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Courtney Phipps tangles with a Lakewood player for the ball. (David Johnson/The Sampson Independent)
Lady Leopards push past Wildcats
The Lakewood Leopards came to Hobbton Thursday night and went home with another win, 5-2. Hobbton coach Wes Cone said, “We played an incredible game. We had a fourth of our starters on the bench with injuries. It was a fun, tough game. We enjoy playing Lakewood.” There were no stats available from Lakewood. Hobbton will travel to Wallace on Tuesday and Lakewood will celebrate senior night Tuesday as they host Pender.
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Trask overpowers Lady Spartans
Union’s girls fell short Friday night when they tangled with visiting Trask on the softball diamond Friday night and lost 5-2. Union was plagued nearly from the start, allowing 2 unearned runs on 6 errors. Megon Smith was on the mound for Union for the entire 7 innings, allowing 3 earned runs on 5 hits, and struck out 2 batters. Trask was doing a good job of getting the bat on the ball and just simply making things happen. Union, on the oth...
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Casey Hobbs goes after a Lady Leopard in a run down at first base. (David Johnson/The Sampson Independent)
Lady ‘Cats devour Leopards in softball
The Hobbton Wildcat softball team got a shutout over the visiting Lakewood Leopards in Thursday night’s softball action. The final was 11-0, Hobbton. With Thursday’s win, the Wildcats are 9-8 with a 6-6 conference record. Hobbton coach Morgan Farroll said, “The girls played well tonight. We had a season high 12 hits. The defense was good as well. We just need to take how we are playing into next week.” Hobbton had a big fourth inning batt...
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Hobbton Garrett Aman slides into second as Carlon Cannady reaches for the tag. (David Johnson/The Sampson Independent)
Wildcats win fierce fight with Leopards
Hobbton varsity boys grabbed the win in Thursday night’s game against rival Lakewood. It was a hard fought battle to the finish, but the Leopards fell short with a final score of 5-3. It was all tied at 0 until the top of the 5th inning when Leopard Carlon Cannady made contact and sent the ball to right field, bringing home Jayden Herring for the first run. In the 6th inning the game got interesting when Sam Koser got a walk to first base...
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Ben Prestage legs out a double during Tuesday's win against Wallace Rose Hill. (Courtesy Photo)
Big hits move HCA JV past Bulldogs
The JV Crusaders put down the visiting Bulldogs, 8-2, on Tuesday. Harrells Christian Academy jumped on the scoreboard first and managed to cross the plate almost every inning. Score by inning was Harrells 1 run in the first; 2 runs in the 2nd; 1 run in the 4th; 4 runs in the 6th; and Wallace scored 2 runs in the 7th inning. Ben Prestage was the winning pitcher. He pitched all 7 innings and struck out 7 batters. Leading batters were Pres...
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Union girls shut out Trask
If you can remember, just over two weeks ago the Union Lady Spartans’s soccer team was just 1-7 on the season. Many teams would have given in with such a record, but not Union’s girls. Four games later, has resulted in four consecutive wins to move their overall record to 5-7. The fourth of these consecutive wins came Friday evening as they played Trask at home. The Lady Spartans scored a goal in each half, and held the Lady Titans scoreless ...
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Spartan boys fall to Trask
Union hosted Trask on the baseball diamond Friday and came up short, 4-3 in 8 innings. The Spartans had many opportunities to win the game, but for the second time in as many games, they couldn’t capitalize on the opportunities. Union trailed 2-0 going into the 4th and quickly tied the game back at 2. After a run in the bottom of the 5th, the Spartans took a 3-2 lead. However, Trask would tie the game again in the top of the 6th inning. I...
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Clinton girls in first place
Clinton’s Lady Horses soccer team took the first place spot in the 2A conference Friday night, following a solid 4-1 win over rival Northside, who they had lost to earlier in the season. The win moved Clinton out of a tie for first place to sole owner of the spot, with two games left in the regular season. Senior Lindsey Bass scored 3 of the team’s 4 goals. She also had 1 assist. Grace Reagan had 1 goal and 1 assist; Cara Marshburn had 1 ...
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This week in high school sports
MONDAY: Golf ; Harrells @ O’Neal School; Tri-County tournament @ Lakewood CC. TUESDAY: Golf : Clinton conference tournament @ Bear Trail CC; Track ; Clinton conference tournament meet (boys) @ Swansboro; Baseball/Softball/Soccer ; Pender @ Lakewood (Sr. Night); Hobbton @ Wallace-Rose Hill; Union @ Midway (Sr. Night); Clinton @ S. Lenoir. WEDNESDAY: Golf ; All Tri-County teams @ River Landing CC. THURSDAY: Track ; Clinton conferenc...
