Players from Harnett Central and Triton contributed to a 4-3 win for Region 4 over Region 8 in State Games baseball in Greensboro on Tuesday. Brayden Bates (Triton) pitched an inning with one hit, one walk, one strikeout and one run. Region 4 plays Region 3 at UNC Greensboro today at 1 p.m. … Region 3 topped Region 2 (Midway) by a 4-3 score in eight innings Tuesday night. Tanner Williams of the Raiders pitched two innings without an earned run. Carson Tew of Midway had two hits, a run and an RBI… The Sampson Jamboree football scrimmages at Clinton on Friday, August 15, will include Western vs. Union at 5 p.m. Hobbton vs. Lejeune at 6 p.m. and Triton vs. Midway at 7 p.m. Admission will be $10. … Coastal Carolina plays Louisville in the College World Series (ESPN, 2 p.m.) and Arkansas takes on LSU (ESPN, 7 p.m.). … Greensboro Grimsley rising senior quarterback Faizon Brandon, who has committed to Tennessee, has a reported NIL valuation of $977,000. … Zach Neto (Campbell) had two hits and scored a run for the visiting Los Angeles Angels in a 4-0 win over the New York Yankees. … Alec Burleson (East Carolina) had three hits with a double and home run for St. Louis in a 12-2 win over the host Chicago White Sox. … Florida wrapped up its second straight Stanley Cup with a 5-1 win over visiting Edmonton on Tuesday night as Sam Reinhart scored four goals with two empty netters. … Oklahoma City has a 3-2 lead in the NBA finals with a chance to take the championship at Indiana on Thursday night (ABC, 8:30 p.m.).





