South Johnston finished its summer seven-on-seven summer football schedule with matchups at Campbell on Tuesday evening. The Trojans faced Knightdale, Jack Britt, Mountain Island Charter and Northwest Cabarrus. "Mountain Island is a new private school out of the...
Dunn Area Sports Staff
Coats, Erwin plan to combine teams
Coats recreation director Mike Collins said Friday that plans are developing for Coats to combine players with Erwin for future teams and leagues. The move would involve Coats moving its affiliation from Dixie Youth to Tar Heel Leagues in baseball. Tar Heel district...
Saturday, July 14
The Dunn Majors (12-and-under) baseball All-Star team plays Elizabethtown at 11 a.m. today in the first round of the Dixie Youth state tournament in Kenansville. Lillington takes on Mount Holly at 3:30 p.m. Dunn won the Around the Horn competition on Friday. Coats...
Western reaches Tar Heel 10-and-under final
Western Harnett won two games on Thursday night to reach the Tar Heel Leagues district final in the Midget (10-and-under) baseball tournament in Southern Pines. Western plays Sandhills tonight at 6 and needs to defeat Sandhills twice in order to win the championship....
Hawk gridders at Mount Olive camp, Leggett held out with inflammation
Triton went 2-1 in seven-on-seven football scrimmages in camp at Mount Olive on Thursday. The Hawks topped Green Hope and Northwood but lost to Southeast Guilford. On Friday, the Hawks topped Southeast Guilford but lost to Broughton and Green Hope. Triton coach Ben...
BC Astros earn split with 2-0 win over Down East
The Buies Creek Astros scored twice in the bottom of the first inning and that was enough for a 2-0 Carolina League baseball win over the Down East Wood Ducks at Jim Perry Stadium on Thursday night. Brandon Bailey (4-8), Brett Adcock and Tommy DeJuneas combined for...
Friday, July 13
Western Harnett's Junior League district champion baseball team has qualified for the Tar Heel Leagues state tournament in Hickory, coming up July 26-29. The Tar Heel state softball championships will begin July 19 in Shelby and will include district champions Erwin...
Western wins Tar Heel Junior district baseball
Western Harnett won the Tar Heel Junior League (15-and-under) district baseball championship on Wednesday night in Broadway. Western defeated Angier 12-0 in the championship game. Angier reached the final with a 6-4 win over Erwin. Midget (10-and-under) baseball In...
Thursday, July 12
The Buies Creek Astros topped visiting Down East 3-1 on Wednesday night and regained a half-game lead over Winston-Salem in the Carolina League Southern Division second-half season baseball standings. Bryan De La Cruz, Osvaldo Duarte and Carlos Canelon drove in runs...
Erwin wins 10-U baseball opener
Erwin's 10-and-under baseball All-Stars played their first district tournament game at Memorial Park Field A in Southern Pines on Tuesday and took a 15-12 win over Western Harnett. Zamonte McDougald was the winning pitcher. Kaiden Sherman pitched the last two innings....
Triton tops Britt at Sandhills CC
Triton's varsity boys basketball team participated in a jamboree at Sandhills Community College on Wednesday (June 11). The Hawks were topped 64-54 by Person County to start the day and then lost 77-59 to Friendship. Triton regrouped to top Jack Britt, 61-52. "We...
Wednesday, July 11
Trent Fennell (Triton) pitched two innings in a 9-4 win for the Grand Junction Rockies at Billings on Tuesday night. Fennell yielded three hits and one earned run while walking one and striking out two. Fennell's parents, Bill and Kathy, were on hand last week to...
