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Hawks start league play by beating Lee, 3-0

Hawks start league play by beating Lee, 3-0

Triton’s varsity volleyball team opened Tri-County Six 3-A Conference play on Tuesday with a 3-0 win over visiting Lee County by scores of 25-19, 25-21 and 25-14. “The girls have been working hard in practice,” said Triton coach Wendy Simmons. “We’ve been scaling it...

Raiders pull away to defeat Lakewood

Raiders pull away to defeat Lakewood

Midway pulled away late in a 42-22 varsity football win over visiting Sampson County rival Lakewood on Friday. “We had to adjust,” said Midway coach Cory Barnes. “They started pushing the ball down the field with their trap plays and buck sweeps, all the things Wing-T...

South turns back Triton, 3-1

South turns back Triton, 3-1

Triton battled at rival South Johnston, but the Trojans took a 3-1 win on Thursday by scores of 23-25, 25-23, 26-24 and 25-18. “I definitely wouldn’t say this was our best effort,” said South Johnston coach Matthew Adams. “Hat’s off to them (Triton) for fighting as...

Raiders top HC in volleyball

Raiders top HC in volleyball

Midway’s varsity volleyball team rebounded from having a four-match win streak snapped at East Duplin on Tuesday by beating visiting Harnett Central 3-1 on Wednesday by scores of 25-21, 23-25, 25-11 and 25-14. “They’ve played with a lot of energy, so that’s a plus,”...

Hawks cap short week with huge win at South

Hawks cap short week with huge win at South

Triton picked up a much-needed varsity football win on Wednesday night, winning 56-27 at nonconference rival South Johnston. “That’s huge,” said Triton coach Ben Penny. “Coming off of a short week. Coming off of a heartbreaking loss in weak one and not really...

Raiders top South Brunswick

Raiders top South Brunswick

Midway survived a varsity football battle with visiting South Brunswick on Friday night, edging the Cougars for a 28-24 win. “That’s just a great job by our team rallying,” said Midway coach Cory Barnes. “We had to fix some things on the back end at halftime. We...

Raiders even season series with South in volleyball home opener

Raiders even season series with South in volleyball home opener

Playing at home for the first time this season, Midway’s varsity volleyball team avenged its lone loss of the season by handing South Johnston its first loss of the season in a five-set battle on Wednesday. Individual set scores were 25-20, 12-25, 25-17, 25-14 and...

Raiders take 3-0 volleyball victory at Triton

Raiders take 3-0 volleyball victory at Triton

Midway took a straight sets varsity volleyball win at rival Triton on Tuesday by scores of 25-23, 27-25 and 25-21. “We had a lot more hustle in us tonight,” said Midway coach Brandy Wrench. “We didn’t stop. We kept playing. Jordan Wallum ended this game with a nice...

Western edges Douglas Byrd

Western edges Douglas Byrd

Western Harnett took advantage of a late turnover with a long touchdown run from junior Daquan McNeill to edge visiting Douglas Byrd 24-20 to open varsity football season on Monday. “It was a typical first game,” said Western Harnett coach Blake Culbertson....

Midway storms past Spartans

Midway storms past Spartans

Midway opened varsity football season on Friday night with a 27-0 win over visiting Union in a game that was called at halftime because of thunderstorms in the area. “We played hard. Union played hard,” said Midway coach Cory Barnes. “We’ve got some things to work on...

Rogers leads Hobbton comeback in football season opener

Rogers leads Hobbton comeback in football season opener

Hobbton opened varsity football season on Thursday in thrilling fashion, rallying past visiting East Chapel Hill to win a 51-46 shootout. “They’re a tough bunch,” said Hobbton coach Joe Salas. “They worked their tails off and they never surrendered. We were confident...

South turns back Midway, 3-1, in volleyball

South turns back Midway, 3-1, in volleyball

South Johnston’s varsity volleyball team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 3-1 win over visiting Midway by set scores of 25-12, 25-22, 23-25 and 25-15 on Tuesday. “I’m proud of our effort,” said South Johnston coach Matthew Adams. “Right there, we were up 23-22 in...

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