Dunn Area Sports Staff

Sunday, March 10

Daylight savings time is here. … Campbell absorbed a 4-1 baseball loss at William & Mary on Saturday to slip to 8-6 on the season. The Camels' run came on a homer by Matthew Barefoot (Midway). CU seeks to avoid a sweep by the Tribe (11-1) today at 1 p.m. … Amon Kemboi...

Gardner-Webb upsets Camels in Big South semifinals, CU in NIT

Gardner-Webb upsets Camels in Big South semifinals, CU in NIT

BUIES CREEK — Jose Perez scored 19 points to lead five Gardner-Webb players in double figures and the Bulldogs upset top-seeded Campbell 79-74 on Friday night at Gore Arena to earn a trip to the Big South Conference men’s basketball championship game. For the...

Saturday, March 9

Although Campbell held a 6-4 lead in hits, host William & Mary used a 5-run sixth inning to down Campbell 5-2 in baseball on Friday. … Dunn Area Sports received its 81,00th view on Thursday since Feb. 4, 2018 and its 82,000th view on Saturday. Thank you! … Duke...

Hawk baseball tops Village Christian to move to 3-0

Hawk baseball tops Village Christian to move to 3-0

Triton's varsity baseball team improved to 3-0 with a 10-0 win over visiting Village Christian on Thursday night. Ethan Hedgepeth pitched a complete game two-hitter as the Hawks prevailed in five innings. Triton surpassed its win total in 2018. "The kids have worked...

CFCA baseball ends lengthy losing streak, softball wins at Village

CFCA baseball ends lengthy losing streak, softball wins at Village

Thursday was a unique day on the diamonds for Cape Fear Christian Academy as the baseball team ended a lengthy losing streak with a 9-7 win over visiting Community Christian and the varsity softball team downed host Village Christian, 14-3, in five innings. Some of...

Friday, March 8

Aaron Hedgepeth (Triton) had a 3-run homer Tuesday as host Mount Olive improved to 13-2 with a 22-8 win over Newberry. … No. 25 Central Florida topped No. 20 Cincinnati, 58-55, in men's college basketball on Thursday night. … Campbell's Noah Gonser (133 pounds) and...

Thursday, March 7

Tyler Vaughn (Triton) is hitting .442 for Wake Tech (10-3) with three home runs, 12 RBIs and 10 stolen bases. The Eagles host Catawba Valley Community College for a three-game series this weekend. The Red Hawk roster includes Logan Bender (Triton, Campbell), who is...

HC girls soccer shuts out Midway

HC girls soccer shuts out Midway

Emily Parker and Austin Bowling had two goals each as host Harnett Central posted a 5-0 varsity girls soccer win against Midway on Tuesday. Parker opened the scoring in the fifth minute and Bowling added a goal at 16:13. Alexi Gordon provided a 3-0 lead with a goal in...

Midway opens its baseball season by downing HC, 15-4

Midway opens its baseball season by downing HC, 15-4

Midway opened its 2019 baseball season with a 15-4 win in five innings at Harnett Central on Tuesday night. Campbell signee Chandler Williford went 3-for-4 with three RBIs for the Raiders. Cameron Calcutt and Cal Tyndall each had two hits and drove in a pair of runs....

Wednesday, March 6

The home teams won all three games in the opening round of the Big South Conference men's basketball tournament on Tuesday as Charleston Southern topped South Carolina Upstate, 71-52, Presbyterian rolled past UNC Asheville, 106-59, and Hampton defeated Longwood,...

South Johnston games called off for too much water — and not enough

Mark Whitman, assistant athletic director and softball coach at Triton, sent a text Tuesday morning that the Hawks' home baseball game with South Johnston had been called off following recent rain. Whitman's text said a decision on Triton's home softball game with...

Tuesday, March 5

Chris Clemons of Campbell has been named Player of the Year in the Big South Conference in men's basketball and Kevin McGeehan has been named the league's Coach of the Year. CU's Andrew Eudy was a second team all-conference selection and Cory Gensler made the Big...

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