Dunn Area Sports Staff

Thursday, June 9

TaKyra "T.K." McLean of the Triton softball program will be playing in the State Games, June 21-23. ... Athanas Kioko of Campbell earned the fifth All American honor of his career with a fifth-place finish in the men's 10,000-meter run on Wednesday night in the NCAA...

Wednesday, June 8

Right-handed pitcher Trent Fennell (Triton, Barton) did not allow a hit or a run in three innings of relief for the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats in a 5-3 victory at Portland on Tuesday night. Fennell had four strikeouts and got the win as Hartford moved into first...

Hayden Pope headed to Methodist

Hayden Pope headed to Methodist

Right-handed pitcher Hayden Pope of Triton signed to play baseball at Methodist on Tuesday at a ceremony in the school media center. Pope was 7-3 as a senior with a 3.20 earned run average as the Hawks went 18-8. Pope had 69 strikeouts in 50 and one-third innings....

Tuesday, June 7

Former Triton football coach and current South Johnston softball coach Ashley Ennis is the new athletic director at South. ... Bryson Worrell was 4-for-4 with a home run, a triple, four runs and four RBIs for East Carolina in a 13-4 win over Coastal Carolina on Monday...

Monday, June 6

Wilson Raynor (Triton, East Carolina) was the plate umpire Sunday for Campbell's elimination game with Georgia Tech in the Knoxville regiobnal, which the Yellow Jackets won, 16-5. The Camels finished 41-19. ... East Carolina had a 20-game winning streak stopped with a...

Sunday, June 5

Despite taking a 4-0 lead in the third inning, Campbell was topped, 12-7, by Tennessee in the winners' bracket in the Knoxville regional of the NCAA baseball tournament on Saturday night. Jarrod Belbin, Connor Denning and Drake Pierson hit home runs for the Camels,...

Saturday, June 4

Paul Gervase (Harnett Central) picked up his sixth save for LSU in a 14-11 win over Kennesaw State on Friday night in the Hattiesburg (Southern Miss) regional of the NCAA baseball tournament. ... Right-handed pitcher Hayden Pope of Triton is scheduled to sign with...

Friday, June 3

Shortstop Zach Neto and right-handed pitcher Thomas Harrington of Campbell have been named second team All Americans by Collegiate Baseball. Neto is hitting .398 with 15 home runs and 49 RBIs. Harrington is 11-2 with a 2.21 earned run average. ... The Camels (40-17)...

Thursday, June 2

Midway athletes Caden Hodges (Fayetteville State, golf), Madissen Cannady (Methodist, cross country) and Kris'Shyia McKoy (Brunswick Community College, basketball) have signed to compete at the next level. ... Kyle Stevens is the new football coach at Midway. Stevens...

Wednesday, June 1

Hobbton's girls soccer team was defeated, 5-0, by Woods Charter in the Eastern final of the NCHSAA 1-A playoffs on Tuesday night at the WakeMed soccer complex in Cary. ... Clinton won the regional final in the NCHSAA 2-A girls soccer playoffs, 3-1, over visiting East...

Tuesday, May 31

The Hobbton girls soccer team will play Woods Charter for the NCHSAA 1-A Eastern championship today at 6 p.m. on Field Two at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary. ... The Campbell baseball team is the No. 3 seed for the Knoxville regional of the NCAA Tournament and will play...

Monday, May 30

Happy Memorial Day! ... East Carolina and UNC were named Sunday night to host regionals in the NCAA baseball tournament. Brackets are scheduled to be announced today (ESPN2, noon). ... The Pirates won their 18th straight, downing Houston, 6-1, in Clearwater, Florida,...

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