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Lady ‘Cats advance
Hobbton’s Lady Wildcats earned a third-round playoff bid Friday night, defeating South Robeson on the road 8-3. Coach Morgan Farroll said despite her team’s shaky start defensively, the girls were able to pull themselves together, get some big outs that held the Lady Mustangs to only 3 runs and advance to play against Princeton Tuesday night. “We played well tonight,” Farroll stressed. Gracie Olson was on the hill for Hobbton, pitching ...
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With their numbers secured in place on their shirts, race participants stand near the starting line, eager to get Roseboro's first 5K run started. (Courtesy photo)
On your mark, get set … run
Last weekend, the town of Roseboro celebrated the start of May with a community event — the May Day Affair — on Saturday, May 4. One of the major highlights of the community day was a 5K run created and organized by Roseboro Elementary School. Race participants began putting foot to pavement at 9 a.m., beginning and ending the run on Railroad Street between the town’s park and the Railroad Street Steakhouse. “We had 119 people register fo...
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Leps move to 2nd round
The Lady Leopards soccer team got the win in the playoff game against West Columbus Wednesday night. The final score was 3-1; despite West Columbus efforts, the Leopards came out on top. “West Columbus has come a long way since last year. Good team development led from the top down has really enlivened their team. I was very impressed. With this win, my girls look forward to a rematch against Midway on Saturday,” said Lakewood’s head coach ...
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This East Columbus player found it tough to get past Raider Reagan Warren in their first round of soccer playoffs on Wednesday. (Savanna Pope/The Sampson Independent)
Raiders advance in soccer playoffs
The Midway Raiders soccer team came out on top in the playoffs against East Columbus on Wednesday night. Both teams battled hard but the Raiders took the win with a final score of 3-1. “I thought we started the game slow, and then towards the end of the first half we picked up a little bit. We started attacking the goal a little bit harder than we were. That resulted in three pretty quick goals in the first half. I felt that we would have c...
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These are some of the golfers in action at Schindler's 13th annual golf tournament fundraiser at Coharie Country Club. (Courtesy Photo)
Relay for Life is big winner in Schindler tourney
The Schindler Elevator Corporation’s annual golf tournament fundraiser was a great success, raising more than $7,000 for Relay for Life. “The weather was almost perfect for the 18 teams participating in the tournament. We hold this fundraiser every spring, and I’m happy with how much money we were able to raise,” stated Chris Almand, manufacturing engineer and a member of the tournament planning committee. This makes the 13th year SEC has...
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It was a proud and happy occasion Friday when Clinton senior Demontio Bryant signed his Letter of Intent to play basketball at Wesleyan College. Pictured sitting from left, is Bryant, his mom, Karona Bryant, and dad Derrick Bryant. Standing, from left, is Coach Randy Jordan, and older brother Rayshaun Bryant. (Ruthie Pope/The Sampson Independent)
CHS player Bryant signs LOI to Wesleyan
Dark Horse senior Demontio Bryant saw years of hard work pay off last week when he signed his Letter of Intent to play basketball at Wesleyan College near Rocky Mount. Bryant is the first of Clinton’s nine seniors from the basketball team to announce his intentions after graduation. Bryant was a shooting guard for the Dark Horses, and in the fall he was a starter on the football team. He played both sports all four years he was at Clinton. ...
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It was a happy day at Clinton High on Friday. Dark Horse Greg Smith will be playing basketball for the 2012 NJCAA National Champion Sandhills Community College. Pictured, from left, is Clinton coach Randy Jordan, Smith, mom Nickell Boykin, and Clinton High principal Ronald Bean.
Smith goes to Sandhills CC to play basketball
It was a proud moment at Clinton High on Friday when senior Greg Smith announced he will play basketball next year at Sandhills Community College. Smith was the point guard and shooting guard for the basketball team and quarterback on the football team. Smith has been playing sports since third grade when he joined the recreation league. “I’m very happy right now. Going off to college will be good for me. I can better myself in basketball...
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JT Miller
Howard University signs heralded player
Howard University announces the signing of JT Miller to a national letter of intent. Miller is a 6-3, 190-pound talented guard from Clinton, NC, who brings impressive credentials to the Hilltop. At Mount Zion Academy this past season, Miller averaged over 26 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists per game while leading his team to a 19-14 record and the USA National Prep championship. Before coming to Mount Zion, Miller starred at Clinton High Sc...
