Dunn Area Sports Staff

Thursday, June 13

The Campbell women's soccer team will have exhibitions at Duke on Monday, Aug. 12, at 7 p.m. and at home against The Citadel on Friday, Aug. 16 at 5 p.m. before playing its season opener in Buies Creek on Sunday, Aug. 25, at 7 p.m. against UNC Greensboro. … The St....

Wednesday, June 12

Erwin will be hosting three Tar Heel district tournaments starting July 8 at Al Woodall Park. The divisions are 10-and-under baseball and softball as well as 15-and-under baseball. ... The Dunn 10-and-under Angels softball, coached by David Horne, and the Dunn...

Jay James to coach HC tennis

Jay James to coach HC tennis

Teaching professional Jay James has been named to coach boys and girls tennis next school year at Harnett Central. James teaches business at the high school. "My short term team goals will be to finish in the top three in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference this year as...

Tuesday, June 11

Golden State stayed alive in the NBA finals with a 106-105 win at Toronto on Monday night, cutting the Raptors' lead in the best-of-seven to 3-2. The Warriors host game six on Thursday night at 9 p.m. (ABC). Kevin Durant played 11 minutes for the Warriors and had 11...

Monday, June 10

North Carolina defeated Auburn 2-0 Sunday to force a deciding game three today at 1 p.m. (ESPN2) in the Chapel Hill Super Regional of the NCAA baseball tournament. No. 1 UCLA will not make the trip to the College World Series after a 4-2 loss to Michigan on Sunday...

Sunday, June 9

Left-handed pitcher Ryan Chasse of Campbell has been named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. … Right-hander Kumar Rocker of Vanderbilt pitched a no-hitter with 19 strikeouts in a 3-0 Super Regional win over visiting Duke in the NCAA baseball...

Saturday, June 8

Trent Fennell (Triton) has been assigned to the Boise Hawks of the Northwest League. The club opens its season June 14 at Salem-Keizer (Oregon). Fennell had a 1-2 record with a 4.24 earned run average in 13 appearances for the Grand Junction Rockies of the Pioneer...

Friday, June 7

Logan Patrick of Midway has been named to the HighSchoolOT All-East boys golf team. … East Carolina starts its best-of-three Super Regional in the NCAA baseball tournament at Louisville today at noon (ESPN2). … Duke opens its Super Regional at Vanderbilt today at 6...

Thursday, June 6

Al Woodall Park in Erwin will be the site for 10-and-under and 12-and-under Tar Heel Leagues district softball tournaments July 8-9. … The 3-point line in NCAA Division I next season will be 22 feet, 1 3/4 inches, the international distance. The length has been 20-9...

Miriello is Coach of Year in Tri-County Six 3-A Conference

Miriello is Coach of Year in Tri-County Six 3-A Conference

Joey Miriello of Triton has been named Coach of the Year in baseball in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference. It is the sixth such honor for the Hawks coach in the last eight years. "I appreciate the award, first and foremost, mainly because I respect the opinion of...

Wednesday, June 5

Campbell outfielder Matthew Barefoot (Midway) was drafted in the sixth round by the Houston Astros. His potential developmental path could send him through the Carolina League with the Fayetteville Woodpeckers. Camel teammate Tyson Messer (Harnett Central) was a...

East Carolina takes pair from Camels for regional title

East Carolina takes pair from Camels for regional title

GREENVILLE — Third-seeded Campbell ended its season in the NCAA Greenville baseball regional, dropping a 12-3 decision to No. 7-ranked and top-seeded East Carolina in the winner-take-all championship game Monday night at Clark-LeClair Stadium. Making their...

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