Triton has moved its varsity football season opener at home against Jordan to Thursday night at 7 p.m. … Right-handed pitcher Trent Fennell (Triton, Barton) has been placed on the injured list and has returned to the spring training comnplex of the Colorado Rockies in Arizona from the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats. He has a stress fracture in his elbow and will miss the remainder of the season. … Triton downed Overhills, 8-1, and Harnett Central defeated Western Harnett, 5-1, in the Harnett County boys soccer tournaament on Tuesday evening. The Hawks meet the host Trojans tonight at 7 p.m. for the championship. … Triton topped visiting Lee County, 3-2 (25-17, 25-5, 22-25, 23-25, 15-10), in its varsity volleyball season opener on Tuesday night. … Rookie Ikem Ekwonu (N.C. State) has been named the starter at left tackle for the Carolina Panthers. … Atlanta shut out the visiting New York Mets, 5-0, on Tuesday night to close within 3.5 games of the first-place Mets in the National League East Division.