Cape Fear Christian Academy took a 3-0 nonconference varsity volleyball victory over visiting Ascend Leadership Academy of Sanford on Wednesday. CFCA hosts Southside Christian in middle school, junior varsity and varsity volleyball matches today. … Harnett Central girls tennis coach Jay James was pleased with his team’s competitiveness despite taking its first loss of the season, 9-0, at Terry Sanford on Wednesday. … Campbell graduate and nine-time All-American runner Athanas Kioko has been named the Big South Conference Male Athlete of the Year for 2021-22. … The Camels open the 2022 football season tonight at home against The Citadel (ESPN+, 6 p.m.). … The Bill Clark family of Greenville has given $2 million to East Carolina in a fundraising effort that includes an indoor practice facility for football. … VMI visits No. 22 Wake Forest (ACC Network, 7:30 p.m.), No. 17 Pittsburgh hosts West Virginia (ESPN, 7 p.m.), Central Michigan travels to No. 12 Oklahoma State (Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.), Louisiana Tech plays at Missouri (ESPNU, 8 p.m.) and Purdue hosts Penn State (FOX, 8 p.m.) in college football openers tonight. … Cedric Mullins (Campbell) had a hit for Campbell in a 4-0 win at Cleveland on Friday nght as the Orioles pulled within two games of Toronto in the American League wild card race. … The Los Angeles Angels topped the visiting New York Yankees, 3-2, on Shohei Ohtani’s 3-run homer in the sixth inning on Wednesday night. … Serena Williams won her second-round match in the U.S. Open women’s tennis tournament in three sets over No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit in New York on Wednesday night.