The Buies Creek Astros got home runs from Jacob Meyers and Jake Adams on Tuesday in a 9-6 win over Winston-Salem at Jim Perry Stadium in Buies Creek. The Astros pulled within one game of the Dash in the Carolina League Southern Division second-half standings. Adams hit a two-run homer with two out in Buies […]
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Lady Hawks win opening golf match at Pine Hollow
Triton’s girls golf team may have graduated Kathryn Elliott, but the Hawks still won their season-opening match at Pine Hollow in Clayton on Tuesday as Lana Klein claimed medalist honors with a 41. Elliott was Tri-County Six 3-A Conference Player of the Year and signed with South Carolina-Upstate. Triton totaled 144 with Neva Chance contributing […]
CFCA takes first volleyball match under Calvin Gaines
Cape Fear Christian Academy started its 2018 volleyball season with a 2-0 junior varsity victory over Lee Christian on Tuesday in the CFCA gym. It was the first contest for Calvin Gaines as a scholastic head coach and the Eagles made the occasion special as they prevailed by scores of 25-23 and 25-21. CFCA essentially […]
HC rallies from 0-2 deficit to top Jack Britt, 3-2
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 effort and intensity. We executed and we just didn’t quit. […]
South waits out showers at S. Garner
South Johnston dominated in a scrimmage with East Chapel Hill at South Garner on Saturday. After that, the Trojans sat in a locker room for about an hour during a summer storm before matching up with Broughton. “The first half against East Chapel Hill, we were able to gain a lot of confidence,” said South […]
Raiders hit with Sampson neighbors
Midway scrimmaged with neighbors Hobbton, Lakewood, Clinton and Union on Friday night in the Sampson Jamboree at Clinton. “Overall, I was pretty pleased,” said first-year Raiders coach Cory Barnes. ” … It was pretty good for our first outing against someone other than ourselves. … I wasn’t pleased with how we finished because we were […]
HC faces Apex, Southern Nash
Harnett Central took part in the Harnett Jamboree on Friday at Campbell’s Barker-Lane Stadium. “I was pleased,” said HC coach Matt Migliore. “Obviously, there are a lot of things that we need to fix and work on. Because of some injuries and we had a few guys that didn’t have days to meet the requirements, […]
Penny sees progress in set of scrimmages at Campbell
Triton scrimmaged for the second time in as many nights at the Harnett Jamboree at Campbell’s Barker-Lane Stadium on Friday. The Hawks had four scores in a matchup with North Johnston before outscoring Southern Wayne, 3-1, at CU. Triton hosted Pine Forest for a scrimmage on Thursday night after a session with Terry Sanford at […]
Sampson coaches provide previews, Salas takes over at Hobbton
The Sampson County public school football coaches convened for the annual Robert Hill luncheon at the Railroad Steakhouse in Roseboro on Friday before the Sampson Jamboree tonight at Dark Horse Stadium in Clinton. The coaches provided an outlook for their teams for the upcoming season. Doug Burley of Union is the only returning head coach […]
N.C. Majors (Dunn) finish third in Dixie World Series, Cooperstown next
The North Carolina (Dunn) All-Stars finished third in the Dixie Youth Majors (12-and-under) World Series in Lumberton, but the season isn’t over for many of the players coached by Charlie Stevens. Eight members of the team that competed in the district tournament in Raeford, the state tournament in Kenansville and the World Series will be […]