South Johnston's varsity football team went to Wilson Hunt for seven-on-seven competition Wednesday morning. "We got to go against two pretty good teams, Hunt and C.B. Aycock," said South coach Matt Riggsbee. The Trojans have a nonconference contract with Hunt...
After successful seven-on-sevens on Tuesday at Cleveland, Triton traveled to Midway on Thursday morning with the aim of avoiding a letdown. Lakewood and North Lenoir competed as well. "It was a pretty good day for us," said Hawks coach Ben Penny. "We challenged the...
The Dunn Majors (12-and-under) baseball All-Stars wrapped up the Dixie Youth district championship with a 15-0 no-hit win over Coats on Wednesday night in Raeford. Ross Stevens had nine strikeouts in three innings for Dunn. Coats received two walks. There were...
Harnett Central had three wins by one run each against Triton during the 2018 scholastic softball season as the Trojans won the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference regular season and tournament championships. Circumstances — and the outcome — were different in a less...
Triton got a better day than anticipated weather-wise in seven-on-seven passing scrimmages at Cleveland on Tuesday as the Hawks went against North Johnston, West Johnston, the host Rams and Corinth Holders. "A lot of energy," said Triton coach Ben Penny. "Our main...
Calvin Gaines has been named varsity and junior varsity volleyball coach at Cape Fear Christian Academy. Gaines comes from a coaching family. His dad, Jimmy Gaines, is a former softball coach at Triton. His mother, Wendy Simmons, is athletic director and has been...
The Dunn AAA (10-and-under) baseball All-Stars started play Saturday in the Dixie district tournament with an 11-0 win over Hope Mills National. Harry Johnson and Vander Phillips combined for a no-hitter. Dunn played errorless defense and the only two baserunners for...
The Dunn PAL varsity basketball team traveled to Pigeon Forge, Tenn., to compete in the Teammate National Basketball Tournament, which was contested Thursday through Sunday. The Wildcats played at the LeConte Center in downtown Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Dunn brought home...
South Johnston's varsity boys basketball team won five of six games in a jamboree at Mount Olive on Friday and Saturday. The Trojans topped Rosewood and Ayden-Grifton on Friday night before falling to Athens Drive. South defeated Spring Creek, Southern Wayne and...
The Dunn Majors (12-and-under) All-Stars have been dominant in two games of the Dixie Youth baseball district tournament in Raeford. Dunn has advanced with a 22-1 win over Lillington and a 20-1 victory over Coats. Two teams from the district will advance to the state...
The Dunn Ponytails (12-and-under) softball All-Stars won the District 6 championship on Sunday with a 12-0 no-hit victory over Hope Mills. Aubree Bass and Emily Williams pitched two innings apiece for Dunn and combined for a no-hit shutout. Bass struck out two batters...
The Dunn Ponytails (12-and-under) All-Star softball team took an 11-1 victory over Hope Mills on Saturday in the Dixie district tournament in Pembroke. Dunn scored five runs in the first inning. Lilly McLamb belted an inside-the-park home run that score two in the...
