SUNDAY UPDATE: The North Carolina (Dunn) Ponytails defeated Alabama 19-3 this morning and will play Mississippi at 10:30 (Eastern time) tonight. SUNDAY UPDATE II: The North Carolina (Dunn) Angels (10-and-under) rallied past Florida for a 7-2 win in the second round on...
Wendy Simmons said Thursday she will be filling the girls basketball coaching vacancy at Triton. Simmons, who serves as athletic director and volleyball coach for the Hawks, had been an assistant to previous girls basketball coach Keith Howard in recent seasons....
The City of Dunn hosted a sendoff at Sherry's Bakery in Dunn for the Dunn All Star softball teams for both the Dixie Youth Angels (10-Under) Ponytails (12-Under) divisions, which will be representing the state of North Carolina in the World Series. Several people were...
Chuckie Robinson drove in seven runs for the Buies Creek Astros on Sunday in a 10-7 win over visiting Down East. Robinson had a grand slam in the third inning and a decisive three-run homer in the eighth. Abdiel Santana (8-1) got the win in relief of starter Patrick...
The Dunn Majors (12-and-under) baseball All-Stars cranked up their bats in Kenansville on Friday night to win the Dixie Youth state tournament with a pair of wins over previously-unbeaten Leland. Dunn had defeated Leland in a very similar scenario for the AAA state...
The city of Fayetteville, the Houston Astros and the Big South Conference have announced an agreement to host the 2019-21 Big South Conference baseball tournaments at the new Fayetteville Ballpark. The under-construction facility will serve as the host venue for the...
Dunn got a three-run homer from Ross Stevens and a two-run round tripper from Jalen Evans in an 8-7 win over West Robeson in the Dixie Youth Majors (12-and-under) state baseball tournament in Kenansville on Thursday. The outcome eliminated West Robeson and sent the...
The Dunn Ponytails (12-and-under) and the Dunn Angels (10-and-under) All-Star teams each won Dixie Youth state softball championships in Laurinburg on Wednesday afternoon. The Ponytails cruised to a 10-0 triumph while the Angels survived, 1-0, in encounters with Hope...
Buies Creek pitchers Brandon Bailey, Gabriel Valdez and Carlos Sanabria combined for a one-hitter on Wednesday night as the Astros topped visiting Salem 1-0 in 10 innings. Sanabria (1-0) threw the final inning and got the win. In extra innings in the Carolina League,...
Two All-Star softball teams from Dunn can wrap up Dixie state championships in Laurinburg today and earn berths for World Series play in their age groups. The Dunn Ponytails (12-and-under) defeated host Scotland County 15-4 on Tuesday and play Hope Mills at 1 p.m....
The Dunn PAL Wildcats varsity and ninth-grade teams competed in the National Travel Basketball Association Nationals in Myrtle Beach S.C., July 7-11. Both teams lost out in their semifinal games. The varsity opened play with a 58-53 loss to the Young Kings at the J....
Three teams from Dunn got wins Monday in Dixie Youth state tournaments in baseball and softball. In games in Laurinburg, the Dunn Angels (10-and-under) softball All-Stars edged Hope Mills 2-1 as Jordyn Christopher and Eva Kate McLamb pitched in the defensive battle....
