Harnett Central fell victim to an overtime field goal in a season-opening 37-34 nonconference loss at West Johnston on Friday night. The Trojans were on top, 21-6, at the half on three scoring passes from Koby Howard to D.J. Brown. “Special teams were the...
Barrett Sloan made a successful return to Midway on Friday night as the first-year coach of the Raiders with a 34-0 win over visiting rival Hobbton at Tommy Sloan Stadium, which is named for his father. The younger Sloan played quarterback for his dad at Midway before...
Union Pines scored touchdowns on its first four possessions to take a 28-0 halftime lead at Triton on Friday night and the Vikings went on to a 42-0 nonconference win. “We were outplayed and out-motivated,” said Hawks coach Ben Penny. “Union Pines...
Cape Fear Christian Academy defeated Bradford, 3-0, in its Mid-Carolina Conference volleyball opener in Mebane on Thursday. Set scores were 25-14, 25-20 and 25-11. The Eagles improved to 1-2 overall going into a league match at Cresset (3-3) today. The CFCA middle...
Cape Fear Christian Academy officially started volleyball season on Thursday with nonconference matches against visiting St. Thomas More Academy of Raleigh. CFCA prevailed, 2-0, in the middle school matchup after regrouping during the second set to overcome a 9-13...
Midway was the runner-up in the NCHSAA 2-A softball tournament for the second straight season after a 3-2 loss to Southwestern Randolph at UNC Greensboro on Saturday. The Raiders (21-5) gave no evidence of giving up after a 13-0 loss in five innings to the Cougars...
Seven athletes from Cape Fear Christian Academy have been named to all-state teams for the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association. Making the NCISAA 1-A baseball team from CFCA are Cole Godwin, Conner Parrish and Fisher Stancil. The Eagles are...
No. 3 Midway won an 11-0 rout over visiting No. 4 Martin County in five innings Tuesday night in the first game of the NCHSAA 2-A softball playoffs Eastern Regional final to take the advantage in the best-of-three series. “They were very focused and ready and wanted...
Cape Fear Christian Academy celebrated a year of athletic achievement with a banquet in the school gym on Thursday night. The Eagles presented year-end awards as well as honors in spring sports. CFCA won Mid-Carolina Conference championships in middle school and...
Larah Tripp of Cape Fear Christian Academy had a heave of 25 feet, three inches for third place in the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association Division 3 (1-A and 2-A) track and field meet at Gaston Day School in Gastonia on Friday. Zeke Brock...
Triton rolled out a red carpet amid decorations in the lobby adjacent to the auditorium where the Hawks’ initial Hall of Fame class was enshrined Tuesday night. Inductees with the primary sport and graduation year: Roert Boykins (basketball, 1990), Clay Eason...
Triton’s 2024 varsity baseball team gained some playoff experience with a trip to South Brunswick in the first round on May 7. The Hawks, seeded No. 25 in the Eastern 3-A bracket, were outhit by a scant 7-6 margin, but eight walks contributed to a 15-0 win for...
