Triton’s wrestling team participated in a quad meet Tuesday night at West Johnston, winning two of three matches. The Hawks topped Fuqauy-Varina 42-33, lost to the host Wildcats, 41-36, and ended the night with a 48-27 win over South Central of Greenville. Going...
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Alexis Howard signs with Louisburg
Triton senior Alexis Howard, of Dunn, signed on Tuesday to play college softball at Louisburg College. “I was thinking about giving up on softball and not going,” Howard said. “(Louisburg coach) Eric (Lee) reached out to me and I knew that was what I wanted to do. I...
Hawks advance in double OT with 62-58 win over Western
Triton and Western Harnett opened their respective varsity boys basketball seasons Tuesday at Harnett Central with a double-overtime thriller that saw the Hawks edge the Eagles with a 62-58 win to advance to the Harnett County Tipoff Tournament championship for the...
Western girls top Triton
Western Harnett’s girls basketball team advanced to the championship game of the Harnett County Tipoff Tournament for the first team in many years with a 43-29 win over Triton in the first round of the tournament at Harnett Central on Monday. “We’ve got good...
Triton wrestlers at Broughton, Carvin wins heavyweight title
The Triton Wrestling team traveled to Broughton on Saturday to compete in the third annual Matthews-Griffin-Burt Memorial Tournament. The Hawks came in eighth out of 14 teams. Michael Carvin of Triton won the heavyweight division. Nick Williams (145 pounds) and...
Pairings set for Harnett Tipoff
Play will open in the Harnett Tipoff basketball tournament on Monday at Harnett Central. The Triton girls meet Western Harnett in the first game at 5 p.m. The Harnett Central girls play Overhills, the defending champions, in the following game. The nightcap will send...
Tatiana Muniz signs with Charlotte
Fleet outfielder Tatiana Muniz of Triton has signed for softball at UNC Charlotte. Muniz transferred to Triton last year, but did not play because she had to sit out 75 days to comply with state regulations. As a sophomore at Western Harnett in 2017, Muniz hit .403...
Skirmish ends Triton’s 27-0 win
Coaches from host Triton and West Johnston agreed to end a nonconference varsity football game Friday night after a fight between players with about five minutes left. The Hawks won, 27-0, on their Senior Night to finish 3-6. The Wildcats went 1-10 after a 31-22...
Hawks get message, rally past HC
Several Triton coaches were called on at halftime of Thursday’s home game with Harnett Central to get the current Hawks on board with the magnitude of the county rivalry. “All the coaches, we got them in there that had graduated from Triton,” said...
Hawks, Central to play Thursday
Triton coach Ben Penny said Wednesday that the Hawks will host Harnett Central in varsity football on Thursday at 7 p.m. There is unfavorable weather in the forecast for Friday. Triton last played on Thursday, Oct. 25, losing 52-6 at unbeaten Lee County. Central...
Hawks defeated at Lee County
After a short week of preparation, Triton’s varsity football team was on the short end of a 52-6 score in Tri-County Six 3-A Conference play on Thursday night as host Lee County remained unbeaten. The game was moved up because of the forecast of rain on Friday....
Mistakes costly for Hawks
Triton had a touchdown pass nullified by a penalty and an interception cancelled on another flag in a 22-7 home loss to Southern Lee on Friday night. The Hawks were beset by five turnovers in falling to 1-5 overall and 1-2 in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference....