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Clinton U12 wins May 5 championship Clinton United White U12 Challenge Soccer team recently won the championship in the ECSA Spring Soccer Tournament held in Jacksonville May 5. Pictured from left, front row: Dylan Lambert , Austin Johnson, Esteban Subias Cruz, Garrett Butler; second row: coach Jim Johnson, Aaron Peedin, Omar Montoya, Mauricio Llamas, Drew Leggett, Logan Bell, Jared Stephenson and coach Mike Lambert. Not pictured is coach Wes Peedin. (Courtesy photo)
Clinton U12 wins May 5 championship
Courtesy photo Clinton United White U12 Challenge Soccer team recently won the championship in the ECSA Spring Soccer Tournament held in Jacksonville May 5. Pictured from left, front row: Dylan Lambert , Austin Johnson, Esteban Subias Cruz, Garrett Butler; second row: coach Jim Johnson, Aaron Peedin, Omar Montoya, Mauricio Llamas, Drew Leggett, Logan Bell, Jared Stephenson and coach Mike Lambert. Not pictured is coach Wes Peedin.
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Pictured, from left: Howard Hunt, golf pro at Southern Wayne Country Club; Dwayne McKay, director of Planned Giving at MOC; Brent Parrish; Jay Joyner and Judson Pope, president of EJ Pope, Inc. (Courtesy photo)
Handy Mart/Mount Olive College tourney brings in over $90,000 for student scholarships
MOUNT OLIVE – Approximately $90,000 was raised this year from the 27th Annual Handy Mart – Mount Olive College Invitational Golf Tournament held at Southern Wayne Country Club. This year’s proceeds bring the total amount raised since the event began in 1987, to over $2.3 million dollars. To date, 573 scholarships have been provided to Mount Olive College students from the annual Handy Mart golf tournaments. Jay Joyner and Brent Parrish emer...
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Lillie Turlington, No.6, protects the ball from a Bartlett player. (Stephanie Gore/The Sampson Independent)
Dark Horses easily move up in tournament
The Clinton Dark Horses easily made it past the first round of soccer playoffs Tuesday night with a final score of 7-1 against Bartlett Yancey High School. It was a free-for-all at the BY net with Cara Marshburn, Hannah Smith, Emily Green, Lindsey Bass and Jamison Kidd all scoring one goal. Margaret Coleman scored two goals. Hannah Smith, Margaret Coleman, Lindsey Bass, and Lillie Turlington each had one assist. “We are currently ranked 7...
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Lakewood's Allyson Heinz hits her tee ball on the par 3, 4th hole at Coharie Country Club. Heinz will play golf at Phiefer University next year. (Adam Capps/Sampson Independent)
Spartans claim conference golf championship
Union won the final conference match of the year last Wednesday at River Landing Golf Club to capture the conference championship. Tyler Ross was medalist of the match with an 81. Griffin Faircloth played well enough to hold off Evan Johnson for the Tri-County Conference Player of the Year title. Faircloth shot 85 to defeat Johnson by 7 stokes on the season. Both freshmen have big time futures everybody should be looking forward to watching...
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Upcoming CHS sporting events
Upcoming CHS sporting events • The Dark Horse baseball team will play at Whiteville in the first round of the NCHSAA 2-A playoffs this Friday at 7 p.m. Admission is $6.00 • CHS athletic banquet is Monday, May 21 at 6 p.m. in the auditorium. Dinner will follow and take-out plates will be available. Athletes can pick up their free ticket and purchase additional tickets for $10 from Jeff Sawvel during their lunch period from Monday, Ma...
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3 Dark Horses tops in conferernce track
The Clinton High Track team has several individuals who played exceptionally well in the conference match on Tuesday and Thursday at Swansboro. These top winners place them in the regional competition on Saturday, May 11. “Shian Bradshaw and Tiandra Johnson are my seniors. They placed in the Regional’s on Saturday and I’m very proud of them. Brielle Mitchell is my freshman, who also placed. I am very proud of her also,” said Clinton’s head ...
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Wade Sumner prepares to bunt. (Stephanie Gore/The Sampson Independent)
Dark Horses split baseball wins with Croatan
Clinton takes home 1 win out of tonight’s double-header against Croatan. The final two scores were 1-0 for the first game, Croatan with the win, and 1-0 for the second game, Clinton with the win. Playing a solid 5 innings of defense in the first game, Alex Purcell pitched the full game, striking out 2, giving up 4 hits, and giving up 0 home runs. Leading hitter was Jake Taylor who went 1 for 2. “Alex Purcell pitched a great game. They als...
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Register now for sports summer camps at Midway
Rising 5th through 9th grade girls can get a head start on the volleyball and basketball season by attending two 3-day summer camps being put on by Midway High School. The Volleyball Camp is June 19-21, and the basketball camp is July 29-31. Early registration is through May 31. Youth can still register the first day of the camp, but by registering early, the attendee is guaranteed a T-shirt. The cost is $60 per camp, but by registering f...
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Players sought in CHS alumni basketball game on May 17
Are you a Clinton High graduate who would love to hear the crowd chant your name as you race down for a lay-up or attempt a free throw? Randy Jordan, the Dark Horse boys’ basketball coach, is organizing the First Ever Men’s Basketball Alumni Game for Clinton to be held on May 17 at 7 p.m. He’s pitting those who graduated in an even number year against those who graduated in an odd numbered year. “This is a fundraiser for men’s basketball....
