Former first-round draft pick Forrest Whitley made a rehab start for the host Fayetteville Woodpeckers in a doubleheader sweep of Lynchburg on Wednesday night. … Right-hander Tanner Myatt (Overhills) is 3-2 with a 3.90 earned run average for the Charleston (S.C.)...

Dunn Area Sports has received its 105,000th view since Feb. 4, 2018. Thank you! … Campbell is picked fourth among seven teams in the Big South Conference preseason football coaches poll. … A 2-man best ball golf tournament is scheduled at Keith Hills on Saturday, Aug....

Western Harnett's 15-and-under softball All-Stars finished second in the Tar Heel Leagues state tournament. … South Johnston's 12-and-under baseball All-Stars begin Tar Heel League state tournament play on Thursday at 6 p.m. against Yancey County in Clayton. … Erwin's...

Trent Fennell (Triton) made his fifth appearance in relief for the Lancaster JetHawks of the high Class A California League on Sunday. Fennell is 1-0 with a 0.93 earned run average over nine and two-thirds innings with Lancaster. He has 13 strikeouts. … Shane Lowry...

The Fayetteville SwampDogs snapped a 7-game losing streak with a 14-2 win over Morehead City in a Coastal Plain League baseball contest at J.P. Riddle Stadium in Fayetteville on Saturday night. … Duke starts its football season against Alabama in the Chick-fil-A...

The Erwin 10-and-under softball All-Stars were eliminated from the Tar Heel Leagues state tournament with a 13-3 loss to Watauga County on Friday at Currituck. … The Erwin 12-and-under softball All-Stars were knocked out of the state competition with a 20-2 loss to...

The Dunn Majors (12-and-under) baseball All-Stars defeated Bessemer City 10-5 on Thursday to reach the final in the Dixie state tournament in Clarkton. Lockwood Folly downed Dunn, 12-2, for the championship. … The Erwin 10-and-under softball All-Stars were topped 10-0...

The Erwin 10-and-under softball All-Stars meet Shelby today at 4 p.m. in Camden in the first round of the Tar Heel Leagues state tournament. … The Dunn Majors (12-and-umder) baseball All-Stars defeated Shallotte, 7-5, on Tuesday but lost to Lockwood Folly, 4-2, on...

In the East-West All-Star soccer games in Greensboro on Tuesday night, the East girls claimed a 3-2 win at Macpherson Stadium before the West took a 1-0 triumph in the boys game on a late goal by Jair Alvarez. The overall series for 2019 is tied at 2 going into the...

The East-West All-Star games got underway on Monday night with the East winning 81-78 in girls basketball and the West taking a 119-80 triumph in the boys game. The East girls were coached by David May of Pine Forest. The competition shifts to soccer games tonight...

Dunn's 12-and-under baseball and softball All-Star teams each took wins in Dixie state tournaments on Sunday. The Dunn Majors (baseball) topped Bessemer City 5-3 in the second round in Clarkton. The Dunn Ponytails prevailed 6-2 over Hope Mills in Wilmington. Both Dunn...