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Mount Olive College softball team is the East Div. Regional Season Champs and tournament champs of the Conference Carolinas league. Two of their best players are from Midway. Pictured from left is Tiffany Hawley, 2011 MHS graduate, who was selected as First Team All Conference DP in the Conference Carolinas; Regan Taylor, a 2011 graduate of Cape Fear Christian Academy who was on the CFCA state championship team; and Lauren Smith, 2011 MHS graduate, who was named tournament MVP.
Two Midway grads playing in national tournament
It’s been a fantastic season for the Lady Trojan softball team of Mount Olive College, which includes two of Midway High School’s standout athletes from the school’s 2011 graduating class, Lauren Smith and Tiffany Hawley. It was an unbelievable weekend, April 19-21, for MOC fans at the Conference Carolinas Softball Tournament in Burlington at Kings University. The Trojans won 4 straight games to bring home the title. They had to win 3 games...
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Clinton senior Britnie Adams hits a straight ball to Northside's pitcher, bringing home 2 runs. (Stephanie Gore/Sampson Independent)
Horses — girls and boys — defeat N’side
The Clinton varsity baseball team left the field Friday night with a win against Northside, defeating the visitors 5-1. “We had a very good game tonight with no errors from either team, which is great,” said Dark Horse coach Tracey Thornton. “It was fun to watch.” On the hill for Clinton was Jonathon Wright, who tossed all 7 innings, striking out 8 and giving up only 1 run. At bat, Wade Sumner was 3-3, with 1 RBI and Kenan Lanier was 2-...
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HCA varsity fires up the bats vs. O’Neal
The Crusaders took their bats to O’Neal School in Southern Pines on Tuesday and ran away with an 11-1 win that included 2 home runs and 2 doubles. Harrells Christian jumped on the scoreboard in the first inning with 3 runs; 2nd inning, 1 run; 3rd inning, 2 runs; 5th inning, 1 run; and 6th inning, 4 runs. O’Neal scored one run in the 6th inning. Winning pitcher was Crusader Mike Smith, who pitched the entire game, stirking out 4 batters an...
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Midway Middle's Griffin Williams, No. 8, is safe at home for the go-ahead run during Wednesday's game against Roseboro-Salemburg. (Courtesy photo)
Young Raiders edge R-S
It was a game fought on the mound as undefeated Midway Middle’s Raider boys took on the powerful Roseboro-Salemburg Leopards in a tough match Wednesday. The Raiders pulled out the win, 4-1, but coach Steven Tyler said it was an impressive showing from both middle school teams. “It was a great game to watch, it really was,” Tyler said. “There’s no question this was a pitching dual, and it was something to see.” Zack Tanner was on the mound...
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Mackenzie Williams makes it to second on a steal. (David Johnson/The Sampson Independent)
Midway Middle girls pull out win over HMS
The girls of Hobbton and Midway middle schools tangled on the softball field earlier this week in a tightly contested battle that the undefeated Raiders were finally able to win, 12-7. Midway coach Sam Kitchin tipped his hat to Hobbton, saying they were a much-improved team and gave the Raiders difficult throughout the 6 innings. “I’ll tell you this,” Kitchin said, “I’m certainly glad we don’t have to play them again. They’ve gotten a lot...
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Lady Crusaders shut out St. David’s
Harrells Christian Academy varsity softball team defeated St. David’s School at home on Tuesday, with a final score of 5-0. Despite both teams leaving runners on base in the first two innings, the Lady Crusaders finally got a runner across the plate in the 3rd inning Megan Crsafulli got on base with a single. She was able to score off of a hit by Abigail Blanchard. After retiring St. David’s 3 up and 3 down in the 5th, HCA put two more on...
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Harley Batchelor gets a hit during Monday’s win against Fayetteville Christian. (Courtesy Photo)
Despite errors, Crusaders hold on for the win
The Harrells Christian Academy Middle School Crusaders defeated Fayetteville Christian Academy 8-7 on Monday, April 22, in a tight game to move to a 7-1 overall record and a 6-0 record in conference play. Left hander Sam Ellis (5-1, 2.8 ERA on the season) pitched a second consecutive complete game. In six innings Ellis faced 32 batters with 12 strikeouts and 6 walks, allowing 5 hits. The Crusaders were led at the plate by Sam Hall, who went...
