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Hawks get football practice going with 91 players out

Hawks get football practice going with 91 players out

Triton began official football practice on Wednesday morning with 91 players on hand. Varsity coach Ben Penny reported 40 out for the older team and 51 for junior varsity. David Reece will direct the younger team. Penny likes the attitude of the Hawks. "I am very...

Saturday, August 2

— Incoming Campbell freshman N'na Konate will play for Switzerland in the International Basketball Federation Under 20 women's Eurobasket Division B competition in Hungary. Switzerland plays Greece today at 2 p.m. — Trea Turner (N.C. State) had a hit and an RBI for...

Friday, August 1

— Triton varsity boys basketball coach T.J. Morrison said the Hawks will match up with Western Harnett in the first round of the Bennie Pollock Memorial Tournament on November 18. — That would put anticipated host Harnett Central and Overhills in the other bracket...

Thursday, July 31

— Midway is ranked No. 2 by HighSchoolOT in preseason volleyball for the 910 area code. Harnett Central is rated No. 10. — Marquez Jones (Harnett Central) had 11 catches for 138 yards for Methodist in 2024. He had 18 kick returns for 350 yards and four punt returns...

Wednesday, July 30

— Official football practice starts today for NCHSAA schools. — Zach Neto (Campbell) had an RBI double for the host Los Angeles Angels in an 8-5 win over Toronto on Tuesday night. — Trea Turner (N.C. State) had two hits with a double and a run for visiting...

Monday, July 28

— Carlos Rodon (N.C. State) improved to 11-7 for the New York Yankees in a 4-3 win over visiting Philadelphia with eight strikeouts in five and one-third innings on Sunday. — Alec Burleson (East Carolina) had two hits with a 2-run homer for St. Louis in a 9-2 loss to...

Sunday, July 27

— Cedric Mullins (Campbell) hit a 3-run homer for Baltimore in an 18-0 win over visiting Colorado on Saturday night. — Trea Turner (N.C. State) had two doubles, two runs and two RBIs for Philadelphia in a 9-4 victory over the host New York Yankees. — Nick Kurtz (Wake...

Saturday, July 26

— Campbell outfielder Dalen Thompson (Triton) has signed a professional contract with the Florence Y'alls of the Frontier League. His first pro hit Thursday was a home run. — Campbell has named T.J. Dudley as its new wrestling coach. He is a former Camels assistant...

Friday, July 25

• Harnett Central is hosting Broughton for football scrimmages for junior varsity and varsity on August 15 at 6 p.m. The Trojans are matched up with Terry Sanford in the HighSchoolOT Jamboree at Trentini Stadium in Wake Forest on August 9 at 6 p.m. • Midway is hosting...

Thursday, July 24

A new layout that will be more reader friendly is in the works for Dunn Area Sports. ... The Golden Knights will jump into Campbell's Barker-Lane Stadium this evening as part of the Diamond Youth Baseball World Series opening ceremonies (See News & Features below)....

Wednesday, July 23

The East-West All-Star soccer games in Greensboro on Tuesday night ended in ties at Grimsley's Jamieson Stadium. The West girls overcame a 2-goal deficit over the last six minutes for a draw at 3. Landen Lucas of Greenville Rose scored on a free kick with 1:42 left...

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