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Tuesday, May 20

East Carolina opens play in the American Athletic Conference baseball tournament in Clearwater, Florida, tonight against South Florida (ESPN+). ... The Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament starts today at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. First round games on the...

Monday, May 19

Cape Fear Christian Academy has its athletic banquet tonight for spring sports and end-of-year awards. ... Scottie Scheffler won the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte by five shots at 11-under par. ... Wake Forest finished a 40-1 season in men's tennis...

Triton

Union Pines ‘on a mission’ in opener at young Triton

Union Pines ‘on a mission’ in opener at young Triton

Union Pines scored touchdowns on its first four possessions to take a 28-0 halftime lead at Triton on Friday night and the Vikings went on to a 42-0 nonconference win. "We were outplayed and out-motivated," said Hawks coach Ben Penny. "Union Pines cane out on a...

Midway

Midway advances to second round in volleyball playoffs

Midway advances to second round in volleyball playoffs

Midway defeated visiting West Craven, 3-0, in the first round of the NCISAA 2-A volleyball playoffs on Friday. Set scores were 25-12, 25-15 and 25-19. The Raiders, the No. 1 seed in the East, improved to 23-0 and will host Seaforth (15-4), the No. 16 seed, on Tuesday...

Dark Horses down Raiders

Dark Horses down Raiders

Clinton took its eighth straight varsity football win, 40-14, at Midway on Friday night. The Raiders slipped to 5-4 overall and 3-2 in the Southeastern Athletic 2-A Conference going into a league contest at West Bladen to close the regular season on Friday night at 7...

Results / Schedule

Wednesday, May 7
High School Girls Soccer
S. Lee 3, Triton 0

Thursday, May 8
High School Baseball
NCISAA 1-A Quarterfinal
Crossroads 2, CFCA 1
NCHSAA Second Round
Triton 4, C.B. Aycock 3

Friday, May 9
College Baseball
Elon 10, Campbell 8
High School Baseball
NCHSAA Second Round
Jacksonville 7, S. Johnston 3
Midway 3, Ayden-Grifton 0
High School Softball
NCHSAA Second Round
Midway 2, E. Duplin 0
E. Alamance 2, Harnett Central 0
S. Johnston 1, W. Carteret 0 (8 innings)

Saturday, May 10
College Baseball
Campbell 11, Elon 6
Campbell 6, Elon 0

Monday. May 12
High School Girls Soccer
MCHSAA First Round
Princeton 5, Midway 0
W. Alamance 9, Triton 0

Wednesday, May 14
High School Baseball|
NCHSAA Third Round

Midway 4, E. Carteret 0
S. Alamance 7, Triton 1

Thursday, May 15
College Baseball

Campbell 18, Delaware 6
High School Softball.
NCHSAA Third Round
Midway 3, Seaforth 2 (9 innings)
S. Johnston 5, Richlands 0 (8 innings)
NCISAA 1-A Semifinals
CFCA 7, Ridgecroft 1

Friday, May 16
College Baseball
Campbell 6, Delaware 1
High School Baseball

NCHSAA Quarterfinals
Midway 2, SouthWest Edgecombe 0
High School Softball
NCHSAA Quarterfinals
S. Granville 3, Midway 2
S. Johnston 5, S. Nash 0

Saturday, May 17
College Baseball

Delaware 5, Campbell 3

Tuesday, May 20
High School Baseball
NCHSAA 2-A Semifinal Series
Midway 8, S. Lenoir 1
High School Softball
NCHSAA 3-A Semifinal Series
Scotland Co. 7, S. Johnston 2
NCISAA 1-A Final Series
at N.C. Wesleyan, Rocky Mount
CFCA 3-6, Lawrence 2-5
CFCA wins series, 2-0

Wednesday, May 21
College Baseball
CAA Tournament
Mount Pleasant, S.C.
Campbell 10, Elon 9

Thursday, May 22
College Baseball
CAA Tournament
Mount Pleasant, S.C.
UNC Wilmington 6, Campbell -0
High School Baseball
NCHSAA 2-A Semifinal Series
S. Lenoir 9, Midway 8 (8 innings)
(Best of three tied, 1-1)
High School Softball
NCHSAA 3-A Semifinal Series
Scotland Co. 8, S. Johnston 1
(Scotland Co. wins best of three, 2-0)

Friday, May 23
College Baseball
CAA Tournament
Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Charleston 12, Campbell 11

Saturday, May 24
High School Baseball
NCHSAA 2-A Semifinal Series
S. Lenoir 5, Midway 4
(S. Lenoir wins series, 2-1).

