Campbell right-handed pitcher Logan Bender has been named the Big South Conference Freshman of the Week in baseball. The redshirt-freshman from Triton made three appearances for the Camels over the last five games, tossing four and two-thirds scoreless innings of...
South Johnston has rescheduled its home games, initially set for Tuesday, with Clayton in baseball and softball for Thursday evening. The matchups will open Greater Neuse 3-A Conference play for the Trojans. South will host the Comets in junior varsity baseball at 4...
Harnett Central athletic director Will Gage said Tuesday that games tonight with Lee County have been postponed. Thursday will be the make-up date. Central visited the Yellow Jackets on Friday in the first night of Tri-County Six 3-A Conference play. The Trojans won...
Triton softball pitcher Leanna Whaley has been cleared to return from an arm strain with no restrictions. Whaley, an Appalachian State signee, has not pitched for the Hawks (7-0) since the season opener at Rosewood. Triton's home games with Western Harnett in...
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has released conference standings for the Wells Fargo Cup competition, which involves all sports. Hobbton is contending in the Carolina 1-A Conference. The Wildcats are tied for second, just one point behind...
Visiting Wilson Christian took a 9-4 varsity softball win over Cape Fear Christian Academy on Monday, dropping the Eagles to 1-3. CFCA was scheduled to visit Freedom Christian on Tuesday. Wilson Christian got a 3-for-3 hitting effort with two RBIs from Casey...
Richard Walker, long-time sports writer for The Gaston Gazette and the son of Dunn residents Jerry and Gail Walker, will be inducted into the North Carolina American Legion baseball hall of fame in Kinston on Saturday. ... Harnett Central girls basketball standout...
BUIES CREEK — Cory Gensler’s 15-foot pull-up jumper with nine-tenths of a second remaining lifted Campbell to a 71-69 men's basketball win over New Orleans on Monday night in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) quarterfinal round at Gore Arena. The Camels will...
Triton's varsity softball team trailed host Purnell Swett 3-1 going to the seventh inning on Monday night but the Hawks put up five runs for a 6-3 win. Hayden Smith had a three-run double in the big inning in support of a complete-game pitching effort by Gracyn...
The Atlantic Coast Conference started the NCAA Tournament with nine teams. As the event narrowed to the Sweet 16, there were four ACC teams in the hunt. Only Duke remained on Sunday afternoon as the Blue Devils took on Kansas in a regional final in Omaha. The Blue...
Mount Olive senior Kayla Allen (South Johnston) is hitting .382 in softball with 16 RBIs and junior Callie Ferrell (Cape Fear Christian Academy) is hitting .365 for the Trojans with a pair of home runs. ... Joseph Johnson (South Johnston) had a run, an RBI and drew...
BUIES CREEK, N.C. — After a red-hot shooting performance in its first-round win over Miami (Ohio), Campbell (17-15) hosts New Orleans (16-16) on Monday at 7 p.m. in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) quarterfinals. Campbell shot 62.3 percent on the night, 68...
