A 14-game losing streak for the Triton varsity baseball team came to a halt at an unlikely venue on Friday night — at Tri-County Six 3-A Conference leader Southern Lee. The Hawks, who came in to the contest at 0-5 in league play, dealt the Cavaliers their first league...
Dunn Area Sports Staff
Campbell tops Blue Hose in 10
CLINTON, S.C. – Designated hitter Ty Babin put Campbell up for good with an RBI single in the top of 10th as Campbell defeated Presbyterian 6-3 Friday afternoon in a Big South Conference game at the PC Baseball Complex. With the score tied at 3, Babin knocked a single...
UP girls, HC boys win track at Triton
The Union Pines girls and the Harnett Central boys won a Tri-County Six 3-A Conference track meet at Triton on Thursday. The Union Pines girls had 90 points in the team standings, Central finished with 64 and the host Hawks had 16 points. In the boys meet, Central...
Raiders take Sampson golf title
Midway won the Sampson County golf championship at Timberlake on Thursday with a 309 total. Trey Pope led the Raiders with a 72, Logan Patrick had a 76, Andrew Eldridge shot 79 and Jordan Sullivan came in with an 82. Clinton, multi-time defending champion, was second...
Friday, April 13
Austin Raynor redshirted at Wingate as a freshman and moved from quarterback to receiver. He will receive a ring as the Bulldogs won the South Atlantic Conference in 2017. Wingate has its spring football game on Saturday at 1 p.m. ... Dunn Area Sports received its...
Midway baseball shuts out East Duplin
Chandler Williford and Sawyer Sutton combined for a one-hit shutout as Midway's varsity baseball team won 8-0 at East Duplin on Thursday night. Drew Matthews had a hit and drove in two runs as the Raiders improved to 10-4 overall and 5-1 in the East Central 2-A...
BC Astros win first home game
BUIES CREEK —Abraham Toro-Hernandez had a run-scoring double and Osvaldo Duarte hit an RBI triple in a four-run first inning for the Buies Creek Astros on Thursday night in a 6-3 win over Salem in the first home game of the Carolina League baseball season for the area...
Two from Western to sign
Track and field throws standout Asher Prince and softball player Sidney Roberts are scheduled for signing ceremonies at Western Harnett on Friday morning. Prince, who excels in the shot put and discus, is going to Charlotte. Prince had an effort of 46 feet, 10.5...
Raiders win golf at River Landing with 308, Patrick shoots 72 for medalist
Midway shot a 308 to win Wednesday's East Central 2-A Conference golf match at River Landing in Wallace. Sophomore Logan Patrick of the Raiders took medalist honors with a 72. Andrew Eldridge of Midway was second with a 75. Also scoring for the Raiders were Trey Pope...
Wolfpack Club golf is May 1 at Chicora
The 15th annual Wolfpack Club golf outing is scheduled for May 1 at Chicora. Registration and lunch is at noon with golf scheduled to start at 1 p.m. A social and dinner gets underway at 5:30 p.m. Cost for an individual golfer is $60. A red sponsor is $300 and...
Coats-Erwin baseball defeats Highland, 8-1; Falcons softball stays unbeaten
The Coats-Erwin Middle School baseball team improved to 5-1 on the season with an 8–1 win over Highland at the Vikings' home field Wednesday afternoon. Hayden Pope was the winning pitcher, striking out 14 Viking batters in six and one-third innings while scattering...
Central splits on diamond with 4-A foes
Harnett Central's varsity baseball team avenged a 6-5 loss at 4-A Cary on March 28 by beating the Imps 7-3 on Wednesday night at Central. The Trojans improved to 5-7 going into a Tri-County Six 3-A Conference game at Western Harnett on Friday night. Central topped the...
