Midway pulled away late in a 42-22 varsity football win over visiting Sampson County rival Lakewood on Friday. “We had to adjust,” said Midway coach Cory Barnes. “They started pushing the ball down the field with their trap plays and buck sweeps, all the things Wing-T teams do, and we had to adjust. They got […]
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Raiders top HC in volleyball
Midway’s varsity volleyball team rebounded from having a four-match win streak snapped at East Duplin on Tuesday by beating visiting Harnett Central 3-1 on Wednesday by scores of 25-21, 23-25, 25-11 and 25-14. “They’ve played with a lot of energy, so that’s a plus,” said Midway coach Brandy Wrench. “We went to East Duplin yesterday […]
Raiders top South Brunswick
Midway survived a varsity football battle with visiting South Brunswick on Friday night, edging the Cougars for a 28-24 win. “That’s just a great job by our team rallying,” said Midway coach Cory Barnes. “We had to fix some things on the back end at halftime. We almost got caught, but we didn’t. And we’ve […]
Raiders even season series with South in volleyball home opener
Playing at home for the first time this season, Midway’s varsity volleyball team avenged its lone loss of the season by handing South Johnston its first loss of the season in a five-set battle on Wednesday. Individual set scores were 25-20, 12-25, 25-17, 25-14 and 15-11. Midway coach Brandy Wrench had to quickly leave after […]
Raiders take 3-0 volleyball victory at Triton
Midway took a straight sets varsity volleyball win at rival Triton on Tuesday by scores of 25-23, 27-25 and 25-21. “We had a lot more hustle in us tonight,” said Midway coach Brandy Wrench. “We didn’t stop. We kept playing. Jordan Wallum ended this game with a nice dig up and then Caitlyn (Holland) nailed […]
Midway storms past Spartans
Midway opened varsity football season on Friday night with a 27-0 win over visiting Union in a game that was called at halftime because of thunderstorms in the area. “We played hard. Union played hard,” said Midway coach Cory Barnes. “We’ve got some things to work on offensively. Defensively, we’re going to have to look […]
Fussell makes family-based move to Hobbton
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 […]
Raiders host 7-on-7 scrimmages Thursday
Midway hosted 7-on-7 football scrimmages for the second straight year on Thursday. In addition to the Raiders, Triton and Lakewood participated for the second straight year and were joined by Hobbton, North Johnston and St. Pauls. The event has grown in the past year, as four teams participated when the Raiders hosted in 2018 and […]
Midway holds athletic banquet
Midway held its annual athletic banquet on Wednesday night. Carson Calcutt was named the Kent Warren Male Athlete of the Year and Alyssa Wrench was named the Angie Matthews Female Athlete of the Year. The Heart of a Champion Award went to Dalton Cannady of the boys and Ashley Gibson for the girls. Raider Award […]
Logan Patrick wins 2-A golf again
Logan Patrick of Midway won the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 2-A individual golf championship for the second straight year on Tuesday at Longleaf Golf and Family Club in Southern Pines. Patrick followed a 71 on Monday with a 74 on Tuesday for a 145 total, finishing one shot over par for 36 holes […]