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From Campbell Media Services Campbell has been voted fifth in the 2016 Pioneer Football League preseason coaches poll. San Diego was picked to win the league’s regular season race for the sixth consecutive year. San Diego, which shared the 2015 regular-season title with Dayton, was followed by the Flyers in the preseason poll. San Diego and Dayton combined to receive ...

Triton softball coach Mark Whitman and his South Johnston counterpart, Amanda Miller Smith, will continue on the diamond but will have new responsibilities this school year. Whitman will be coaching girls golf in the fall for the Hawks. Smith will be taking over the varsity girls basketball program at South with the retirement of Ronda Johnson, who will continue to ...

Triton alumnus and carpentry teacher Larry Byrd is shown above as he works on a shelter addition to the Hawks’ baseball clubhouse several weeks ago.The completed project is shown below. ‘It looks very good,’ said Triton baseball coach Joey Miriello. Daily Record Photos/Al Myatt

By AL MYATT Sports Editor Despite the absence of some players for a Future Farmers of America camp at White Lake and others playing basketball for the Dunn PAL, Triton’s footbal program resumed summer workouts on Monday morning. “We’re going to use this week to fine tune everything we’ve done over the summer,” said Triton coach Ben Penny. “When we ...

At Greensboro Coliseum EAST 118, WEST 98 WEST MINOR, Cayse 8-16 5-8 22; MISENHEIMER, Stephen 5-12 0-0 14; SCOTT, Damon 6-11 1-1 14; GORE, Jaylen 3-4 6-10 12; PRATT, Raymon 3-11 4-5 11; DENNING, Chris 3-5 3-5 9; MITCHELL, Kaymon 3-11 0-0 6; WRAY, Jaylon 2-8 2-3 6; SKIDMORE, Jacob 1-2 1-2 3; WOLFE, Jayce 0-4 1-2 1. Totals 34-84 ...

Dixie Majors (12-And-Under) State Baseball Tournament In Kenansville From Staff Reports Whiteville edged Dunn 14-12 on Monday night as the local team came back from an 8-1 deficit. Each team had 13 hits and three home runs. Whiteville played errorless defense while Dunn committed three miscues. “The errors were the difference,” said Travis Barefoot, Dunn coach. Colin Avery, Biz Ortiz ...

From Campbell Media Services Incoming women’s basketball freshman Hayley Barber represented Campbell and Northwest Guilford in Monday night’s N.C. Coaches Association East-West All-Star game at the Greensboro Coliseum. Barber helped the West squad to a 105-85 victory over the East in the showcase of the state’s top players. Barber, a 5-7 guard, was the first player in Northwest Guilford history ...

From Staff Reports Campbell recruit Cory Gensler of Cary started and scored 17 points in a 118-98 win for the East boys in the annual North Carolina Coaches Association All-Star game at Greensboro Coliseum on Monday night. Robert Colon (Northside) was named the Most Valuable Player after leading the East with a game-high 26 points. Shaft Parker (Farmville Central) scored ...

Raiders 4-0 Vs. 4-A Opponents From Staff Reports Midway’s Senior baseball team in the Central Carolina Scholastic Summer League improved to 4-0 with a 7-6 win over visiting Pine Forest on Thursday night. All of the wins for the Raiders, a 2-A program, have come against 4-A competition, including the first three games on the road in Midway’s return to ...

CLASS Honor For CU’s Parrish From Campbell Media Services Campbell’s Matt Parrish has been named the 2016 recipient of the Senior CLASS Award for baseball. To be eligible for the award, a studentathlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. An acronym for Celebrating ...