Gardner-Webb recognized Glenna McLamb's softball pitching ability and potential at a travel tournament before her junior year at Cape Fear Christian Academy. The Bulldogs didn't waste any time in inviting her to join the Big South Conference program based in Boiling...
High Schools
Michael Snyder taking golf skills to N.C. State program
Harnett Central golf standout Michael Snyder will be taking his skills to the program at N.C. State. Going into his senior season with the Trojans, Snyder has been all conference for three years and a 3-time qualifier for the NCHSAA 3-A tournament. "He's sneaky long...
Balanced scoring helps Eagles to 64-56 victory at Fayetteville Christian
Cape Fear Christian Academy's varsity boys basketball team improved to 4-0 on its first road trip of the season with a 64-56 win over Fayetteville Christian on Tuesday night. "We couldn't put them away no matter how hard we tried said Eagles coach Dwain Ellis. CFCA...
Middle school boys defeat St. John Paul II as Shwaikeh registers double-double
Eli Shwaikeh had 24 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double as the Cape Fear Christian Academy middle school boys basketball team defeated visiting St. John Paul II of Southern Pines, 50-23, on Monday. CFCA (2-1) got eight points from Braxton Register, Reid Jones...
Caden and Kayden lead CFCA boys to Senior Classic championship
Cape Fear Christian Academy's varsity boys basketball team successfully defended its championship in the Senior Classic on Saturday at CFCA with a 68-63 win over Community Christian of Wilson. Caden Scarborough had 20 points and five rebounds as the Eagles improved to...
Eagle teams take semifinal wins over Southeastern in CFCA’s 2024 Senior Classic
Cape Fear Christian Academy's varsity girls and boys basketball teams will play for championships in the Senior Classic, hosted by the Eagles, today. The CFCA girls took a 58-47 win over Southeastern Christian of Shallotte on Friday night and will play Community...
Hoops report: Lady Eagles scrimmage, Senior Classic getting underway
Cape Fear Christian Academy hosts the Senior Classic beginning Friday. The varsity girls prepared with a scrimmage on Tuesday against visiting Harnett Central. The CFCA varsity boys opened their season last week with a 75-37 win over visiting Kerr-Vance. The event...
Ellis guides Eagles to 75-37 victory over Kerr-Vance as 24-25 season gets started
Without Zeke Brock, Cape Fear Christian Academy's varsity boys basketball team has a new look this season. Fourth-year Eagles coach Dwain Ellis liked what he saw in a 75-37 win over visiting Kerr-Vance on Thursday night. "For the first outing, we did a great job...
Shwaikeh leads MS boys to split with O’Neal in openers
The seasons have changed but Eli Shwaikeh remains the primary offense for the Cape Fear Christian Academy middle school boys. Shwaikeh had 21 goals during soccer season when CFCA went unbeaten in the Mid-Carolina Conference, winning the league's regular season and...
South Carolina defensive coordinator Clayton White remembers younger days
Editor's note: This story, by Richard Breen, was in the September 2024 issue of Columbbia Metropolitan magazine, as "From Small Town to Big Stage." Clayton White, defensive coordinator at South Carolina, guided his unit in a 44-20 win over No. 10 Texas A&M in Columbia...
All-State fall performers recognized as Eagles hold basketball scrimmages
Cape Fear Christian Academy has had six student-athletes in fall sports named to all-state teams by the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association. Seventh-grader Carolina Wynns made all-state in girls golf by tying for sixth in the NCISAA Division II...
Coach Jackson taking good care of girls tennis state championship trophy
Coach Page Jackson announced after the awards ceremony at North Carolina Wesleyan on Saturday that he would be taking the girls tennis state championship trophy home with him. The second-seeded Eagles won the NCISAA 1-A title, 5-2, over top-seeded Lawrence, ending the...

















