Harnett Central had a signing ceremony for three baseball players on Wednesday in the media center. Jackson Jones is heading to Wake Tech, Connor Mangum is going to Methodist and Austin Swan is joining the program at Campbell. Athletic director Will Gage served as...
Sophomore Savannah Godfrey scored four goals as the Harnett Central varsity girls soccer team improved to 3-0 on Tuesday night with a 9-0 win over visiting South Johnston. Diana Castro opened the scoring in the second minute. Godfrey’s first goal came in the...
Triton took a pair of one-run victories over visiting Tri-County Six 3-A Conference foe Union Pines in baseball and softball on Tuesday. After rallying from a 5-1 deficit with a four-run sixth inning, sophomore Reagan Bradham scored on a sacrifice fly from junior...
Cape Fear Christian Academy’s varsity baseball and softball teams prepared for the start of Sandhills Athletic Conference play on Friday with wins earlier in the week. After two postponements, the Eagles opened their season in baseball on Monday with a 17-7 win...
Sophomore Gracie Byrd scored four goals on Monday night to lead host Triton to a 5-1 varsity girls soccer win in its season opener over Smithfield-Selma. Byrd’s first goal came in the ninth minute on an assist by Grace DeBoer. Byrd’s second goal in the...
A five-run third inning powered Cleveland to an 8-4 varsity softball win at Triton on Monday to improve to 3-0 on the season. “A couple of errors there put us between a rock and a hard place,” said Triton coach Mark Whitman. “When you dig yourself a hole, it’s hard to...
Liam Peebles (No. 2), Francisco Urieta (3), Viktor Cunningham (4) and Logan Stroud (6) were singles winners as host Harnett Central took a 6-3 boys tennis win over Lee County on Monday. … Harnett Central (374) was second to Union Pines (317) in the Tri-County Six 3-A...
BUIES CREEK — Bucknell wrapped a 7-0 run around the halftime break and held off Campbell 13-10 on Saturday at Barker-Lane Stadium. Bucknell moved to 3-4 overall with the win, while Campbell falls to 1-7 on the season. The Camels led 6-5 with 9:37 on the clock in the...
After a rough start, Triton’s varsity softball team suddenly caught fire to dispatch visiting Lee County 13-3 in six innings to open Tri-County Six 3-A Conference play on Friday. “The first two or three innings, we just didn’t adjust,” said Triton softball coach Mark...
South Johnston’s varsity softball and baseball teams both improved to 2-0 on the season with a pair of rain-soaked wins over visiting Harnett Central on Thursday. Senior Kyndal Woodard threw a 13-strikeout gem as South Johnston’s softball team capitalized on miscues...
South Johnston opened its varsity baseball and softball season with a pair of 5-2 wins on the road against rival Triton. Timely hitting and strong pitching and defense were the key factors as South Johnston took a 5-2 win over Triton in softball. “I thought we came...
BUIES CREEK — Laren Vanarsdale scored 18 points and Ashley Bates added 16 as Hampton took down Campbell, 49-40, in women’s basketball on Wednesday night at Gore Arena. Vanarsdale, who ranks fourth in the Big South Conference in scoring, surpassed her average on...
