Saturday, May 3

by | May 3, 2025 | Articles, Quick Hits

Midway swept its Southeastern Athletic 2-A Conference varsity contests with visiting St. Pauls on Friday night as Luke Peterson had a double and three RBIs in a 15-5 baseball win. Carson Tew had three hits with a triple and scored three runs as the Raiders improved to 18-6 overall and 8-2 in league play. Ava Hijma had four goals in a 7-0 girls soccer victory. Kyleigh Stonerock had 10 strikeouts in four innings in a 7-5 softball triumph. … A 6-run sixth inning broke the game open for host Harnett Central in a 10-2 softball win over Pine Forest in the All American Conference tournament final. Brooklyn Sears had two hits and three RBIs for the Trojans (17-4), who went unbeaten against AAC opponents. … Softball standout Berkley Campbell of Triton has received the WRAL Extra Effort Award. … Joe Simpson hit two home runs for Campbell in an 8-7 Coastal Athletic Association loss at N.C. A&T on Friday. Andrew Schuldt and Jonah Oster also had round trippers for the Camels (18-26, 9-10 CAA). Dalen Thompson (Triton) had two hits and a stolen base in the opener of a 3-game series. … Former Campbell coach Justin Haire is 11-30 in his first season at Ohio State, 3-18 in the Big Ten. … Zach Neto (Campbell) hit a 447-foot home run to center field in the first inning for the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night in a 9-1 loss to visiting Detroit. … The Carolina Hurricanes open their second round series in the Stanley Cup playoffs at Washington on Tuesday (ESPN, TBA). … Scottie Scheffler shot a 63 Friday for a 6-shot lead at 18-under par in the Byron Nelson Classic going into the third round today (CBS, 3 p.m.). … Houston evened its first round NBA playoff series at 3-3 with a 115-107 win at Golden State on Friday night. … Denver hosts the Los Angeles Clippers in an NBA first round game seven tonight (TNT, 7:30 p.m.). … Journalism was the morning favorite at 3-1 for the 151st Kentucky Derby (NBC, 6:57 p.m.). …

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