Kerry Bacon is the new football coach at Overhills as Chris McGee moved to the athletic director position at Topsail. Bacon was previously at Ragsdale. … Cedric Mullins (Campbell) hit a third-inning solo home run for Baltimore and the visiting Orioles led the rest of the way in a 7-1 win over the New York […]
Quick Hits
Monday, August 2
Triton starts football practice tonight at 7 p.m. The Hawks are going late this week as summer school finishes. … Miles Robinson scored on a header in extra time for the United States for a 1-0 win over Mexico in Las Vegas in the final of the Gold Cup on Sunday night. … Canada topped […]
Sunday, August 1
Official practice for NCHSAA and NCISAA fall sports teams starts on Monday. … Cedric Mullins (Campbell) was 2-for-4 with a run in the leadoff spot for Baltimore in a 5-2 win at Detroit on Saturday night. … Xander Schauffele of the USA won the gold medal in men’s golf in the Tokyo Olympics at 18-under […]
Saturday, July 31
Patrick Stephenson (South Johnston, East Carolina) has been named an All-American Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association of America, becoming the first ECU player to earn that distinction three times. … Matthew Barefoot (Midway, Campbell) went 2-for-5 with a run for the Asheville Tourists in an 8-2 road win over the Rome Braves on Friday […]
Friday, July 30
Next year’s East-West high school All-Star games in Greensboro will be played July 11-13. Reggie Lucas of Wake Forest will be the head coach for the East in football. Larry Williford of Farmville Central will direct the East in boys basketball and Chris Bradshaw of Kinston will guide the East girls. East soccer coaches are […]
Thursday, July 29
Campbell’s season-opening football game at Liberty on Saturday, September 4, at 6 p.m. will be shown on ESPN3. The Camels are scheduled for appearances on ESPN3 and ESPN+ throughout the 2021 season. … Cedric Mullins (Campbell) was 1-for-4 with a stolen base and scored the winning run in Baltimore’s 8-7 walk-off victory over visiting Miami […]
Wednesday, July 28
Campbell was picked fifth among eight teams in the Big South Conference preseason football poll. Defensive back Darion Slade of the Camels was named to the all-league preseason team. … Matthew Barefoot (Midway, Campbell) was 2-for-5 with a double, a run and two RBIs for the Asheville Tourists on Tuesday night in a 5-4 road […]
Tuesday, July 27
Wayne County Post 11 rallied past visiting Pitt County Post 39 for a 5-2 win for the Area I East championship in American Legion baseball on Saturday. Wayne County plays at Cherryville Post 100 on Wednesday. … Campbell rising junior Svenia Nürenberg helped Luxembourg to its second title at the International Basketball Federation women’s European […]
Monday, July 26
The United States had 14 medals after Sunday’s Olympic competition in Tokyo, second to China with 15. … The USA men’s basketball team had a 25-game winning streak in the Olympics that dated back to 2004 come to an end with an 83-76 loss to France on Sunday. … Cedric Mullins (Campbell) was 2-for-4 for […]
Sunday, July 25
Trent Fennell (Triton, Barton) pitched two and one-third scoreless innings of relief for the Spokane Indians in a 4-3 win at Tri-City on Saturday night. Fennell had five straight strikeouts as his earned run average dropped to 4.10. … Cedric Mullins (Campbell) was 2-for-4 with a double and a run for Baltimore in a 5-3 […]