2/16/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up
Local Sports: The Conference Tournament at Pender High School is underway. Both Whiteville teams are the number one seed in the tournament and had a bye in the first round. Both teams will play tomorrow, Thursday, at Pender, in the semi-finals.
Whiteville Wolfpack Varsity baseball starts the 2022 season with a scrimmage on the road tomorrow at North Brunswick. Do not forget that you can get your away game updates and every pitch of home games for the Wolfpack on your hometown station Kool 103.9-FM/ WTXY AM-1540 and streaming on www.Kool1039Radio.com
NBA Last Night: The Hornets fell to the Timberwolves 126-120 in overtime. Karl Anthony-Towns finished with 39 points and 15 rebounds for Minesota. Miles Bridges led the Hornets in scoring with 28 points and Mason Plumlee led the way on the boards with 17 rebounds and led in assists with 9, he also had 14 points. Charlotte is back on the hardwood floor tomorrow night as they host the Heat at the Spectrum Center.
The Heat got bucked by the Mavericks 107-99. Luka Doncic finishes with a 21-point, 10 rebound double-double for the Mav’s. Jimmy Butler had 29 points and 10 rebounds.
Celtics take down the 76ers 135-87. The Celtics are the first team in NBA history to win three straight games on the road by 3o plus points
Cavaliers take the loss to the Hawks 124-116. Trae Young hung 41 points and 9 assists on the Cav’s.
Grizzlies beat the Pelicans 121-109
Pacers lost to the Bucks 128-119. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 50 points and had 14 rebounds in the win for Milwaukee.
Suns beat the Clippers 103-96. Devon Booker 26 points for the Suns.
Tonight: Hawks versus the Magic 7pm
Nets and Knicks 7:30pm ESPN
Wizards at the Pacers 7:30pm
Celtics host the Pistons 7:30pm
Spurs at Thunder 8pm
Timberwolves host the Raptors 8pm
Kings and Bulls 8pm
Trail Blazers are on the road against the Grizzlies 8pm
Rockets versus the Suns 9pm
Jazz and Lakers 10pm ESPN
Warriors host the Nuggets 10pm
Olympics: Nick Goepper takes home Free Ski Slope-Style Silver and Alex Hall takes home the Gold for the United States.
NHL: Panthers face the Hurricanes in Carolina at 7:30pm tonight at the PNC Arena. The game is on TNT.
Yesterday: Bruins fall to the Rangers 2-1 in a shootout
Blues beat the Senators 5-2
Sabres defeated the Islanders 6-3
Lightning takes down the Devils 6-3
Penguins beat the Flyers 5-4 in overtime
Capitals defeat the Predators 4-1
Stars fall take care of the Avalanche 4-1
Flames win against the Blue Jackets 6-2
Oilers beat Kings 5-2
Tonight: Hurricanes host the Panthers 7:30pm
Bruins versus the Rangers 7pm
Blues and Senators 7pm
Islanders at the Sabres 7pm
Devils host the Lightning 7pm
Penguins host the Flyers 7pm
Capitals versus the Predators 8pm
Stars and Avalanche 9pm
Oilers at Kings 10:30pm
NCAA Men’s Basketball Yesterday: Wake Forest lost to Duke 76-74, on a Mark Williams last-second (00:05) put-back dunk. Coach K missed the second half of the game because of illness. He was reported to be feeling better after the game. Wendel Moore Jr finished with 16 points and 6 rebounds, Mark Williams had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Paolo Banchero finishes the game with 13 points and 6 assists for the Blue Devils. Jake LaRavia led Wake Forest with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Alondes Williams ended the game with 18 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists for the Demon Deacons.
Hofstra crushes Elon 97-64
North Carolina State defeats Georgia Tech 76-61
Today: Campbell at Radford 6:30pm
Furman versus Eastern Carolina 7pm
UNC-Asheville at Charleston Southern 7pm
North Carolina A & T on the road at Hampton 7pm
North Carolina Tar Heels host Pittsburgh at 8pm on the ACC Network
NASCAR Upcoming Races:
The NASCAR Cup Series kicks off this week with the 64 running of The Daytona 500. The race coverage starts at 2:30 on FOX.
Feb 27 – Wise Power 400 at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California.
WNBA: The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame newest inductees have been announced. Becky Hammon, DeLisha Milton-Jones, Penny Taylor, and Alice “Cookie” Barron are the players entering the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. The Hall opened in 1999 and this is the 23rd class to enter the shrine. There were other members inducted as well, they were coaches from the league.
You can catch all the Whiteville Wolfpack home Varsity baseball games and away game updates on your hometown station Kool 103.9-FM. Do not forget that you can stream the action on www.Kool1039Radio.com
– Vinny Pagano is the Sports Editor for Columbus County News and Sports Director for WTXY Kool 103.9FM & AM1540. Join Vinny every Saturday mornings at 10:30am on WTXY AM1540 & KOOL 103.9FM for “In The Sports Zone”, a weekly sports talk podcast, covering the world of professional, college, semi-pro and the local sports world. In The Sports Zone is also available on Spotify, Anchor FM, and other Podcast sites. Local Sports stories, as well as questions and comments can be submitted to Vinny at sports@kool1039radio.com
