BUIES CREEK — Golf is an individual sport with its nuances honed and sharpened through hours and years of practice and tested in tournament play against other competitors who have trod a similar path. Internationally, in the Ryder Cup, and collegiately, individuals make up teams to represent their country or school with hopes of claiming […]
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Justin Carroll introduced as Midway baseball coach
A news conference was held Tuesday in the Midway High School auditorium for new Raiders baseball coach Justin Carroll. After a year of assisting in football and baseball at South Johnston, Carroll fills a void created by the departure of Jason Fussell to Hobbton. Cory Barnes guided Midway in baseball as interim coach for the […]
CFCA anglers win another state championship
River Ennis and Aubrey Jackson of Cape Fear Christian Academy won the North Carolina Student Angler Federation Junior Division championship on Saturday, May 30, at Lake Tillery. It was the second straight state championship for a CFCA duo. Ennis teamed with his younger brother, Reed, for the title in 2019. Ennis and Jackson earned a […]
McWilliams, Bass honored as CFCA’s top athletes
Jeremyah McWilliams was named Male Athlete of the Year and Kristen Bass was recognized as Female Athlete of the Year at Cape Fear Christian Academy’s graduation on Saturday morning at the school. The awards were presented before the 2020 class received its diplomas because this year there was no spring sports banquet when those honors […]
Thursday, May 28
Everett Blake of Harnett Central was named the Male Extra Effort Award winner for the 2019-20 school year on the HighSchoolOT Honors awards show on FOX 50 on Wednesday night. … Campbell has announced its CAMMY winners (see News & Features section below). … A NASCAR Cup race in Concord on Wednesday night was postponed […]
Campbell presents ninth annual CAMMY awards
BUIES CREEK — Individual and team winners for the 2020 CAMMYS, the annual awards celebration that showcases the best of Campbell University athletics for the previous year, have been announced. Established in 2011 under the guidance of former Athletics Director Bob Roller, the CAMMYS are organized by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, which consists of student-athletes […]
Tuesday, May 19
Taft Cummings of Western Harnett has signed to run track at Mars Hill (see story and photos under News & Features below). … Campbell has announced the addition of four transfers in football, including offensive lineman Mike Edwards from Wake Forest. Edwards played at South View. Also joining the Camels are receiver Mason Donaldson from […]
Western’s Taft Cummings signs to run at Mars Hill
Taft Cummings of Western Harnett has signed to run track at Mars Hill. Cummings had an abbreviated senior season for the Eagles due to the cancellation of competition because of the coronavirus. Cummings turned in a time of four minutes, 58 seconds in the 1,600 meter at Triton on March 12.
Sunday, May 17
A signing ceremony was held Friday for four athletes at Midway (see Midway section below). … Dunn Area Sports has received its 153,000th view. Thank you! … Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson will oppose Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff in a golf skins game for charity today at 2 p.m. (NBC). … The Real Heroes […]
Four Raiders sign for next level
Midway had a signing ceremony for four seniors on Friday. All had their spring seasons shortened due to the shutdown for the coronavirus. Logan Patrick, who won the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 2-A individual golf championship in 2018 and 2019, has signed to play at Fayetteville State. Austin Hargrove plans to run cross […]