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Hayden Smith signs to join Campbell football

Hayden Smith signs to join Campbell football

Harnett Central senior Hayden Smith, of Lillington, has signed to play football at Campbell University. "It (the decision) happened about two weeks ago," Smith said. "I'd been in contact with them for a few weeks and it worked out where they told me I'd have a spot on...

Hawks take diamond wins over Union Pines

Hawks take diamond wins over Union Pines

Triton took a varsity diamond sweep over visiting Tri-County Six 3-A Conference opponent Union Pines, winning in both baseball and softball on Wednesday night. Union Pines tried to rally late, but Triton held on for a 4-2 win in the softball game to stay on top of the...

Hawk softball downs Lee, 9-1

Hawk softball downs Lee, 9-1

One night after recording just two hits in a 1-0 varsity softball loss at Tri-County Six 3-A Conference foe Lee County, Triton got its bats going again to avenge that loss with a 9-1 win over the visiting Yellow Jackets on Thursday. “I told them if the top of the...

Raiders sweep Goldsboro

Raiders sweep Goldsboro

Midway took a pair of varsity diamond wins over visiting East Central 2-A Conference foe Goldsboro on Wednesday, winning in both softball and baseball. Solid defense led Midway to a 6-2 win over Goldsboro in softball, giving the Cougars their first conference loss of...

SJ softball tops Wildcats

SJ softball tops Wildcats

Visiting West Johnston took the early lead, but South Johnston rallied to take a 5-2 Greater Neuse 3-A Conference varsity softball win on Monday. “I thought West Johnston came out with a good approach and a good attitude,” said South Johnston coach Ashley Ennis. “They...

Hawks capture baseball, softball wins at Western

Hawks capture baseball, softball wins at Western

Triton took a pair of varsity diamond wins in baseball and softball on the road at Harnett County and Tri-County Six 3-A Conference rival Western Harnett on Friday. Western won the girls soccer game in a shootout. Two nights after Triton dropped a two-hit baseball...

Hawks, Western post shutouts

Hawks, Western post shutouts

Triton split varsity diamond contests with visiting Harnett County and Tri-County Six 3-A Conference rival Western Harnett on Wednesday. Triton took the softball game while Western won in baseball. Big bats powered Triton to a 24-0 rout in five innings over Western on...

HC splits on diamonds with Southern Lee

HC splits on diamonds with Southern Lee

Harnett Central split varsity diamond contests with visiting Tri-County Six 3-A Conference opponent Southern Lee on Tuesday, with the Trojans winning the softball game, but the Cavaliers taking the baseball game. Everyone on the roster got involved as Harnett Central...

Hawks get baseball, softball wins over Southern Lee

Hawks get baseball, softball wins over Southern Lee

Triton took a pair of varsity diamond wins over visiting Tri-County Six 3-A Conference opponent Southern Lee on Friday night, winning in both baseball and softball. The Cavaliers’ lone varsity win came in a shootout in girls soccer. “I wanted to score four runs an...

Midway takes 3-2 baseball win over Triton, Raiders remain unbeaten

Midway takes 3-2 baseball win over Triton, Raiders remain unbeaten

Midway edged Triton 3-2 to take a varsity baseball win in a defensive battle on Monday and stay unbeaten on the season. “It was a good team win,” said Midway coach Jason Fussell. “We made some mistakes tonight. We didn’t swing it as well as we thought we should have....

Hawks win girls soccer, softball at Midway

Hawks win girls soccer, softball at Midway

Hot-hitting Triton took a 12-4 varsity softball win on the road against rival Midway on Monday night. “We hit the ball hard tonight,” said Triton coach Mark Whitman. “We hit the ball hard, it got up into the wind and it knocked it down and stuff like that. Overall,...

Clayton’s Deutsch no-hits HC

Clayton’s Deutsch no-hits HC

Harnett Central dropped a 9-0 varsity baseball contest to visiting Clayton on Thursday night as Comets senior Trey Deutsch threw a no-hitter. “That guy (Deutsch) was on,” said Harnett Central coach Lance Honeycutt. “That kid’s playing great. Our guys just can’t hit...

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