Quick Hits

Friday, June 8

Myrtle Beach completed a three-game sweep at Buies Creek with a 4-2 win on Thursday night as the Pelicans won their sixth straight. Abraham Toro was 3-for-3 with a two-run homer in the fourth for thee hosts. The Astros remained a half-game behind the Winston-Salem...

Thursday, June 7

The Buies Creek Astros scored three times in the bottom of the ninth before falling 4-3 to the visiting Myrtle Beach Pelicans on Wednesday night. The Astros remained a half-game behind the Winston-Salem Dash in the Carolina League Southern Division first half...

Wednesday, June 6

Three Campbell athletes are in the NCAA outdoor track and field national championships, which will be held today through Saturday at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. The CU trio includes Lawrence Kipkoech and Amon Kemboi, both competing in the men's 5,000...

Tuesday, June 5

Matthew Barefoot (Midway) finished his sophomore season at Campbell with a team-high .364 batting average. The Big South Conference tournament MVP also led the Camels in runs scored with 58. … Duke will be making its first-ever trip to the Super Regional level of the...

Monday, June 4

Noah Bridges (South Johnston) went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI for UNC Wilmington in a 9-7 elimination game win over East Carolina on Sunday in the Greenville Regional of the NCAA baseball tournament. The Seahawks play South Carolina today at 1 p.m. … North Carolina...

Sunday, June 3

Juha Miettinen, who played soccer at Campbell from 1987 to 1990, was inducted into the Big South Conference Hall of Fame on Thursday night during a ceremony as part of the league's spring meetings in Hilton Head, S.C. ... Noah Bridges (South Johnston) walked on four...

Saturday, June 2

Due to prolonged inclement weather in Athens, Ga., Campbell's NCAA baseball regional opener against No. 8 national seed Georgia was postponed Friday. The Camels and Bulldogs will play today at noon at Foley Field. … Noah Bridges (South Johnston) had a hit and scored a...

Friday, June 1

Harnett Central pitcher Paul Gervase is scheduled to sign with Pfeiffer today. … Campbell won the men's Big South Conference All-Sports Trophy for the 2017-18 school year. … The Dunn Majors baseball tournament semifinal between Archie's Appliances and Mosquito Joe's...

Thursday, May 31

Down East topped visiting Buies Creek 1-0 on Wednesday night to take a one-game lead in the Carolina League Southern Division first-half season baseball race. The teams play tonight at 7 at Grainger Stadium in Kinston. … Dunn Area Sports received its 33,000th view...

Wednesday, May 30

Erwin will be hosting Tar Heel District 4 softball tournaments for 10-and-under and 12-and-under at Al Woodall Park on July 9-11. … The Dunn Majors (12-and-under) baseball tournament has been reset for Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Nathan Harris Athletic Complex at Tyler...

Tuesday, May 29

Golden State moved into its fourth straight NBA finals with a 101-92 win at Houston on Monday night in game seven of the Western Conference championship series as Kevin Durant scored 34 points. The Rockets, playing without Chris Paul due to a hamstring injury, had a...

Monday, May 28

Matthew Barefoot (Midway) is hitting .357 with 54 runs, both team highs, for Campbell going into the NCAA Tournament. The Camels learn their regional destination today at noon (ESPNU). … East Carolina, North Carolina and N.C. State have been designated as regional...

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