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....
High Schools
Princeton runs past 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...
CFCA wins three of four in volleyball
Cape Fear Christian Academy hosted four volleyball matches on Thursday and posted wins in three of those. The CFCA middle school team opened its season with a Southeastern Conference doubleheader against Liberty Christian. The young Eagles prevailed, 2-0, in both...
South completes historic sweep of Hawks
For the first time ever during the 12-year tenure of coach Matthew Adams, South Johnston took a varsity volleyball season sweep over rival Triton with a 3-1 win over the visiting Hawks on Thursday. Individual set scores were 20-25, 25-19, 25-23 and 25-13. Coach Adams...
Hawks’ visit reset for Sept. 6
UPDATE: Triton’s varsity boys soccer team is scheduled to visit South Johnston for a nonconference match on Sept. 6 at 6:30 p.m. The contest was originally set for Wednesday, August 22, but was postponed due to wet field conditions. The Hawks opened the season...
Midway downs Lakewood, 3-0
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...
CFCA splits volleyball matches
Cape Fear Christian Academy won its Sandhills Athletic Conference junior varsity volleyball match with visiting Fayetteville Christian 2-0 (25-17, 25-17) on Tuesday. Essentially the same group of players for the youthful Eagles pushed the Warriors to five sets before...
CFCA starts cross country season
Cape Fear Christian Academy started its cross country season on Monday with a Sandhills Athletic Conference meet at the Jordan Soccer Complex and adjacent Cape Fear Trail. Sophomore Jaden Crumley was ninth among 25 runners for the boys with a time of 24 minutes, 28...
Hawk volleyball shows improvement
Triton’s varsity volleyball team showed significant improvement in a 3-0 win over visiting Fuquay-Varina on Monday. Individual set scores were 25-19, 25-12 and 25-23. “Definitely improvement in our passing and our serving,” said Triton coach Wendy Simmons. “It seemed...
Enloe holds off Hawks, 16-14
Triton trailed 16-14 and was halted on its last possession in its season opener at Enloe on Friday night. “We moved the ball,” said fifth-year Hawks coach Ben Penny. But turnovers and penalties were factors that kept Triton from following up on a 24-21 win...
Raiders win 25-18 at Union
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...
Wildcats overtake HC, 31-22
West Johnston came back for a 31-22 season-opening varsity football win over visiting Harnett Central on Friday night. The Trojans opened the scoring as Hayden Smith found Jaden Meadows on a deep ball. John Rhody ran for Central’s second TD. Smith connected with...
