Quick Hits

Saturday, June 5

Western Harnett bounced back from a 2-0 loss at Lee County on Wednesday to take a 10-0 Tri-County Six 3-A Conference baseball win over the visiting Yellow Jackets on Friday. Sophomore Ian Bristow had two hits and two RBIs for the Eagles. Soph Zack Hooper allowed two...

Friday, June 4

Five Midway athletes were recognized at a signing ceremony on Wednesday, including Hunter Hawley (Belmont Abbey, bowling), Miranda Holmes (Barton, softball), Sawyer Sutton (UNC Wilmington, baseball), Dawson Wiggins (Ferrum, baseball) and Sydney Williams (UNC Pembroke,...

Thursday, June 3

Kickoff times for Campbell's 2021 football games at Barker-Lane Stadium have been set. The first home game for the Camels against Elon will be on Saturday, September 11, at 6 p.m. ... Mike Krzyzewski has announced his plans to retire as Duke basketball coach after the...

Wednesday, June 2

Matthew Barefoot (Midway, Campbell) went 1-for-4 and drew a walk for the Asheville Tourists on Tuesday night in a 7-4 loss at Greenville. ... Isa Banks of Clinton has signed to play basketball at Elizabeth City State. Her dad, Travis "Scooter" Banks, played basketball...

Tuesday, June 1

The Campbell baseball team has received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Camels (35-16) are the No. 3 seed in the regional hosted by Mississippi State and will play Virginia Commonwealth on Friday at 8 p.m. ... East Carolina (41-15) is the No. 1 seed for...

Monday, May 31

Happy Memorial Day! ... Duke won its first ACC baseball championship since 1961 on Sunday with a 1-0 victory over N.C. State in Charlotte. ... The NCAA baseball tournament selection show is today (ESPN2, noon). ... Matthew Barefoot (Midway, Campbell) hit a home run...

Sunday, May 30

Pat McGrath went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs for Western Harnett on Saturday night in an 11-10 win over visiting Triton. Nate Jolley had two hits and two RBIs for the Eagles as they improved to 4-2 in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference. ... Athanas Kioko of...

Saturday, May 29

Matthew Barefoot (Midway, Campbell) went 2-for-3 and scored two runs for the Asheville Tourists on Friday night in a 9-7 win over visiting Bowling Green. ... Wilson Raynor (Triton, East Carolina) has been on the umpiring crew for the Colonial Athletic Association...

Friday, May 28

Presbyterian starter Charlie McDaniel kept Campbell hitless for five and two-thirds innings on Thursday and the Blue Hose never trailed in a 7-2 win in the first round of the Big South Conference baseball tournament in Fayetteville. The Camels face USC Upstate in an...

Thursday, May 27

Tyler Godwin of Midway has been named a recipient of the Heart of a Champion award by the NCHSAA. ... Top-seeded Campbell begins play in the Big South Conference baseball tournament today (ESPN3, 3 p.m.) against Presbyterian. Gardner-Webb takes on South Carolina...

Wednesday, May 26

Campbell was presented the George F. "Buddy" Sasser Cup on Tuesday night, recognizing the Camels as the top overall sports program in the Big South Conference for 2020-21. ... Zach Tenuta has been named football coach at Western Harnett. Tenuta has been defensive...

Tuesday, May 25

UNC Wilmington signee Sawyer Sutton pitched four innings of a no-hitter for unbeaten Midway in a 12-0 baseball win over visiting Spring Creek on Monday. Casey Culbreth tossed the final frame of the gem. ... A home run by Campbell signee Dalen Thompson accounted for...

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