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East Wake edges SJ boys

South Johnston battled throughout its Greater Neuse 3-A Conference varsity boys basketball game at East Wake on Tuesday night before the Warriors secured a 54-52 win. South coach Brody Massengill noted that the hosts knocked down 11 shots from beyond the arc. The...

Overhills boys roll past South View

The Overhills varsity boys basketball team took a 71-30 Patriot Athletic 4-A/3-A Conference win at South View on Tuesday night as left-handed junior Zavian McLean led the way with 30 points. Cinque Lemon added 10 points as the Jaguars improved to 18-4 overall and 13-1...

Staton to St. Augustine’s

Staton to St. Augustine’s

Triton football standout De'Marius Staton is scheduled to sign with St. Augustine's on Wednesday. Staton had 178 carries for 1,150 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2017 as the primary fullback in the Hawks' Wing-T. He also had five catches for 51 yards. Staton had 14 solo...

Freedom tops CFCA

Freedom Christian topped host Cape Fear Christian Academy, 54-51, on Monday night in the Sandhills 2-A/1-A Conference varsity boys basketball tournament. Isaiah Tatum had 22 points for CFCA (10-19). Dillon Butler had 10 points for the Eagles. The teams split...

Laderique McNeill joins Pack

Laderique McNeill joins Pack

Laderique McNeill of Harnett Central has signed to run cross country and track at N.C. State. McNeill was third in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 3-A cross country meet at the Ivey Redmon Athletic Complex in Kernersville on Nov. 4. McNeill, whose...

Midway girls unbeaten, again

The Midway girls basketball team pushed its string of unbeaten seasons to five with a 23-20 win over host Roseboro-Salemburg in the county tournament championship on Wednesday. The Lady Raiders were led by Rylie Williams with eight points, six rebounds, four steals...

Kasey Perkins lifts HC with 3

Kasey Perkins lifts HC with 3

Harnett Central won a Tri-County Six 3-A Conference varsity boys basketball thriller Monday, edging county rival Western Harnett 67-66 on a three-pointer from Kasey Perkins with 7.4 seconds left. “I give our guys a ton of credit,” said Central boys coach Will Gage....

Midway girls win convincingly

Midway girls win convincingly

Midway's varsity girls basketball team rolled out to a 51-14 halftime lead and went on to defeat visiting Spring Creek 82-29 on Monday night. Leah Williams scored 20 points and J.J. Sankey added 19 as the Lady Raiders improved to 19-1 overall and 9-1 in the East...

Rams sweep South

Cleveland took a pair of Greater Neuse 3-A Conference varsity basketball wins over visiting South Johnston on Monday night. The Rams pulled away from a tie at 28 at the half for a 62-49 victory in the boys game. South's girls rallied from a 30-12 deficit at the half...

Another tough loss for THS boys

Another tough loss for THS boys

The Union Pines varsity girls basketball team jumped out to a 20-0 first-quarter lead and took a 55-22 Tri-County Six 3-A Conference win at Triton on Monday night. The Viking boys seemed to have similar designs to dominate as they moved out to an early 18-6 advantage,...

Baseball, softball sign-ups going on

Registration is going on in Erwin for youth baseball and softball. Baseball leagues include T-ball, 8-and-under (coach pitch), 10-and-under (Midgets), 12-and-under ((Little League) and 15-and-under (Junior League). Softball leagues include 8-and-under (coach pitch),...

‘Re-Senior Night’ for Hawks

‘Re-Senior Night’ for Hawks

Triton held its official Senior Night on Friday with the ceremonial recognition, the flowers and the posters, but the contests with Western Harnett weren't the last regular-season home basketball games for the Hawks, who will host Union Pines tonight (Monday, Feb. 5)...

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