Although this morning was relatively dry for most of the county, remnants from Thursday’s down poor left fields unsuitable for play tonight. At 12:30 p.m. Clinton’s athletic director Jeff Sawvel a...
Sampson Middle dominates ‘Cats Due to inclement weather sweeping through the area, the Sampson Middle School Conference bumped its Thursday action to Wednesday. Both the Dark Horse teams recorded victories over Hobbton in thos...
Hot bats propel Midway over
Rosewood 10-6 Under new lights and on a fresh field, Midway’s varsity baseball team recorded their first win of the season Wednesday. The final score was 10-6 over Rosewood. Because the game started late, the ...
Midway Middle girls, boys capture wins over Union The Midway Middle lady Raiders got a lead on the season with a 9-1 stomping of Union Wednesday. “The girls played really good defensively. Union got better as the game went on; so, I think they w...
Lady Raiders trounce R’wood in 6-0 shutout A strong performance from the lady Raiders, both offensively and defensively, allowed Midway’s girls’ team to lasso a shutout against Rosewood, 6-0. During the top of the first, Rosewood was unab...
Dixon outbats
varsity Wildcats After six straight innings of zeros, Hobbton’s Wildcats were able to avoid a shutout, scoring three runs in the bottom of the seventh. According to head coach Chad Brewer, Dixon took a 4-0 lead af...
Union girls fall to Laney An unfocused defense, said head coach Doug Burley, allowed Laney to strike a 9-3 victory over Union’s softball team Wednesday. “Defensively, we didn’t play too good,” Burley admitted. “We gave up...
Midway JV gets 6-1 victory over rival Rosewood With four runs scored in the fourth inning alone, Midway’s junior varsity baseball team was able to get a sound victory over Rosewood, 6-1. During the first inning, both Rosewood and Midway found ...
Varsity Horses fall to Whiteville Although the Dark Horses pitched a good game against Whiteville Wednesday, they ultimately came up short, falling 5-2. “I was pleased with our pitchers tonight (Wednesday),” said head coach Tracy ...
Lady ‘Cats score 5-3 victory over Dixon After being tied 3-3 towards the end of the ball game, two big hits from Hobbton’s Carlee Cannady and Jeanna King, reported head coach Joel Clark, propeled the Wildcats past Dixon for a 5-3 win. ...
Clinton gets 9-0 win over Wildcats The lady Dark Horses struck big against county foe Hobbton Wednesday with a 9-0 shutout victory. “The girls played well, but we still have a long way to go,” said a humble Jeff Smith, coach to C...
Rosewood shuts out lady Raiders Facing their Friday foe at home Wednesday, Midway’s girls’ soccer team suffered another loss to Rosewood, 5-0. Of the shutout game, head coach Will Hurley commented, “We played a much better, imp...
North Duplin’s baseball team cracked the bat Tuesday, earning the Rebels their second victory over Hobbton. The final score was 6-4. During the first three innings, Hobbton flashed zeros across th...
Sampson Middle’s Erica Zeng recorded a hat trick Tuesday after scoring three of the Dark Horses’ eight goals in the first half. Although Midway came back with three of their own, avoiding a shutout...
The lady Wildcats snuck by the Rebels in extra innings Tuesday for a 3-1 victory, reported head coach Joel Clark. With the game knotted 1-1, Hobbton entered into the extra innings defensively moti...
Hobbton Middle School hosted Union Middle in girls soccer action yesterday, beating Union 2-1 on a late goal by Savannah Whipkey. The Wildcats scored first when Pamela Molina dribbled around the ...
The Lakewood and Midway track teams hit the ground running Tuesday. The Leopards finished second in the boys’ meet and first in the girls’ meet; the Raiders roped a second place in the girls’ mee...
By Sherry Matthews Editor A good night at bat coupled with an error-free defensive game led Union’s lady Spartans to a shutout victory over Clinton in Dark Horse territory Monday night. Final sco...
By Jessica Wagner Sports Writer With golf season officially teeing off Monday, coaches around the county are hoping their teams will perform up to par this season despite limited practices due to...
GREENVILLE — The road to a state championship ended for the Clinton Dark Horses Saturday as they fell prey to the Kinston Vikings 83-52 in the Eastern 2-A Basketball Regionals. Despite a valiant e...
Pom-poms and cute smiles are out and athletic ability is in. If you haven’t been to an athletic event in the past few years, one may find that the girls gracing the sideline are not the same as...
Appearing a little rusty on the diamond Friday, said head coach Jason Fussell, Midway’s varsity boys’ team lost to Rosewood 6-4. The junior varsity game was canceled early Friday. According to Fus...
The North Duplin Rebels rocked the Wildcats Friday with a two-run lead to close the game on top 10-8. “We had several errors in the game, and had some young guys playing in positions for the first...
Coming back from a tough loss earlier in the week, the Dark Horses took control of their home park Friday for a 8-3 victory over Union. While this was Clinton’s second time officially hitting the ...
After defeating Northwood 66-43, Kinston will advance to the Regional finals, where they will face the Clinton Dark Horses. Game time is 3 p.m. at the Minges Coliseum in Greenville.
The lady Raiders traveled home from Rosewood Friday with their first loss of the season. The final score was 9-2, Eagles game. “They (Rosewood’s girls’ team) went to the third round of the state p...
Jessica Wagner, Staff Writer Terry Farrior, one for four seniors taking the court this Saturday at the Regional finals, put the Dark Horses’ mission into perspective during the teams’ first prac...
By Jessica Wagner Sports Writer After the remains of the snow slowly melted from sight, track, fields and diamonds were deemed unsuitable for any action on Thursday, March 4, thus halting schedul...
After the remains of the snow slowly melted from sight, track, fields and diamonds were deemed unsuitable for any action on Thursday, March 4, thus halting scheduled play. Midway’s boys’ baseball ...
Clinton High School was represented for the first time in the North Carolina State High School Wrestling Championships held in Greensboro this past weekend. Two wrestlers from the Dark Horse wrest...
MOUNT OLIVE — Kendrick Easley became the Mount Olive College men’s basketball all-time career scoring leader and the top-seeded Trojans defeated No. 8 seed Coker 95-75 in the first round of the 201...
Four inches of glistening snow did not stop the Dark Horses from traveling to Greenville Wednesday, where they made history with a 57-48 victory over Cedar Ridge. Sporting a 24-6 record heading in...
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