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Hawk hoops matches up with Clinton

Triton varsity boys basketball coach T.J. Morrison said, "We got some good experience in a hot gym," after the Hawks hosted Clinton for a summer scrimmage on Thursday night. The Dark Horses finished with a 60-54 scoring edge after surging to a 19-10 lead in the first...

‘Super Dave’ among candidates for courage award

‘Super Dave’ among candidates for courage award

Triton High School assistant track coach Dave Coburn is a candidate for the Stuart Scott Courage Award to be awarded Saturday at the inaugural HighSchoolOT Honors event at Raleigh’s Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts. Coburn is virtually blind. Tickets are...

Austin Raynor organizing benefit Wiffle Ball tournament

Former Midway quarterback Austin Raynor is organizing the Wyatt Fisher Memorial Wiffle Ball Tournament at Miffly Field in Spivey's Corner. The event is scheduled for July 14-15. All of the proceeds will go to help Fisher's family. Registration per seven-player team is...

Riggsbee addresses momentum after seven-on-seven with AD Jaguars

Riggsbee addresses momentum after seven-on-seven with AD Jaguars

South Johnston threw for five scores in the first 20 plays as the 3-A Trojans hosted 4-A Athens Drive for a seven-on-seven passing scrimmage on South's upper practice field on Wednesday morning. The Trojans had a downturn in consistency that wasn't corrected until...

Hawks play summer hoops games

Hawks play summer hoops games

Triton's varsity boys basketball team went 4-2 in games at Friendship High School in Apex on Friday and Saturda,y. The Hawks opened with a 51-29 win over Jordan Matthews before falling 55-43 to Smithfield-Selma. Triton defeated Carrboro 63-53 in the third game on...

Trent Fennell drafted by Rockies

Trent Fennell drafted by Rockies

Former Triton pitcher Trent Fennell was taken by the Colorado Rockies in the 24th round of the Major League Baseball Draft on Wednesday. Fennell was a vital member of the Hawks team that won the Two Rivers 3-A Conference baseball championship in 2014, winning league...

CFCA basketball camp Aug. 6-9

Varsity boys basketball coach J.D. Johnson of Cape Fear Christian Academy will be directing basketball camps for boys and girls beginning Monday, Aug. 6, through Thursday, Aug. 9, in the air-conditioned CFCA Gym. The camp for rising kindergarten through ninth-graders...

Noah Bridges completes freshman season at UNCW

Noah Bridges completes freshman season at UNCW

Noah Bridges of South Johnston completed his freshman season in UNC Wilmington's baseball program on Monday as the Seahawks finished second to South Carolina in the Greenville regional of the NCAA tournament. The Gamecocks advanced to a Super Regional at Arkansas with...

Youth soccer camps at CFCA start Monday

Soccer camps directed by coach Derrick Pine start Monday, June 11, at Cape Fear Christian Academy. The sessions include June 11-15, June 18-22 and June 25-29 from 8 a.m. to noon each day. The camps are designed for beginner to intermediate boys and girls ages 10 to...

Gervase signs with Pfeiffer

Gervase signs with Pfeiffer

Paul Gervase has really grown into a college prospect, signing to play baseball at Pfeiffer on Friday. As a freshman at Harnett Central, Gervase was 5 feet, 10 inches. He was 6 feet as a sophomore, but now stands 6-7. He has played basketball, but only in gym class at...

Hawks conclude spring football

Hawks conclude spring football

Despite some adjustments for rain, Triton has completed its spring football workouts. "We had a pretty good spring," said Ben Penny, who is entering his fifth season as head coach of the Hawks. "We had a lot of new guys at a lot of key skill positions. We kind of got...

CFCA Eagles bestow honors

CFCA Eagles bestow honors

Cape Fear Christian Academy presented its annual athletic awards on Thursday night in the school gym. High school Athlete of the Year honors went to Josh Gilliam for the boys and UNC Greensboro softball signee Delaney Cumbie for the girls. In middle school, Athlete of...

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