Quick Hits

Wednesday, May 12

Matthew Barefoot (Midway, Campbell) hit a home run in his first at-bat for the Fayetteville Woodpeckers in their first home game of the season on Tuesday night. Barefoot went 3-for-4 with three RBIs in a 10-1 win over Kannapolis. ... Miranda Holmes of Midway has been...

Tuesday, May 11

The Campbell women's golf team is tied for 11th in the NCAA regional at Ohio State's Scarlet Course among 18 teams as Tomita Arejola and Patricia Garre Munoz each shot 2-over par 74s for the Camels in the first round Monday. ... Campbell will recognize 15 players at...

Monday, May 10

Triton dominated the softball awards in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference after going unbeaten in league play. Kaila Cooney was Player of the Year, Gracyn Slaughter was Pitcher of the Year and Mark Whitman was Coach of the Year. Making all-conference from the Hawks...

Sunday, May 9

Happy Mother's Day! ... Twins Paul and Sila Tako of Cape Fear Christian Academy have announced their plans to play basketball at Livingstone College in Salisbury. ... Matthew Christian hit a home run in the ninth inning of each game as Campbell took both ends of a Big...

Saturday, May 8

Midway's baseball team improved to 4-0 with a 16-0 East Central 2-A Conference win at James Kenan on Friday night. The Raiders scored seven runs in the sixth inning to close out the game on the mercy rule. ... Bryce Arnold, Zach Neto and Matthew Christian hit home...

Friday, May 7

Host Currituck scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to top Midway, 5-4, in the second round of the NCHSAA 2-A softball playoffs. Chloe Bagget, Jega Dapuyen and Sydney Williams had two hits each for the Raiders (13-2). Williams had a triple and Baggett had...

Thursday, May 6

Dylan Smith was 3-for-3 and drove in both of Triton's runs in a 4-2 nonconference baseball loss at Cleveland on Wednesday night. ... Cleveland meets Mount Tabor for the NCHSAA 3-AA football championship in Chapel Hill tonight (WRDC, 7 p.m.). ... A 2-run single by...

Wednesday, May 5

Cape Fear Christian Academy lost, 4-2, to host Southside Christian of Clayton in the first round of the NCHSAA 1-A baseball playoffs on Tuesday. Senior Jake Tyndall went 3-for-3 for CFCA and pitched one and two-thirds scoreless innings of relief with five strikeouts....

Tuesday, May 4

Cape Fear Christian Academy received a forfeit from Woodlawn School for today's first-round game in the NCISAA 1-A varsity girls soccer playoffs. ... Sebastian Aho had a hat trick in a 5-2 Carolina Hurricanes win over Chicago in Raleigh on Monday night. ... New UNC...

Monday, May 3

Emma Clark drove in the winning run in the 10th inning Friday night to give host Midway a 3-2 softball win over East Duplin for the East Central 2-A Conference championship. The Raiders host Bartlett Yancey tonight at 6 p.m. in the first round of the NCHSAA playoffs....

Sunday, May 2

Outfielder Matthew Barefoot (Midway, Campbell) has been assigned to the Fayetteville Woodpeckers, Houston's affiliate in the high Class A Carolina League. Fayetteville visits the Carolina Mudcats to start the season on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ... Dunn Area Sports has...

Saturday, May 1

Right-handed pitcher Trent Fennell (Triton, Barton) has completed spring training at the Colorado Rockies' facilities in Scotsdale, Arizona, and has been assigned to the organization's high Class A affiliate, the Spokane Indians, who start their season May 4 at home...

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