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Hawks cautious in closing scrimmage

Hawks cautious in closing scrimmage

Triton played it safe in its second and final football scrimmage at Cape Fear in the Cumberland jamboree on Friday night. "I thought we played well at times," said Hawks coach Ben Penny. "We were cautious with all the rain that came in with some of our guys. J.J....

Hawks generate some scrimmage film for study

Hawks generate some scrimmage film for study

Triton hosted Hobbton for a football scrimmage on Wednesday morning and the Hawks dominated the scoring. The big value of the session for Triton coach Ben Penny was the film of the clash with the Wildcats. "The most important thing about today was that we were able to...

Hawks welcome Evans back, turn football focus to conditioning

Hawks welcome Evans back, turn football focus to conditioning

Triton football coach Ben Penny continued to look at aspects of preparation for the 2022 season as the Hawks took part in a 7-on-7 passing scrimmage at Harnett Central on Wednesday morning. One element Penny didn't see last week in 7-on-7 sessions at N.C. State was...

Tristan Ennis joins Mount Olive softball ‘family’

Tristan Ennis joins Mount Olive softball ‘family’

Tristan Ennis signed to play softball at Mount Olive on Tuesday in the media center at Triton. Ennis hit .415 for the Hawks and led the team in runs with 32. Triton was 16-7 overall in 2022 and went 13-1 in the All American Conference for a share of the league's...

Hayden Pope headed to Methodist

Hayden Pope headed to Methodist

Right-handed pitcher Hayden Pope of Triton signed to play baseball at Methodist on Tuesday at a ceremony in the school media center. Pope was 7-3 as a senior with a 3.20 earned run average as the Hawks went 18-8. Pope had 69 strikeouts in 50 and one-third innings....

Wendy Simmons announces retirement at awards gathering

Wendy Simmons announces retirement at awards gathering

Triton athletic director and volleyball coach Wendy Simmons announced her retirement as Triton held its athletic awards banquet on Thursday night. Simmons has been at Triton for 27 years. Her volleyball teams established a tradition of dominance in conference play,...

Triton duo signs with N.C. Wesleyan

Triton duo signs with N.C. Wesleyan

Offensive linemen Jayden Giles and Karon Kirk of Triton have signed to play college football at North Carolina Wesleyan. The duo helped the Hawks to 2,691 yards of total offense in 2021 as Triton went 4-3 in the All American Conference and won the Harnett County...

Hawks win AAC baseball tournament, 1-0, on Bennett’s homer

Hawks win AAC baseball tournament, 1-0, on Bennett’s homer

Freshman Isaac Bennett hit a home run in the second inning and Triton pitchers Hayden Pope and Wyatt Avery combined for a shutout as the Hawks topped host Terry Sanford, 1-0, on Thursday night for the All American Conference baseball tournament championship. Pope...

Hawk baseball downs HC, 11-0, on Senior Night as Jones has six RBIs

Hawk baseball downs HC, 11-0, on Senior Night as Jones has six RBIs

Triton’s varsity baseball team capped a series of three games in three days by winning 11-0 in five innings over visiting All American 3-A/4-A Conference and Harnett County rival Harnett Central on Senior Night to end the regular season Friday. “(Pitcher) Hayden...

Triton wins AAC softball showdown, part one

Triton wins AAC softball showdown, part one

Harnett Central’s varsity softball team’s rally fell short as visiting All American 3-A/4-A Conference and Harnett County rival Triton held on to win, 5-3, on the Trojans’ Senior Night in a battle of conference unbeatens Wednesday. “We came out hitting the ball,” said...

Hawks hold off Pine Forest for 14-13 baseball victory

Hawks hold off Pine Forest for 14-13 baseball victory

Triton held off visiting Pine Forest, a 4-A program, for a 14-13 varsity baseball win in the All American Conference on Wednesday night. The 3-A Hawks improved to 12-7 overall and 9-3 in league play going into a game on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Harnett Central (6-12,...

Myatt meets Bacot in Dominican

Myatt meets Bacot in Dominican

UNC basketball standout Armando Bacot didn't head for Disney World after the national championship game, but he has spent some time in the Dominican Republic. W.A. Myatt, who played four sports at Triton before graduating in 2011, spotted the UNC standout in the...

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