Tuesday, June 15

by | Jun 15, 2021 | Quick Hits

South Johnston will have a signing ceremony Thursday for Chase Carroll, who plans to play baseball and football at Methodist. … Brittany Mills of Harnett Central will be signing to play basketball and tennis at Pfeiffer. … Anna Vreeling of Central is heading to Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia, for tennis. … Central’s Gumaro Benitez is heading to Pfeiffer for tennis and soccer. … Central will have multiple entries in the Mid-East 3-A girls tennis regional at the Burlington Tennis Center on Friday and Saturday. Mills and Emme Ann Thompson will compete in doubles along with Malaya McFadden and Vreeling. Sophie McLean and Morgan Jones are entered in singles. … The Dunn PAL Wildcats took the championship in the 11th/12th-grade division of the NTBA Khalil McBryde Memorial Tournament on Sunday at the P.K. Vyas Recreation Center in Dunn with a 64-61 win over Carolina Thunder Daniels as Jeremiah McLean of South Johnston scored the go-ahead basket and Jay Byron of Overhills added two late free throws. … Virginia topped Dallas Baptist, 5-2, on a grand slam by Kyle Teel on Monday for a berth in the College World Series. Mississippi State also will be headed to Omaha after defeating Notre Dame, 11-7. … Atlanta and the Los Angeles Clippers took series-evening NBA playoffs wins on Monday night. … Milwaukee and host Brooklyn are tied 2-2 going into tonight’s game (TNT, 8:30 p.m.).

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