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Gibbons tops SJ Trojans, 10-7

Cardinal Gibbons topped host South Johnston 10-7 in a nonconference varsity baseball game on Saturday, dropping the Trojans to 4-3. Josh Schindler was 3-for-4 for South with a double. Grant Millay had a home run and three RBIs for the Trojans. Drew Moore went 2-for-3....

Midway baseball tops Wallace-Rose Hill, 6-4; girls soccer triumphs

Carson Calcutt had 12 strikeouts in six innings as Midway took a 6-4 East Central 2-A Conference varsity baseball win over visiting Wallace-Rose Hill on Friday night. Brayden Coats had two hits and two RBIs for the Raiders (5-0, 2-0). Midway scored twice in the bottom...

Nelson, Raynor lead HC baseball past Lee

N.C. State signee Baker Nelson pitched a complete-game shutout with 12 strikeouts as Harnett Central won its Tri-County Six 3-A Conference varsity baseball opener 2-0 Friday night at Lee County with Jared Raynor driving in both runs in the eighth inning. Johnny...

Rocky Mount tops Trojans, 6-4

Rocky Mount junior Austin Luttrell went 3-for-4 with four runs batted in as the Gryphons topped host South Johnston 6-4 in varsity baseball on Friday. The Gryphons (3-4) avenged a 4-1 loss at home to South (4-2) on March 9. Former South coach Pat Smith, a recent...

Camels win Big South baseball opener

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Campbell held Charleston Southern scoreless over the final seven innings, retiring 22 of the last 25 batters faced on the way to a 4-3 baseball win Friday night at CSU Ballpark. It was the opening game in Big South Conference play for both...

Eagles overtake Triton for 9-4 baseball win

Eagles overtake Triton for 9-4 baseball win

Small ball produced a decisive big inning for Western Harnett's varsity baseball team on Friday night. Triton held leads of 3-0 and 4-1 in its Tri-County Six 3-A Conference opener at Western, but the Eagles used a bunch of bunts for five runs in the third inning to...

CU heavyweight Heino competing in NCAA Tournament

CLEVELAND, OHIO — Campbell junior heavyweight Jere Heino advanced to day two of the 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, going 1-1 Thursday at Quicken Loans Arena. Heino topped 16th-seeded Matt Stencel from Central Michigan in round one, 8-3. The Campbell...

Friday, March 16

League play in baseball, girls soccer and softball starts in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference tonight with Harnett Central at Lee County, Triton at Western Harnett and Union Pines at Southern Lee. ... Ana-Beth Brewer has five goals and two assists in a 3-0 start for...

Duke advances

Duke is the only team thus far from the state of North Carolina to win its opening game in the NCAA Tournament. The Blue Devils turned back Iona, 89-67, in Pittsburgh on Thursday as Marvin Bagley III scored 22 points and Grayson Allen had nine assists. N.C. State was...

Raiders sweep Hobbton

Raiders sweep Hobbton

Midway took a three-sport varsity sweep over visiting rival Hobbton Thursday, winning in girls soccer, softball and baseball. On the soccer field, the Raiders (3-2) took a 5-0 shutout win over the Wildcats (0-4-1). Catawba signee Kasey McLamb had four goals to lead...

Track meet postponed following bomb scare

Triton was scheduled to host Harnett Central, Lakewood and Western Harnett for a track meet on Thursday, but the event was postponed as authorities investigated a bomb scare after a note was found in a rest room at the school Thursday morning. Harnett County sheriff...

Leah Williams, Raiders win honors

Leah Williams, Raiders win honors

Leah Williams has been named girls basketball Player of the Year in the East Central 2-A Conference and for Sampson County. A multi-sport standout, Williams, who has committed to Mount Olive for basketball, averaged 21.1 points for a 23-3 hoops team that shared the...

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