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Union loses close one to Bulldogs
Union hosted Wallace on the baseball diamond on Tuesday and fell 7-3. Wallace was able to capitalize on Union’s errors and play good enough defense in critical situations to win the game. Union left a staggering 14 runners on base tonight, and left the bases loaded in the 6th and the 7th inning, so the game was closer than it may have seemed. Union scored a run the 1st, a run in the 2nd, and another in the 5th, while Wallace Rose Hill score...
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Lady Spartans power past the Bulldogs
Recent Louisburg College signee Megon Smith had it working again tonight on the mound as she lead Union past Wallace Rose Hill’s softball team, 5-2 on Tuesday evening. Smith earned the win with 9 strikeouts, allowing 5 hits, and 0 earned runs in the complete game, 7 innings she pitched. Wallace scored 2 runs in the 5th due to 3 Union errors in the inning. This actually tied the game at 2 a piece, but the Spartan bats would get to rolling in...
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Midway's Kelsey Pondo puts the tag on a Pender baserunner on a throw from Jada Cannady. (Danny McDowell/The Sampson Independent)
Raiders fall in 1-0 loss to Pender
The Midway Lady Raiders locked up in a pitcher’s duel with the visiting Pender Lady Patriots Tuesday and came up short. The visiting team from Pender scored a run in the first inning and made it stand as they posted a 1-0 victory. Pender loaded the bases in the opening inning, but the Midway defense buckled down and they could manage only a run. Shortstop Kaitlyn Jackson flagged down a pop fly for the first out. Following a Pender hit, catc...
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Leopard varsity win big against the Tigers
The Lakewood Leopard baseball varsity team got the win against the James Kenan Tigers on Tuesday night with a final score of 10-3. The Leopards started the game off with a run by Carlon Cannady. The crowed was kept in suspense when Sam Koser and Garit Hall raced home from a pitch that went past the catcher in the 3rd inning. Tyler Avery was able to steal home in the 4th inning with another passed ball. A pleased Lakewood head coach Larry ...
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Lady Titans hold on for the win
It was a battle of the defenses, but 1 run in the very first inning was all that was needed for Trask to overcome the visiting Hobbton Wildcat softball team on Tuesday. The final score was 1-0. Wildcat Head coach Morgan Farroll was proud of her team’s play despite the loss. “The ladies played hard tonight. Best defense we have had all year. Michaela Wilson had 9 putouts and Casey Hobbs had a great night at first with 4 putouts, 3 of them ...
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Raiders get easy win over Patriots
The Midway varsity baseball team hosted the Pender Patriots Tuesday night in late season conference game. The home team scored 4 runs in the first inning and never looked back, coasting to a 12-0 victory. Midway scored 1 in the 2nd, 4 in the 3rd, and 3 more in the 4th en route to the 5 inning win. Taylor Calcutt was the winning pitcher for the Raiders. He completed 4 innings with 7 strikeouts. He walked 1 and gave up 2 hits. Heath Smith p...
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Raiders shut out Patriots on soccer field
A goal by Manasia Cobb in the 19th minute turned out to be all the Midway Lady Raiders needed Tuesday as they shut out the visiting Pender Lady Patriots 3-0. Reagan Warren assisted on the goal by Cobb. The second goal came in the 43rd minute and was scored by Avery Apperson. Apperson also scored the final goal, a direct kick in the 64th minute. The Lady Raiders move to 9-1-1 in the Tri-County Conference and they are 10-4-1 overall. Midw...
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A line drive over second base sent Lakewood shortstop Morgan Herring (on the ground) and 2nd baseman Alyssa Horne diving after it and almost crashing into each other. (Savanna Pope/The Sampson Independent)
Lady Leopards lose to Tigers
The James Kenan girls teams swept the Leopards in Lakewood country Tuesday night, with both the soccer and softball teams taking wins back to Duplin County. The visiting Tiger soccer team slid past the Lakewood Lady Leopards with the 2-0 win. The Lady Leopards made many attempts on goal, but to no avail. James Kenan found the back of the net once during each half of the game. “This was the worst soccer we’ve played all season. James Ken...
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HCA JV Soccer play strong vs FCA
The Harrells Christian Academy JV Soccer team defeated Cape Fear Academy on Monday at home by a final score of 3-1. Shots on goal included: Margaret Clark, with 4; Anna Pigford, 1; Haley Bowles, 6; Sophie Campbell, 2; and Harley Crumpler, 1. Haley Bowles was able to find the back of the net twice, while Margaret Clark got the ball past CFA’s goalie for one score. Goalie Branson Best was credited with 1 save. The Lady Crusaders are still...
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