Quick Hits

Tuesday, June 20

Triton will compete in a 7-on-7 passing scrimmage at Lakewood on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Tucker Brown and Alan Hinson are splitting reps at quarterback for the Hawks. ... Hope Mills won its matchup of unbeaten teams with Dunn, 19-1, in the AAA (10-and-under) bracket of...

Monday, June 19

Ian Bristow, a recent graduate of Western Harnett, was named the winner of the Stuart Scott Courage Award at HighSchoolOT's honors presentations on Saturday in Raleigh. A three-sport standout at Western, Bristow was paralyzed in an automobile accident in June of 2022....

Sunday, June 18

Winners of the Bobby Purvis Memorial golf tournament at Chicora on Thursday were Will Gage, Braxton Wynns, Derek Easter and Steven Hamby with a 49 in the superball format. ... Gage, Gary Adcock, Easter and Kenny Stewart won the 38th annual Harnett Educators tournament...

Saturday, June 17

The Dixie Youth district baseball tournaments at Tart Park in Dunn start today. Dunn plays Hoke County in the Majors (12-and-under) division on Field One at 2 p.m. Dunn takes on Lillington in the AAA division (10-and-under) on Field One at noon. Dunn's AA All-Stars...

Friday, June 16

Cape Fear Christian Academy's varsity boys basketball team overcame an 11-point deficit in the late stages to top New Life, 49-45, in overtime in a camp at UNC Pembroke on Thursday. The Eagles went 2-1 in the event with games decided by a total of eight points. CFCA...

Thursday, June 15

Dunn is hosting the Dixie Youth district baseball tournaments for AA (8-and-under), AAA, (10-and-under) and Majors (12-amd-under) this weekend at Tart Park. ... Lawson Harrill and Cade Kuehler of Campbell have made second team All America from the National Collegiate...

Wednesday, June 14

The Overhills football team took part in the Bleed Blue 7-on-7 football competition at Duke on Tuesday. ... Dalen Thompson (Triton) hit .328 with 15 RBIs in helping the Campbell baseball team to a 46-15 record. ... Dunn Area Sports has received its 284,000th view....

Tuesday, June 13

The Bobby Purvis Memorial Golf Tournament is scheduled for Thursday at 8:30 a.m. at Chicora. The event honors the former Union Pines athletic director and raises funds for a scholarship for a Vikings student. ... The 38th annual Harnett Educators golf tournament is...

Monday, June 12

Kennedy Byrd (South Johnston) has been named a National Junior College Athletic Association All American in softball after hitting 35 home runs and compiling a 22-2 pitching record as a freshman for Louisburg (63-5), helping the Hurricanes to the juco DII World...

Sunday, June 11

Chastity Pickett and Dorcus Ewoi of Campbell earned first team All America honors at the NCAA outdoor championships in track and field in Austin, Texas, as Pickett was third in the women's 400-meter hurdles in 54.86 seconds, a school record, and Ewoi was fifth in the...

Saturday, June 10

Luke Storm had an RBI single for Duke in the top of the eighth and James Tallon earned his 12th save in a 6-5 win at Virginia on Friday in the opening game of a Super Regional of the NCAA baseball tournament. Game two is today (ESPN2, noon). ... Host Wake Forest...

Friday, June 9

Left-handed pitcher/first baseman John McLamb of Midway has been named to the North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association 2-A All-State team. McLamb hit .338 with four home runs and had a 0.84 earned run average in helping the Raiders to a 23-3 record during his...

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