a 7-3 baseball defeat Tuesday night at Jim Perry Stadium. There were 1,403 on hand, the fourth largest crowd at Jim Perry Stadium. The No. 22 Camels (8-4) grabbed an early lead on a...
Coats-Erwin boys capture conference championship
The Coats-Erwin Middle School boys basketball team won the Lee-Harnett Conference championship with an 11-1 record. Brandon Shwaikeh was head coach of the Falcons and he was assisted by LaQuan McKoy.