Quick Hits
Sunday, April 20
Happy Easter! ... Campbell took a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning at William & Mary on Saturday as Dalen Thompson (Triton) had a run-scoring double and Joey Morton hit a 3-run homer, but the Tribe rallied for an 8-5 baseball win. Andrew Keller added a solo...
Saturday, April 19
Senior Lauren Faulkner went 3-for-4 with a home run for Harnett Central in a 14-0 All American Conference softball win over visiting Overhills in five innings on Thursday night as the Trojans improved to 14-0 in league play. ... McKenna Moore had a second half goal...
Triton
Triton boys win, 75-50, at Overhills as inspired effort reverses earlier outcome
Ro'mello Pegues scored 29 points for Triton on Thursday night in a 75-50 All American Conference varsity boys basketball win at Overhills. It was a huge swing for the Hawks from an 82-52 loss to the Jaguars in the semifinals of the Bennie Pollack Memorial Tournament...
Hawks present football awards, release all conference selections
Triton recognized its 2024 award winners in football earlier this month at a banquet. The Warren-Stacker Offensive Player of the Year Award went to Jacob Hamilton. The LeVance McQueen Defensive Player of the Year was presented to Michael McNeill. Jordan Thompson was...
Midway
Raiders avenge last year’s loss to Hobbton with fast start in 46-36 victory
Midway's varsity football team got revenge for last year’s loss to Hobbton with a 46-36 road win on Friday night. The Raiders led 24-0 at the half and withstood a comeback in the season opener. Midway scored on its first possession with an 8-yard pass from Tripp...
Midway earns trip to Duke for 2-A state final softball series by edging NJ, 5-4
In front of a crowd stretching from foul pole to foul pole, No. 4 Midway held off visiting No. 6 North Johnston, 5-4, in game three of the Eastern Regional Final of the NCHSAA 2-A softball playoffs Wednesday evening to advance to the state championship series. The...
Results / Schedule
Tuesday, April 15
College Baseball
Gardner-Webb 11, Campbell 9 (11 innings)
High School Baseball
Crossroads 11, CFCA 7
Midway 10, Red Spring 0 (6 innings)
Overhills 9, Harnett Central 1
Triton 14, W. Harnett 1 (5 innings)
Johnston Co. Easter Invitational
at South Johnston
SSS 8, Raleigh Homeschool 6
Clayton 5, Faith 3
S. Johnston 7, N. Johnston 6
Championship
Cleveland 10, Wake Warriors 7
High School Girls Soccer
Crossroads 9, CFCA 0
Midway 3, Red Springs 2
Overhills 3, Harnett Central 0
Triton 0, W. Harnett 0
High School Softball
Harnett Central 17, Overhills 0 (5 innings)
Midway 16, Red Springs 0 (4 innings)
Triton 9, W. Harnett 1
Wednesday, April 16
High School Baseball
Midway 4, Triton 3
Thursday, April 17
High School Baseball
Harnett Central 5, Overhills 4
Triton 4, W. Harnett 3
High School Girls Soccer
Overhills 3, Harnett Central,0
Triton 2, W. Harnett 1
High School Softball
Harnett Central 14, Overhills 0 (4 innings)
Triton 6, W. Harnett 5
Friday, April 18
College Baseball
Campbell 5, William & Mary 4
Saturday, April 19
College Baseball
William & Mary 8, Campbell 5
Sunday, April 20
College Baseball
William & Mary 15, CU 14 (10 innings)
Monday, April 21
High School Baseball
at Grainger Stadium, Kinston
Midway 8,. S. Wayne 7
Tuesday, April 22
High School Baseball
at Grainger Stadium, Kinston
Midway 11, N. Duplin 1 (5 innings)
High School Girls Soccer
S. Johnston at SSS, 6 p.m.
High School Softball
S. Johnston at SSS, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, April 23
High School Baseball
S. Johnston 7, SSS 0
Tarboro Easter Tournament
Harnett Central 8, Parrott Academy 4
Thursday, April 24
High School Baseball
Tarboro Easter Invitational
Faith Christian 6, Harnett Central 5
High School Girls Soccer
E. Wake 1, S. Johnston 0
High School Softball
S. Johnston 6, Clayton 2
Friday, April 25
College Baseball
Campbell 9, Towson 5
High School Baseball
S. Johnston 15, E. Wake 4
Tarboro Easter Invitational
Harnett Central 14, Tarboro 0
High School Girls Soccer
E. Wake at S. Johnston, 6 p.m.
High School Softball
S. Johnston 5, E. Wake 4
Saturday, April 26
College Baseball
Towson at Campbell, 3 p.m.
Sunday, April 27
College Baseball
Towson at Campbell, 1 p.m.
Cape Fear
Christian Academy
Thompson shoots 73 to lead varsity golf victory
Seventh-grader Ben Thompson shot a 73 on Monday from the white tees over the White and Black nines at Keith Hills to lead Cape Fear Christian Academy to a varsity golf win over Crossroads. The Eagles totaled 243 to 293 for the Colts. Cade Godwin had an 82 for CFCA,...
2003 grad Joseph Jernigan wins Isaiah 40:31 5K race
Distance training can be an isolated challenge, but Joe Jernigan doesn't run alone during a regimen that can total 100 miles a week. He listens to ministerial tapes as he strides along settings such as the Erwin Rail Trail. "It's me and the Lord," said Jernigan after...
Central
Central’s Wester dominant for third place against NJ
Harnett Central made a fast start and got away to a 10-0 baseball victory over North Johnston on Tuesday for third place in the 8-team Johnston County Easter Invitational at South Johnston. The Trojans had a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when they got some good...
Terry Sanford surges past improved Central, 43-22, in second round rematch
Harnett Central had a 22-14 lead in the fourth quarter against visiting Terry Sanford on Friday night before the Bulldogs rallied for a 43-22 win and a third-round berth in the NCHSAA 3-A football playoffs. The Trojans finished 6-6 for their first non-losing season...
South
South lineman recovering after loss to Hunt
Wilson Hunt's ground attack was sufficient to produce a 42-14 Quad County 3-A Conference win at South Johnston on Friday night. South senior defensive lineman Cameron Howell left the game in the closing minutes by ambulance. "He's doing good,' said South coach Lee...
CBA holds off South
C.B. Aycock survived a South Johnston comeback for a 34-28 Quad County 3-A Conference varsity football win at the Trojans' Homecoming on Thursday night. Daniel Frederick ran 22 times for 145 yards and two touchdowns for the Golden Falcons, who built a 34-7 lead at...
News & Features
Seventy-First tandem signs with Campbell football
BUIES CREEK — Campbell rounded out its 2025 high school signing class on Wednesday, inking six more future Fighting Camels. Of the six additions joining second year head coach Braxton Harris' squad, four will stay at home in North Carolina, and two will join the...
Camels stun Catamounts for Harris’ first win as coach
Campbell stunned host Western Carolina, 24-16, on Saturday for the first win in the Braxton Harris coaching era. Junior quarterback Chad Mascoe Jr. completed 18 of 29 passes for 306 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for Campbell (1-1). Mascoe also ran...
