Dunn Area Sports Staff

Tuesday, June 5

Matthew Barefoot (Midway) finished his sophomore season at Campbell with a team-high .364 batting average. The Big South Conference tournament MVP also led the Camels in runs scored with 58. … Duke will be making its first-ever trip to the Super Regional level of the...

Youth soccer camps at CFCA start Monday

Soccer camps directed by coach Derrick Pine start Monday, June 11, at Cape Fear Christian Academy. The sessions include June 11-15, June 18-22 and June 25-29 from 8 a.m. to noon each day. The camps are designed for beginner to intermediate boys and girls ages 10 to...

Monday, June 4

Noah Bridges (South Johnston) went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI for UNC Wilmington in a 9-7 elimination game win over East Carolina on Sunday in the Greenville Regional of the NCAA baseball tournament. The Seahawks play South Carolina today at 1 p.m. … North Carolina...

BC Astros top Potomac

BC Astros top Potomac

BUIES CREEK — The Buies Creek Astros came back from a 3-1 deficit to defeat the Potomac Nationals 4-3 on Sunday afternoon at Jim Perry Stadium. The hosts took a 1-0 lead in the second as Luis Payano had an RBI single to bring in J.J. Matijevic. Carter Kieboom belted a...

Georgia, Duke down Campbell in NCAA baseball regional

ATHENS, Ga. – Campbell ended its 2018 baseball season in the NCAA Athens regional, dropping back-to-back contests to Georgia and Duke in the double-elimination tournament Saturday at Foley Field. Campbell finished the year with a 35-26 record. Making their third...

Sunday, June 3

Juha Miettinen, who played soccer at Campbell from 1987 to 1990, was inducted into the Big South Conference Hall of Fame on Thursday night during a ceremony as part of the league's spring meetings in Hilton Head, S.C. ... Noah Bridges (South Johnston) walked on four...

Saturday, June 2

Due to prolonged inclement weather in Athens, Ga., Campbell's NCAA baseball regional opener against No. 8 national seed Georgia was postponed Friday. The Camels and Bulldogs will play today at noon at Foley Field. … Noah Bridges (South Johnston) had a hit and scored a...

Potomac evens series with BC

Potomac evens series with BC

BUIES CREEK — Visiting Potomac topped the Buies Creek Astros 8-2 on Saturday to even the Carolina League baseball series at 1-1. The Astros hold a half-game lead over the Winston-Salem Dash in the Southern Division standings. Potomac and Buies Creek were scheduled to...

Friday, June 1

Harnett Central pitcher Paul Gervase is scheduled to sign with Pfeiffer today. … Campbell won the men's Big South Conference All-Sports Trophy for the 2017-18 school year. … The Dunn Majors baseball tournament semifinal between Archie's Appliances and Mosquito Joe's...

Thursday, May 31

Down East topped visiting Buies Creek 1-0 on Wednesday night to take a one-game lead in the Carolina League Southern Division first-half season baseball race. The teams play tonight at 7 at Grainger Stadium in Kinston. … Dunn Area Sports received its 33,000th view...

Clemons returning for senior season at CU

Clemons returning for senior season at CU

BUIES CREEK — After going through the NBA evaluation process, Chris Clemons will return for his senior season at Campbell. Clemons filed paperwork with the NBA last month to enter the 2018 draft process. He did not hire professional representation which allowed him...

Hawks conclude spring football

Hawks conclude spring football

Despite some adjustments for rain, Triton has completed its spring football workouts. "We had a pretty good spring," said Ben Penny, who is entering his fifth season as head coach of the Hawks. "We had a lot of new guys at a lot of key skill positions. We kind of got...

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