Storms in the area cut the event short, but South Johnston hosted five other teams for a football scrimmage on Wednesday. “I’m very pleased the way our offense scored on every series,” said South Johnston coach Matthew Riggsbee. “Coming from...
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SJ Trojans hosting scrimmages tonight
South Johnston will be hosting a football scrimmage jamboree from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, August 14) with five other teams involved. Garner, South Garner, South Granville, West Craven and Jacksonville Northside are scheduled to participate. Admission is $5....
Hawks host Harnett Jamboree
In spite of an hour-long weather delay, Triton was able to host seven other schools for the Harnett County Jamboree football scrimmage on Tuesday. In addition to the host Hawks, Harnett Central, Overhills, Western Harnett, Midway, Lakewood, Southern Wayne and North...
Lee favored in league football as scrimmages approach
Lee County has won two previous football championships in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference and the Yellow Jackets have been picked by league coaches to do it again in a preseason poll conducted at a conference luncheon at Western Harnett on Tuesday. Lee received a...
Thompson commits to Camels
Dalen Thompson of Triton has announced his commitment to Campbell to play baseball. Thompson hit .340 with 13 RBIs as a sophomore in 2019 in his second season as a starter when the Hawks went 11-10 overall and 6-4 in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference. He was 13 for 13...
Alumnus Brittany Ter Meer to coach volleyball at CFCA
Brittany Ter Meer will be returning to Cape Fear Christian Academy as junior varsity and varsity volleyball coach. Ter Meer graduated from CFCA in 2015 and went on to have a standout career in volleyball at Methodist University in Fayetteville. She was first team USA...
Fennell wins in first AAA appearance
Former Triton pitcher Trent Fennell won in his first Triple-A mound appearance for the Albuquerque Isotopes on Monday night at Sacramento. Fennell, came on in relief and pitched one and one-third innings. He inherited one runner and stranded him. Fennell allowed one...
Raiders host 7-on-7 scrimmages Thursday
Midway hosted 7-on-7 football scrimmages for the second straight year on Thursday. In addition to the Raiders, Triton and Lakewood participated for the second straight year and were joined by Hobbton, North Johnston and St. Pauls. The event has grown in the past year,...
Hawks in 7-on-7s at Cleveland
Triton was down three starters in 7-on-7 passing scrimmages at Cleveland on Tuesday. Garner and Hunt also participated. The Hawks were without receivers Dylan Smith and Levi Bennett, due to family vacations. Receiver Malihk Giles was held out with a mild injury....
Morrison guides USA Under-16 team to United World Games gold in Klagenfurt, Austria
Triton varsity boys basketball coach T.J. Morrison guided the USA Under-16 team to the championship of the United World Games in Klagenfurt, Austria, on Sunday afternoon with a 37-31 win over a team of Americans from Stuttgart Air Force Base in Germany....
McGee to coach football at Overhills as Kirk retires
Mark Kirk has retired after 41 years in coaching and Chris McGee will direct Overhills in football. Kirk will be returning to his home in Bedford, Pa., after coaching all over the country. His son-in-law, K.J. Starr, has taken a position at Fuquay-Varina....
Hawks host 7-on-7 scrimmage
Dylan Smith, Travion Sanders, Myjalik Giles, C.J. James and Malihk Giles had scoring receptions for host Triton in a 7-on-7 football scrimmage with Athens Drive on Wednesday morning. J.P. Petoletti and Sanders rotated at quarterback. The Hawks outscored the Jaguars,...
