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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...

Raiders rally for varsity sweep at Hobbton

The Midway varsity boys basketball trailed, 19-13, at halftime at Hobbton on Friday night before coming back for a 43-34 victory. Tripp Westbrook had nine of his 11 points after intermission as the Raiders improved to 4-1. Casey Culbreth had nine of his 10 points in...

Raiders roll to sweep of Leopards

Raiders roll to sweep of Leopards

Midway took a pair of nonconference varsity basketball wins over visiting Lakewood on Friday night. The Lady Raiders jumped out to a 17-3 lead in the first quarter on the way to a 56-32 victory. The Midway boys followed a similar pattern with a 14-3 advantage after...

Camden County takes regional volleyball final

Camden County takes regional volleyball final

There was standing room only at Midway as the top-seeded Raiders hosted No. 2 Camden County in the eastern regional final of the NCHSAA 2-A playoffs Tuesday. But for the second straight year, the Bruins won 3-0 to eliminate Midway from the playoffs and advance to...

Raiders defeat Whiteville, 3-1, in fourth-round volleyball

Raiders defeat Whiteville, 3-1, in fourth-round volleyball

Host Midway battled its way into the 2-A eastern regional final with a 3-1 win over No. 4 Whiteville in the fourth round of the NCHSAA volleyball playoffs Saturday. Individual set scores were 25-21, 16-25, 25-23 and 25-23. “The second set we lost, I could see spirit...

Midway a 3-0 winner over Nash Central in third round

Midway a 3-0 winner over Nash Central in third round

Top-seeded Midway overwhelmed visiting No. 8 Nash Central in straight sets Thursday to advance to the fourth round of the NCHSAA 2-A state volleyball playoffs for the second straight year. Individual set scores were 25-13, 25-12 and 25-13. “Totally different...

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