Quick Hits
Thursday, July 17
Adam Scronce has been named football coach at Hobbton after serving 12 years as offensive coordinator at Wallace-Rose Hill, which won four state championships from 2013 to 2017 and was runner-up in 2021. ... New Campbell men's basketball coach John Andrzejek, and...
Wednesday, July 16
Harnett Central will take on Terry Sanford in the HighSchoolOT Football Jamboree at Trentini Stadium in Wake Forest on Saturday, August 9, at 6 p.m. ... Campbell will host James Madison for a scrimmage on August 7 at 7 p.m. in the first competitive action of the 2025...
Triton

Hawks in midst of changes in varsity boys basketball
Transition is an important element in basketball — offense to defense and vice-versa, but Triton's varsity boys will be dealing with other transitional factors after going 19-10 last season and reaching the second round of the NCHSAA 3-A playoffs. The Hawks are in the...

Sewell NCBCA all-state; Bates, Brown all-region
Chase Sewell has earned a berth on the 3-A all-state team selected by the North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association after hitting .458 as a junior at Triton. Sewell had eight doubles, two triples and one home run with 13 RBIs as the Hawks went 15-11 and reached the...
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, 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.
Overhills at S. Lee, 7 p.m.
Oxford Webb at W. Harnett, 7 p.m.
S. Johnston at Smithfield-Selma, 7 p.m.
Triton at Willow Spring, 7 p.m.
Cape Fear
Christian Academy

Harnett Ballers (aka CFCA) compile winning mark in events at Myrtle Beach
The Harnett County Ballers, essentially Cape Fear Christian Academy's varsity boys basketball team, recently competed at Myrtle Beach, finishing with the Silver Championship in one tournament and a 4-3 record overall. "We've competed here before and the most wins we...

Ellis assesses summer scrimmage sweep at Triton
A veteran Cape Fear Christian Academy varsity boys basketball team was ready when called to compete in scrimmages at Triton on Friday, registering some decisive outcomes as a fill-in for North Duplin, which withdrew. The Eagles topped the host Hawks by 12 points,...
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

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 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

Dunn AAA bows out of DYB Division 2 state tournament
Play ended for Dunn's AAA (10-and-under) all-stars in the Diamond Youth Baseball Division 2 state tournament at Ocean Isle Park on Tuesday with a 16-1 loss in four innings to Shallotte/ Liam Stroud broke up a no-hitter in the bottom of the fourth with a leadoff single...

Dunn AAA baseball downs East Bladen, 17-2, in DYB Division 2 state tournament
The Dunn AAA (10-and-under) baseball all-stars defeated Bladen County, 17-2, in four innings on Monday in the Diamond Youth Baseball Division 2 state tournament at Ocean Isle Beach Park. The outcome moved the local team into an elimination game against host Shallotte...