Quick Hits
Monday, May 26
Happy Memorial Day! ... East Carolina secured an NCAA baseball tournament berth with an 8-2 win over Tulane in the American Athletic Conference tournament championship in Clearwater, Florida, on Sunday as Jack Herring hit a 2-run homer in the top of the first and the...
Sunday, May 25
Midway was topped, 5-4, at South Lenoir on Saturday night in the deciding game three of the NCHSAA 2-A baseball semifinal series. Luke Peterson and Wyatt Herring each had two hits with an RBI for the Raiders (23-9). ... Host Florida scored five goals in the third...
Triton
Hawk hoops this week: boys streak stopped, Smith honored for 1,000th point
A 6-game winning streak for the Triton varsity boys basketball team was stopped with a 68-65 All American Conference loss at Westover on Friday night. It was the third game of the week for the Hawks, who had a 72-60 AAC win at home over Terry Sanford on Tuesday night...
South Carolina defensive coordinator Clayton White remembers younger days
Editor's note: This story, by Richard Breen, was in the September 2024 issue of Columbbia Metropolitan magazine, as "From Small Town to Big Stage." Clayton White, defensive coordinator at South Carolina, guided his unit in a 44-20 win over No. 10 Texas A&M in Columbia...
Midway
Hodges leads Fayetteville State to CIAA golf title
Caden Hodges, a freshman from Midway, led Fayetteville State to the CIAA golf championship at Jacksonville (NC) Country Club. Hodges shot a 3-round total of 211, 5-under par, for medalist honors in the event completed Tuesday. The former Raider earned Player of the...
OT triumph lifts Midway to sweep of Harnett Central
After a 3-pointer from Midway senior Jack Hazelbeck sent the game to overtime, Midway’s varsity boys basketball team edged visiting Harnett Central, 49-47, on a putback at the buzzer from senior Jamir McCrae on Monday night. “We didn’t always play smart, but we played...
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.
S. Johnston at Smithfield-Selma, 7 p.m.
Triton at Willow Spring, 7 p.m.
Cape Fear
Christian Academy
Varsity rolls into MCC final
The Cape Fear Christian Academy varsity baseball team scored 18 runs in the first inning and overwhelmed visiting Lee Christian, 21-1, in three innings in the Mid-Carolina Conference tournament semifinals on Thursday. The Eagles (10-7) assured a winning season and...
Softball dealt first loss at No. 6 High Point Christian, 7-6, in 8th despite homers
Cape Fear Christian Academy absorbed its first loss of the season, 7-6, in eight innings in a game hosted by High Point Christian at Wallburg Baptist Church in Winston-Salem on Thursday. The Cougars (13-4) are ranked No. 6 in the state among public and private schools...
Central
HC rally comes up short
A fourth-quarter flurry of offense was not enough for Harnett Central’s varsity football team to rally past visiting West Johnston, as the Wildcats held on to win 24-16 in the season opener for both teams Friday night. “We hit a deep post for a touchdown to start (the...
One more run and one goal enough for Lady Trojans at Triton
Harnett Central edged All American 3-A/4-A Conference and Harnett County rival Triton in a pair of varsity contests, winning by just one in both girls soccer and softball on Tuesday night. After Harnett Central led early, Triton rallied, but the Trojans scored in the...
South
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...
Trojans top Triton, 3-1
Triton’s varsity volleyball team battled through every set at nonconference rival South Johnston on Monday, but the Trojans came away with a 3-1 win by scores of 25-23, 25-23, 23-25 and 25-19. “That was very competitive score-wise,” said South Johnston coach Matthew...
News & Features
Record 47 wins (Wynns?) Purvis superball at Chicora
Not all of the attention in golf in the region was focused on the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 on Thursday as 15 teams competed in the Bobby Purvis Memorial Tournament at Chicora. Will Gage, Steven Hamby, Braxton Wynns and Carolina Wynns combined for a sizzling 47 to...
Camels hold first spring scrimmage under Harris
BUIES CREEK — Campbell showcased its football talent on Saturday at the Orange and Black spring game. The event marked the final of 15 dates over CU's five-week spring practice period under new Braxton Harris, welcoming fans into Barker-Lane Stadium for a preview of...
