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Radford holds off CU women in Big South final

Radford holds off CU women in Big South final

RADFORD, VA. – Led by three in double figures, Radford closed the game on a 9-3 burst to hold off Campbell 57-45 in the Big South Championship game Sunday at the Dedmon Center. The top-seeded Highlanders will head to the NCAA Tournament with a 26-6 overall record,...

Monday, March 18

The Campbell men's basketball team (20-12) plays UNC Greensboro (28-6) at Greensboro Coliseum on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the first round of the NIT. … Matthew Barefoot (Midway) led off Campbell's 8-6 baseball win at High Point on Sunday with a home run to left. The...

Sunday, March 17

Happy St. Patrick's Day! … Western Harnett and coach Dalton Hardee hosted the baseball team from Alexander Central, coached by his dad, Pete Hardee, on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles won, 9-5. … Basketball players Tobias Dillard and Tre' Richardson of Western have...

Midway moves to 5-0 with 9-1 win over Wallace-Rose Hill

Midway scored all of its runs in the first three innings in a 9-1 East Central 2-A Confrerence varsity baseball win over visiting Wallace-Rose Hill on Friday afternoon. Raider pitchers Cal Tyndall and Chandley Williford combined for 13 strikeouts as the Raiders...

Harnett Central captures county golf at Anderson Creek

Harnett Central captures county golf at Anderson Creek

Harnett Central won the annual Harnett County Golf Tournament at Anderson Creek Country Club on Thursday. The co-medalists were Lee Bass of Triton and Kyle Milliron of Central, each shooting 42. The competition involved teams from public schools in Harnett County.

Bowns powers CU women to Big South final

Bowns powers CU women to Big South final

HIGH POINT — Caroline Bowns poured in 25 points, leading Campbell to a berth in the Big South Women’s Basketball Championship game with a 55-44 win over Charleston Southern on Friday night at the Millis Center. Campbell moves to 21-11 on the season, advancing to face...

CFCA wins in bottom of seventh

CFCA wins in bottom of seventh

A back-and-forth varsity baseball game Thursday ended in the bottom of seventh when eighth-grader Zeke Brock of host Cape Fear Christian Academy hit a line drive single into center field that scored Wesley Jackson from second base for an 8-7 win over Liberty...

Hawk baseball tops SSS, 6-2

Hawk baseball tops SSS, 6-2

Triton's varsity baseball team overcame an early 2-0 deficit for a 6-2 nonconference win over visiting Smithfield-Selma on Thursday night as Ethan Hedgepeth struck out 11 in a complete game. Hedgepeth allowed five hits, no walks and no earned runs. Hitting support as...

Saturday, March 16

Derreon Burnett of Triton has been named to the All-District 8 third team in boys basketball. C.J. Ray of South Johnston was a third-team selection in District 5. The North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association determines the choices in 12 districts. … The NCHSAA...

Friday, March 15

Campbell's opening series in Big South Conference baseball at High Point (6-8) has been moved to Saturday through Monday with the forecast of rain Friday. The first pitch Saturday is scheduled for 4 p.m. Joseph Johnson (South Johnston) leads the Panthers in RBIs with...

Triton JV boys win league title

Triton JV boys win league title

Triton's junior varsity boys basketball team won the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference championship for the 2018-19 season. It was the third straight league crown for the Hawk JV boys. Triton went 13-6 overall and 7-3 in league play. Bennie Pollock has coached Triton to...

Rosewood tops Hawks softball

Rosewood tops Hawks softball

Playing for the third time in three days, Triton dropped a 5-3 varsity softball contest with visiting Rosewood Wednesday. “We didn’t hit the ball tonight,” said Triton coach Mark Whitman. “Brittany (Ireland) hit the ball well. Kaila (Cooney) hit the ball when she...

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