Quick Hits

Tuesday, April 26

The Harnett Central boys tennis team is the No. 12 seed in the Eastern 3-A bracket of the NCHSAA dual team playoffs and is scheduled to play at No. 5 Cape Fear of Cumberland County on Wednesday in the first round. Overhills is the No. 16 seed in the Eastern 4-A...

Monday, April 25

Erwin opens its youth leagues at Al Woodall Park tonight. ... Longwood avoided a Big South Conference baseball sweep at Campbell with a 10-5 win on Sunday afternoon. ... East Carolina lost its first American Athletic Conference baseball series of the season with a...

Sunday, April 24

Triton offensive linemen Jayden Giles and Karon Kirk will be signing with North Carolina Wesleyan. Quarterback J.P. Petoletti of the Hawks' Class of 2021, also will be joining the Bishops program. ... Triton cheerleader Macey Meredith is going to Barton. ......

Saturday, April 23

Triton will start spring football practice on May 9. ... Thomas Harrington improved to 9-1 as host Campbell took a 9-2 Big South Conference baseball win over Longwood on Friday night. Logan Jordan hit two home runs for the Camels and Connor Denning had a solo blast....

Friday, April 22

Harnett Central's boys tennis team is scheduled to play in the NCHSAA 3-A dual team tournament Wednesday. The Trojans are 13-3 overall. ... Fireworks are planned after Campbell hosts Longwood in Big South Conference baseball tonight at 6 p.m. ... Wendell Moore of Duke...

Thursday, April 21

The Cape Fear Christian Academy middle school baseball team (5-0) hosts Grace Christian of Sanford (9-1-1) today at 4 p.m. ... The Campbell softball team took a 5-4 win in 11 innings Wednesday over visiting UNC Greensboro as Delaney McDilda drove in the winning run...

Wednesday, April 20

A 7-4 loss at UNC on Tuesday night ended a 12-game winning streak for the Campbell baseball team. ... Elsewhere in college baseball, East Carolina defeated visiting UNC Wilmington, 8-2, host Wake Forest topped Appalachian State, 6-5, and Duke was edged, 3-2, at...

Tuesday, April 19

Cape Fear Christian Academy has its Senior Day in baseball this afternoon. Reid Miller, David Okropiridze, Barrett Raynor and Deshawn Woods will be recognized following a 4 p.m. game with Ascend Leadership of Sanford. ... Drake Pierson of Campbell has been named Big...

Monday, April 18

Triton soccer coach Brian Foster recently chaperoned a trip to Costa Rica. ... Kevin Parada and Tim Borden hit grand slams for Georgia Tech in an 11-8 win at UNC on Sunday. The Tar Heels host Campbell on Tuesday (ACC Network, 8 p.m.). The Camels have a 12-game winning...

Sunday, April 17

Happy Easter! ... The Campbell baseball team won its 12th straight game in completing a Big South Conference sweep at N.C. A&T on Saturday with a 17-1 win. The Camels improved to 22-12 overall and 11-1 in league play as Connor Denning had two home runs and Ty Babin...

Saturday, April 16

Livingstone won the CIAA golf championship at Chicora on Friday with a 36-hole total of 582. Joel Basalaine of the Blue Bears was the individual champion at 141. ... Campbell clinched its Big South Conference baseball series at N.C. A&T on Friday night with a 16-6 win...

Friday, April 15

Drake Pierson hit two home runs, including a grand slam in an 8-run first inning, as Campbell took a 14-10 Big South Conference baseball win at N.C. A&T on Thursday night to improve to 20-12 overall and 9-1 in league play. The Camels have won 10 straight. ......

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