Larry Smith had 10 career holes-in-one as he stepped to the red tee on No. 7 at Chicora Country Club with his 7-iron on Oct. 13. Playing partners Jim Allen, Hylton Lawrence and Thurman Tart soon witnessed Smith’s 11th ace. “We could see it go in,” Smith said. Smith was playing No. 14 at Chicora […]
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South Johnston holds signing ceremony for four
Eston Lee is going to East Carolina to play golf. Softball players Kyndal Woodard, Katie Mitchell and Savannah Lockamy will be moving on to the next level as well. South Johnston recognized the quartet with a signing ceremony involving family, friends, coaches and teammates in the high school’s auxiliary gym on Wednesday. Mitchell is going […]
HC girls, Overhills boys win titles
Host Harnett Central and visiting Overhills split varsity basketball contests in the championships of the Harnett County Tip-off Tournament on Wednesday, with the Trojans winning their first girls championship since 2012 and the Jaguars winning their seventh straight boys championship. Harnett Central pulled away late to take a 49-31 win against Overhills in the girls […]
Hawks defeat Western for third in Tipoff Tournament
A strong first-half performance led Triton’s varsity boys basketball team to a 60-46 win over Western Harnett in the boys consolation game of the Harnett County Tipoff Tournament at Harnett Central on Wednesday. “I thought defensively we played a good first half,” said Triton coach T.J. Morrison. “I think first quarter we gave up four. […]
Raiders hold signing ceremony for Barefoot, Culbreth, Holland
Midway recognized three senior athletes on Tuesday who plan to compete at the next level. Cameron Barefoot has signed to play baseball at Campbell. Eli Culbreth is headed to Gardner-Webb for baseball. Caitlyn Holland is joining the softball program at Methodist. Barefoot hit .277 with 11 RBIs, 15 stolen bases and a team-high 19 walks […]
CFCA posts road sweep
Cape Fear Christian Academy posted a nonconference basketball sweep over Community Christian at Peace Church in Wilson on Tuesday evening. The varsity boys improved to 4-0 with a 99-63 win despite a strong scoring effort by senior Jimmy Forte of the Cyclones. The Lady Eagles moved to 2-1 with a 49-34 victory. CFCA’s junior varsity […]
Central boys advance to final
Harnett Central opened varsity boys basketball season with a 73-60 win over visiting Western Harnett on Tuesday in the opening round of the Harnett County Tip-off Tournament. “I thought overall we played like a first game,” said Harnett Central coach Will Gage. “We played very, very sharp at times and like we had never seen […]
Lady Hawks top Western in consolation of Tipoff event
Triton’s girls basketball team surged in the third quarter and held off a fourth quarter rally to beat Western Harnett 48-40 in the girls consolation game of the Harnett County Tipoff Tournament at Harnett Central on Tuesday. “The first half we were kind of cold,” said Triton coach Wendy Simmons. “Even though we were running […]
HC moves into girls final by downing WH, 54-18
Harnett Central’s girls basketball team opened the season by routing visiting Western Harnett 54-18 in the first round of the Harnett County Tip-Off Tournament on Monday. “We know that defense is kind of going to be our bread and butter this year,” said Harnett Central coach Catherine Griffin. “So, I wasn’t really worried at the […]
Overhills takes pair from Hawks
Overhills swept varsity basketball contests against Triton on Monday, with both the boys and girls teams winning to advance to the championship of the Harnett County Tipoff Tournament, hosted by Harnett Central. A pair of late scores from senior Jade Butcher and freshman Madison Cypher lifted Overhills to a 44-40 girls win over Triton. First-year […]