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Raiders advance in volleyball

Raiders advance in volleyball

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...

Maggie McCormick wins girls conference cross country championship

Maggie McCormick wins girls conference cross country championship

Junior Maggie McCormick led Harnett Central to the girls Tri-County Six 3-A Conference championship in cross country at Kiwanis Park in Sanford on Wednesday with a first-place time of 18 minutes, 33.25 seconds over the five-kilometer course. Trojans senior Lauren...

Midway Middle wins at home

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...

SJ takes 58-10 Homecoming victory over Smithfield-Selma

SJ takes 58-10 Homecoming victory over Smithfield-Selma

South Johnston's varsity football team rolled to a 58-10 Greater Neuse 3-A Conference win over Smithfield-Selma on Friday night to improve to 6-2 overall and 2-1 in league play South quarterback Josh Schindler opened the scoring on a 2-yard run with 10:18 left in the...

Western Harnett turns back Central, 37-14, at Eagles’ Homecoming

Western Harnett turns back Central, 37-14, at Eagles’ Homecoming

Western Harnett celebrated its Homecoming by overcoming some early struggles with turnovers to take a 37-14 varsity football win over visiting county and Tri-County Six 3-A Conference rival Harnett Central Friday. “We’ve got to protect the ball a little bit better,”...

Mistakes costly for Hawks

Mistakes costly for Hawks

Triton had a touchdown pass nullified by a penalty and an interception cancelled on another flag in a 22-7 home loss to Southern Lee on Friday night. The Hawks were beset by five turnovers in falling to 1-5 overall and 1-2 in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference....

Eighth-grader earns all-conference in cross country for Eagles

Eighth-grader earns all-conference in cross country for Eagles

Eighth-grader Ruby George of Cape Fear Christian Academy finished ninth in the Sandhills Athletic Conference cross country meet at Fayetteville Christian School on Thursday to earn all-conference honors. George ran a time of 23 minutes, 38 seconds over the...

Village Christian wins middle school volleyball final at CFCA

Village Christian wins middle school volleyball final at CFCA

Village Christian, the third seed in the Southeastern Middle School Conference volleyball tournament, posted a second straight upset with a 2-0 win in the championship game at regular-season champion Cape Fear Christian Academy on Thursday. The Knights knocked off...

Hawks advance in league volleyball tournament with 3-1 win over S. Lee

Hawks advance in league volleyball tournament with 3-1 win over S. Lee

Triton overcame a slow start to win the rubber match with visiting Southern Lee 3-1 in the opening round of the Tri-County Six 3-A volleyball tournament Thursday. Individual set scores were 17-25, 25-23, 25-18 and 25-14. The match was played at Cape Fear Christian...

Freedom tops CFCA in JV volleyball final

Freedom tops CFCA in JV volleyball final

Cape Fear Christian Academy was dealt its first loss by a Sandhills Athletic Conference opponent in junior varsity volleyball in the league tournament final hosted by the Eagles on Wednesday. Freedom Christian took a 2-0 win with set scores of 25-19 and 25-20. CFCA...

Raiders volleyball downs Wallace-Rose Hill, 3-0, on Senior Night

Raiders volleyball downs Wallace-Rose Hill, 3-0, on Senior Night

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...

Lee tops Hawks in volleyball

Lee tops Hawks in volleyball

Triton battled hard on its varsity volleyball Senior Night, but fell 3-1 to visiting Tri-County Six 3-A Conference foe Lee County to end the regular season Tuesday. Individual set scores were 25-27, 25-14, 25-23 and 25-19. The match was played at Cape Fear Christian...

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