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Hawks get football practice going with 91 players out
Triton began official football practice on Wednesday morning with 91 players on hand. Varsity coach Ben Penny reported 40 out for the older team and 51 for junior varsity. David Reece will direct the younger team. Penny likes the attitude of the Hawks. "I am very...
Golden Knights to descend at opening ceremonies at CU for DYB World Series
Opening ceremonies are scheduled for Thursday at 6 p.m. at Campbell's Barker-Lane Stadium for the Diamond Youth Baseball World Series in the 6-and-under and 8-and-under (AA) divisions. The U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team will be dropping in at the Camels'...
Quick Hits
Monday, August 11
— Triton's football scrimmage at Smithfield-Selma, scheduled for Friday night, was postponed due to wet field conditions and will be played tonight at 8 p.m., varsity only, weather permitting. — Jeff Hoffman (East Carolina) got the win for Toronto in relief to improve...
Sunday, August 10
— Chicora Open winners Brett McLamh and Jeremy Milton had a 121 total over two days in the two-player Texas Scramble format to win the event by 10 shots. — D.J. Brown caught three touchdown passes for Harnett Central in a 31-7 win over Terry Sanford in the...
Results / Schedule
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, July 25
Diamond Youth Baseball
A (6-and-under) World Series
Tyler Park, Dunn
Virginia 21, Dunn 0
Tennessee 15, Dunn 0
AA (8-and-under) World Series
Tart Park, Dunn
Wallace 14, Dunn 8
Alabama 15, Dunn 2
Saturday, July 26
Diamond Youth Baseball
A (6-and-under) World Series
Tyler Park, Dunn
S. Carolina 17, Dunn 0
Texas 16, Dunn 1
AA (8-and-under) World Series
Tart Park, Dunn
S. Carolina 11, Dunn 1
Georgia 13, Dunn 1
Monday, August 11
High School Boys Soccer
Princeton 5, Hobbton 1
High School Volleyball
Garner 3, S. Johnston 0
Tuesday, August 12
High School Volleyball
Hobbton 3, Jones 1
Harnett Central 3, Midway 1
Triton 3, Pine Forest 2
Village 3, CFCA 1
Wednesday, August 13
High School Boys Soccer
Midway at Hobbton, 6 p.m.
Overhills at Harnett Central, 6:30 p.m.
SSS at Triton, 6:30 p.m.
High School Volleyball
Midway at Cleveland, 5:30 p.m.
Princeton at W. Harnett, 5:45 p.m.
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.
Triton
Sewell NCBCA all-state; Bates, Brown all-region
Chase Sewell has earned a berth on the 3-A all-state team selected by the North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association after hitting .458 as a junior at Triton. Sewell had eight doubles, two triples and one home run with 13 RBIs as the Hawks went 15-11 and reached the...
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...
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...
Cape Fear
Christian Academy
Linwood Smith looking forward to continuing CFCA’s success as AD
Linwood Smith will have to figure out where to store some trophies in the athletic director's office at Cape Fear Christian Academy as he takes on the AD responsibilities for the Eagles. The trophy haul in 2024-25 included state championship hardware in girls golf,...
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...
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
Dunn AAA baseball downs East Bladen, 17-2, in DYB Division 2 state tournament
The Dunn AAA (10-and-under) baseball all-stars defeated Bladen County, 17-2, in four innings on Monday in the Diamond Youth Baseball Division 2 state tournament at Ocean Isle Beach Park. The outcome moved the local team into an elimination game against host Shallotte...
Dunn topped in DYB Majors state tournament, AAA takes on Bladen County
The Dunn Majors (12-and-under) All-Star team was topped, 8-5, by Burgaw in an elimination game at Ocean Isle Park in the Diamond Youth Baseball Division 2 state tournament on Sunday. Dunn was leading, 3-2, when there was a weather delay in the third inning that lasted...
