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Cleveland nips Hawk softball in second round

Cleveland scored three times in the bottom of the fourth for a 3-2 lead and that was the final margin as the Rams won their NCHSAA 3-A softball playoff game with Triton on Friday night and moved on to the third round. The Hawks, the runner-up in the Tri-County Six...

HC softball ends Southern Nash’s 16-game winning streak

Harnett Central defeated host Southern Nash 6-1 in the second round of the NCHSAA 3-A softball playoffs on Friday night. The Firebirds had a 16-game winning streak halted as they finished the season at 22-5. Fallon Wimberly pitched a complete game two-hitter, helping...

Softball squeaks past Richlands, baseball blasts Roanoke Rapids

Softball squeaks past Richlands, baseball blasts Roanoke Rapids

Midway’s baseball and softball teams both advanced to the third round of the NCHSAA 2-A state playoffs with wins at home on Friday night. On the softball field, No. 8 Midway edged No. 9 Richlands in a 1-0 defensive battle when sophomore Caitlyn Holland drove in junior...

Western advances in baseball

A four-run third inning sent Western Harnett past visiting Charles B. Aycock to a 5-3 win in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A baseball playoffs on Wednesday. Bradley Wilson started and went six innings as the Eagles improved to 13-14 going into a second-round game at...

South visits West Carteret

South Johnston visits West Carteret in the second round of the NCHSAA 3-A baseball playoffs tonight (Friday, May 11) at 7 p.m. The Trojans (14-9) won their first-round game at Clayton, 2-0, as senior Grant Millay hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and pitched a...

HC baseball edged in battle at DHC

Johnny Grizzard drove in Paul Gervase and Jackson Yarbrough to give Harnett Central a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning of a first round NCHSAA baseball playoff game at D.H. Conley on Wednesday night before the Vikings rallied for a 3-2 win. Central completed the season...

Two signings at Western

Two signings at Western

Ayla Atkins and Marquez McNeil were joined by family as well as staff members at Western Harnett as they signed to perform on the collegiate level on Thursday morning at the school. Atkins is planning to be a cheerleader at Methodist University in Fayetteville. McNeil...

Raiders advance on diamonds

Raiders advance on diamonds

Midway’s baseball and softball teams both advanced to the second round of the NCHSAA 2-A state playoffs with wins at home in the first round Wednesday. “Our bats have been hot the past few games,” said Midway softball coach Leigh Ann Smith. “We didn’t score as well...

New Hanover tops HC in girls soccer

Harnett Central's girls soccer season ended Tuesday night with a 4-0 loss at New Hanover as the Wildcats, the No. 5 seed in the Eastern bracket, pulled away in the second half. Central, the No. 28 seed, finished with an 8-7 record. New Hanover (10-8-3) advances to...

Central edges East Wake in first round softball

Central edges East Wake in first round softball

Host Harnett Central won its fifth straight one-run game in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A softball playoffs on Tuesday night. The Trojans, seeded No. 10 in the Eastern bracket, improved to 16-8 with a 4-3 win over No. 23 East Wake (9-9). Ansley Lee had an RBI...

Triton softball tops South in first round of playoffs

Triton softball tops South in first round of playoffs

Triton’s softball team overcame six errors in the field, holding off rival South Johnston 4-3 in the opening round of the NCHSAA 3-A state playoffs Tuesday. “That’s the worst defensive game we’ve had all year long,” said Triton coach Mark Whitman. “I take some of the...

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