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Midway and Lakewood are two county teams that made the NCHSAA playoffs. They are pictured here in a regular season game at Lakewood. (Savanna Pope/The Sampson Independent)
Four county soccer teams advance to NCHSAA tournament
The playoff brackets for girls soccer has been posted and two local teams will play at home today (Wednesday, May 8). Midway finished second with a record of 12-5-1 and will host Wild Card East Columbus (7-7-1) today and the Dark Horses, who finished No. 1 in the East Central Conference with a record of 17-3-1, will go up against Bartlett Yancey, No. 3 in the Mid-State conference with an 8-8-1 record, in Darkness Stadium. Lakewood, who wa...
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E.R. Mason
Mason named among NCHSAA’s ‘100 To Remember’ administrators
Clinton’s own E.R. Mason has been selected among the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s “100 to Remember Administrators, a part of the NCHSSA’s 100 to Remember series. The list of 100 To Remember Administrators highlights the top administrators in NCHSAA history, going back to the founding of the organization in 1913. A special committee, including school administrators and coaches from across the state as well as sports medi...
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Lakewood's girls brought home the NCHSAA Regional Runnerup Trophy last Saturday. Receiving the plaque, from left, is Coach Darren Hulen, Janay Kinlock,and Brittany Boykin. (Courtesy Photo)
Lady Leopards runner-up out of 20 teams in regional track meet
I’ve attached a picture of the Out of 20 teams, the Lady Leopards managed to push past 18 of them to take the runner up spot in the NCHSAA Mideast 1A Regional Tournament held at Trask High School this past Saturday. First place went to the N.C. School of Science and Math and third place was held by Rosewood. In the boys division, Union claimed the third place spot. Trask was No. 1 and the N.C. School of Science and Math took second plac...
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Members of the team are, back row: Coach Yang, E. Purdie, H. Gilpin, C. Mullins, K. Yang, A. Collier, R. Barefoot, C. Marshburn, A. Chavarria, Y. Meza, S. Sarp, K. Miller, Head Coach Miller; and front row: E. Carr, K. Thornton, O. Sessoms, C. Spell, B. Montgomery, V. Hunt, I. Martinez, T. Plata and, not pictured: B. Lindly, L. Worley and M. Tubman. (Courtesy photo)
Sampson County Middle School League season ends
The Sampson County Middle School Soccer League wrapped up another great season with two games on Thursday. Hobbton hosted Roseboro-Salemburg, and Union visited Sampson Middle School. At both games, the four teams decided to play the first 10 minutes in silence in memory of Larissa Estrada. Larissa would have been in the eighth-grade at Hobbton Middle School this year. She was a talented striker who, at a young age, had already caught the eye ...
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Lady Raiders shut out ‘Cats
The Midway Raider soccer team finished their regular season with a 2-0 win over the Hobbton Wildcats Friday night at Hobbton. The Raiders got their first score at the 6-minute mark on a goal by Avery Apperson. The second score came in the 63rd minute on a kick by Olivia Davis with an assist by Apperson. Midway coach Trey Apperson said, “Both teams played hard and played well. We have been building lately and are getting better going into ...
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Clinton sophomore Cara Marshburn lunges for the ball against a Wildcat.
Lady Horses take top spot in conference
Clinton’s Lady Horses were named conference champions after securing a 3-1 victory against Richlands Friday night, one set aside to honor the Dark Horse seniors. Hannah Smith put Clinton on the scoreboard first, with an assist from Margaret Coleman. Then, from a corner kick provided by Emily Green, Jamison Kidd headed the ball into the goal, scoring the second point of the night. Hannah Smith then ended the game with the third and final goa...
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Michaela Wilson scores Hobbton's first run as Midway's pitcher, Elizabeth McCullen, reaches for the ball thrown by the catcher. (David Johnson/Sampson Independent)
Lady ‘Cats shut out rival Raiders
The Hobbton Wildcats softball team finished their regular season on a high note Friday night with a 9-0 shutout of rival Midway. Wildcat coach Morgan Farroll said, “We played great tonight; everything seemed to go our way when we needed it to. The girls hit the ball well and played great defense; shutting out the Raiders is not easy. They had us in some tight spots tonight and the girls played hard and got the outs we needed to keep it scor...
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Clinton senior Jordan Pietrolja sends a strike across home plate. Pietrolja achieved her 100th strike out for this year's season. (Stephanie Gore/Sampson Independent)
Clinton’s boys, girls get senior night wins
The Clinton Dark Horse varsity baseball team ended their senior night with a 4-1 win against Richlands. Pitching 7 straight innings, Jonathon Wright had 5 hits, struck out 3, and only walked 2. “Wright pitched a great 14 games and only gave up about 1 each game. He’s just a freshman so I’m very proud of him,” Clinton head coach Tracey Thornton stated. Up at bat, Wright was 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs, and Wil Pearson was 2 for 2. “This was a ...
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