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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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Midway's #5 tries to slide safely into base during the Raiders' victory over Hobbton Friday night. (David Johnson/Sampson Independent)
Raiders conference champs
The Midway Raider baseball team finished their regular season with a 12-0 victory of the Hobbton Wildcats Friday night at Hobbton. The Raiders scored 8 runs in the second inning and 4 in the fifth. The winning pitcher was Ryan Lee, who threw for 4 innings, giving up 1 hit with 6 strikeouts. Dillion Hardison pitched 1 inning with 3 strikeouts. Taylor Calcutt was 1-3 with 2 runs scored. Heath Smith was 2-3 with 2 RBI’s. Kyle Hawly was 2-4 w...
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Larissa Estrada's family are overcome with emotions as they enter the Hobbton stadium before Thursday's soccer match honoring her by playing the first 10 minutes in total silence. The rest of the crowd were on their feet while the family made their way in, many with wet eyes. (David Johnson/Sampson Independent)
Hobbton Middle wins Silent 10’ game honoring Estrada
Hobbton Middle’s young Lady Wildcats held their last game of the soccer season Thursday afternoon, but it was no ordinary game. This game was dubbed the “Silent 10” in honor of Larissa Estrada, an eighth-grade student who lost her life last December. “The Holy Spirit gave me this idea,” said soccer coach Damon Burnett. “The first 10nminutes would be in silence to honor God and celebrate the life of Larissa. What made this special was that L...
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Union girls shut out L’wood
The Union softball team took the field at home against Lakewood Thursday night for senior night in Spartan Country. Megon Smith did it all, and was able to lead Union to the 10-0 shutout in 5 innings. Union scored 3 runs in the 1st inning, 4 in the 4th inning, and 3 in the 5th inning. Smith’s last swing as a Spartan at home was a walk off, 3 run homer. It was the first ball to ever be hit over the fence at the new UHS softball field. Smith ...
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Lady Leps get road win against Union
Union’s senior night on the soccer field was spoiled by the visiting Lady Leopards, who threw punches early, and took the Lady Spartans out of their game plan. Lakewood won the game 4-1. The Leopards scored 3 goals in the first 20 minutes of play, and the rest of the way Union and Lakewood would each score a goal a piece. The Leopards’ Brittany Andrew controlled the game with her athletic ability, scoring 2 of the first 3 goals for Lakewood...
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Union's Cody Preddy gets a hit during the Spartans senior night win over county rival Lakewood. (Adam Capps/Sampson Independent)
Spartans earn senior night win over Leps
Union has had an ongoing issue of stranding runners on base the last couple of games. This was hardly the case as they hosted Lakewood on senior night Thursday evening. The Spartans struck early, scoring 4 in the first, and never looked back as they went on to defeat Lakewood 12-2 in 6 innings. Ryan Hall pitched the complete game for Union, allowing 2 runs, one hit, walking 6, and striking out 12 Leopard players. Union scored 4 in the 1st...
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Union's Bryson Worley attempts to tag out Raider Heath Smith, who slides safely into second. (David Johnson/The Sampson Independent)
Raiders keep top conference spot with win over Spartans
The Midway Raiders gave their home fans a treat with a win on Senior Night against cross county rival Union, 7-0. The Raiders put two runners across home plate in the 1st inning; 1 run in the 4th inning; and 4 runs in the 6th inning. Bryant Register, a Spartan assistant coach said that despite not scoring a run, the Union team played hard. Tyler Matthis pitched 5 1/3 innings for the Spartans and struck out 3 batters, allowed 6 hits, 7 r...
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Midway's Kaitlyn Jackson waits for the ball at second as Union's Claire Riley makes it safe to the bag. (David Johnson/The Sampson Independent)
Lady Spartans shut out the Raiders in softball
The Lady Spartans went into Raider country and came away with a 0-6 win on an unusually cool evening on May first. “Our defense was really good, we only had 2 errors, and we hit pretty good, with 8 base hits,” Spartan head coach Doug Burley stated. Union senior Megon Smith pitched all the innings and allowed 3 hits, striking out 12 Raiders. Leading hitters for the Spartans include Lauren Preddy, who was 2-3, scoring 2 runs, and 1 walk; ...
