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Friday, April 5

Former Campbell women's basketball coach Wanda Watkins (South Johnston) will be inducted into the Big South Conference's hall of fame on May 30 in Hilton Head, S.C. … Freshman pitcher Baker Nelson (Harnett Central) has made 12 appearances for N.C. State (27-3) thus...

Thursday, April 4

Triton was second in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference golf match at Chicora on Monday as Lee Bass led the Hawks with an 82. Aaron Jackson shot 84 and Cameron Brown had an 86. … Dunn Area Sports received its 89,000th view since Feb. 4, 2018, on Wednesday. Thank you! …...

Wednesday, April 3

Chris Clemons of Campbell has been selected to play in the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-Star game in Minneapolis on Friday at 4:30 p.m. Clemons averaged 30.1 points as a senior in 2018-19. … Lipscomb rallied past Wichita State for a 71-64 win and...

Tuesday, April 2

The forecast for rain puts games scheduled for today in doubt. … Sophomore Noah Bridges (South Johnston) has a .340 on-base percentage for UNC Wilmington and is 10-for-10 on stolen base attempts. The Seahawks (15-14) are scheduled to visit Campbell (17-10) tonight for...

Monday, April 1

Matthew Barefoot (Midway) had three hits and an RBI in Campbell's 11-4 baseball win over visiting Presbyterian on Sunday. Zach Minnick had a grand slam among his three hits for the Camels. Tyson Messer (Harnett Central) struck out three Blue Hose batters in the ninth...

Saturday, March 30

Dunn Area Sports received its 88,000th view since Feb. 4, 2018, on Friday. Thank you! … Campbell's football season tickets go on sale Monday. Call 893-1459 for more information. The Camels' first home game is Sept. 7 against Shaw. … Auburn pulled away in the second...

Friday, March 29

Signing ceremonies were held Thursday for J.J. Sankey and Alyssa Wrench at Midway. Sankey is heading to Newbery to play softball and also may play basketball. Wrench is going to Methodist for volleyball. … Cape Fear Christian Academy was a 22-0 winner at Village in...

Thursday, March 28

Coats-Erwin Middle School won its first home baseball game of the season, 7-4, over Western Harnett as Jamari Thompson pitched a 2-hitter with nine strikeouts. Gavin Klein had three hits for the Falcons (4-0) and Braxton Davis had two. Hunter Thompson, Wyatt Avery,...

Wednesday, March 27

No. 9 North Carolina topped visiting Campbell 4-2 in college baseball on Tuesday night. Matthew Barefoot (Midway) had a hit, RBI and a stolen base for the Camels. … Markis McDuffie had 21 points to lead Wichita State to a 73-63 win at Indiana in the NIT quarterfinals...

Monday, March 25

Tennessee Tech (22-10) visits Campbell (22-12) tonight at 7 in the Women's Basketball Invitational. … North Carolina rolled into the Sweet 16 with an 81-59 win over Washington on Sunday. … A tip-in attempt by Aubrey Dawkins of Central Florida rolled off the rim with...

Sunday, March 24

Campbell bounced back from a 3-0 baseball loss to UNC Asheville on Friday to thrash the Bulldogs, 21-1, on Saturday, moving the Camels to 4-1 in the Big South Conference. Matthew Barefoot (Midway) had two hits, two runs and two RBIs. Tyson Messer (Harnett Central)...

Saturday, March 23

UNC Asheville dealt Campbell its first Big South Conference baseball loss, 3-0, on Friday as Matthew Barefoot (Midway) had a hit and a stolen base for the Camels. … R.J. Barrett scored 26 points and pulled down 14 rebounds as top-seeded Duke won its first round NCAA...

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