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Dunn Area Sports riding into sunset after 7 years
As it says in Ecclesiastes, there is a time and season for everything under the sun. There was a time for Dunn Area Sports to fill a niche, but the time has come to suspend operations. I'm going back to The Daily Record and to avoid duplication of effort, my focus...
Raiders have busy Friday evening, Saturday morning
Midway football coach Barrett Sloan understandably was a little tired Saturday morning. He had a busy schedule that started with a regular preseason practice on Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. Then there was a meeting with parents of the players. Then there was fun and games...
Quick Hits
Wednesday, August 13
— Football scrimmages at Midway that were scheduled for Tuesday night were called off. — Campbell will hold its annual Football Fan Fest on Saturday, August 23, with activities beginning at 3:30 p.m. — Zach Neto (Campbell) got the first two outs for the Los Angeles...
Tuesday, August 12
— Midway is scheduled to host Hobbton, West Bladen and West Columbus for football scrimmages tonight starting at 6:30 p.m. — Incoming Campbell freshman N'na Konate helped Switzerland to a 5-2 record at the FIBA Under 20 Women's Eurobasket Division B tournament in...
Results / Schedule
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, July 25
Diamond Youth Baseball
A (6-and-under) World Series
Tyler Park, Dunn
Virginia 21, Dunn 0
Tennessee 15, Dunn 0
AA (8-and-under) World Series
Tart Park, Dunn
Wallace 14, Dunn 8
Alabama 15, Dunn 2
Saturday, July 26
Diamond Youth Baseball
A (6-and-under) World Series
Tyler Park, Dunn
S. Carolina 17, Dunn 0
Texas 16, Dunn 1
AA (8-and-under) World Series
Tart Park, Dunn
S. Carolina 11, Dunn 1
Georgia 13, Dunn 1
Monday, August 11
High School Boys Soccer
Princeton 5, Hobbton 1
High School Volleyball
Garner 3, S. Johnston 0
Tuesday, August 12
High School Volleyball
Hobbton 3, Jones 1
Harnett Central 3, Midway 1
Triton 3, Pine Forest 2
Village 3, CFCA 1
Wednesday, August 13
High School Boys Soccer
Midway at Hobbton, 6 p.m.
Overhills at Harnett Central, 6:30 p.m.
SSS at Triton, 6:30 p.m.
High School Volleyball
Midway at Cleveland, 5:30 p.m.
Princeton at W. Harnett, 5:45 p.m.
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.
Triton
Morrison, Pegues help East boys to All-Star triumph
T.J. Morrison of Triton admitted to some nervousness before heading to Greensboro on Saturday to coach the East boys in the annual East-West All-Star game. His preparation and game plan helped produce a 98-83 win at the Greensboro Coliseum annex. Graduated Hawks...
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...
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...
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
Golden Knights to descend at opening ceremonies at CU for DYB World Series
Opening ceremonies are scheduled for Thursday at 6 p.m. at Campbell's Barker-Lane Stadium for the Diamond Youth Baseball World Series in the 6-and-under and 8-and-under (AA) divisions. The U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team will be dropping in at the Camels'...
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...
