Christian Jayne of host Terry Sanford went 4-for-4 and scored three runs in a 7-1 win over Midway in the first round of the Bulldog Invitational on Saturday. Jayne also went six innings on the mound, allowing two hits and an unearned run while striking out seven with...
Austin Cagle had a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth to send Clayton to a 6-4 win over Triton on Saturday in the first round of the Johnston County Easter Invitational at South Johnston's Bruce Coats Field. The Hawks (1-10) will meet Smithfield-Selma on Monday...
South Johnston held off a late surge to edge visiting Harnett Central 4-3 in a nonconference varsity softball game Thursday. “It’s about to be spring break and it’s hard to bring that focus,” said South coach Amanda Smith. “But I thought for six innings, we came...
Triton varsity boys basketball coach T.J. Morrison has announced offseason dates involving the Hawks program. There is a practice scheduled on Thursday, June 14 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Triton will be playing games at Apex Friendship on Friday and Saturday, June 15-16. The...
Midway continued a strong season in golf on Wednesday, winning the East Central 2-A Conference match at Southern Wayne Country Club with a 314 score. Sophomore Logan Patrick of the Raiders and Chandler Perry of Clinton shared medalist honors with 73s. Trey Pope had a...
One night after suffering its first loss of the season, Triton rallied with a four-run sixth inning to take a 4-1 varsity softball win in a defensive battle at rival Midway on Wednesday night. “We hit when we needed to hit there at the end,” said Triton coach Mark...
Late game heroics led to varsity wins in baseball and girls soccer for Midway over visiting Triton on Wednesday night. In baseball, Midway scored four runs in the last two innings, taking a 4-3 win when Austin Peterson scored as Cameron Barefoot drew a bases-loaded...
Host Lee County scored in the eighth inning for a 4-3 Tri-County Six 3-A Conference varsity baseball win over Western Harnett on Tuesday night. The Eagles had come back from a 3-0 deficit after five innings with a run in the sixth and two runs in the seventh. Andrew...
South Johnston has announced pairings for the 2018 Johnston County Easter Invitational at South's Bruce Coats Field. First-round games on Saturday, March 31, include Smithfield-Selma vs. Bunn at noon, Clayton vs. Triton at 2:30 p.m., Cleveland vs. Western Harnett at 5...
After taking an 11-1 varsity baseball loss at South Johnston on Thursday, Clayton turned the tables on the Trojans with a 3-2 Greater Neuse 3-A Conference win at home on Tuesday night. The outcome dropped South to 6-4 on the season and 1-1 in the league going into the...
Harnett Central took a pair of varsity wins over visiting Tri-County Six 3-A Conference opponent Southern Lee in girls soccer and softball, but the Cavaliers prevented the sweep with a win on the baseball field. In soccer, senior Braelyn Barnes scored with 5:16 left...
Host Union Pines swept its Tri-County Six 3-A Conference varsity matchups with Triton on Tuesday night. The setbacks included the first loss of the season for the Hawks in softball as the Vikings won, 3-1. Triton was topped 9-4 in baseball and 5-0 in girls soccer. "We...
