Dunn Area Sports Staff

Monday, May 7

Monday, May 7

Brackets for the NCHSAA baseball, girls soccer and softball state tournaments are due to be released today. ... Dillon Stewart (Triton) was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run (see photos inside) on Senior Day for UNC Greensboro on Sunday. The Spartans edged Mercer, 6-5....

SoJo’s ‘JoJo’ wins before home folks

SoJo’s ‘JoJo’ wins before home folks

BUIES CREEK — Family and friends came to Campbell to see former South Johnston standout Joseph Johnson pitch for High Point on Saturday night. Behind yet another standout performance from Johnson, a sophomore right-hander, and a consistent offensive attack, the...

Sunday, May 6

Coats-Erwin is a win away from the outright middle school conference championship in softball. See Middle Schools above and click on Coats-Erwin. ... Dillon Stewart (Triton) was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI for UNC Greensboro in a 9-3 win over visiting Mercer on...

Coats-Erwin softball a win away from championship

Coats-Erwin's softball team beat visiting Highland 21-0 in three innings Thursday to clinch at least a share of the middle school conference championship. Ava Blackman pitched the complete game shutout for the Falcons (10-1), yielding two hits and two walks, with five...

Dunn gets youth baseball underway

The Dunn Parks and Recreation department has started the 2018 season of Dixie Youth Baseball at the Nathan Harris Athletic Complex at Tyler Park. Openings ceremonies were held on April 21 with the first games of the season following. Here are results received from the...

SJ Trojans sweep Rams

South Johnston took a pair of Greater Neuse River 3-A Conference wins over Cleveland on Senior Night for the Trojans on Thursday night. South downed the Rams 9-1 in baseball as Aubrey Pollard got the win on the mound. Grant Millay and Drew Moore had home runs as the...

Saturday, May 5

Midway won the girls championship in the East Central 2-A Conference track meet at East Duplin on Tuesday. Hayley Herndon of the Raiders was the girls field athlete of the year and Madison Butler of Midway was the girls track performer of the year. ... Joey Bell of...

Camels win series opener

BUIES CREEK — Allan Winans tossed a complete game and held High Point hitless over the final eight innings as the Fighting Camels defeated the Panthers 4-2 in a Big South Conference baseball game Friday night at Jim Perry Stadium. The redshirt senior from Bakersfield,...

Falcons finish strong at home

Dillon Faircloth’s two-run double in the bottom of the fifth drove in Jacob Hartman with the winning run as Coats-Erwin's baseball team took a 10–0 win over Highland in the Falcons’ final home game of the season on Thursday. Now 9-2 on the season, Coats-Erwin finishes...

Raiders claim gold in Goldsboro

Midway's varsity baseball team took the East Central 2-A Conference championship on Thursday night with a 16-9 win at Goldsboro. The Raiders also wrapped up a league title in softball with a 13-4 win at Goldsboro, improving to 16-5 overall and 11-1 in conference play...

Friday, May 4

Harnett Central has scheduled its athletic banquet for May 17. ... Cape Fear Christian Academy is hosting The Color Run on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Check-in for the one-mile event begins at 2 p.m. Cost is $20. ... Dunn Area Sports received its 26,000th view since Feb. 4...

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