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Hawks split at Western

Hawks split at Western

Western Harnett held off Triton for a 58-55 varsity boys basketball win on Friday night to give the host Eagles a split after a 49-30 loss in the girls game. Zoie Starling had 17 points as the Lady Hawks improved to 11-8 overall and 6-2 in the Tri-County Six 3-A...

Saturday, February 8

Pairings are set for the championships of the Sandhills Athletic Conference varsity basketball tournaments tonight at Freedom Christian. The girls final at 6 p.m. sends second-seeded Fayetteville Christian (16-3) against top-seeded Trinity Christian (19-2). No. 2 seed...

Trinity downs CFCA girls in SAC semis, Lady Eagles await playoffs

Trinity downs CFCA girls in SAC semis, Lady Eagles await playoffs

After knocking off fourth-seeded Northwood Temple in the first round of the Sandhills Athletic Conference tournament, the fifth-seeded varsity girls basketball team from Cape Fear Christian Academy met top-seeded Trinity in the semifinals on Friday at Freedom...

Friday, February 7

After school activities were postponed for teams in Harnett, Johnston and Sampson counties on Thursday due to the threat of severe weather. … A Senior golf league starts at Keith Hills on March 10. It's open to members and nonmembers. … The Campbell men's basketball...

Western kicker Dillon Smith signs with Mars Hill

Western kicker Dillon Smith signs with Mars Hill

Western Harnett kicker and punter Dillon Smith has signed with Mars Hill. Smith averaged 43.7 yards on 38 punts for the Eagles in 2019 with a longest of 66 yards and 10 inside the opponent's 20-yard line. He was Western's leading scorer with 36 points as he made 15 of...

Thursday, February 6

Dunn hosts Highland in middle school basketball this afternoon. … South Johnston's Senior Night tonight was called off due to no after school activities in Johnston County because of the threat of storms. … The Campbell men's basketball team plays at Winthrop tonight...

Lady Hawks turn  back Southern Lee, 35-31

Lady Hawks turn back Southern Lee, 35-31

The Triton varsity girls basketball team downed visiting Southern, 35-31, in a Tri-County Six 3-A Conference game on Tuesday night. Anastasia McDonald scored 14 points and Kaila Cooney tallied 12 as the Lady Hawks improved to 10-8 overall and 5-2 in league play. Abby...

CFCA girls take SAC tournament win at Northwood Temple

CFCA girls take SAC tournament win at Northwood Temple

Cape Fear Christian Academy's varsity girls basketball team had lost twice in the regular season to Northwood Temple Academy but fifth-seeded CFCA took a 51-34 victory at fourth-seeded NTA in the first round of the Sandhills Athletic Conference tournament on Tuesday...

Wednesday, February 5

Host Chapel Hill defeated Triton, 55-21, on Tuesday night in the opening round of the NCHSAA 3-A dual team wrestling tournament. … Campbell opens the 2020 baseball season at South Alabama on Friday, February 14. The first home game for the Camels will be against East...

Tuesday, February 4

Cape Fear Christian Academy's junior varsity boys basketball team won 82-72 in the semifinals of the Sandhills Athletic Conference tournament at top-seeded Freedom Christian on Monday night as Zeke Brock scored 38 points. Deshawn Woods added 15 for the fourth-seeded...

Monday, February 3

Monday, February 3

The Triton wrestling team (see photo inside) competed in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference championships at Union Pines on Saturday with Michael Carvin winning the 285-pound division and recording his 100th career victory in the process. Nick Williams won at 145...

Pairings set for SAC tournaments

Pairings set for SAC tournaments

Pairings have been set for the Sandhills Athletic Conference basketball tournaments. The Cape Fear Christian Academy junior varsity boys are the No. 4 seed in the league event and will visit top-seeded Freedom Christian on Monday at 7:30 p.m. The junior Eagles went...

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