Dunn Area Sports Staff

Saturday, August 4

The Dunn Majors (12-and-under) All-Star baseball team will play at 1 p.m. today in the Dixie Youth World Series in Lumberton against Texas. The game originally had been scheduled for later in the day. … Triton's Midnight Madness football scrimmage at 12:01 a.m....

Hawks picked in tie for second in Tri-County football

Hawks picked in tie for second in Tri-County football

The Tri-County Six 3-A Conference football coaches convened Thursday as the league held a luncheon and organizational meetings in all sports at Western Harnett. In a preseason poll conducted by Dunn Area Sports, the coaches picked Lee County to defend the league...

Friday, August 3

A bases-loaded double in the bottom of the ninth inning by Jonathan Arauz lifted Buies Creek to a 4-3 win over visiting Wilmington (Del.) in Carolina League baseball on Thursday night. The Astros are tied in the Southern Division second half standings with...

Softball players recognized

Softball players recognized

Softball players from Triton have received assorted honors after the Hawks went 18-7 overall in 2018 and 7-3 in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference. Freshman Kaila Cooney was the league's Player of the Year and also was selected to all-district and all-state teams after...

Recent grad helps team to national softball championship

Recent grad helps team to national softball championship

Delaney Cumbie, valedictorian of the Class of 2018 at Cape Fear Christian Academy, helped the Carolina Cardinals Chandler team to its third consecutive class A 18-and-under national softball championship on July 28 in Salem, Va. Cumbie started the championship game at...

Thursday, August 2

Sarah Whitman will be back at her alma mater as junior varsity volleyball coach at Triton in 2018. Whitman was a multi-sport standout for the Hawks, competing in track at UNC-Wilmington. … The Wilmington (Del.) Blue Rocks scored twice in the top of the ninth inning to...

Angels win World Series, Ponytails forced to forfeit with 8-3 lead

Angels win World Series, Ponytails forced to forfeit with 8-3 lead

The emotions of the North Carolina teams from Dunn ranged widely as play was completed Wednesday in the Dixie Youth Softball World Series in the Angels (10-and-under) and Ponytails (12-and-under) divisions in Alexandria, La. The locally-based 10-and-under club...

N.C. Stars (Dunn) play for World Series softball championships

The North Carolina representatives from Dunn in the Dixie Youth Softball World Series in Alexandria, La., won games Tuesday and will play for championships this evening, weather permitting. The North Carolina Angels (10-and-under) edged Florida 2-1 on Tuesday and can...

BC Astros turn back Wilmington, 7-2

BC Astros turn back Wilmington, 7-2

J.J. Matijevic hit his 11th home run of the season and reliever Gabriel Valdez (6-4) had six strikeouts in three innings as Buies Creek took a 7-2 Carolina League baseball win over visiting Wilmington (Del.) on Tuesday night. Jonathan Arauz had a run-scoring triple in...

Wednesday, August 1

The Campbell women's basketball team will depart for a week-long trip to the Dominican Republic on Tuesday. The trip is designed to be part service mission. The Camels will play three games. … Brandon Bailey of Buies Creek is third in the Carolina League this season...

Dunn teams get World Series wins

The North Carolina (Dunn) Ponytails (12-and-under) and N.C. (Dunn) Angels (10-and-under) each won postponed games that started late Monday night in the Dixie Youth Softball World Series in Alexandria, La. The Ponytails topped Mississippi, 11-2, an the Angels were 2-1...

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