Quick Hits

Trent Fennell (Triton) made his fifth appearance in relief for the Lancaster JetHawks of the high Class A California League on Sunday. Fennell is 1-0 with a 0.93 earned run average over nine and two-thirds innings with Lancaster. He has 13 strikeouts. … Shane Lowry won the British Open by six strokes Sunday in rainy, […]

The Fayetteville SwampDogs snapped a 7-game losing streak with a 14-2 win over Morehead City in a Coastal Plain League baseball contest at J.P. Riddle Stadium in Fayetteville on Saturday night. … Duke starts its football season against Alabama in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff on Aug. 31 at 3:30 p.m. at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta […]

The Erwin 10-and-under softball All-Stars were eliminated from the Tar Heel Leagues state tournament with a 13-3 loss to Watauga County on Friday at Currituck. … The Erwin 12-and-under softball All-Stars were knocked out of the state competition with a 20-2 loss to Camden at Currituck on Friday. … A 10-7 setback at Morehead City […]

The Dunn Majors (12-and-under) baseball All-Stars defeated Bessemer City 10-5 on Thursday to reach the final in the Dixie state tournament in Clarkton. Lockwood Folly downed Dunn, 12-2, for the championship. … The Erwin 10-and-under softball All-Stars were topped 10-0 by Shelby in the first round of the state tournament in Camden. Erwin plays Watauga […]

The Erwin 10-and-under softball All-Stars meet Shelby today at 4 p.m. in Camden in the first round of the Tar Heel Leagues state tournament. … The Dunn Majors (12-and-umder) baseball All-Stars defeated Shallotte, 7-5, on Tuesday but lost to Lockwood Folly, 4-2, on Wednesday in the Dixie Youth state tournament in Clarkton. Dunn plays Bessemer […]

In the East-West All-Star soccer games in Greensboro on Tuesday night, the East girls claimed a 3-2 win at Macpherson Stadium before the West took a 1-0 triumph in the boys game on a late goal by Jair Alvarez. The overall series for 2019 is tied at 2 going into the football game tonight. … […]

The East-West All-Star games got underway on Monday night with the East winning 81-78 in girls basketball and the West taking a 119-80 triumph in the boys game. The East girls were coached by David May of Pine Forest. The competition shifts to soccer games tonight with football scheduled for Wednesday night. … Travis d’Arnaud […]

Dunn’s 12-and-under baseball and softball All-Star teams each took wins in Dixie state tournaments on Sunday. The Dunn Majors (baseball) topped Bessemer City 5-3 in the second round in Clarkton. The Dunn Ponytails prevailed 6-2 over Hope Mills in Wilmington. Both Dunn teams play again Tuesday. … Campbell signee Brittany Staves of Leesville Road will […]

The Dunn Majors (12-and-under) baseball All-Stars defeated Town Creek 18-4 in the opening round of the Dixie state tournament in Clarkton on Saturday. Dunn faces Bessemer City today at 3 p.m. … Triton’s football team downed Broughton 18-0 and topped Green Level 42-0 in 7-on-7 passing scrimmages at camp in Mount Olive on Friday. … […]