Midway’s varsity volleyball team took a season sweep over visiting Sampson County rival Lakewood with a 3-0 win Tuesday. Individual set scores were 25-19, 25-18 and 25-19. “We communicated better (than in a 3-1 win at Lakewood last week),” said Midway coach Brandy...
Cape Fear Christian Academy won its Sandhills Athletic Conference junior varsity volleyball match with visiting Fayetteville Christian 2-0 (25-17, 25-17) on Tuesday. Essentially the same group of players for the youthful Eagles pushed the Warriors to five sets before...
Buies Creek edged visiting Carolina 5-4 in 10 innings on Tuesday night and pulled within a half-game of Winston-Salem in the Carolina League Southern Division's second half baseball standings with the Dash's 6-4 loss to Myrtle Beach. Carlos Canelon began the bottom of...
Neill's Creek Baptist won the Harnett County Men's Church Softball League championship, 14-13, over Church Alive at Harnett Central on Monday night. … Induction ceremonies for Dunn resident and Erwin United Methodist Church member Jerry Walker into the Gardner-Webb...
Triton varsity boys basketball coach T.J. Morrison worked at the driving range during portions of the Wyndham Classic in Greensboro last week. Morrison is a graduate of UNC-Greensboro. … Campbell quarterback Daniel Smith is among 36 players on the preseason watch list...
Cape Fear Christian Academy started its cross country season on Monday with a Sandhills Athletic Conference meet at the Jordan Soccer Complex and adjacent Cape Fear Trail. Sophomore Jaden Crumley was ninth among 25 runners for the boys with a time of 24 minutes, 28...
Triton’s varsity volleyball team showed significant improvement in a 3-0 win over visiting Fuquay-Varina on Monday. Individual set scores were 25-19, 25-12 and 25-23. “Definitely improvement in our passing and our serving,” said Triton coach Wendy Simmons. “It seemed...
Triton trailed 16-14 and was halted on its last possession in its season opener at Enloe on Friday night. "We moved the ball," said fifth-year Hawks coach Ben Penny. But turnovers and penalties were factors that kept Triton from following up on a 24-21 win over the...
Carson Calcutt and Carsse Lucas each figured in a pair of touchdowns for Midway on Friday night in a 25-18 season-opening win at Union. Lucas had a 90-yard interception return for a touchdown to give the Raiders a 6-0 lead. Lucas also hauled in a scoring toss from...
West Johnston came back for a 31-22 season-opening varsity football win over visiting Harnett Central on Friday night. The Trojans opened the scoring as Hayden Smith found Jaden Meadows on a deep ball. John Rhody ran for Central's second TD. Smith connected with Rhody...
South Johnston routed visiting Johnston County rival Corinth Holders, 34-7, to open football season Friday. “Defense played lights out,” said South Johnston coach Matt Riggsbee. “My hat is off to my defense. My hat is off to my defensive coordinator and the staff for...
The Cape Fear Christian Academy varsity volleyball team evened its record at 1-1 with a five-set nonconference win on the road Thursday over Community Christian of Wilson at Peace Church. Anslee McLamb and Reyna Johnson were cited as match standouts for the Eagles by...
