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Dunn Middle 2018 Spring Sports Schedule

Dunn Middle School is scheduled to start its 2018 spring sports schedule at home on March 12 with baseball, softball and girls soccer games against Shughart. Game time is 4 p.m. for the spring. The Greenwaves play three times at home with matchups against Harnett...

Team LeBron takes NBA All-Star game

LOS ANGELES — Team LeBron topped Team Steph 148-145 in a new format for the NBA All-Star game played Sunday night at the Staples Center. The traditional East vs. West structure that had been in place since 1951 was scratched in favor of teams picked by LeBron James...

Monday, Feb. 19

Winners of $2,000 each in Triton's Hawk Pride Athletic Booster Club reverse raffle on Saturday night were Wendy Simmons and Bill Morris, Shane and Deanna Barefoot, David Herring, Ben Best and Triton boys basketball. ... Triton has softball scrimmages Tuesday at Middle...

Austin Dillon wins historic Daytona 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Austin Dillon won the Daytona 500 on Sunday night in the No. 3 Chevrolet that Dale Earnhardt Sr. made famous. Dillon was driving for Richard Childress Racing. Childress is Dillon's grandfather. Dillon got a push from Darrell "Bubba" Wallace, Jr....

St. John’s completes sweep

BUIES CREEK — No. 25 St. John's earned the weekend sweep over Campbell with a 7-1 baseball win Sunday afternoon at Jim Perry Stadium. Michael LoPresti (1-0) was credited with the win, tossing six innings and giving up just one run on four hits. The junior right-hander...

Clemons warms up vs. Flames as Camels win, 79-69

Clemons warms up vs. Flames as Camels win, 79-69

BUIES CREEK — Chris Clemons scored 24 of his game-high 26 points in the second half and Campbell defeated Liberty 79-69 Sunday in men's basketball at Gore Arena. Marcus Burk added 19 points, while Damontez Oliver came off the bench to chip in a career-high 12 for the...

Sunday, Feb. 18

Former Triton baseball standout Dillon Stewart had a home run in a 10-3 win over visiting Appalachian State in UNC Greensboro's season opener Friday night. Stewart went 2-for-4 and scored twice. ... Another former Hawk, Barton right-hander Trent Fennell, is off to a...

High school basketball playoff pairings set, Overhills boys get bye

High school basketball playoff pairings set, Overhills boys get bye

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association released brackets for its boys and girls basketball tournaments on Saturday. The Overhills boys (20-6) received the No. 7 seeding and a bye in the Eastern 4-A boys bracket. In the second round, the Jaguars will host...

Camels edged, 1-0, in 10th

BUIES CREEK — Anthony Brocato hit a sacrifice fly to right field in the top of the 10th to score the only run of the game as No. 25 St. John's defeated Campbell, 1-0, in baseball Saturday at Jim Perry Stadium. Joe Kelly (1-0) earned the win, pitching the final four...

Midway baseball scrimmages Cape Fear, Raiders use five pitchers

Due to the threat of rain Saturday, Midway moved its baseball scrimmage with visiting Cape Fear to Friday. Raiders coach Jason Fussell gave five pitchers some work. Chandler Williford, Carson Calcutt, Cal Tyndall, Eli Culbreth and Sawyer Sutton all saw mound duty in...

St. John’s wins CU’s baseball opener

St. John’s wins CU’s baseball opener

BUIES CREEK — Quality pitching on both sides resulted in a narrow loss for the Campbell baseball team in its season opener as the Camels fell to No. 25 St. John's, 3-1, on Friday at Jim Perry Stadium. Campbell (0-1) will look to even the opening series Saturday, Feb....

Clayton takes titles

Clayton hosted and won the varsity boys and girls championship games in the Greater Neuse 3-A Conference basketball tournaments on Friday night (Feb. 16). The Comet boys improved to 18-6 as they downed Cleveland 64-40 in the final. The Clayton girls (17-5) turned back...

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