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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 ...

2016 NCHSAA Track Champions He’s No Slow Polk By AL MYATT Sports Editor Josh Polk began running track as a freshman at Hobbton during the outdoor season in 2015. Blessed with natural talent and a willingness to develop his abilities, Polk won the NCHSAA 1-A 200-meter at North Carolina A& T’s Belk Track on May 20 in 21.82 seconds. “It’s ...

Jaguars’ 4×400 Finishes Season Victorious By AL MYATT Sports Editor The Overhills 4×400-meter relay team saved its best for last in the NCHSAA 4-A meet in Greensboro at North Carolina A& T. In the concluding event of the final class state meet, the Jaguars held off a closing push by Hoke County for first place in 3 minutes, 19.10 seconds. ...

Campbell Changes Chain Of Command With Plans To Build Remaining Consistent By AL MYATT Sports Editor Campbell recently sent out a statement that athletic director Bob Roller would report directly to Dr. Bradley Creed, university president. Roller had previously reported to Dr. Dennis Bazemore, vice president for student life. The move streamlines administrative procedures, is consistent with general collegiate practice ...

Ennis Resigns NJ Post From Staff Reports Ashley Ennis has resigned as football coach at North Johnston, according to reports. Ennis took over a Panthers program that was winless in 2013. North Johnston went 1-10 in Ennis’ first season in 2014 and improved to 5-6 last season. Ennis’ decision to leave the program was based on a desire to be ...

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Signing Nick Greely Wraps CU Recruiting From CU Media Services Nick Greely, a 6-foot-7 forward from Fairmont, W.Va., has signed an athletics grant-in-aid with Campbell, men’s basketball coach Kevin McGeehan has announced. He is the sixth and last player in the incoming class. Greely joins the Fighting Camels after earning all-state honors while leading Bridgeport High School to the West ...

Midway’s Larry Blanks Signs With St. Andrews By AL MYATT Sports Editor Midway football standout Larry Blanks signed to play at St. Andrews in Laurinburg on Wednesday during a ceremony in the Midway library. “I like the campus and they have what I want to study (business),” Blanks said. After playing both sides of the ball during his career with ...

GOLF NOTEBOOK Wolfpack Winners The foursome pictured above represents the winning team in the 13th annual Harnett County Wolfpack Club and Alumni Association Golf Tournament played at Chicora Country Club on Tuesday. The event was originally scheduled for May 3 but was postponed due to rain. From left are Tony Parrish, Chris Hockaday, John Peregoy and Travis McLamb, who stood ...