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Pairings set for Spring Break softball tournament at HC

Pairings have been announced for the Spring Break Softball Tournament to be hosted by Harnett Central. At 11 a.m. on Tuesday (April 3), C.B. Aycock plays Harnett Central. Princeton plays C.B. Aycock at 1 p.m. Central takes on Princeton at 3 p.m. Wednesday games...

Barnes named Midway football coach

As reported March 1 by Dunn Area Sports, Cory Barnes will be the new football coach at Midway. The hire was approved by the Sampson County School Board on Monday. Midway principal Monty Strickland interviewed approximately 10 candidates from a field of about 40...

Patrick leads Raiders in league golf

With a 73 for medalist honors from sophomore Logan Patrick, Midway won an East Central 2-A Conference golf match at Coharie Country Club in Clinton on Monday with a 316 score. Trey Pope had a 79 for the Raiders. Andrew Eldridge and Jordan Sullivan each shot 82s....

Midway baseball downs James Kenan, 14-4, as Raiders sweep

Midway's varsity baseball team defeated host James Kenan 14-4 on Monday night as Brayden Coats had four runs batted in. Cameron Barefoot and Carson Calcutt had three hits each as the Raiders improved to 6-1 overall and 3-1 in the East Central 2-A Conference. Barefoot...

HC softball blasts Panther Creek

HC softball blasts Panther Creek

Harnett Central made short work of visiting Panther Creek, winning 13-3 in five innings in a nonconference varsity softball game Monday. “We really had focused at-bats,” said Central coach Lauren Taylor. “The girls went up there with a purpose and that was on their...

Triton hosts Tri-County Six golf match at Chicora

Triton hosts Tri-County Six golf match at Chicora

Team performances remained true to form as Triton hosted a Tri-County Six 3-A Conference golf match at Chicora on Monday. For the third straight league match, Union Pines was first, Harnett Central was second, Triton was third and Western Harnett finished fourth. The...

Western’s Wilson shuts out Lee

Bradley Wilson of Western Harnett pitched a three-hit shutout as the Eagles took a 5-0 win on Friday night over visiting Lee County in varsity baseball. The junior right-hander had nine strikeouts and one walk as Western improved to 7-5 overall and 3-0 in the...

Midway wins golf matches

Midway has taken first place in two East Central 2-A Conference golf matches. On Monday, March 19, at Goldsboro, the Raiders totaled 308 as Trey Pope shot 72, Logan Patrick had a 73, Jordan Sullivan scored 80 and Andrew Eldridge totaled 83. Chandler Perry of Clinton...

HC golfers second in Tri-County going into match at Chicora

Harnett Central's boys golf team is second in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference standings going into an 18-hole match at Chicora on Monday (March 26) at 2 p.m. Union Pines holds first place and Triton is in third. That was the order of finish for the teams at Keith...

HC splits on diamond with S. Lee

Harnett Central's varsity softball team improved to 3-0 in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference standings with a 14-1 win in six innings at Southern Lee on Friday night. In baseball, the Cavaliers also moved to 3-0 with a 3-2 win over visiting Central in eight innings....

SJ rallies past Rosewood

South Johnston rallied for five runs in the top of the seventh inning to defeat Rosewood in the Tobbs Classic at Fleming Stadium in Wilson on Friday. Trailing 6-5 going into the seventh, the Trojans got the tying run on a bases-loaded walk to Grant Millay. Josh...

Hawk softball moves to 9-0 as baseball, girls soccer absorb setbacks

Hawk softball moves to 9-0 as baseball, girls soccer absorb setbacks

Triton's varsity softball team improved to 9-0 overall and 3-0 in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference with a 6-1 win Friday night over visiting Union Pines. Caroline Marshall pitched the complete game win. In the bottom of the third, Kaila Cooney hit a solo home run to...

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