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Raiders roll past Hobbton in Barrett Sloan’s return

Raiders roll past Hobbton in Barrett Sloan’s return

Barrett Sloan made a successful return to Midway on Friday night as the first-year coach of the Raiders with a 34-0 win over visiting rival Hobbton at Tommy Sloan Stadium, which is named for his father. The younger Sloan played quarterback for his dad at Midway before...

Midway edged in state softball final, 3-2, by SW Randolph at UNCG

Midway edged in state softball final, 3-2, by SW Randolph at UNCG

Midway was the runner-up in the NCHSAA 2-A softball tournament for the second straight season after a 3-2 loss to Southwestern Randolph at UNC Greensboro on Saturday. The Raiders (21-5) gave no evidence of giving up after a 13-0 loss in five innings to the Cougars...

Rams defeat Raiders, 7-4, for JoCo Easter crown

Rams defeat Raiders, 7-4, for JoCo Easter crown

Cleveland junior Will Hicks hit two home runs as the Rams topped Midway, 7-4, in the championship game of the Johnston County Easter Invitational at South Johnston's Bruce Coats Field on Tuesday night. Hicks was tournament MVP as the Rams won the event for the third...

Midway takes varsity hoops matchups with Dark Horses

Midway takes varsity hoops matchups with Dark Horses

Midway took a varsity basketball sweep over visiting Clinton on Friday night as the Lady Raiders prevailed, 51-45, before the Midway boys topped the Dark Horses, 56-44. The Raider boys improved to 12-7 overall and 3-5 in the Southeastern 2-A Conference going into a...

Raiders top Lakewood with second half surge

Raiders top Lakewood with second half surge

An early third quarter surge lifted Midway’s varsity football team to a 32-26 win over visiting Sampson County rival Lakewood on Friday night. “We outplayed them in the first half,” said Midway coach Kyle Stevens. “We just dropped the ball, tipped them an...

Raiders take second-round wins at home in baseball, softball

Raiders take second-round wins at home in baseball, softball

It took eight innings for the varsity softball team and only five for baseball, but Midway came out of Friday with a pair of wins to advance to the third round of the NCHSAA 2-A state playoffs. In the softball game, No. 4 Midway rallied to tie the game in the sixth...

Scorecard error costly for defending state champ

Scorecard error costly for defending state champ

Logan Atkins will not be able to defend the NCHSAA 2-A individual championship he won as a junior for Midway in 2022. Atkins had an error on his scorecard in the Mideast regional at Lake Royale on Monday and was disqualified. After signing for a 75, officials...

Hodges leads Fayetteville State to CIAA golf title

Hodges leads Fayetteville State to CIAA golf title

Caden Hodges, a freshman from Midway, led Fayetteville State to the CIAA golf championship at Jacksonville (NC) Country Club. Hodges shot a 3-round total of 211, 5-under par, for medalist honors in the event completed Tuesday. The former Raider earned Player of the...

OT triumph lifts Midway to sweep of Harnett Central

OT triumph lifts Midway to sweep of Harnett Central

After a 3-pointer from Midway senior Jack Hazelbeck sent the game to overtime, Midway’s varsity boys basketball team edged visiting Harnett Central, 49-47, on a putback at the buzzer from senior Jamir McCrae on Monday night. “We didn’t always play smart, but we played...

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