Former Triton pitcher Trent Fennell had 16 strikeouts in seven innings Friday for Barton as the Bulldogs swept a doubleheader from Clarion. Fennell is 4-1 for a 9-15 team. … North Pitt won the state 2-A girls basketball title on Saturday, the only East regional champion to prevail in eight state final matchups. … Erwin Elementary and Wayne Avenue School of Dunn had a basketball game Friday at the former Erwin High School gym. Erwin won, 26-25. … The boys basketball locker room at Triton has new carpet. … Hawks varsity boys basketball coach T.J. Morrison was seated near Wake Forest coach Danny Manning at the 3-A boys basketball final at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh on Saturday night. … Joe Miriello, dad of Triton baseball coach Joey Miriello, was at the Hawks’ game Friday night after surgery earlier in the week. … Dunn Area Sports received its 8,000th view Saturday. Thank you. … The NCAA men’s basketball selection show airs at 6 p.m. tonight on TBS, which also will carry the semifinals and championship from San Antonio, March 31 and April 2.

Fans filled the Erwin gym Friday for an elementary school game. Erwin edged Dunn, 26-25. The scoreboard shows a 26-25 victory for host Erwin on Friday.

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