Friday, August 22
High School Football
Midway at Hobbton, 7 p.m.
Northwood at Harnett Central, 7 p.m.
Overhills at S. Lee, 7 p.m.
Oxford Webb at W. Harnett, 7 p.m.
S. Johnston at Smithfield-Selma, 7 p.m.
Triton at Willow Spring, 7 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

Cape Fear
Christian Academy

Glenna McLamb honored with Extra Effort Award

Glenna McLamb honored with Extra Effort Award

Cape Fear Christian Academy senior Glenna McLamb was presented the WRAL-TV-5 Extra Effort Award on Tuesday at the school softball field. A multi-sport performer for the Eagles, McLamb has signed to play softball at Gardner-Webb. Her pitching has helped the Eagles to a...

Senior Day softball shutout completes run-rule sweep of Wayne Christian

Senior Day softball shutout completes run-rule sweep of Wayne Christian

Cape Fear Christian Academy recognized seniors Glenna McLamb, Larah Tripp and Hailey Wangelin on Monday before the Eagles completed a nonconference sweep of Wayne Christian with a 10-0 win in five innings. CFCA downed Wayne, 16-0, in three innings in the middle school...

Central

HC tops Triton in five sets

HC tops Triton in five sets

Harnett Central topped visiting Triton, 3-2 (22-25, 25-7, 20-25, 25-20, 15-12), in an All American Conference varsity volleyball match on Tuesday night.' The Trojans improved to 6-7 overall and 5-1 in league play. Triton slipped to 7-6, 5-2. The Hawks host E.E. Smith...

Central downs Overhills, 2-0, in boys soccer

Central downs Overhills, 2-0, in boys soccer

Harnett Central took a 2-0 All American Conference varsity boys soccer win over visiting Overhills on Monday evening. The Trojans scored a goal in each half in improving to 7-2 overall and 3-1 in league play. Jorge Cortes-Luna scored at 2:52 on Adrian Pillaca's...

South

Worley’s 3-run homer sends South softball to third round

Worley’s 3-run homer sends South softball to third round

A strong pitching performance from senior Kennedy Byrd and a three-run home run from junior Meagan Worley made the difference as No. 2 South Johnston beat visiting rival No. 18 Triton 3-1 in the second round of the NCHSAA 3-A state softball playoffs Thursday. “It’s a...

SJ downs East Wake in baseball, Warriors win girls soccer

SJ downs East Wake in baseball, Warriors win girls soccer

A 6-run first inning set the tone as South Johnston’s varsity baseball team won a 13-3 rout in five innings over visiting Quad County 3-A Conference opponent East Wake on Friday night. “It was good to see us put a lot up early in that first inning and kind of set the...

News & Features

Minter leaving post as coach of Camels football

Minter leaving post as coach of Camels football

Campbell has announced that football coach Mike Minter has resigned, effective immediately, to pursue other opportunities. “Over the last 11 seasons, Coach Minter has made great contributions to our football program, helping us transition to scholarship football and...

Delaware downs Camels as O’Connor passes for four touchdowns

Delaware downs Camels as O’Connor passes for four touchdowns

BUIES CREEK — Ryan O’Connor threw for four touchdowns and Khalil Dawsey picked off two passes, leading Delaware over Campbell, 45-7, on Saturday at Barker-Lane Stadium. The Blue Hens (8-2, 6-1 CAA), ranked No. 8 in the Football Championship Subdivision, stayed atop...

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