South Johnston’s varsity volleyball team improved to 2-0 on the season by rallying from a 2-0 deficit to win in five sets at rival Triton on Thursday. Individual set scores were 21-25, 18-25, 25-23, 25-23 and 15-11. “In the first two sets, nothing against them...
Harnett Central made a strong statement to open volleyball season Monday, rallying from down 2-0 to edge visiting Jack Britt in five sets by scores of 20-25, 19-25, 26-24, 25-16 and 15-12. “I was pleased,” said Harnett Central coach Jason Harrell. “We came out with...
The South Johnston Jamboree football scrimmages were cut short due to sudden storms in the area Wednesday, but host South Johnston and Western Harnett were both able to get two scrimmage sessions in. Other teams involved in the scrimmage were Garner, Holly Springs,...
The City of Dunn hosted a sendoff at Sherry's Bakery in Dunn for the Dunn All Star softball teams for both the Dixie Youth Angels (10-Under) Ponytails (12-Under) divisions, which will be representing the state of North Carolina in the World Series. Several people were...
After falling in extra innings to Western Harnett on Monday and winning a pair of close games with Angier and Western on Tuesday, host Erwin completed its comeback in the Tar Heel Leagues District IV 10-under softball tournament with a 10-7 over Western Harnett on...
Western Harnett brought hot bats to day two of the Tar Heel Leagues District IV 12-and-under softball tournament at Al Woodall Municipal Park in Erwin on Tuesday, beating Angier in an elimination game and topping Erwin to force tonight's "if necessary" game. Ten runs...
After edging host Erwin in an extra-inning marathon, Western Harnett used the momentum to top Angier and advance to the championship series on day one of the Tar Heel Leagues District IV 10-under softball tournament at Al Woodall Municipal Park in Erwin on Monday...
The first night of the Tar Heel Leagues 12-and-under District IV softball tournament at Al Woodall Municipal Park in Erwin on Monday saw the host team advance to the championship round by holding off Western Harnett in the first game and scoring 19 unanswered runs to...
Harnett Central had three wins by one run each against Triton during the 2018 scholastic softball season as the Trojans won the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference regular season and tournament championships. Circumstances — and the outcome — were different in a less...
First Federal Bank delivered a strong performance Tuesday to top Mosquito Joe's 11-1 in the Dunn Parks and Recreation Majors (12-and-under) baseball tournament championship at the Nathan Harris Athletic Complex at Tyler Park on Carlie C’s IGA Field. First Federal won...
On the first day of the Dunn Parks and Recreation Majors (12-and-under) baseball tournament, short-handed Mosquito Joe's held off Archie's Appliance 3-2 on Monday at the Nathan Harris Athletic Complex at Tyler Park on Carlie C's IGA Field to advance to Tuesday's...
Midway High School senior Blythe Best, of Dunn, signed on Thursday to play college softball at Methodist University in Fayetteville. “I’ve been going to camps at Methodist since I was nine and (Methodist) coach (Ron) Simpson has always said he wanted me to play for...
