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Midway's Jansen Wrench, Matthew Barefoot, and Luke Clark hustle after a pop fly that lands foul in a game versus Lakewood Monday. (Danny McDowell/The Sampson Independent)
Raiders slip past Leopards in final inning
In a game that began on Friday, the Midway Raiders ended it with a run in the bottom of the 7th on Monday. The game between Midway and the visiting Lakewood Leopards had been suspended in the 4th inning on Friday due to stormy weather. The Raiders came away with a 4-3 win. Lakewood scored first in the opening inning on Friday. The Raiders tied it in the 3rd and added 2 more in the 4th. The Leopards got on the board again in the 5th. It was ...
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Midway's Yadira Osorio and Hobbton's Celine Marrison get after the ball. (David Johnson/The Sampson Independent)
Hobbton Middle, Midway tie it up
Hobbton Middle’s Wildcats and Midway Middle’s Raiders took to the field for a soccer match Monday, one that ended in a 1-1 tie. Midway’s girls got on in the first 13 minutes of the game when E. Nadia hit the back of the net off of a cross. The game was a defensive struggle throughout until Lexi Mincy of Hobbton dribbled the ball 50 yards down the field and crossed to Maggie Langston who would put it in the net to tie it from 3 yards out h...
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Midway's Dalton Butler initiates hand off to Caleb Sanders in the 4x4 relay as the 2 seniors participate in their final home track meet last Thursday. (Danny McDowell/The Sampson Independent)
Both Midway teams take home gold in county meet
The Midway Raiders hosted the last track meet of the regular season on Thursday. Midway’s boys and girls teams both captured victories. In the boys’ meet, the Raiders posted 80 points. Union was the runner-up with 60 points. Pender and James Kenan scored 42 and 24 respectively. First place runners for Midway included Caleb Sanders, winning the 1600 meter run with a time of 5:01. Micheal McLamb claimed the 3200 in 11:51. Ritchell Cousar ...
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Leopard JV gets win at Midway
The Midway/Lakewood junior varsity baseball teams managed to get their game in before the bad weather struck on Friday, forcing the varsity to finish their game on Monday. The visiting Leopards edged out Midway with a 8-6 win. Lakewood head coach Jay Faircloth was proud of his team. “We’ve been struggling the last few games, but the boys woke up tonight. They never quit, and tonight they where out to prove something to themselves. They ...
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Rain delays game
Rain delays game The Midway-Lakewood baseball game was suspended in the 4th inning due to weather. It will be completed Monday night at 7 p.m.
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Hobbton Middle No. 14, Gabbilla Villagomez-Subio, races down field as a Spartan tries to take the ball away. (David Johnson/The Sampson Independent)
Hobbton Middle gets another soccer win
Hobbton came away with their second win of the week at Union Middle Thursda. The final score was 1-0 on a penalty kick by Lexi Mincy. Hobbton had a previous penalty kick by Ashley Hinterleiter blocked by the Union goalkeeper but Mincy’s kick beat the keeper 10 minutes into the match. “This is by far the best soccer we have played this season. We did everything well tonight. I give credit to our midfielders of Maggie Langston, Hinterleiter...
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Lady Raider Manasia Cobb's shot is greeted by Lakewood goalkeeper Ryan Wuester in a match at Midway Friday night. Lady Leopard LeeAnn Cain assists on the play. (Danny McDowell/The Sampson Independent)
Lady Raiders hold on for win against LHS
The Midway Lady Raiders soccer team hosted Lakewood Friday night in a battle of conference powers. Midway entered the game 7-1-1 in conference play, while the Lady Leopards came in 8-0-1. The Raiders hit pay dirt early and made it stand up as they held on for a 1-0 victory. Farah Jackson scored the only goal of the game, a corner kick on an assist by Avery Apperson. The score came in the 10th minute of the contest. “It was really well pla...
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Lady Crusaders get a 4-2 win over Fayetteville
Harrells Christian Academy JV soccer team kicked in a 4-2 win over Fayetteville Academy at home on Thursday. Margaret Clark kicked in 2 goals, while Anna Pigford, and Haley Bowles each scored 1 goal. Goalie Branson Best was credited with 5 saves. Those who took shots on goal included Clark, with 14; Bowles, 9; Pigford, 3; Cahterine Armstrong, 1; Lauren Long, 1; Rylie Evans, 1; and Breanna Rivenbark, 1.
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Midway shortstop Kaitlyn Jackson looks Lakewood baserunner Bailey Dudley back to second before unloading a throw to first base. (Danny McDowell/The Sampson Independent)
Midway takes down Lady Leopards
The Midway Lady Raiders softball team hosted conference rival Lakewood Friday night. The home team posted a 9-0 victory. “We played like a team tonight,” declared Midway head coach Leigh Ann Smith. “Good things happened and they started to spread.” Smith praised the work of leftfielder Savannah Bullins, who in addition outstanding defensive play, hit an inside-the-park home run. Elizabeth McCullen and Amber Poole also had key hits in the ...
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Hobbton's Marcy McLamb takes the ball away from a Union defender. (David Johnson/The Sampson Independent)
Lady Spartans win two in a row
The Union Spartan soccer team squeaked by the Hobbton Wildcats Friday night, 4-3. It was Union’s second win in a row and Spartan head coach Jonathan Taylor was proud of his team. “This is a young group of girls and I think I finally got through to them to believe in themselves,” he said. “A team can really go a long way if they believe they can do it.” The Lady Wildcats started the game on fire and scored all 3 of their points in the firs...
