Mark Kirk has retired after 41 years in coaching and Chris McGee will direct Overhills in football. Kirk will be returning to his home in Bedford, Pa., after coaching all over the country. His son-in-law, K.J. Starr, has taken a position at Fuquay-Varina. “I’ll have a place to stay,” Kirk said. “I plan to come […]
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Camels add hoops signees
BUIES CREEK — Jesús Carralero and Cedric Henderson, Jr., have signed with Campbell, men’s basketball coach Kevin McGeehan has announced. A 6-foot-8 forward from Málaga, Spain, Carralero joins the Camels after spending last season at Link Year Prep in Branson, Mo. A 6-foot-6 native of Memphis, Tenn., Henderson, Jr., arrives in Buies Creek after playing […]
Hawks host 7-on-7 scrimmage
Dylan Smith, Travion Sanders, Myjalik Giles, C.J. James and Malihk Giles had scoring receptions for host Triton in a 7-on-7 football scrimmage with Athens Drive on Wednesday morning. J.P. Petoletti and Sanders rotated at quarterback. The Hawks outscored the Jaguars, 6-2. “I was pleased with us showing up and getting back into it after spring, […]
T.J. Morrison reports from abroad
(UPDATED) Triton varsity boys basketball coach T.J. Morrison traveled to Venice, Italy, earlier this week and will be sending updates on his trip abroad for Dunn Area Sports. He will be coaching in the United World Games. Morrison reported on Tuesday after flying from New York on Monday: “Long day,” said the Hawks coach. “Frankfurt […]
Dunn AA second in district
The Dunn AA baseball All-Stars finished second in the Dixie district tournament completed Monday evening at the Nathan Harris Athletic Complex at Tyler Park. The AA division is for players 8-and-under with a coach pitching to his own team. Hope Mills National won the final on Carlie C’s IGA Field, 10-0. Hope Mills National did […]
Educators golf adjusts for weather
High numbers became desirable at the 34th annual Harnett County Educators golf tournament at Keith Hills on Monday. Some of the 39 groups did not complete play due to the weather so the winners in the super ball format were calculated on the percentage of holes where the four-person teams had a birdie. Orange flight […]
Hawks come back from slow start in hoops scrimmages
The Triton varsity boys basketball team started slowly against Cary in scrimmages at Apex Friendship on Saturday. The Hawks fell behind the Imps 25-0 as Cary connected with a barrage of 3-pointers. Triton closed the gap to 57-41 by the end of the matchup. The Hawks defeated Apex 60-47 in their second game after leading […]
Jay James to coach HC tennis
Teaching professional Jay James has been named to coach boys and girls tennis next school year at Harnett Central. James teaches business at the high school. “My short term team goals will be to finish in the top three in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference this year as a team in both girls and boys […]
Tuesday, June 11
Golden State stayed alive in the NBA finals with a 106-105 win at Toronto on Monday night, cutting the Raptors’ lead in the best-of-seven to 3-2. The Warriors host game six on Thursday night at 9 p.m. (ABC). Kevin Durant played 11 minutes for the Warriors and had 11 points before re-injuring his calf. … […]
Friday, June 7
Logan Patrick of Midway has been named to the HighSchoolOT All-East boys golf team. … East Carolina starts its best-of-three Super Regional in the NCAA baseball tournament at Louisville today at noon (ESPN2). … Duke opens its Super Regional at Vanderbilt today at 6 p.m. (ESPN2). … North Carolina is hosting Auburn in a Super […]