Former Harnett Central football and basketball standout Kaizer Ray is a redshirt freshman walk-on in the East Carolina football program. Ray played on the offensive and defensive fronts at Central. He was a post player in basketball, averaging 7.3 points and 5.3 rebounds as a senior in the 2017-18 season. Ray had offers to play […]
High Schools
Honeycutt honors father’s memory with skin art
Harnett Central baseball coach Lance Honeycutt has honored the memory of his father, Dan Honeycutt, with a tattoo on his left shoulder and arm. The elder Honeycutt was a record-setting softball coach at Coats and Triton before serving as principal at Triton. As an administrator, he went on to become superintendent of the Harnett County […]
Culbreth gives Raiders back-to-back no-hitters
Eli Culbreth pitched a no-hitter for Midway in a 10-0 East Central 2-A Conference win at Wallace-Rose Hill on Thursday night, giving the Raiders back-to-back no-hitters after Chandler Williford accomplished the feat at home against Spring Creek the previous night. Culbreth walked three and struck out 11 as Midway moved to 14-0 overall and 8-0 […]
Midway sets school record in golf in Goldsboro
The Midway golf team set a new school record with a 297 score in winning the East Central 2-A Conference match at the Goldsboro Municipal course on Wednesday. Logan Patrick led the Raiders with a 68 for medalist honors. Andrew Eldridge had a 74 for Midway, Caden Hodge shot 77 and Matthew Faircloth had a […]
Wimberly signs for softball at Meredith
Harnett Central senior Fallon Wimberly, of Fuquay-Varina, has signed to play softball at Meredith College. “It was pretty late (her decision),” Wimberly said. “It was last November. I wasn’t really planning on playing softball after high school and then I decided I wanted to go to Meredith. I applied to Meredith and then I thought […]
Hawks edge Lee on Senior Night as Neighbors takes one for team
Triton’s varsity baseball team edged visiting Tri-County Six 3-A Conference opponent Lee County for a 5-4 Senior Night win in eight innings on Thursday night when senior Colton Neighbors was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to score junior Christian Tyndall in the bottom of the eighth inning. “After the game, I said […]
Softball no-hitter, home run; baseball gets SAC win
Thursday was special for Cape Fear Christian Academy’s varsity baseball and softball teams. In softball, the Eagles got a no-hitter from Rhyleigh Horne and a 2-run homer from Aubree Bass in a 12-0 nonconference win at Faith Christian of Rocky Mount. CFCA coach Sterling Holmes noted that Horne, an eighth-grader, is the only pitcher with […]
Hayden Smith signs to join Campbell football
Harnett Central senior Hayden Smith, of Lillington, has signed to play football at Campbell University. “It (the decision) happened about two weeks ago,” Smith said. “I’d been in contact with them for a few weeks and it worked out where they told me I’d have a spot on the team and I took it.” Smith, […]
Williford no-hits Spring Creek
Campbell signee Cameron Williford pitched a no-hitter as Midway took a 10-0 East Central 2-A Conference varsity baseball win in five innings over visiting Spring Creek on Wednesday night. The Raiders improved to 13-0 overall and 7-0 in league play going into a conference contest at Wallace-Rose Hill on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. The matchup […]
Hawks take diamond wins over Union Pines
Triton took a varsity diamond sweep over visiting Tri-County Six 3-A Conference opponent Union Pines, winning in both baseball and softball on Wednesday night. Union Pines tried to rally late, but Triton held on for a 4-2 win in the softball game to stay on top of the conference standings. “It wasn’t a pretty win […]