Hobbton hosted Lakewood for a seven-on-seven football scrimmage Tuesday. Wildcats coach Joe Salas has been pleased with what he’s seen from his team during summer workouts and seven-on-sevens. “They’re excited” Salas said. “Strong culture. Great leadership. We’ve got a bunch of returning players. The kids are excited. The coaches are excited. It’s summer time. We’re […]
Dunn teams knocked out of Dixie state baseball tournaments
The third day of the Dixie Youth AA (8-under) and AAA (10-under) State Baseball Tournaments saw host Dunn eliminated from both tournaments Monday. In the AAA tournament, Dunn fell 14-4 to Dallas to finish a game that started Sunday but was suspended after two innings because of severe weather. Gavin Blackman had two hits and […]
Dixie AAA baseball: Host Dunn in suspended game, Lillington ousted
The second day of the Dixie Youth AAA (10-under) State Baseball Tournament in Dunn saw Lillington eliminated and play suspended due to severe weather during Dunn’s game Sunday. Seven runs across the second and third innings made the difference as Lillington fell 7-0 in an elimination game against Clinton. Colin McLeod had two hits and […]
Dunn AA 1-1 after day one with high-scoring loss in Dixie state baseball
The opening day of the Dixie Youth AA (8-under, coach pitch) State Baseball Tournament on Saturday saw host Dunn start the day with a win against South Columbus but end the evening with a loss to Hoke County. In its first game of the day, Dunn beat South Columbus 17-7. Jackson Williford had four hits […]
Host Dunn, Lillington dealt losses in Dixie AAA baseball state tourney
The opening day of the Dixie Youth AAA (10-under) State Baseball Tournament Saturday saw Lillington and host Dunn both suffer setbacks in their opening games. Lillington was competitive early, but fell 13-2 to King’s Mountain. Jack Barber had one hit and one run scored. Colin McLeod and Sam McFadden had one hit apiece. Jay McFadden […]
Dunn 12-U stars win district baseball, 13-3, over Hoke County
After falling behind early, Dunn got its bats going to take a 13-3 win over Hoke County in the championship game of the Dixie Youth District II Majors (12-and-under) baseball tournament in Lillington on Tuesday night. Starter Wesley Tew was the winning pitcher for Dunn. In one inning, he yielded two earned runs on one […]
Midway bows out of playoffs as early run holds up for Whiteville
A lone run in the top of the first inning was the difference-maker as No. 3 Midway was edged 1-0 by visiting No. 14 Whiteville in a pitchers’ duel in the first round of the NCHSAA 2-A state baseball playoffs Tuesday. “We pitched pretty well and played defense pretty well,” said first-year Midway coach Justin […]
Triton girls tennis ends regular season with 5-4 win at Central
The battle between Tri-County Six 3-A Conference and Harnett County rivals Harnett Central and visiting Triton in girls tennis Wednesday came all the way down to the final match, as the Hawks edged the Trojans 5-4 on Central’s Senior Night to end the regular season. Just like when the teams met at Triton on May […]
Hawks end layoff with 8-6 win over visiting Harnett Central
With each team providing one of its best offensive performances of the season, Triton’s varsity baseball team edged visiting Tri-County Six 3-A Conference and Harnett County rival Harnett Central, 8-6, on Tuesday. “They were swinging it well,” said Triton coach Jacob Willis. “With the long break (Triton had not played since May 29 because of […]
Raiders reclaim first place with 3-1 win over East Duplin
Three days after suffering its first loss of the season at East Duplin, Midway’s varsity baseball team avenged that setback on Friday night with a 3-1 win at home against the Panthers to reclaim sole possession of first place in the East Central 2-A Conference. “They were as upset after that loss as I’ve ever […]