Triton took a pair of varsity diamond wins in baseball and softball on the road at Harnett County and Tri-County Six 3-A Conference rival Western Harnett on Friday. Western won the girls soccer game in a shootout. Two nights after Triton dropped a two-hit baseball shutout at home against Western Harnett, senior Colton Neighbors scored […]
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Hawks, Western post shutouts
Triton split varsity diamond contests with visiting Harnett County and Tri-County Six 3-A Conference rival Western Harnett on Wednesday. Triton took the softball game while Western won in baseball. Big bats powered Triton to a 24-0 rout in five innings over Western on the softball field. “I told the girls before the game tonight, ‘I […]
Western completes varsity sweep of Hawks in OT
Western Harnett won a Tri-County Six 3-A Conference varsity sweep over visiting Harnett County rival Triton on Friday night, taking the rubber match with the Hawks in both boys and girls basketball. After a hot start by Triton, a dominant second quarter powered Western Harnett to a 44-39 win in the girls game. “We started […]
Two from Western Harnett sign for next level
Two athletes from Western Harnett signed to play on the collegiate level Wednesday at the high school. Lance McLean, the Defensive Player of the Year in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference in football, signed with UNC Pembroke. McLean had 59 solo tackles and 87 assists in 2018. He had four sacks and 22 tackles for […]
Harnett Central notches varsity road wins over Western
Harnett Central took a Tri-County Six 3-A Conference varsity basketball sweep at conference and county rival Western Harnett on Tuesday night, with both the boys and girls teams taking a regular-season sweep over Western. Harnett Central’s girls turned in a strong performance in a 53-19 rout of Western Harnett. “Offensively we couldn’t get anything going,” […]
Western Harnett splits with Lee
Western Harnett split its Tri-County Six 3-A Conference varsity basketball games with visiting Lee County on Friday night. Lahaina Bell scored 19 points in a 35-24 win for the Lady Eagles. The Western Harnett boys came back from a 13-6 first-quarter deficit to lead 24-23 at the half before the Yellow Jackets pulled away to […]
Lady Hawks, WH boys win
Triton hosted Western Harnett on Tuesday night for the second varsity basketball matchups of the season between the two schools, but the first in Tri-County Six 3-A Conference play, with the Triton girls and Western boys each avenging losses from the first meetings. Triton’s girls were routed 43-29 by Western Harnett in the first round […]
HC takes conference wins over Western Harnett
Harnett Central improved to 2-0 in both girls and boys Tri-County Six 3-A Conference varsity basketball play Friday with wins over visiting county rival Western Harnett. Harnett Central rallied in the second half of the girls game to take a 38-29 win over Western Harnett. “I don’t even know what to say about the first […]
Madison Farmer of Western signs to play softball at Peace
Western Harnett senior Madison Farmer, of Lillington, signed Monday to play softball at William Peace University in Raleigh. “It was mostly I worked hard because I love softball,” Farmer said. “It had always been an option that maybe I could do, but after I toured William Peace, I knew that’s what I wanted to do […]
Western girls, SJ boys win
Western Harnett and South Johnston split a pair of varsity basketball battles Tuesday with the visiting Eagles winning the girls game and the Trojans winning the boys game. A strong finish helped Western Harnett hold off South Johnston 47-41 in the girls game. “We moved the ball a little bit better tonight,” said Western girls […]