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Friday, July 10

Buffaloe Lanes bowling alley in Erwin reopened on Wednesday at 9 a.m. ... Campbell football coach Mike Minter has promoted Steve Williams to special teams coordinator. ... The CIAA, which includes Fayetteville State, has suspended fall sports due to the coronavirus....

Thursday, July 9

Campbell women's soccer has announced a 9-player signing class that includes midfielder Bayleigh Humbert (Middle Creek), forward Olivia Neal (Heritage), defender Sydney Neal (Fayetteville Academy) and midfielder Cazzi Norgren (Panther Creek). ... Aaron Hedgepeth...

Wednesday, July 8

Former East Carolina football coach Ruffin McNeill has accepted a position at N.C. State as special assistant to Wolfpack coach Dave Doeren. ... Former Lakewood and N.C. State standout Chasity Melvin, a former varsity girls basketball coach at Cape Fear Christian...

Tuesday, July 7

Campbell women's tennis coach Mike Stevens has added four international players including Rhona Cook (England), Sandra Gińes (Spain), Tamsin Hart (South Africa), and Anna Marie Kopecka (Czech Republic). … Former Campbell All-American Noah Gonser has joined his alma...

Sunday, July 5

Tyler Strafaci defeated William Holcomb V by a 3 and 1 margin to win the 120th North & South amateur golf championship at Pinehurst No. 2 on Saturday. Frank Strafaci, Tyler's grandfather, won the event in 1938 and 1939. … Matthew Wolff used a 64 in the third round of...

Saturday, July 4

Happy July 4th! … The 120th North & South amateur golf tournament is down to four players going into the last day of play today at Pinehurst. Jonathan Yaun, Tyler Strafaci, William Holcomb V and Trey Winstead remain. Yaun, who plays at Liberty, shot a 28 on the front...

Friday, July 3

Keith Hills will close 9-hole segments for aerification of greens next week. The Orange nine will be closed Monday. The Black nine will be treated Tuesday and the White nine will get punched on Wednesday. … Former South Johnston football coach Hunter Jenks will be...

Thursday, July 2

Campbell men's tennis coach David Johnson has finalized his incoming recruiting class with the signing of Pol Otin from Barcelona, Spain. … St. Augustine's University in Raleigh reportedly has dismissed legendary track coach and athletic director George Williams....

Wednesday, July 1

A golf tournament was held Tuesday at Chicora to raise money for a scholarship in memory of former Union Pines athletic director Bobby Purvis. Will Gage, athletic director and varsity boys basketball coach at Harnett Central, organized the event with assistance from...

Tuesday, June 30

Right-handed pitcher Paul Gervase (Harnett Central) had 14 strikeouts in 10 and one-third innings for Wake Tech before the 2020 baseball season was halted due to the coronavirus. Tyler Vaughn (Triton) was hitting .235 for the Eagles with three home runs and seven RBIs...

Monday, June 29

Former Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has reportedly reached an agreement with the New England Patriots on a 1-year contract for $7.5 million with incentives. … The Patriots have been fined $1.1 million for filming the Cincinnati Bengals’ sideline during a...

Sunday, June 28

Brendon Todd, who played golf at Green Hope before competing for the University of Georgia, took the lead at the Travelers Championship at the TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut, on Saturday with a third-round 61. Todd is at 18-under par. two shots ahead of...

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