The Buies Creek Astros won 5-0 at Down East on Thursday after falling 4-3 to the Wood Ducks in the completion of a suspended game from Wednesday. Jonathan Arauz and J.J. Matijevic had home runs as J.B. Bukauskas (1-0), Carlos Sanabria and Colin McKee combined for the...
Dunn Area Sports Staff
Hawks scrimmage at home
Triton had some things to work on after scrimmaging Pine Forest on Thursday night, but the Hawks' immediate focus will be on the Harnett Jamboree at Campbell this evening. "Defensively, I thought we did pretty good, especially up front," said Triton coach Ben Penny on...
Thursday, August 9
Triton's football scrimmage with Terry Sanford at Pine Forest on Wednesday night was postponed due to weather. The Hawks will host Pine Forest for a scrimmage tonight from 8 to 9 p.m., weather permitting. Admission will be $5. … North Carolina (Dunn) finished third in...
Wednesday, August 8
Garner, Gray's Creek, Holly Springs, West Johnston and Western Harnett will be coming to South Johnston for a football scrimmage jamboree at 5:30 this evening. There will be a $5 admission charge. … J.J. Matijevic of Buies Creek hit a two-run homer as the Astros...
N.C. Stars post another shutout
The North Carolina (Dunn) Majors (12-and-under) baseball All-Stars downed Virginia 3-0 in an elimination game Tuesday in the Dixie World Series in Lumberton. It was the second straight shutout for the local All-Stars, who ousted Mississippi, 4-0, on Monday. The N.C....
Tuesday, August 7
Dunn resident Jerry Walker, a member of Erwin United Methodist Church, has been selected for induction in the Gardner-Webb University Hall of Fame. … Triton is scheduled to scrimmage Terry Sanford on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Pine Forest in the Cumberland County...
Schedule set for Harnett Jamboree football scrimmages Friday at CU
The schedule has been set for the Harnett Jamboree, high school football scrimmages at Campbell's Barker-Lane Stadium on Friday. Leading off will be junior varsity matchups at 4 p.m. Triton will face Harnett Central and Overhills will go against Western Harnett. The...
N.C. Majors (Dunn) bounce back from ‘game to forget’ in World Series, face Virginia on Tuesday
The North Carolina (Dunn) All-Star baseball team lost 14-8 to Georgia on Sunday in the Dixie Majors (12-and-under) World Series in Lumberton. The N.C. Stars faced an elimination game against Mississippi on Monday and stayed alive with a 4-0 victory. The Dunn-based...
Monday, August 6
The North Carolina (Dunn) Majors (12-and-under) baseball All-Stars fell to Georgia in the Dixie Youth World Series in Lumberton on Sunday. The local team trailed 14-2 going into the bottom of the sixth before losing, 14-8. The N.C. Stars face Mississippi in an...
A Lamb will lead them
Cape Fear Christian Academy has turned to its past for future guidance of its girls basketball program. Bobby Lamb will be coaching the Lady Eagles again after assisting Clinton in recent seasons, including a state 2-A championship for the Lady Dark Horses in 2017....
HC football dealing with depth, tragic passing of Patrick Dennis
On the field, Harnett Central coach Matt Migliore has been generally pleased with the start of practice. Off the field, the Trojans have dealt with the passing of senior stalwart Patrick Dennis in an automobile accident in late July. The program has sought to move...
Sunday, August 5
Campbell basketball player Nick Parker (Triton) was among 175 CU athletes who maintained a grade point average of 3.0 or better for the 2017-18 academic year to make the Big South Conference Presidential Honor Roll. … Trent Fennell (Triton) has a 2.89 earned run...
