Dunn Area Sports Staff

Monday, June 11

A 4-2 loss at Down East on Sunday and Winston-Salem's 2-1 win at Carolina dropped the Buies Creek Astros 1.5 games behind the first-place Dash in the Carolina League Southern Division baseball standings. Myrtle Beach has won nine straight and is 2.5 games back. … Duke...

Sunday, June 10

Jake Adams' first two hits for the Buies Creek Astros since being called up from Quad Cities were a pair of two-run homers in a 6-1 win at Down East on Saturday night. Buies Creek remained a half-game behind Winston-Salem in the Carolina League Southern Division...

Saturday, June 9

The Buies Creek Astros stopped a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 win at Down East on Friday night as J.J. Matijevik had a double, a home run, two RBIs and scored two runs. The Wood Ducks had two hits, including a solo homer by Brendon Davis. Hector Perez (2-2) and...

Friday, June 8

Myrtle Beach completed a three-game sweep at Buies Creek with a 4-2 win on Thursday night as the Pelicans won their sixth straight. Abraham Toro was 3-for-3 with a two-run homer in the fourth for thee hosts. The Astros remained a half-game behind the Winston-Salem...

Thursday, June 7

The Buies Creek Astros scored three times in the bottom of the ninth before falling 4-3 to the visiting Myrtle Beach Pelicans on Wednesday night. The Astros remained a half-game behind the Winston-Salem Dash in the Carolina League Southern Division first half...

Mets take Camels’ Winans

Campbell's Allan Winans has been selected by the New York Mets in the 17th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft. The Mets drafted the redshirt-senior right-handed pitcher with the 500th overall pick. Winans is the first Camel to be drafted since 2015 and the...

Trent Fennell drafted by Rockies

Trent Fennell drafted by Rockies

Former Triton pitcher Trent Fennell was taken by the Colorado Rockies in the 24th round of the Major League Baseball Draft on Wednesday. Fennell was a vital member of the Hawks team that won the Two Rivers 3-A Conference baseball championship in 2014, winning league...

CFCA basketball camp Aug. 6-9

Varsity boys basketball coach J.D. Johnson of Cape Fear Christian Academy will be directing basketball camps for boys and girls beginning Monday, Aug. 6, through Thursday, Aug. 9, in the air-conditioned CFCA Gym. The camp for rising kindergarten through ninth-graders...

Astros knocked out of first

Astros knocked out of first

BUIES CREEK — A pair of streaking teams combined to drop the Buies Creek Astros out of first place in the Carolina League Southern Division first half baseball race on Tuesday night. Myrtle Beach topped the Astros 7-4 at Jim Perry Stadium for the Pelicans' fourth...

Wednesday, June 6

Three Campbell athletes are in the NCAA outdoor track and field national championships, which will be held today through Saturday at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. The CU trio includes Lawrence Kipkoech and Amon Kemboi, both competing in the men's 5,000...

Noah Bridges completes freshman season at UNCW

Noah Bridges completes freshman season at UNCW

Noah Bridges of South Johnston completed his freshman season in UNC Wilmington's baseball program on Monday as the Seahawks finished second to South Carolina in the Greenville regional of the NCAA tournament. The Gamecocks advanced to a Super Regional at Arkansas with...

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