Dunn Area Sports Staff

Thursday, March 18

Hobbton edged visiting East Wake Academy, 2-1, on a second-half goal by Jose Rendon in the first round of the NCHSAA 1-A boys soccer playoffs on Wednesday. Erick Soza scored for the Wildcats (8-2-1) in the first half. The fifth-seeded Wildcats will travel to No. 4...

Wednesday, March 17

Happy St. Patrick's Day! ... Seven Campbell wrestlers have qualified for the NCAA championships, which begin Thursday in St. Louis. The group includes Zurich Storm (125 pounds), Josh Heil (149), Benjamin Barton (157), Austin Murphy (174), Caleb Hopkins (184), Chris...

CFCA takes middle school diamond victories

CFCA takes middle school diamond victories

Cape Fear Christian Academy's middle school baseball and softball teams took decisive 3-inning wins at home on Monday. The baseball team improved to 1-1 in the Southeastern Conference with a 17-1 win over the O'Neal School of Southern Pines. Kristina Kennedy pitched a...

Tuesday, March 16

Campbell right-hander Ty Cummings has been named Freshman of the Week in the Big South Conference after three and one-third innings of scoreless relief in a 4-3 win over previously-unbeaten South Carolina Upstate on Saturday in Buies Creek. ... East Carolina is ranked...

Monday, March 15

The Campbell women's soccer team got three goals and an assist from Jessica Donald in a 5-0 Big South Conference home win over South Carolina Upstate on Sunday. ... Dunn Area Sports has received its 179,000th view. Thank you! ... Connor Norby and Josh Moylan hit home...

Campbell takes pair from previously-unbeaten USC Upstate

Campbell takes pair from previously-unbeaten USC Upstate

BUIES CREEK — Campbell swept Saturday's Big South Conference baseball doubleheader to take the series and hand South Carolina Upstate its first losses of the season. The Camels walked it off, 4-3, in game one and used timely pitching to escape multiple jams in hanging...

Camels cap spring football practice, check out new locker room

Camels cap spring football practice, check out new locker room

BUIES CREEK — Campbell held its annual spring football game on Saturday morning and dedicated its newly renovated football locker room, which is named for Louisa Alliene Taylor (Class of 1989). Saturday's scrimmage concluded the Camels' spring practice season, which...

Sunday, March 14

Daylight savings time is back. Set clocks forward one hour. ... Hobbton is the No. 5 seed in the East for the NCHSAA 1-A boys soccer playoffs as the champions of the Carolina Conference. The Wildcats (7-2-1) host No. 12 East Wake Academy (5-6) in the first round on...

Triton boys soccer in NCHSAA 3-A playoffs as No. 12 seed

Triton boys soccer in NCHSAA 3-A playoffs as No. 12 seed

The Triton varsity boys soccer team got some good news on Saturday when the North Carolina High School Athletic Association released its 3-A playoff bracket. The Hawks made the field as the No. 12 seed in the East. Triton will travel to fifth-seeded Jacksonville, the...

Crumley leads CFCA’s first win with four goals in 5-0 victory

Crumley leads CFCA’s first win with four goals in 5-0 victory

In a demanding week of nonconference matches, the Cape Fear Christian Academy varsity girls soccer team progressed from an 11-2 home loss to Lee Christian on Monday to a narrow 2-1 loss at Crossroads Christian of Henderson on Tuesday to their first victory of the...

Western, Central looking for first football win

Western, Central looking for first football win

County rivals Harnett Central and Western Harnett opened Tri-County Six 3-A Conference play with competitive losses on Friday night. The Trojans fell 10-6 at Union Pines and Western was topped, 31-16, at home by Southern Lee after leading, 16-10, at the half. Both...

Saturday, March 13

Harnett Central quarterback De'Andre McAllister completed 11 of 26 passes for 151 yards with a touchdown and an interception in a 10-6 loss at Union Pines on Friday night. Jaden Bryant had six catches for 101 yards. Devin Perry led the Trojans' ground game with 93...

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