Dunn Area Sports Staff

Whitney Williams to coach girls hoops

Whitney Williams is returning to her alma mater as girls basketball coach. Williams was a multisport athlete at South before earning an athletic scholarship to Norfolk State. She has been teaching and coaching at Triton, guiding the junior varsity softball team for...

Friday, May 25

Dillon Stewart (Triton) had a hit and an RBI on Thursday in an 11-7 win for UNC Greensboro (38-14) in the Southern Conference tournament in Greenville, S.C. The top-seeded Spartans were stunned 10-2 by No. 9 Western Carolina on Wednesday. … Winston-Salem topped the...

Thursday, May 24

High Point's Joseph Johnson (South Johnston) pitched six innings on Tuesday but was not involved in the decision as the Panthers got past Charleston Southern 6-5 in 11 innings in the Big South Conference tournament at Liberty. The Panthers (33-21) topped Radford, 6-3,...

CU takes Big South tourney opener as area players contribute

LYNCHBURG, Va. – The top-seeded Fighting Camels scored seven runs across the seventh and eighth innings to defeat No. 8 seed Longwood 8-1 in the opening round of the 2018 Big South Tournament on Tuesday night at the Liberty Baseball Stadium. The contest spanned a...

Senior Night of Champions at SJ

Senior Night of Champions at SJ

South Johnston held its Senior Night of Champions on Tuesday night. Among those recognized were Cale Matthews as Male Athlete of the Year and Kelly Dorman as Female Athlete of the Year. The Scholar Athlete of the Year awards went to Dalton Benson for the boys and...

Big inning lifts Little Caesars in AAA

Big inning lifts Little Caesars in AAA

Regular-season champion Little Caesars won a pair of games Tuesday night to capture the Dunn Parks and Recreation AAA (10-and-under) baseball championship at the Nathan Harris Athletic Complex at Tyler Park. Tuesday's games were played at Carlie C's IGA Field due to...

Wednesday, May 23

Cape Fear Christian Academy junior Marcus Owens is the son of former Wake Forest basketball player Trelonnie Owens. … Wake Forest won the NCAA men's tennis championship Tuesday 4-2 over visiting Ohio State. That marked two national championships in two days for the...

CFCA hosting ‘Fearless’ softball camp

Cape Fear Christian Academy's second annual "Fearless" Softball Camp is scheduled for Saturday, July 14, beginning with sign-in at 8:30 a.m. Cost is $100. The camp is for ages 8 and older. The camp will be conducted at the CFCA softball field. The school is located at...

Dunn PAL Wildcats win in Cary

Dunn PAL Wildcats win in Cary

(This story updated on Wednesday, May 23) The Dunn Police Athletic League Wildcats won the United States Basketball Association state tournament played in Cary last weekend. The Wildcats feature several players from Triton as well as team members from South Johnston...

Tuesday, May 22

Former Cape Fear Christian Academy golf coach David Herring played the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland on Monday. ... Top=seeded Campbell takes on Longwood in its opening game in the Big South Conference baseball tournament at Liberty today at 4:30 p.m. ... The...

Monday, May 21

The Buies Creek Astros have changed their home game times. Monday through Friday, contests will get underway at 6 p.m. at Jim Perry Stadium. Play will start at 5 p.m. on Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Buies Creek fell 9-1 to the visiting Carolina Mudcats on Sunday...

Western’s Prince is king of 3-A throws

Western’s Prince is king of 3-A throws

GREENSBORO — Asher Prince of Western Harnett won the boys shot put and discus in the NCHSAA 3-A track and field meet at N.C. A&T's Belk Track in Greensboro on Sunday. Prince had a heave of 53 feet, 9.25 inches in the shot put and an effort of 175-7 in the discus. He...

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