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Hobbton catcher Taylor Bowden grabs a pitch as Union's batter watches the ball go by. (David Johnson/The Sampson Independent)
Late game rally gives Spartans the win
The Union Spartans’ softball team edged out the Hobbton Wildcats Friday night, 6-4, with a late game rally. “They jumped out with a 4-0 lead on us. Then we got those 4 runs in the 6th inning to take the lead,” Spartan head coach Doug Burley stated. Score by inning was Hobbton with 2 runs in the 1st; and 2 runs in the 3rd. Union scored 2 runs in the 5th and 4 runs in the 6th inning. Hobbton’s coach Morgan Farroll said, “We played well, b...
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Spartan varsity takes home the win
Union varsity baseball won big in Wildcat country, beating Hobbton 11-1 in 5 innings on Friday night. The Spartans jumped on the scoreboard in the first inning with 1 run; 5 runs in the 4th; and 5 runs in the 5th inning. Hobbton scored their only run in the 4th inning. Dustin Alphin was a major player at the plate for the Spartans, going 3-4, with 5 RBIs. Alphin hit 2 RBI doubles and a 3-run homerun. Cory Smith went 2-4; Justin Kornegay, ...
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Midway shortstop Kaitlyn Jackson looks Lakewood baserunner Bailey Dudley back to second before unloading a throw to first base. (Danny McDowell/Sampson Independent)
Midway softball shuts out Lakewood
The Midway Lady Raiders softball team hosted conference rival Lakewood Friday night. The home team posted a 9-0 victory. “We played like a team tonight,” declared Midway head coach Leigh Ann Smith. “Good things happened and they started to spread.” Smith praised the work of leftfielder Savannah Bullins who, in addition to outstanding defensive play, hit an inside-the-park home run. Elizabeth McCullen and Amber Poole also had key hits in t...
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Cory Levings gets the out at first during Thursday’s win against Fayetteville Academy. (Courtesy Photo)
HCA wins big over Fayetteville
The Lady Crusaders took down Fayetteville Academy 16-1 on Thursday. Fayetteville Academy scored one run on three errors in the top of the first. Harrells answered with 4 hits, 7 runs, including an in the park HR by Abigail Blanchard. After three up and three down in the second, Harrells scored four runs on 1 hit and 3 errors, making the score 11-1. Three up and three down again, another in the park HR by Daisha Jordan scores one and Harre...
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Lady Raider Manasia Cobb's shot is greeted by Lakewood goalkeeper Ryan Wuester in a match at Midway Friday night. Lady Leopard LeeAnn Cain assists on the play. (Danny McDowell/Sampson Independent)
Lady Raiders avenge early loss to Leps
The Midway Lady Raiders soccer team hosted Lakewood Friday night in a battle of conference powers. Midway entered the game 7-1-1 in conference play, while the Lady Leopards came in 8-0-1. The Raiders hit pay dirt early and made it stand up as they held on for a 1-0 victory. Farah Jackson scored the only goal of the game, a corner kick on an assist by Avery Apperson. The score came in the 10th minute of the contest. “It was really well pla...
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Wells Wallace puts away a home run during Thursday’s win against Fayetteville Academy. (Courtesy Photo)
Crusaders’ bats on fire vs Fayetteville
It was a blow-out in Crusader country on Thursday as they sent Fayetteville Academy packing with a 26-0 loss. The score by inning was 1st, 3 runs; 2nd, 11; 3rd, 7; 5th, 5 runs. Winning pitcher Wells Wallace started the first 3 inning and got 3 strike-outs. Joseph Phaneuf pitched the last 2 innings and struck out 3 batters. Leading hitters were Wallace, who went 2-2, with 1 home run; 1 double; and 5 RBIs; Walton Fisher, 4-5, with 1 doubl...
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Game postponed until Monday
The Midway-Lakewood baseball game was suspended in the 4th inning due to weather. It will be completed Monday night at 7:00.
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Hobbton catcher Taylor Bowden grabs a pitch as Union’s batter watches the ball go by. (Daivd Johnson/Sampson Independent)
Lady Spartans take down Hobbton girls
The Union Spartans’ softball team got by the Hobbton Wildcats Friday night with a 6-4 win. Hobbton’s coach, Morgan Farroll, said, “We played well but we just had one bad inning making a few errors that Union was able to capitalize on and score.” Gracie Olson pitched for the Wildcats getting 9 strike out and 1 earned run. She also had 2 RBIs. Michaela Wilson was 1-4 with 1 run, Baileigh Moser was 1-2 with 1 walk and 1 run, Taylor Bowden ...
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Union Middle defeats ‘Cats
Union Middle got the best of opponent Hobbton Thursday, defeating the home team 4-1 in 5 innings. Statistics for Union were not called in. On the mound for Hobbton was Mason Wilson, who pitched 1 inning, striking out 1. Gage Herring finished, tossing for 4 innings and amassing 13 strikeouts and allowing no hits. Hobbton coaches said the young Wildcats just couldn’t the bat on the ball Thursday. Leading performers for the ‘Cats were He...
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