Quick Hits

Friday, August 31

Dunn Area Sports received its 47,000th view since Feb. 4 on Thursday. Thank you! … The Cape Fear Christian Academy junior varsity volleyball team fell 2-1 at Lee Christian on Thursday. Lee took the varsity match, 3-0. … Buies Creek remained tied with Winston-Salem...

Thursday, August 30

Buies Creek won 12-3 at Myrtle Beach on Wednesday night and Salem took a 10-3 victory at Winston-Salem, leaving the Astros and the Dash tied for first in the Carolina League Southern Division second-half season baseball standings. J.J. Matijevic and Jonathan Arauz hit...

Wednesday, August 29

Buies Creek's 2-1 loss at Myrtle Beach and Winston-Salem's 9-8 win in 10 innings at home over Salem left the Dash with a one-game lead over the Astros in the Carolina League Southern Division second half season baseball standings. … The Campbell men's cross country...

Tuesday, August 28

A pair of 10-inning outcomes Monday night lifted Buies Creek into a share of first place in the Carolina League Southern Division second-half season baseball standings with Winston-Salem. The Astros won 3-2 at Myrtle Beach while the Dash lost at home, 6-5, to Salem....

Monday, August 27

Monday, August 27

The Buies Creek Astros topped Winston-Salem 8-4 on Sunday at Jim Perry Stadium with seven runs in the bottom of the first inning that included a leadoff home run by Corey Julks. Buies Creek trails the Dash by one game in the Carolina League Southern Division...

Sunday, August 26

South Johnston will drop Corinth Holders, South Granville and Union Pines from its nonconference football schedule next year. Additions include Hunt, Holly Springs and Gray's Creek. … Hobbton ended a 21-game losing streak with its win at Chatham Central on Friday...

Saturday, August 25

Logan Bender, former Triton pitcher and Big South Conference Freshman of the Year at Campbell in 2018, has enrolled and plans to play at Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory. … Winston-Salem took a one-game lead over Buies Creek in the Carolina League Southern...

Friday, August 24

Dunn Area Sports received its 45,000th view since Feb. 4 on Thursday. Thank you! … The Buies Creek Astros took a 9-1 win over the host Carolina Mudcats on Thursday night as Seth Beer went 2-for-5 with a grand slam and five RBIs. Bryan De La Cruz had two hits and drove...

Thursday, August 23

The Buies Creek Astros improved to 22-8 at Jim Perry Stadium for the second half of the Carolina League baseball season and moved into a tie for first in the Southern Division standings with Winston-Salem after topping the Carolina Mudcats, 12-7, on Wednesday. Seth...

Wednesday, August 22

Neill's Creek Baptist won the Harnett County Men's Church Softball League championship, 14-13, over Church Alive at Harnett Central on Monday night. … Induction ceremonies for Dunn resident and Erwin United Methodist Church member Jerry Walker into the Gardner-Webb...

Tuesday, August 21

Triton varsity boys basketball coach T.J. Morrison worked at the driving range during portions of the Wyndham Classic in Greensboro last week. Morrison is a graduate of UNC-Greensboro. … Campbell quarterback Daniel Smith is among 36 players on the preseason watch list...

Monday, August 20

The Buies Creek Astros fell 5-4 at Myrtle Beach on Sunday despite two hits each from Corey Julks, Cody Bohanek and Carlos Canelon. The Astros trail Winston-Salem by 1.5 games in the Carolina League Southern Division second half season baseball standings. … Campbell...

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