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Thursday, May 17

Triton has its athletic banquet tonight. There is a meal at 5:30, followed by the awards presentations, which get underway at 6:30. ... Harnett Central's athletic banquet tonight will be catered by Ed's Family Restaurant. ... Midway's athletic banquet is scheduled for...

Wednesday, May 16

A tractor accident has taken the life of Dan Honeycutt, a record-setting softball coach at Coats and Triton before going into school administration. His younger son, Lance, coaches baseball at Harnett Central. ... The Hawks lost baseball supporter Roger Eason on...

Tuesday, May 15

Midway softball player Blythe Best is scheduled to sign with Methodist on Thursday afternoon. Best is hitting .348 with 23 RBIs. ... Cape Fear Christian Academy senior basketball players Milos Galogaza (Belmont Abbey), Jace Goldman (Mars Hill) and Isaiah Tatum...

Sunday, May 13

N.C. State signee Laderique McNeill of Harnett Central won the boys 800 meter (one minute, 58.43 seconds), the 1,600 (4:22.12) and the 3,200 (10:03.26) in the 3-A Mideast regional at Southeast Guilford on Saturday. Charlotte signee Asher Prince of Western Harnett took...

Saturday, May 12

Myrtle Beach took a 9-6 win over the visiting Buies Creek Astros on Friday night, but the area team maintained a one-game lead over Winston-Salem in the Carolina League Southern Division first half baseball standings. ... Ron Davis is the new boys basketball coach at...

Friday, May 11

Harnett Central's softball team (16-8) plays at Southern Nash (22-4) tonight at 6 p.m. in the second round of the NCHSAA 3-A playoffs. ... Dunn Area Sports received its 28,000th view since Feb. 4 on Wednesday. Thank you! ... An 8-5 win at Myrtle Beach on Thursday...

Thursday, May 10

Triton starts spring football workouts on Monday with mat drills. The Hawks go outside for nine sessions starting Wednesday. "No Fridays, no Memorial Day," said coach Ben Penny. ... There is a shower for Penny's wife, Meghan, at Gentry Primary this afternoon. She is...

Wednesday, May 9

Overhills (17-5), the top 4-A team in the Patriot 4-A/3-A Conference in softball, received a first-round bye and will host tonight's Cardinal Gibbons-Enloe winner in the second round of the NCHSAA playoffs on Friday at 7 p.m. The Jaguars are coached by Bobby Matthews....

Tuesday, May 8

Blythe Best of Midway is scheduled to sign for softball at Methodist next week. Her mother, Beth Best, is athletic director of the Raiders. ... The NCHSAA has voted to eliminate ties in soccer next school year. ... The state association is studying participation by...

Monday, May 7

Monday, May 7

Brackets for the NCHSAA baseball, girls soccer and softball state tournaments are due to be released today. ... Dillon Stewart (Triton) was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run (see photos inside) on Senior Day for UNC Greensboro on Sunday. The Spartans edged Mercer, 6-5....

Sunday, May 6

Coats-Erwin is a win away from the outright middle school conference championship in softball. See Middle Schools above and click on Coats-Erwin. ... Dillon Stewart (Triton) was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI for UNC Greensboro in a 9-3 win over visiting Mercer on...

Saturday, May 5

Midway won the girls championship in the East Central 2-A Conference track meet at East Duplin on Tuesday. Hayley Herndon of the Raiders was the girls field athlete of the year and Madison Butler of Midway was the girls track performer of the year. ... Joey Bell of...

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