Dunn Area Sports Staff

Tuesday, May 23

Jamir McCrae of Midway won two gold medals and a silver in the NCHSAA 2-A track meet at N.C. A&T in Greensboro on Saturday. The Raider senior took first in the high jump at six feet, eight inches and won the triple jump at 45-10.5. He was second in the long jump at...

Eagles present spring sports, year-end awards

Eagles present spring sports, year-end awards

Cape Fear Christian Academy presented awards for spring sports as well as major athletic awards for the year at a banquet in the gym on Thursday night. Trevor McLamb, a senior who stood out in soccer, basketball and baseball, was named Male Athlete of the Year. He...

Monday, May 22

Campbell is the top seed in the Big South Conference baseball tournament and will take on No. 4 Gardner-Webb on Thursday at High Point's Truist Point (ESPN+, 1 p.m.). ... Campell's softball team went 1-2 in the NCAA regional hosted by Duke to finish the season 42-18....

Ennis wins bronze in shot put in NCISAA Division III

Ennis wins bronze in shot put in NCISAA Division III

Perri Caroline Ennis, a junior at Cape Fear Christian Academy, took third place among 24 competitors in the shot put Saturday in the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association Division III track and field meet at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory. Ennis...

Sunday, May 21

Meagan Worley drove in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning to give host South Johnston a 4-3 walk-off win over Harnett Central in the NCHSAA 3-A softball quarterfinals on Saturday. ... No. 14 Campbell got a go-ahead home run from Jarrod Belbin to lead...

Saturday, May 20

Wyatt Lucas had a double and two RBIs for Midway in a 5-4 loss in eight innings to visiting Camden County in the quarterfinals of the NCHSAA 2-A baseball playoffs on Friday night. ... Harnett Central (22-4), the No. 8 seed in the East bracket of the NCHSAA 3-A...

Rhyleigh Horne taped for WRAL’s Extra Effort Award

Rhyleigh Horne taped for WRAL’s Extra Effort Award

Senior softball standout Rhyleigh Horne of Cape Fear Christian Academy was taped for WRAL's prestigious Extra Effort Award on Wednesday afternoon. Horne has played on NCISAA 1-A championship teams at CFCA in 2019 and 2022. She has signed to play softball at Meredith....

Friday, May 19

The Hobbton girls soccer team, the No. 2 seed in the East bracket of the NCHSAA 1-A playoffs, improved to 19-1-1 with a 9-0 victory over visiting Clover Garden in the second round on Thursday evening. The Wildcats will host 10th-seeded Roxboro Community (14-4-1) in...

Thursday, May 18

Taylor Apple of Western Alamance pitched a no-hitter in an 8-0 win over visiting Triton in the third round of the NCHSAA 3-A softball playoffs Wednesday. The Hawks drew two walks for the first baserunners the East Carolina signee has allowed in the postseason. Aubree...

Wednesday, May 17

Triton's softball team travels to Western Alamance for a third round contest in the NCHSAA 3-A playoffs today at 6 p.m. The Warriors feature pitcher Taylor Apple, an East Carolina signee, who has thrown two perfect games in the playoffs. ... Wyatt Richards had a...

Tuesday, May 16

The 2023 Hawk Hoops basketball camp is coming up at Triton on July 24-27 from 9 a.m. to noon each day for boys and girls ages 10 to rising eighth-graders. Cost is $60 and may be paid at the start of camp. ... Cross country runner Kyle Graves of Harnett Central is...

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