Defense and smart baserunning were keys for No. 8 Midway as the Raiders opened the NCHSAA 2-A softball playoffs with an 8-0 shutout win over visiting No. 9 Bartlett Yancey on Monday night. “Our girls were pumped and ready to go today,” said Midway coach Susan Clark. “They were very excited coming off of that […]
Hawks end regular season with 3-2 softball triumph at Central
Triton’s varsity softball team survived a battle at Harnett County rival Harnett Central by taking a narrow 3-2 win on the Trojans’ Senior Night on Friday to finish the regular season unbeaten in Tri-County Six 3-A Conference play. “It was just one of those games where we left way too many runners on,” said Triton […]
Midway wins baseball opener
Midway opened varsity baseball season Tuesday with a 12-6 win over visiting South Johnston. “The guys competed really hard,” said first-year Midway coach Justin Carroll. “I think they were a little nervous, but they got over it pretty well. Usually all I ask them every day is to play as hard as they can and […]
Hawks claim conference crown with win over Western on Senior Night
Triton’s varsity softball team celebrated its Senior Night on Friday by clinching the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference championship and an automatic bid to the state playoffs with a 12-2 win in five innings over visiting conference and Harnett County rival Western Harnett. The conference title is Triton’s first in softball since 2015. The title has […]
Triton rallies to stay unbeaten in Tri-County Six softball
After falling behind 8-0 in the top of the first inning, Triton’s varsity softball team rallied to beat visiting Tri-County Six 3-A Conference foe Southern Lee, 18-8, in six innings and stay unbeaten in conference play Wednesday. “I don’t know, we just kicked around and didn’t field it right to begin with and they jumped […]
Western takes soccer win at Triton
Western Harnett’s varsity girls soccer team took a 3-0 shutout win at Tri-County Six 3-A Conference and Harnett County rival Triton on the Hawks’ Senior Night on Wednesday. “Remotivating them,” said Western Harnett girls soccer coach Jesse Hinsley. “It was a tough couple of games, but we’re pulling it back out and they’re getting much […]
South softball tops West Johnston
South Johnston’s varsity softball team kept itself in the hunt for the playoffs with a 3-0 shutout win over visiting Greater Neuse 3-A Conference and Johnston County rival West Johnston on Senior Night Tuesday. “Kennedy (Byrd) pitched a solid seven innings for us and we made some good plays defensively,” said South Johnston softball coach […]
Raiders take two from Wallace-Rose Hill with pair of shutouts
Midway took a pair of varsity wins against visiting East Central 2-A Conference opponent Wallace-Rose Hill, winning in both girls soccer and softball Monday. Senior Miranda Holmes fanned 19 batters as Midway’s softball team celebrated its Senior Night with an 8-0 shutout victory. “I’m still not happy with their performance at the plate,” said Midway […]
Central clobbers Cavaliers, 52-7
Harnett Central’s varsity football team celebrated Senior Night with a 52-7 rout over visiting Tri-County Six 3-A Conference foe Southern Lee on Friday. “I thought defensively we played really well,” said Harnett Central coach Matt Migliore. “We did some things that we haven’t done all year. Forcing turnovers, we’ve been stressing all year and we […]
Bradshaw leads Hobbton to first win at Homecoming
Hobbton’s varsity football team picked up its first win of the season in a 63-6 rout over visiting Carolina 1-A Conference foe Union on Homecoming on Thursday night. “We’ve been such slow starters this year, that was a real focus was come out of the gates and be explosive and they did,” said Hobbton coach […]