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South Johnston holds signing ceremony for four

South Johnston holds signing ceremony for four

Eston Lee is going to East Carolina to play golf. Softball players Kyndal Woodard, Katie Mitchell and Savannah Lockamy will be moving on to the next level as well. South Johnston recognized the quartet with a signing ceremony involving family, friends, coaches and...

HC girls, Overhills boys win titles

HC girls, Overhills boys win titles

Host Harnett Central and visiting Overhills split varsity basketball contests in the championships of the Harnett County Tip-off Tournament on Wednesday, with the Trojans winning their first girls championship since 2012 and the Jaguars winning their seventh straight...

Hawks defeat Western for third in Tipoff Tournament

Hawks defeat Western for third in Tipoff Tournament

A strong first-half performance led Triton’s varsity boys basketball team to a 60-46 win over Western Harnett in the boys consolation game of the Harnett County Tipoff Tournament at Harnett Central on Wednesday. “I thought defensively we played a good first half,”...

Raiders hold signing ceremony for Barefoot, Culbreth, Holland

Raiders hold signing ceremony for Barefoot, Culbreth, Holland

Midway recognized three senior athletes on Tuesday who plan to compete at the next level. Cameron Barefoot has signed to play baseball at Campbell. Eli Culbreth is headed to Gardner-Webb for baseball. Caitlyn Holland is joining the softball program at Methodist....

CFCA posts road sweep

CFCA posts road sweep

Cape Fear Christian Academy posted a nonconference basketball sweep over Community Christian at Peace Church in Wilson on Tuesday evening. The varsity boys improved to 4-0 with a 99-63 win despite a strong scoring effort by senior Jimmy Forte of the Cyclones. The Lady...

Central boys advance to final

Central boys advance to final

Harnett Central opened varsity boys basketball season with a 73-60 win over visiting Western Harnett on Tuesday in the opening round of the Harnett County Tip-off Tournament. “I thought overall we played like a first game,” said Harnett Central coach Will Gage. “We...

Lady Hawks top Western in consolation of Tipoff event

Lady Hawks top Western in consolation of Tipoff event

Triton’s girls basketball team surged in the third quarter and held off a fourth quarter rally to beat Western Harnett 48-40 in the girls consolation game of the Harnett County Tipoff Tournament at Harnett Central on Tuesday. “The first half we were kind of cold,”...

HC moves into girls final by downing WH, 54-18

HC moves into girls final by downing WH, 54-18

Harnett Central’s girls basketball team opened the season by routing visiting Western Harnett 54-18 in the first round of the Harnett County Tip-Off Tournament on Monday. “We know that defense is kind of going to be our bread and butter this year,” said Harnett...

Overhills takes pair from Hawks

Overhills takes pair from Hawks

Overhills swept varsity basketball contests against Triton on Monday, with both the boys and girls teams winning to advance to the championship of the Harnett County Tipoff Tournament, hosted by Harnett Central. A pair of late scores from senior Jade Butcher and...

Paige Jeffries signs to play softball at Mars Hill

Paige Jeffries signs to play softball at Mars Hill

Paige Jeffries, a senior at Cape Fear Christian Academy, signed to play softball at Mars Hill on Friday at a ceremony in the CFCA gym. Jeffries was named to the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association 1-A All-State team as a sophomore and a junior. She...

Monday, November 18

Former Triton baseball coach Joey Miriello has joined the faculty at Dunn Middle School and is going to coach the Greenwaves in baseball. Former assistant Jake Willis will coach the Hawks. … The Campbell men's basketball team won 87-73 at The Citadel on Saturday as...

Campbell men’s soccer defeats HP in Big South final

Campbell men’s soccer defeats HP in Big South final

BUIES CREEK — Campbell scored four times in the first 30 minutes and completed a men’s soccer double Sunday when the top-seeded Camels defeated High Point 4-1 in the Big South Conference tournament championship at the Eakes Athletic Complex. Ranked No. 29 in the...

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