Harnett Central hosted Cleveland for a baseball scrimmage on Wednesday afternoon. The nonconference opponents played eight innings with the Rams outscoring the Trojans, 9-2. Central is scheduled to open its season at home against West Johnston on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at...
Buster Olney of ESPN has reported that Houston Astros pitching prospect Forrest Whitley has been suspended for 50 games, apparently for a substance-abuse issue. Whitley, a 6-feet, 7-inch right-hander from San Antonio, saw action in seven games for the Buies Creek...
Barrett Sloan will be head football coach at Lakewood High School in Sampson County, according to a Twitter report confirmed by Triton coach Ben Penny on Wednesday morning. Sloan, the son of former Midway coach Tommy Sloan, has been quarterbacks and running backs...
Western Harnett boys basketball players Jamar Butler and Darnell Carver will be continuing their careers at Central Carolina Community College. Both have been all-conference players while at Western. The Eagles were 10-12 overall and 4-6 in the Tri-County Six 3-A...
Triton's softball team topped Apex 1-0 and downed Friendship 6-1 in scrimmages on Tuesday evening at Middle Creek. Leanna Whaley, Caroline Marshall and Gracyn Slaughter pitched effectively for the Hawks, according to coach Mark Whitman. Haley Hicks, Alexis Howard,...
Triton has made two changes in its baseball schedule in games with Village Christian. The Hawks will host the Knights on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. in the season opener for Triton's varsity. That game was originally set for March 1. The Hawk varsity will play at...
Overhills will host Knightdale on Thursday night in the second round of the NCHSAA 4-A boys basketball playoffs. The Knights (18-7) hosted and defeated Pine Forest 60-42 in the first round on Tuesday night. The Jaguars (20-6) had a first-round bye.
Western Harnett's varsity girls basketball team was defeated 70-17 in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A playoffs by host Jacksonville, the No. 1 seed in the East, on Tuesday night. The Lady Eagles finished the season with a 7-17 record. Areon Laurent led the Lady...
Leah Williams scored 25 points and Alyssa Wrench added 15 as Midway took a 59-37 win over visiting North Johnston in the first round of the NCHSAA 2-A girls basketball playoffs on Tuesday night. The Lady Raiders (23-2), the No. 12 seed in the East, advance to meet...
Harnett Central traveled to Tri-County Six 3-A Conference champion Southern Lee in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A boys basketball playoffs with the Cavaliers advancing, 53-29. Central (14-11) got seven points from Adonye Fubara. Adding five points each for the...
Jeremy Milton and Nate Clark teamed up to win the "Worst Man" golf tournament at Chicora Country Club on Saturday. The two-member teams had to play their worst shot off the tee and subsequently their second-best effort on each shot to the green in a sort of reverse...
Home teams in high school soccer will wear dark jerseys next fall, a mandate from the National Federation of State High School Association’s (NFHS) Soccer Rules Committee. Previously, home teams wore white. ... Canada and Germany tied for the gold medal in the two-man...
