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Overhills boys advance

The second-seeded Overhills varsity boys basketball team got 24 points from Zavian McLean, 19 from Cinque Lemon and 11 from Latrell Lloyd in a 72-64 win over visiting South View in the quarterfinals of the Patriot Athletic 4-A/3-A Conference Tournament on Tuesday...

Lee County defeats HC boys

Lee County defeats HC boys

Lee County advanced to the championship game of the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference varsity boys basketball tournament with a 66-49 win over Harnett Central on Tuesday night at Southern Lee. The Yellow Jackets (10-13) will meet Southern Lee (21-3) at Campbell's Gore...

Southern Lee boys get away early

Southern Lee boys get away early

Southern Lee's varsity boys basketball team, the No. 1 seed in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference Tournament, got off to a fast start and won its semifinal matchup with visiting Triton, 66-43, on Tuesday night. The hosts led 20-3 after eight minutes of play and...

Trition JV boys win league again

Trition JV boys win league again

Triton’s junior varsity boys basketball team went 18-4 overall and 9-1 in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference to claim the league championship. The junior Hawks are back-to-back conference champions, having gone 16-5 overall in 2016-17 and 10-0 in the Two Rivers 3-A...

Cleveland boys top SJ

There were some huge swings as Cleveland hosted South Johnston in the first round of the Greater Neuse 3-A Conference varsity boys basketball tournament on Monday night. South outscored the Rams 13-0 in the third quarter for a 28-24 lead before Cleveland came back for...

Tri-County Six 3-A Basketball Tournament Results/Schedule

Play opened Monday night in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference varsity boys and girls basketball tournaments. The semifinals are tonight with the boys at Southern Lee and the girls at Union Pines. The championship games are scheduled for Gore Arena on Thursday night....

Howard says he’s stepping down

Howard says he’s stepping down

Triton varsity girls basketball coach Keith Howard said he is stepping down from that position in the aftermath of a 56-47 double overtime loss at Western Harnett in the first round of the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference Tournament on Monday night. He plans to remain at...

HC boys top Union Pines

HC boys top Union Pines

Harnett Central won the rubber match with visiting Union Pines 65-46 Monday in the first round of the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference boys basketball tournament. “I thought that a big key was that we would penetrate and then dump it to the open guy,” said Harnett...

Overhills boys host South View

Overhills' varsity boys basketball team, the No. 2 seed in the Patriot Athletic 4-A/3-A Conference Tournament, will host two games in the league event Tuesday night. The Jaguars (19-5) host seventh-seeded South View (6-18) following a matchup between third-seeded...

Triton boys down Western, 68-52, Lady Hawks fall in double OT

Triton boys down Western, 68-52, Lady Hawks fall in double OT

Senior post player Shiquan Cox said Triton had some extra motivation in a 68-52 win over Western Harnett in the first round of the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference varsity boys basketball tournament on Monday night. Not only were the Hawks hoping to validate their resume...

CFCA bringing back girls soccer

CFCA bringing back girls soccer

Cape Fear Christian Academy intends to compete again in varsity girls soccer and will start the building process with a middle school team this spring. The Eagles have named Derrick Pine, who developed the Lillington-based Revolution 12-and-under team that competed in...

Herndon fourth in high jump

Midway junior Hayley Herndon was fourth in the girls high jump in the NCHSAA 2-A/1-A indoor track meet Friday at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem. Herndon cleared five feet to earn five points in the team standings as Midway's girls finished in a tie for 29th.

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