Quick Hits

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...

Saturday, May 24

Headmaster Johnna Skatell of Cape Fear Christian has announced Linwood Smith as the academy's new athletic director with the retirement of Al Myatt. Smith has extensive educational administrative experience in systems including Harnett County. ... Campbell was dealt a...

Triton

Hawks head to Harnett Central for Heister Bowl in regular season finale

Hawks head to Harnett Central for Heister Bowl in regular season finale

Triton visits Harnett Central on Friday night for a 7 p.m. kickoff in the fourth annual Heister Bowl. Central is 7-2 overall, 5-1 in the All American Conference and will be going into the playoffs. The Hawks (2-7, 2-4 AAC) likely will be sitting out of the postseason...

Triton surges past Western Harnett for 34-15 triumph at Homecoming

Triton surges past Western Harnett for 34-15 triumph at Homecoming

After a sluggish start, a surge late in the second quarter propelled Triton’s varsity football team to a 34-15 win over visiting All-American 3-A/4-A Conference and Harnett County rival Western Harnett for Homecoming on Friday night. “They’re growing,” said Triton...

Midway

Raiders rally for varsity sweep at Hobbton

The Midway varsity boys basketball trailed, 19-13, at halftime at Hobbton on Friday night before coming back for a 43-34 victory. Tripp Westbrook had nine of his 11 points after intermission as the Raiders improved to 4-1. Casey Culbreth had nine of his 10 points in...

Raiders roll to sweep of Leopards

Raiders roll to sweep of Leopards

Midway took a pair of nonconference varsity basketball wins over visiting Lakewood on Friday night. The Lady Raiders jumped out to a 17-3 lead in the first quarter on the way to a 56-32 victory. The Midway boys followed a similar pattern with a 14-3 advantage after...

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

Boys Golf: MS finishes 6-0, varsity takes on Central

Boys Golf: MS finishes 6-0, varsity takes on Central

Cape Fear Christian Academy's middle school boys golf team completed a 6-0 season at Carolina Lakes in Sanford on Tuesday as sixth-grader Jon Russell Wise shot a 1-under par 34 on the front side to lead the Eagles. "I hit it pretty well," Wise said. "We were playing...

Middle school baseball topped in MCC tournament

Middle school baseball topped in MCC tournament

Cape Fear Christian Academy's middle school baseball team was topped, 10-6, by visiting Crossroads in the championship game of the Mid-Carolina Conference tournament on Tuesday. The Eagles won the MCC regular-season title and finished with a 7-2-1 record. The hosts...

Central

Nick Avery signs with Central Carolina

Nick Avery signs with Central Carolina

Nick Avery is going from Harnett Central to Central Carolina. After averaging 9.0 points and 7.2 rebounds for the Trojans in 2022-23 — both team highs — Avery has signed to continue his playing career on the next level with the nearby junior college program, which is...

Central splits on diamond with Terry Sanford

Central splits on diamond with Terry Sanford

Harnett Central split its All American Conference baseball and softball matchups with Terry Sanford. On Tuesday at Central, the Trojans took a 20-0 softball win and the Bulldogs prevailed, 10-7, in baseball. On Friday in games at Terry Sanford, the Trojans remained...

South

Blocked punt helps SSS defeat South, 21-7

Blocked punt helps SSS defeat South, 21-7

Smithfield-Selma moved to 4-0 with a 21-7 varsity football win at South Johnston in the Quad County 3-A Conference opener for both programs on Friday night. Trailing 7-0 at the half, the Trojans tied the score on a 38-yard pass from Riley Adams to Kalib Brown with...

South comes back to top Southern Lee, 23-17

South comes back to top Southern Lee, 23-17

Down 17-7 at halftime at Southern Lee, South Johnston held the Cavaliers scoreless in the second half and rallied for a 23-17 nonconference win on Friday night. The Trojans (2-1) completed the comeback with a 20-yard touchdown pass play from junior Riley Adams to...

News & Features

No. 16 UNC rallies past No. 22 Camels in Buies Creek

No. 16 UNC rallies past No. 22 Camels in Buies Creek

BUIES CREEK — Campbell yielded a four run ninth-inning to visiting North Carolina in a 7-3 baseball defeat Tuesday night at Jim Perry Stadium. There were 1,403 on hand, the fourth largest crowd at Jim Perry Stadium. The No. 22 Camels (8-4) grabbed an early lead on a...

Coats-Erwin boys capture conference championship

Coats-Erwin boys capture conference championship

The Coats-Erwin Middle School boys basketball team won the Lee-Harnett Conference championship with an 11-1 record. Brandon Shwaikeh was head coach of the Falcons and he was assisted by LaQuan McKoy.

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