Category: Sports

Local Teams Stay Ranked This Week

In the latest top 25 Associated Press rankings for men’s college basketball, three teams in our backyard maintain their rankings heading into week 3 of conference play. First, Duke (14-1, 3-0 ACC) maintained the #1 overall spot after a convincing…

PAL to Introduce Basketball League

The Dunn Police Athletic/Activities League will be establishing a new PAL basketball league for 2019. The basketball league will be offered for students aged 13-18 who are not currently playing for a school or recreational team. Participants that are high…

“Nothing Special” Wins PAL Christmas Tournament

Team “Nothing Special” turned in a special weekend to capture the 11th Annual Dunn PAL Alumni Basketball Tournament Sunday night. This year’s tournament began Saturday morning with several pool games between 9 of the original 10 teams. The results from…

Christmas Tournament This Weekend

The 11th Annual PAL Alumni Christmas Tournament will take place this Saturday and Sunday at the PAL Fitness Center located at 610 East Johnson Street. Since 2007, the PAL has hosted this yearly tournament to welcome home past students and…

Dunn Middle vs Western Harnett Middle Recap

Dunn Middle School’s football team went up against Western Harnett last Wednesday, October 10. In the first quarter, Dunn Middle scored a touchdown and followed that with a 2-point conversion to lead 8-0. PAL student and Media Arts member Nathan…

Former Dunn PAL Athletes in Boy’s Town

Several former members of the Dunn Police Athletic/Activities League are attending school and playing sports at Boy’s Town in Omaha, Nebraska. Chrishaun Henry, #74, is in his senior year. Henry has been involved with the PAL for over 6 years…

PAL Wrestler Tops Podium

Dunn PAL wrestler Mark Brown III placed 1st at the Pin Cancer Tournament on Saturday, August 11th in Easton, Pennsylvania. He wrestled with the 11 & 12 year olds at 62 pounds against nationally ranked opponents. Mark was the only…

Durham Bulls Game

On August 12, ten PAL students went with the Dunn Rotary Club to see the Durham Bulls Minor League baseball team play a game against the Scranton RailRiders. There, they served us burgers, hotdogs, chips and drinks. Also, they did…

UNC Chapel Hill Concessions

It’s nearly time for school, which means it’s also almost time for football season to begin. The Dunn PAL Youth Leadership Council has partnered with UNC Chapel Hill to give students work experience at sporting events. Last year, I had…

My First Year of Football

As the off-season progresses, the Triton Hawks progress as well. Since May of this year, the Hawks have been training their hearts out to ready themselves and their team for this season. This is my first year playing official football,…