Quick Hits

Wednesday, August 13

— Football scrimmages at Midway that were scheduled for Tuesday night were called off. — Campbell will hold its annual Football Fan Fest on Saturday, August 23, with activities beginning at 3:30 p.m. — Zach Neto (Campbell) got the first two outs for the Los Angeles...

Tuesday, August 12

— Midway is scheduled to host Hobbton, West Bladen and West Columbus for football scrimmages tonight starting at 6:30 p.m. — Incoming Campbell freshman N'na Konate helped Switzerland to a 5-2 record at the FIBA Under 20 Women's Eurobasket Division B tournament in...

Monday, August 11

— Triton's football scrimmage at Smithfield-Selma, scheduled for Friday night, was postponed due to wet field conditions and will be played tonight at 8 p.m., varsity only, weather permitting. — Jeff Hoffman (East Carolina) got the win for Toronto in relief to improve...

Sunday, August 10

— Chicora Open winners Brett McLamh and Jeremy Milton had a 121 total over two days in the two-player Texas Scramble format to win the event by 10 shots. — D.J. Brown caught three touchdown passes for Harnett Central in a 31-7 win over Terry Sanford in the...

Saturday, August 9

— Triton's varsity boys soccer team has scrimmages today at Clinton with Princeton at 10:40 a.m., Spring Creek at 1;10 p.m. and Wallace-Rose Hill at 2:50 p.m. — Midway and Hobbton are scheduled to match up in the boys soccer jamboree at Clinton on the main field at...

Friday, August 8

— Hobbton is ranked No. 13 in boys soccer in the 910 area code by HighSchoolOT. — The Carolina Panthers play their first exhibition game tonight in Charlotte against Cleveland (FOX 50, 7 p.m.). Shedeur Sanders is starting at quarterback for the Browns. — In NFL...

Thursday, August 7

— Harnett Central is hosting a volleyball jamboree beginning at 2:30 p.m. today with teams including Cape Fear Christian, Cape Fear High School, C.B. Aycock, Middle Creek, Midway, Pinecrest, Triton, Willow Spring and Western Harnett. There will be matches in the main...

Wednesday, August 6

— Campbell left-handed pitcher Jake Murray has signed a contract with Minnesota. — Single game tickets for Campbell home football games are on sale. The first home game for the Camels will be against Furman on Saturday, September 13, at 3:30 p.m. Tickets start at...

Tuesday, August 5

— Fisher Stancil, an all-state baseball player at Cape Fear Christian, is transferring to ECA Baseball Academy in Goldsboro. — Brandon Shwaikeh, who guided CFCA to the middle school boys soccer and junior varsity boys basketball championships in the Mid-Carolina...

Monday, August 4

— Triton will have a midnight practice on Tuesday morning at the stadium on its first day of contact. Hawks coach Ben Penny said there will be some hitting drills followed by s brief intersquad scrimmage. The event is open to the public with free admission. — Cape...

Sunday, August 3

— Emily Rosser is the new athletic director at Western Harnett High School. — Campbell opens its 2024 cross country schedule at Elon on August 29. — Alec Burleson (East Carolina) had a hit, two walks, a run and an RBI for St. Louis in an 8-5 win at San Diego. —...

Saturday, August 2

— Incoming Campbell freshman N'na Konate will play for Switzerland in the International Basketball Federation Under 20 women's Eurobasket Division B competition in Hungary. Switzerland plays Greece today at 2 p.m. — Trea Turner (N.C. State) had a hit and an RBI for...

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