The Cape Fear Christian Academy varsity volleyball team completed a season opening sweep at Halifax Academy in Roanoke Rapids on Monday with a 3-0 victory by scores of 27-25, 25-18 and 25-20. “The first set was close the whole way but CFCA fell behind towards...
Triton turns its attention to its season opener at Union Pines following a scrimmage with South View at Douglas Byrd last Friday. The Hawks visit the Vikings this Friday for a 7 p.m. kickoff. “A lot of uncertainty in the first game with a new opponent, having to...
Antioch Baptist Church of Mamers went 12-0 with regular season and tournament championships in the Harnett County Adult Softball League played at Neill’s Creek Park at Harnett Central. The undefeated team was comprised primarily of Western Harnett alumni. The...
The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) has recognized Campbell on its Academic Top 25 Honor Roll. The Lady Camels ranked No. 18 on the group’s grade point average ratings. … Zach Neto (Campbell) had a double and an RBI for the Los Angeles...
High school football practice officially starts Monday. Players wear helmets and no other pads the first two days. Full equipment and hitting is allowed on day six. Harnett Central and Triton will take part in the Johnston County Jamboree on August 9. Central goes to...
The Dunn All-Stars will meet East Duplin in an elimination game today at 5 p.m. in the Dixie Youth Majors (12-and-under) state baseball tournament on Field 3 at Pembroke in Robeson County. East Duplin stayed alive Monday with a 10-0 win over Topsail. … In the...
Cape Fear Christian Academy’s middle school baseball team was recognized as regular-season champions of the Mid-Carolina Conference at a recent Carolina Mudcats game at Five County Stadium in Zebulon. “It was nice,” said Eagles coach Alex Godwin. The...
Right-handed pitcher Paul Gervase (Harnett Central), who finished his college career at LSU, has a 1.04 earned run average for the Brooklyn Cyclones, the high Class A affiliate of the New York Mets. … In the Little Tar Heel League District 3 baseball tournament...
The Overhills football team took part in the Bleed Blue 7-on-7 football competition at Duke on Tuesday. … Dalen Thompson (Triton) hit .328 with 15 RBIs in helping the Campbell baseball team to a 46-15 record. … Dunn Area Sports has received its 284,000th...
Luke Storm had an RBI single for Duke in the top of the eighth and James Tallon earned his 12th save in a 6-5 win at Virginia on Friday in the opening game of a Super Regional of the NCAA baseball tournament. Game two is today (ESPN2, noon). … Host Wake Forest...
Susan Clark of Midway, Ashley Ennis of South Johnston and Stephen Hales of Western Harnett have each been named Coach of the Year in softball in their respective conferences. … Former Cape Fear Christian softball standout Delaney Cumbie hit .287 with seven home...
In front of a crowd stretching from foul pole to foul pole, No. 4 Midway held off visiting No. 6 North Johnston, 5-4, in game three of the Eastern Regional Final of the NCHSAA 2-A softball playoffs Wednesday evening to advance to the state championship series. The...
