Mark Kirk has retired after 41 years in coaching and Chris McGee will direct Overhills in football. Kirk will be returning to his home in Bedford, Pa., after coaching all over the country. His son-in-law, K.J. Starr, has taken a position at Fuquay-Varina. “I’ll have a place to stay,” Kirk said. “I plan to come […]
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Overhills’ Neel signs for softball
Bailey Neel of Overhills hs signed to play softball at Concord University in West Virginia. Neel hit .294 for an 18-6 Jaguars team that went to the second round of the NCHSAA 4-A playoffs in 2018. She had three doubles, 10 RBIs and was 2-for-2 on base-stealing attempts in her junior season. Neel played center […]
Jaguars edge Hawk boys as Overhills sweeps Tipoff finals
For the second year in a row, Overhills swept the Harnett County Tipoff Tournament Championships, with the girls beating Western Harnett for their second straight county championship and the boys topping Triton for their sixth straight county crown at Gore Arena inside the John W. Pope Convocation Center at Campbell on Monday night. A fourth-quarter […]
Overhills takes pair over Harnett Central in Tipoff Tournament
Overhills, the defending champion in both the boys and girls Harnett County Tipoff Tournament, advanced to the championships again Monday with wins over host Harnett Central. In the girls game, a rematch of last year’s championship, a late surge helped Overhills edge Central in a 30-24 defensive battle. “We still have a lot to work […]
Overhills turns back WH, 34-3
Overhills routed visiting Harnett County rival Western Harnett in its first home varsity football game of the season, 34-3, on Thursday night. “I didn’t think we did a bad job considering we practiced really twice all week and that was in the gym because of the heat,” said Overhills coach Mark Kirk. “Our passing game […]
Overhills wins opener at HC
Deshawn Lewis opened the scoring on a touchdown run for Overhills and the Jaguars never trailed in a 50-13 varsity football win at Harnett Central on Friday night. Lewis had three touchdowns for the game. After a Trojans turnover on a fumble, Overhills capitalized with its second TD. Central struck back with a 30-yard scoring […]
Western’s Prince is king of 3-A throws
GREENSBORO — Asher Prince of Western Harnett won the boys shot put and discus in the NCHSAA 3-A track and field meet at N.C. A&T’s Belk Track in Greensboro on Sunday. Prince had a heave of 53 feet, 9.25 inches in the shot put and an effort of 175-7 in the discus. He has signed […]
Heritage takes out Jaguars
Host Heritage scored eight runs in the first inning and went on to a 14-0 win against Overhills in the third round of the NCHSAA 4-A softball playoffs on Tuesday evening. The Jaguars (18-6) got a 2-for-2 hitting effort from junior Kiana Jones. Freshmen Maaika Dones and Elizabeth Mitchell also had hits for Overhills. Senior […]
Overhills softball answers, advances
Overhills fell behind 5-0 against visiting Enloe in the second round of the NCHSAA 4-A softball playoffs and the Jaguars trailed 11-8 going into the bottom of the eighth inning. Overhills scored four times in its final at-bat to walk off with a 12-11 win. The Jaguars (18-5), the No. 6 seed in the Eastern […]
McLean earns Patriot Player of Year
Zavian McLean has been named Player of the Year in the Patriot Athletic 4-A/3-A Conference in boys basketball. The left-handed junior averaged 23.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.5 steals for a 20-7 Jaguars team that shared the regular-season league title with Terry Sanford.