Dunn Area Sports Staff

Saturday, September 8

The Buies Creek Astros won the Southern Division championship in the Carolina League Mills Cup baseball playoffs by holding off host Winston-Salem, 6-5, in game three of the best-of-five series on Friday night. Seth Beer hit a three-run home run for the Astros in the...

Hawks shut out South in soccer

One night after sustaining a 2-1 home loss to South Johnston, the Triton varsity boys soccer team earned its first win of the season by a 1-0 margin in a rescheduled contest at South. "It was a really hard-fought game between two evenly-matched teams," said Hawks...

Friday, September 7

Utah Valley topped Campbell 3-2 (25-22, 19-25, 25-21, 20-25, 7-15) on Thursday night in the Camels' 2018 home opener in volleyball. … Campbell hosts Davidson in men's soccer on Saturday at 7 p.m. … The Cape Fear Christian Academy middle school volleyball team remained...

BC Astros take 2-0 series lead

BC Astros take 2-0 series lead

The Buies Creek Astros topped Winston-Salem 3-1 at Jim Perry Stadium on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five Carolina League Southern Division championship series. Corey Julks provided the winning margin with a 2-run homer in the sixth inning. The...

SJ takes 2-1 soccer win at Triton

SJ takes 2-1 soccer win at Triton

South Johnston defeated host Triton 2-1 in a nonconference varsity boys soccer match on Wednesday evening as Bryan Martinez had both goals for the Trojans. All of the scoring was in the first half. "We started soft and missed opportunities in the second half," said...

Eagles run at Triton as meet is shortened due to heat

Eagles run at Triton as meet is shortened due to heat

Cape Fear Christian Academy's boys and girls cross country teams ran in a meet at Triton on Wednesday with the Hawks and Lee County. Triton coach Phil Abruscato shortened the course from the standard five-kilometer layout to one mile for girls and two miles for boys...

Dupree, Brocious win matches in Jackson’s return as coach

Dupree, Brocious win matches in Jackson’s return as coach

Ella John Dupree and Madeline Brocious won the No. 1 and No. 2 singles on Wednesday as Cape Fear Christian Academy's girls tennis team hosted Freedom Christian in a Sandhills Athletic Conference match at Triton. Dupree dominated at No. 1 with an 8-0 victory. Brocious...

Thursday, September 6

Buies Creek took a 1-0 lead in its best-of-five series with Winston-Salem in the Carolina League Mills Cup baseball semifinals on Wednesday with a 5-4 win. Chuckie Robinson homered, Jake Adams had two doubles and Corey Julks had two RBIs for the Astros. … Campbell won...

HC evens season series with South soccer

HC evens season series with South soccer

The Harnett Central varsity boys soccer team took its first win of the season on Tuesday night with a 3-0 nonconference shutout at South Johnston. Central (1-3-1) lost to South 3-2 at home on August 27 and followed that with a 2-1 defeat at Overhills on August 29. HC...

Hawks third in Tri-County Six golf

Hawks third in Tri-County Six golf

Triton's girls golf team finished third Tuesday in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference match at Keith Hills. Teams played the White nine twice with Lee County totaling 280 for first. Union Pines was second at 295. The Hawks shot 308 with Lana Klein leading the way with...

Wednesday, September 5

Cape Fear Christian Academy's junior varsity volleyball team defeated host Fayetteville Christian in two sets on Tuesday. CFCA went five sets in a varsity loss. … Tanner Myatt (Overhills) had 22 strikeouts in 18 and one-third innings for two teams in the New York...

BC Astros close regular season with win, enter playoffs Wednesday

BC Astros close regular season with win, enter playoffs Wednesday

The Buies Creek Astros won their final game of the Carolina League baseball regular season on Monday, 6-3, over the Carolina Mudcats at Jim Perry Stadium. Seth Beer, J.J. Matijevic and Corey Julks hit home runs as the Astros finished tied for first with Winston-Salem...

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