Quick Hits
Sunday, June 29
Bijou Hester, a rising eighth grader at Cape Fear Christian academy, had 20 points in two games for her Carolina Lynx basketball team in Myrtle Beach in contests on Thursday and Saturday. ... Alec Burleson (East Carolina) had a hit and two RBIs for St. Louis in a 9-6...
Saturday, June 28
Trea Turner (N.C. State) had four hits and four runs with two homers for Philadelphia in a 13-0 win at Atlanta on Friday night. Turner raised his average to .302. Game two of the Phillies-Braves series is tonight (FOX, 7 p.m.). ... Cedric Mullins (Campbell) had a...
Triton

Triton honors top athletes for 2024-25 academic year
Ro'mello Pegues has been named Male Athlete of the Year at Triton and Mary Charlotte Pope is Female Athlete of the Year for the Hawks. Pegues averaged 20.2 points in basketball for a 19-10 team that reached the second round of the NCHSAA 3-A playoffs. He has been...

Hawks take three for team to reach third round with walk-off triumph over CBA
Three straight hit batters in the bottom of the seventh lifted Triton to a 4-3 walk-off win over C.B. Aycock in the second round of the NCHSAA 3-A baseball playoffs on Thursday night. The Hawks trailed, 3-2, going into their half of the seventh when Chase Sewell led...
Midway

Midway triumphs in state semifinal softball series opener, 11-0, vs. Martin Co.
No. 3 Midway won an 11-0 rout over visiting No. 4 Martin County in five innings Tuesday night in the first game of the NCHSAA 2-A softball playoffs Eastern Regional final to take the advantage in the best-of-three series. “They were very focused and...

Rams defeat Raiders, 7-4, for JoCo Easter crown
Cleveland junior Will Hicks hit two home runs as the Rams topped Midway, 7-4, in the championship game of the Johnston County Easter Invitational at South Johnston's Bruce Coats Field on Tuesday night. Hicks was tournament MVP as the Rams won the event for the third...
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

Athletes celebrated as Eagles claim WF Cup
Cape Fear Christian Academy recognized athletes for spring sports and end of the year awards at a banquet in the school gym on Monday. CFCA won the Wells Fargo Cup for overall athletic performance in the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association 1-A class...

Better late than never for state softball champ CFCA
Cape Fear Christian Academy's varsity softball team bided its time in the NCISAA Division 3 playoffs but in the end the Eagles had an accomplishment worth waiting for, a state championship among 1-A teams. The semifinals against Ridgecroft were delayed for 48 hours by...
Central

Avery County wins father-son coaching matchup at Harnett Central, 70-62
John Gage made a successful trip home as Avery County's varsity boys basketball team took a 70-62 nonconference win at Harnett Central on Saturday. Gage played for his dad, Will Gage, at Central from 2007 to 2009. The older Gage said this is his 33rd year as coach of...

Michael Snyder taking golf skills to N.C. State program
Harnett Central golf standout Michael Snyder will be taking his skills to the program at N.C. State. Going into his senior season with the Trojans, Snyder has been all conference for three years and a 3-time qualifier for the NCHSAA 3-A tournament. "He's sneaky long...
South

South hosting Jacksonville in second round baseball
South Johnston hosted Harnett Central in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A baseball playoffs and advanced with a 7-3 win on Tuesday night. Kellen Smith went 2-for-2 with a home run, a walk, a hit by pitch and two RBs for South, the No. 5 seed in the East bracket....

South rolls to 42-0 win over Hawks as Tyler Williams runs for three touchdowns
Sophomore quarterback Tyler Williams of South Johnston ran for touchdowns covering 14, 24 and 12 yards in the first half of a 42-0 win over visiting Triton on Thursday night. Mason Weaver had an interception return for a touchdown as the Trojans (2-0) led 28-0 at...
News & Features

Campbell opens 2025 football season with road game vs. Rhode Island
BUIES CREEK — Campbell has announced its 2025 football schedule, which will get underway with a Coastal Athletic Association contest at Rhode Island on Friday, August 29, at 6 p.m. Week two will send the Camels to East Carolina on Saturday, September 6, with a kickoff...

Campbell names Florida assistant Andrzejek new men’s basketball coach
BUIES CREEK - Florida assistant John Andrzejek is the new men's basketball coach at Campbell. Athletic director Hannah Bazemore made the announcement on Thursday. Andrzejek (An-der-shek) spent the last two seasons at Florida, helping the Gators to a No. 1 seed in this...