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BC Astros drop from first

BC Astros drop from first

BUIES CREEK — Three straight home losses have dropped the Buies Creek Astros out of first place in the Carolina League Southern Division first half baseball standings. The Astros absorbed a 6-3 loss to the Carolina Mudcats on Saturday evening to fall a half-game...

Midway Middle baseball goes 14-0

Midway Middle baseball goes 14-0

The Midway Middle School baseball team finished the 2018 season with a 14-0 record. The Raiders won the regular-season and tournament championships in the Sampson County conference. The team is coached by Steven Tyler.

BC Astros down Dash, 3-1

BC Astros down Dash, 3-1

BUIES CREEK — A three-run sixth inning lifted the Buies Creek Astros to a 3-1 Carolina League baseball win over the Winston-Salem Dash on Tuesday night at Jim Perry Stadium. Abraham Toro drove in Alfredo Angarita with the tying run, J.J. Matijevic had the go-ahead RBI...

Union Pines finally tops Western

Union Pines finally tops Western

Western Harnett’s historic playoff run ended in the third round of the NCHSAA 3-A state baseball playoffs Tuesday, as the Eagles fell 2-1 to visiting Tri-County Six 3-A Conference mate Union Pines. “We made a couple of mistakes early that hurt us,” said Western coach...

Camels takes title with Noble effort

Camels takes title with Noble effort

BUIES CREEK — Wes Noble tossed a complete game shutout on his Senior Day as Campbell defeated Winthrop 5-0 on Sunday afternoon at Jim Perry Stadium. With the win, the Camels clinched the Big South Conference regular season championship and the No. 1 overall seed in...

Western delivers stunner at DHC

Western delivers stunner at DHC

Western Harnett traveled to D.H. Conley on Saturday night in the second round of the NCHSAA 3-A baseball playoffs and the 15th=seeded Eagles stunned the No. 2 Vikings, 7-4, behind a complete game from Andrew Kelly. Kelly collected 11 strikeouts without a walk. He...

Overhills softball answers, advances

Overhills fell behind 5-0 against visiting Enloe in the second round of the NCHSAA 4-A softball playoffs and the Jaguars trailed 11-8 going into the bottom of the eighth inning. Overhills scored four times in its final at-bat to walk off with a 12-11 win. The Jaguars...

Camels take opener, 6-1, over Winthrop

Camels take opener, 6-1, over Winthrop

BUIES CREEK — Allan Winans posted another dominant performance on the mound, striking out 11 batters over seven innings as Campbell opened a Big South Conference baseball series with a 6-1 win over Winthrop on Friday night at Jim Perry Stadium. Winans, a redshirt...

Jones, Camels slam Ohio State

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Campbell put up five runs in the top of the ninth, capped off by a grand slam from Christian Jones that secured a nonconference baseball road win over the Ohio State Buckeyes, 13-8, Wednesday evening at Bill Davis Stadium. Campbell improved to 27-20...

Two signings at Western

Two signings at Western

Ayla Atkins and Marquez McNeil were joined by family as well as staff members at Western Harnett as they signed to perform on the collegiate level on Thursday morning at the school. Atkins is planning to be a cheerleader at Methodist University in Fayetteville. McNeil...

BC Astros shut out Mudcats

Brett Adcock and Kit Scheetz combined for a two-hit shutout as the Buies Creek Astros won 2-0 over the Carolina Mudcats on Tuesday night at Jim Perry Stadium. Adcock (3-0) yielded two hits, walked five and struck out seven. Scheetz held the visitors hitless over the...

CFCA has mile run, slip and slide fun

CFCA has mile run, slip and slide fun

Cape Fear Christian Academy had its ninth annual Isaiah 40:31 Challenge on Saturday (May 5). The theme was Color Splash 2018. After the Color Run, a 100-foot Slip and Slide allowed many of the competitors to have fun while cooling off. There was also a 100-yard dash...

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