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Raider Allie Apperson tries to keep the ball away from this Spartan in a Midway home game on Wednesday. (David Johnson/The Sampson Independent)
Lady Raiders fight for win over Union
Despite tough play by the Lady Spartans, Midway’s soccer team got the 4-0 win at home on a windy, cool, rainy Wednesday night. Four different Lady Raiders found the back of the net against Union, who wasn’t able to get the ball past the Raider goalie. For Midway, Manasia Cobb scored at the 16 minute mark; Olivia Davis put it in the goal just five minutes later; then at the 38 minute mark, Jakeish Williams, with an assist by Avery Apperson s...
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Crusaders slip past VCA in 7th inning
Harrells Christian Academy varsity baseball won at Village Christian Academy on Tuesday with a final score of 3-2. The Crusaders jumped on the scoreboard first with a run in the 1st and 2nd innings, but kept VCA off the plate until the 3rd inning. Village tied the game at 2-all until the top of the 7th inning when HCA scored the run that would eventually win the game. Winning Pitcher for the Crusaders was Larry White. He pitched 7 innin...
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1st Flight, 1st Place was HanDee Hugo’s Convenience Stores. Pictured from left, are: Mike Odum, Michael Mason, Paul Uzzle and Dickie Walters. (Courtesy photo)
SRMC Partners for Life Golf Tournament a success
The Sampson Regional Medical Center Foundation held its 10th Annual Partners for Life Golf Tournament last Thursday, April 25. With the forecasted rain holding off, it turned out to be a beautiful day for 120 golfers, organizers said. The 30 teams were golfing for a cause, as proceeds from this year’s tournament will support upgrades to patient rooms on the hospital’s newly separated Surgical Unit. Improvements to the unit will include fres...
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Patriots handle Lady Leopards in softball
The Lady Leopards varsity softball just couldn’t get it done on Senior Night as they faced Pender on Tuesday. The Patriots took home the win, 3-10. “We were a little bit better tonight. We had one inning where we kind of blew up there for a little bit. The girls where able to settle down and play much better,” said a disappointed Lakewood head coach Dave Yarasheski. From the plate for the Leopards, Miranda Lane went 2-4; Ashton Hairr, 1-4...
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Lakewood's Kat Autry, at left, and Monica Pittman, center, keep the ball away from a Pender Patriot. (Savanna Pope/The Sampson Independent)
Lady Leopards escape close one with OT win
The Lady Leopards soccer team battled it out in two over-times for a Senior Night win against Pender on Tuesday. The game was tied 1-1 at the end of regulation play. After two 10 minute halves for overtime Lakewood was up by 2 goals, making the final score 3-1. “We came out a little light, we didn’t really play the way that I know we can until the first overtime. When we actually came out we communicated, we passed, we had a hundred and t...
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From right to left, Griffin Faircloth of Lakewood studies his putt, as Raider Tyler Braun, center, and Union's Evan Johnson, and Trask's Hunter Phillips all wait their turn. (Savanna Pope/The Sampson Independent)
Union conquers all at Lakewood Tri-County match
Lakewood hosted the golf match for all conference teams Tuesday, as Midway, Trask, Pender, Lakewood, Wallace Rose Hill, James Kenan, Hobbton, Pender, and Union played at Lakewood Country Club. Union won the match with a 344 total. Griffin Faricloth of Lakewood and Spartan Evan Johnson tied for medalist honors, both shooting 5 over par 77s. Union’s Tyler Ross shot 79, Brady Roberts shot 93, Alex Maxwell shot 95, Spence Usher shot 103, and Hu...
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Lakewood varsity edges out Patriots for the win
In a fight to the finish, the Leopard varsity edged out the Pender Patriots for a Senior Night win on Tuesday. The game came down to the last inning, and Lakewood was at bat with the bases loaded. Waylon Hewy was at the plate with Austin Tanner edging off of third toward home. The fans were on their feet as Hewy faked the bunt. Hewy racked up the ball count as the Leopard fans got louder and soon it was “ball four take your base,” sending A...
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Surrounded by her family, back from left, father Dan Heinz, sister Anna and mother Kaye, and, front, her golf coach, James Lewis, Allyson Heinz inks the contract that welcomes her to Pffiefer College and the women's golf team. (Sherry Matthews/Sampson Independent)
Heinz signs with Pfeiffer
It was a family affair at Lakewood High School Monday when senior Allyson Heinz signed her name on the dotted line, accepting a one-year scholarship to play with the Pfeiffer University women’s golf team, a dream come true for the Leopard golfer. Surrounded by her parents, Dan and Kaye Heinz, younger sister Anna, her grandmother, aunt, cousins, fellow golf members, and coach James Lewis, the teen grinned broadly as she ceremoniously inked t...
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