Donnell Coley

United States

Sports Editor at The Daily Record (Dunn, NC)

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2025 All-Record Softball Team

5 days ago | mydailyrecord.com | Donnell Coley

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‘Makeover’ for tourney rounds into form

1 week ago | mydailyrecord.com | Donnell Coley

Just under two months remain until the local area hosts its first Diamond Youth Baseball World Series event. The pre- and post-game activities are ready to go as the City of Dunn Parks and Recreation Department recently finished its renovation projects, highlighted by new playground equipment. This month saw more attention to spaces where actual games will be played. Clarence Lee Tart Park had mounds of dirt with markers staked in them earlier in the spring.
'The future is bright': Midway talks toughness, leadership after regional run

1 week ago | mydailyrecord.com | Donnell Coley

DEEP RUN — A team saddled with adversity but unwilling to fold. Dealing with death. Braving a tragic car accident. Season-ending injuries. Midway baseball had every excuse to pack it up this spring. kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmp7E6C ?@E H:??:?8 :ED 4@?76C6?46 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 :? C646?E J62CD[ 2? :?DA:C65 F?:E 5:5 ;FDE E96 @AA@D:E6]kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^AmkA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm%96 A@DED62D@? CF?
Growth leads Raiders’ return to regionals

2 weeks ago | mydailyrecord.com | Donnell Coley

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South vying for East crown

2 weeks ago | mydailyrecord.com | Donnell Coley

Four Oaks is hosting a regional softball final contest for the second time in three years. Blowout wins. Walk-off home runs. Last-minute onslaughts. kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm}@] d $@FE9 y@9?DE@? Wab\`X :D 2D 4@?7:56?E 2D 6G6C 9625:?8 :?E@ E9:D H66<’D 36DE\@7\E9C66 D6C:6D 282:?DE D64@?5\D66565 $4@E=2?5 Waf\`X[ 2D A2CE @7 E96 }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 w:89 $49@@= pE9=6E:4 pDD@4:2E:@? bp t2DE A=2J@77D] kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^AmkA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2?
Lady Raiders’ run ends in 4th round

2 weeks ago | mydailyrecord.com | Donnell Coley

SPIVEY’S CORNER — The final chapter of a storybook run lasting nearly three years closed Friday. Midway softball couldn’t complete its late rally against South Granville and fell at home, 3-2, in a fourth-round North Carolina High School Athletic Association playoffs matchup. kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm}@] c vC2?G:==6 Wab\bX 25G2?46D E@ E9:D H66<’D ap t2DE #68:@?2= 7:?2= D6C:6D 282:?DE `dE9\D66565 }@CE9 {6?@:C[ H9@ AC6G:@FD=J 362E E96 3C24<6E’D }@] a 2?5 b D665D]kDA2?
Hawks ‘family’ peaking at right time

3 weeks ago | mydailyrecord.com | Donnell Coley

ERWIN — Lucky breaks. Divine intervention. Inevitable karma. All suitable terms to describe Triton (15-10) baseball’s current postseason run. It’s a gritty stretch that has the group in rare territory. kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm%96 w2H<D 92G6?’E 25G2?465 A2DE @A6?:?8 H66< @7 E96 }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 w:89 $49@@= pE9=6E:4 pDD@4:2E:@?
‘The sky’s the limit’: Top seed Midway leaning on chemistry, improved offense

3 weeks ago | mydailyrecord.com | Donnell Coley

SPIVEY’S CORNER — Come to the park well before first pitch and see why Midway (18-2) softball is a regional No. 1 seed. Drawing messages to each other in the bullpen dirt. Taking reps in the batting cages. Playing outfield games until umpires arrive. kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`QmpD =@?8 2D y@C5J? r9C:DE@A96C :D 5@:?8 D@>6E9:?8 H:E9 96C 7C:6?5D[ H9@ 92AA6? E@ 5@? E96 D2>6 3=F6 2?5 H9:E6 ;6CD6J 2D 96C @? 82>6 52JD[ D96’D ~z H:E9 :E]k^DA2?mk^AmkA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2?
Camels' postseason run ends

4 weeks ago | mydailyrecord.com | Donnell Coley

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The bigger picture: Goss key for historic Francis Marion run

1 month ago | mydailyrecord.com | Donnell Coley

Whether it’s a diving catch or acing an assignment, Mikaela Goss makes her presence felt. The former Harnett Central star has always taken the term student-athlete seriously. And it’s no different now as the three-year Francis Marion University letterman took time away from graduate studies to talk some ball. kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmp? :??2E6 23:=:EJ E@ 4@>A2CE>6?E2=:K6 96=AD 62C?