No. 12 seed Midway survived a five-set battle with visiting No. 21 Trinity Senior in the first round of the NCHSAA 2-A state volleyball playoffs Tuesday to advance to the second round for the fifth straight season. Individual set scores were 25-22, 18-25, 25-20, 19-25...
Midway Middle School defeated Union, 34-0, in the Raiders' home football opener on Wednesday. Trey Gregory had 42 rushing yards, 84 receiving yards, and two touchdowns. Casey Culbreth passed for 143 yards and two touchdowns. Josh Lupo and Jaylin Baggett each caught a...
Midway celebrated its varsity volleyball Senior Night by routing visiting East Central 2-A Conference foe Wallace-Rose Hill in straight sets Wednesday. Individual set scores were 25-7, 25-10 and 25-13. “We went into the locker room before the game and our team chant...
After struggling in the first half, Midway’s varsity football team battled back in the second half, but came up short in a 47-34 loss to visiting East Central 2-A Conference opponent James Kenan on the Raiders' Homecoming on Friday night. “We missed some opportunities...
Midway opened East Central 2-A Conference varsity football play Monday with a 50-8 loss to visiting Sampson County rival Clinton. “Offensively, we had things in our scheme that were open,” said Midway coach Cory Barnes. “We just weren’t making the plays. I’m proud of...
A hotly-contested fourth quarter led to Midway’s varsity football team being edged 35-32 on the road by Sampson County rival Lakewood Friday. “Emotions were all over the place,” said Midway coach Cory Barnes. “We’re up, down. Take a kickoff back and things are going...
On a night when its football facility was officially christened Tommy Sloan Stadium, Midway found the offensive balance it had been looking for in a 55-32 win over visiting West Bladen on Friday. “We preached it all week. We want to be able to throw and run,” said...
A hot start had Triton looking to hand visiting rival Midway its first varsity volleyball loss of the season, but the Raiders rallied from down 2-0 to stay unbeaten with a five-set victory. Individual set scores were 14-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-13 and 15-12. “The first...
Beth Best said her last day as athletic director at Midway will be Wednesday. Best will be moving into a position as assistant principal at Midway and Hobbton elementary schools. Best has served as athletic administrator during a successful period for the Raiders....
Midway played well offensively but was unable to contain the rushing attack of visiting Princeton in a 50-36 varsity football loss Friday night. “Defense wasn’t what it was last Friday,” said first-year Midway coach Cory Barnes. “But at the same time, you’ve got to...
Midway’s varsity volleyball team took a season sweep over visiting Sampson County rival Lakewood with a 3-0 win Tuesday. Individual set scores were 25-19, 25-18 and 25-19. “We communicated better (than in a 3-1 win at Lakewood last week),” said Midway coach Brandy...
Carson Calcutt and Carsse Lucas each figured in a pair of touchdowns for Midway on Friday night in a 25-18 season-opening win at Union. Lucas had a 90-yard interception return for a touchdown to give the Raiders a 6-0 lead. Lucas also hauled in a scoring toss from...
