Al Myatt

Dunn Area Sports riding into sunset after 7 years

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...

Tuesday, July 29

— David Reece of Triton has been named to serve as an assistant for the East in the East-West All-Star football game in Greensboro in December of 2026. Ben Penny of the Hawks will be an assistant this December. — Former Campbell player Joe Spinks will be coaching the...

Dunn topped in DYB Majors state tournament, AAA takes on Bladen County

Dunn topped in DYB Majors state tournament, AAA takes on Bladen County

The Dunn Majors (12-and-under) All-Star team was topped, 8-5, by Burgaw in an elimination game at Ocean Isle Park in the Diamond Youth Baseball Division 2 state tournament on Sunday. Dunn was leading, 3-2, when there was a weather delay in the third inning that lasted...

Thursday, June 12

Cape Fear Christan Academy's varsity softball team, NCISAA Division 3 champions, is ranked No. 11 in the state among public and private schools by MaxPreps. HighSchoolOT has the Lady Eagles at No. 19 in its statewide rankings and No. 2 in the 910 area code. ... The...

Better late than never for state softball champ CFCA

Better late than never for state softball champ CFCA

Cape Fear Christian Academy's varsity softball team bided its time in the NCISAA Division 3 playoffs but in the end the Eagles had an accomplishment worth waiting for, a state championship among 1-A teams. The semifinals against Ridgecroft were delayed for 48 hours by...

Middle school baseball topped in MCC tournament

Middle school baseball topped in MCC tournament

Cape Fear Christian Academy's middle school baseball team was topped, 10-6, by visiting Crossroads in the championship game of the Mid-Carolina Conference tournament on Tuesday. The Eagles won the MCC regular-season title and finished with a 7-2-1 record. The hosts...

Eagles split middle school scrimmages with Highland

Eagles split middle school scrimmages with Highland

Cape Fear Christian Academy split middle school scrimmages with visiting Highland on Friday as the Eagles took a 5-1 softball win after the Vikings prevailed, 9-0, in girls soccer. Finley Phillips, who missed a scrimmage earlier in the week, had six strikeouts to pace...

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...

Monday, December 16

Nolan Dorsey had 21 points and six rebounds for the Campbell men's basketball team (5-6) in an 86-76 loss at Morgan State on Sunday. Hason Sinani added 16 points and six rebounds for the Camels. ... The Campbell women's basketball team hosts Guilford today at 11:30...

Avery County wins father-son coaching matchup at Harnett Central, 70-62

Avery County wins father-son coaching matchup at Harnett Central, 70-62

John Gage made a successful trip home as Avery County's varsity boys basketball team took a 70-62 nonconference win at Harnett Central on Saturday. Gage played for his dad, Will Gage, at Central from 2007 to 2009. The older Gage said this is his 33rd year as coach of...

CFCA varsity boys 5-0 after grinding out 57-45 victory

CFCA varsity boys 5-0 after grinding out 57-45 victory

Cape Fear Christian Academy's varsity boys basketball team prevailed in a nonconference matchup with visiting Riverside for a 57-45 win as the Eagles improved to 5-0 on Thursday night. The Royals played physical, too physical in fact as they finished with only four...

Glenna McLamb signs with Gardner-Webb for softball

Glenna McLamb signs with Gardner-Webb for softball

Gardner-Webb recognized Glenna McLamb's softball pitching ability and potential at a travel tournament before her junior year at Cape Fear Christian Academy. The Bulldogs didn't waste any time in inviting her to join the Big South Conference program based in Boiling...

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