Jason Fussell made a difficult decision but ultimately did what he felt was best for his family in going to Hobbton to be baseball coach. Since starting at Midway in 2004, Fussell has been baseball coach of the Raiders, accumulating 293 wins and an NCHSAA 2-A championship in 2014. He also has served stints as […]
High Schools
HC defeats Rosewood, 6-0, in first girls tennis match
The Harnett Central girls tennis team opened the 2019 season by dominating visiting Rosewood, 6-0, on Monday. Central swept the singles matches in its first outing under coach Jay James. Jordan Williams won 8-1 at No. 1 and Emme Ann Thompson took an 8-2 win at No. 2. The No. 3 singles went to Cameron […]
Hawks down Colts, 3-1, in first volleyball match
Triton’s varsity volleyball team opened its season Monday with a 3-1 win over visiting Cape Fear by set scores of 25-20, 16-25, 26-24 and 25-19. “A year ago, we weren’t even where we are right now,” said Triton coach Wendy Simmons. “We’ve still got things to work on. There were some things I felt like […]
West Johnston tops Hawks in soccer season opener
Triton opened varsity boys soccer season on Monday with a 2-0 loss to visiting West Johnston. “First half, we were OK, but it looked like it was our first game,” said Triton coach Brian Foster. “They had one good goal and one goal off of a mistake. We had a header flash over on a […]
Hawks get scrimmage victory
Triton’s defense shined as the Hawks won a scrimmage 7-0 against St. Pauls as part of the Cumberland County Showcase at Gray’s Creek on Friday. “That was the challenge since Tuesday night (when Triton hosted the Harnett County Jamboree) was we had to play better defense,” said Triton coach Ben Penny. “The team we faced […]
Weather halts grid matchups at SJ
Storms in the area cut the event short, but South Johnston hosted five other teams for a football scrimmage on Wednesday. “I’m very pleased the way our offense scored on every series,” said South Johnston coach Matthew Riggsbee. “Coming from last Saturday, where we didn’t get the chance to score. It felt very good to […]
SJ Trojans hosting scrimmages tonight
South Johnston will be hosting a football scrimmage jamboree from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, August 14) with five other teams involved. Garner, South Garner, South Granville, West Craven and Jacksonville Northside are scheduled to participate. Admission is $5. The event is sponsored by the booster club at South.
Hawks host Harnett Jamboree
In spite of an hour-long weather delay, Triton was able to host seven other schools for the Harnett County Jamboree football scrimmage on Tuesday. In addition to the host Hawks, Harnett Central, Overhills, Western Harnett, Midway, Lakewood, Southern Wayne and North Brunswick also participated in the event. Each team participated in two 30-minute sessions, with […]
Lee favored in league football as scrimmages approach
Lee County has won two previous football championships in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference and the Yellow Jackets have been picked by league coaches to do it again in a preseason poll conducted at a conference luncheon at Western Harnett on Tuesday. Lee received a maximum of 25 points in the balloting and was followed […]
Thompson commits to Camels
Dalen Thompson of Triton has announced his commitment to Campbell to play baseball. Thompson hit .340 with 13 RBIs as a sophomore in 2019 in his second season as a starter when the Hawks went 11-10 overall and 6-4 in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference. He was 13 for 13 on stolen base attempts. Thompson […]