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Hawks down Colts, 3-1, in first volleyball match

Hawks down Colts, 3-1, in first volleyball match

Triton’s varsity volleyball team opened its season Monday with a 3-1 win over visiting Cape Fear by set scores of 25-20, 16-25, 26-24 and 25-19. “A year ago, we weren’t even where we are right now,” said Triton coach Wendy Simmons. “We’ve still got things to work on....

West Johnston tops Hawks in soccer season opener

West Johnston tops Hawks in soccer season opener

Triton opened varsity boys soccer season on Monday with a 2-0 loss to visiting West Johnston. "First half, we were OK, but it looked like it was our first game," said Triton coach Brian Foster. "They had one good goal and one goal off of a mistake. We had a header...

Hawks get scrimmage victory

Hawks get scrimmage victory

Triton's defense shined as the Hawks won a scrimmage 7-0 against St. Pauls as part of the Cumberland County Showcase at Gray's Creek on Friday. "That was the challenge since Tuesday night (when Triton hosted the Harnett County Jamboree) was we had to play better...

Weather halts grid matchups at SJ

Weather halts grid matchups at SJ

Storms in the area cut the event short, but South Johnston hosted five other teams for a football scrimmage on Wednesday. "I'm very pleased the way our offense scored on every series," said South Johnston coach Matthew Riggsbee. "Coming from last Saturday, where we...

Hawks host Harnett Jamboree

Hawks host Harnett Jamboree

In spite of an hour-long weather delay, Triton was able to host seven other schools for the Harnett County Jamboree football scrimmage on Tuesday. In addition to the host Hawks, Harnett Central, Overhills, Western Harnett, Midway, Lakewood, Southern Wayne and North...

Erwin 10-and-under softball to play for District III title

Erwin 10-and-under softball to play for District III title

The second night of the Tar Heel Leagues District III 10-Under softball tournament on Wednesday saw host Erwin defeat Western Harnett before Western fought off Parkwood in an elimination game to earn a rematch with Erwin in Thursday's championship. One day after...

First rounds completed in Tar Heel District III tournaments at Erwin

First rounds completed in Tar Heel District III tournaments at Erwin

The opening games were completed in the Tar Heel Leagues District III tournaments at Al Woodall Park in Erwin on Tuesday night. Double-elimination events will determine champions in 10-and-under baseball, 15-and-under baseball and 10-and-under softball. In...

Extra-inning setback knocks host Dunn out of AAA tournament

Extra-inning setback knocks host Dunn out of AAA tournament

Host Dunn battled hard to the last out, but was edged 5-3 by Reidsville in an extra innings thriller in an elimination game on day three of the Dixie Youth North Carolina AAA state baseball tournament on Monday. Reliever Harry Johnson was the pitcher of record for...

Dunn AAA rally falls short

Dunn AAA rally falls short

Host Dunn's rally came up just short as Stanley took a narrow 5-4 win on day two of the Dixie Youth North Carolina AAA state baseball tournament on Sunday. Reliever Tanner Williams was the pitcher of record for Dunn. In one inning, he yielded one earned run on three...

Host Dunn AAA takes 6-4 win in Dixie state tournament

Host Dunn AAA takes 6-4 win in Dixie state tournament

Host Dunn got off to a strong start and held off a West Robeson American rally to start the Dixie Youth AAA (10-and-under) state baseball tournament with a 6-4 win on Saturday. Starter Wyatt Scott was the winning pitcher for Dunn, yielding one earned run on two hits,...

Raiders host 7-on-7 scrimmages Thursday

Raiders host 7-on-7 scrimmages Thursday

Midway hosted 7-on-7 football scrimmages for the second straight year on Thursday. In addition to the Raiders, Triton and Lakewood participated for the second straight year and were joined by Hobbton, North Johnston and St. Pauls. The event has grown in the past year,...

Lillington put out of Dixie Majors district baseball tournament

Lillington put out of Dixie Majors district baseball tournament

Host Lillington battled and did not quit, but suffered a 7-4 loss to Hope Mills in an elimination game in the Dixie Youth District 11 Majors (12-amd-under) baseball tournament on Monday. After falling to Lillington on the first day of the tournament Saturday, Hope...

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