Dunn Area Sports Staff

Tuesday, June 4

Jay James will coach girls and boys tennis at Harnett Central next school year. … East Carolina visits Louisville, Duke travels to Vanderbilt and North Carolina hosts Auburn in NCAA baseball Super Regional best-of-three series. … St. Louis evened the best-of-seven...

Monday, June 3

Joey Miriello of Triton is Coach of the Year in baseball in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference. ... Cape Fear Christian Academy basketball players Dillon Butler and Marcus Owens were valedictorian and salutatorian respectively for the Class of 2019. Butler has signed...

Campbell tops Quinnipiac to move to 2-0 in Greenville regional

Campbell tops Quinnipiac to move to 2-0 in Greenville regional

GREENVILLE — Zach Minnick delivered a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth to score Koby Collins and lift third-seeded Campbell to a 9-8 victory over fourth-seeded Quinnipiac on Sunday afternoon, advancing Campbell to the NCAA baseball tournament regional...

Camels win opener over Wolfpack in NCAA Tournament

Camels win opener over Wolfpack in NCAA Tournament

GREENVILLE — Third-seeded Campbell scored four runs in the first inning and a gem thrown by Michael Horrell to top the No. 15-ranked and second-seeded N.C. State, 5-4, in the NCAA baseball tournament regional opener on Friday and Saturday at Clark-LeClair Stadium....

Sunday, June 2

North Carolina defeated Liberty 16-1 in the winners bracket of the Chapel Hill regional in the NCAA baseball tournament on Saturday. … Duke took a 4-0 win over host and top seed West Virginia in the winners bracket on Saturday. … Quinnipiac stunned host and top seed...

Saturday, June 1

Campbell's opening baseball game in the NCAA regional in Greenville was not completed Friday due to weather issues. Play is scheduled to resume today at noon with the Camels leading N.C. State, 5-4, going to the bottom of the ninth. East Carolina's game with...

Friday, May 31

After capturing eight Big South Conference championships during the 2018-19 academic year, Campbell has won the Sasser Cup for overall athletic excellence in the league. … The ACC baseball tournament will be held in Charlotte next season on May 19-24 at BB&T Ballpark,...

Thursday, May 30

On May 23, U.S. Congressman George Holding made an announcement on the floor of the House of Representatives honoring the Cape Fear Christian Academy softball team for winning the NCISAA 1-A championship. The names of CFCA players and coaches went into the...

Wednesday, May 29

The Fayetteville Woodpeckers, coming off a 3-5 road trip while the Big South Conference baseball tournament was played at Segra Stadium, return home tonight to take on the Wilmington (Del.) Blue Rocks at 7 p.m. The Woodpeckers trail the Down East Wood Ducks by 11.5...

Tuesday, May 28

Dunn Area Sports received its 100,000th view since Feb. 4, 2018, on Memorial Day. Thank you! … Brackets were announced for the NCAA baseball tournament on Monday. Campbell is in the regional at East Carolina and will meet N.C. State on Friday at noon. … The Boston...

Brewer, Smith accorded best athlete honors at HC

Brewer, Smith accorded best athlete honors at HC

Harnett Central presented its athlete of the year honors to seniors Hayden Smith for the boys and Lyndsey Brewer for the girls on Tuesday (May 21). Smith played football and basketball for the Trojans. He was quarterback and punter in football. He has signed to...

Monday, May 27

North Carolina defeated Georgia Tech 10-2 in the ACC Baseball Tournament championship game at Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Sunday. The Tar Heels and East Carolina are among 16 hosts that have been named for the regionals in the NCAA Tournament. Pairings for the NCAA...

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