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SJ Trojans roll in opener

SJ Trojans roll in opener

South Johnston routed visiting Johnston County rival Corinth Holders, 34-7, to open football season Friday. “Defense played lights out,” said South Johnston coach Matt Riggsbee. “My hat is off to my defense. My hat is off to my defensive coordinator and the staff for...

CFCA varsity volleyball wins

CFCA varsity volleyball wins

The Cape Fear Christian Academy varsity volleyball team evened its record at 1-1 with a five-set nonconference win on the road Thursday over Community Christian of Wilson at Peace Church. Anslee McLamb and Reyna Johnson were cited as match standouts for the Eagles by...

South rallies for volleyball win at Triton

South rallies for volleyball win at Triton

South Johnston’s varsity volleyball team improved to 2-0 on the season by rallying from a 2-0 deficit to win in five sets at rival Triton on Thursday. Individual set scores were 21-25, 18-25, 25-23, 25-23 and 15-11. “In the first two sets, nothing against them...

Lady Hawks win opening golf match at Pine Hollow

Triton's girls golf team may have graduated Kathryn Elliott, but the Hawks still won their season-opening match at Pine Hollow in Clayton on Tuesday as Lana Klein claimed medalist honors with a 41. Elliott was Tri-County Six 3-A Conference Player of the Year and...

CFCA takes first volleyball match under Calvin Gaines

CFCA takes first volleyball match under Calvin Gaines

Cape Fear Christian Academy started its 2018 volleyball season with a 2-0 junior varsity victory over Lee Christian on Tuesday in the CFCA gym. It was the first contest for Calvin Gaines as a scholastic head coach and the Eagles made the occasion special as they...

HC rallies from 0-2 deficit to top Jack Britt, 3-2

HC rallies from 0-2 deficit to top Jack Britt, 3-2

Harnett Central made a strong statement to open volleyball season Monday, rallying from down 2-0 to edge visiting Jack Britt in five sets by scores of 20-25, 19-25, 26-24, 25-16 and 15-12. “I was pleased,” said Harnett Central coach Jason Harrell. “We came out with...

South waits out showers at S. Garner

South Johnston dominated in a scrimmage with East Chapel Hill at South Garner on Saturday. After that, the Trojans sat in a locker room for about an hour during a summer storm before matching up with Broughton. "The first half against East Chapel Hill, we were able to...

Raiders hit with Sampson neighbors

Midway scrimmaged with neighbors Hobbton, Lakewood, Clinton and Union on Friday night in the Sampson Jamboree at Clinton. "Overall, I was pretty pleased," said first-year Raiders coach Cory Barnes. " ... It was pretty good for our first outing against someone other...

HC faces Apex, Southern Nash

HC faces Apex, Southern Nash

Harnett Central took part in the Harnett Jamboree on Friday at Campbell's Barker-Lane Stadium. "I was pleased," said HC coach Matt Migliore. "Obviously, there are a lot of things that we need to fix and work on. Because of some injuries and we had a few guys that...

Penny sees progress in set of scrimmages at Campbell

Penny sees progress in set of scrimmages at Campbell

Triton scrimmaged for the second time in as many nights at the Harnett Jamboree at Campbell's Barker-Lane Stadium on Friday. The Hawks had four scores in a matchup with North Johnston before outscoring Southern Wayne, 3-1, at CU. Triton hosted Pine Forest for a...

Sampson coaches provide previews, Salas takes over at Hobbton

Sampson coaches provide previews, Salas takes over at Hobbton

The Sampson County public school football coaches convened for the annual Robert Hill luncheon at the Railroad Steakhouse in Roseboro on Friday before the Sampson Jamboree tonight at Dark Horse Stadium in Clinton. The coaches provided an outlook for their teams for...

Hawks scrimmage at home

Hawks scrimmage at home

Triton had some things to work on after scrimmaging Pine Forest on Thursday night, but the Hawks' immediate focus will be on the Harnett Jamboree at Campbell this evening. "Defensively, I thought we did pretty good, especially up front," said Triton coach Ben Penny on...

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