Harnett Central basketball standout Maliah Banks is shown winning the 200 meter on Monday at Triton. (Dunn Area Sports Photo/Al Myatt)

Richard Walker, long-time sports writer for The Gaston Gazette and the son of Dunn residents Jerry and Gail Walker, will be inducted into the North Carolina American Legion baseball hall of fame in Kinston on Saturday. … Harnett Central girls basketball standout Maliah Banks won the 200-meter at Triton on Monday in 26.5 seconds. Banks said she is planning to join the women’s basketball program at North Carolina A&T. … Former 3-A state champion Patrick Stephenson of South Johnston is averaging a team-best 72.71 strokes per round for the East Carolina golf team as a sophomore.