Local: West Columbus High School Cheer Squad tryout week is April 25-27 and tryout day is April 28. The tryout time is 3:30 -4:30 p.m.
Varsity Baseball: Pitt County Classic at DH Conley High School: Whiteville beat Northside Pinetown 5-0; Whiteville defeated Greene Central 12-3. Whiteville is now 12-3, with a 10-game winning streak heading into this weekend against Cape Fear.
South Columbus is in the Beach Diamond Invitational tournament. They are coming off a 23-8 loss yesterday to Scotland out of Laurinburg. The Stallions face the Cherryville Ironmen out of Tabor City today at 11 a.m. and Bessemer City at 6 p.m. The Vikings resume regular season play on April 26 when they meet East Columbus at 7 p.m.
West Bladen beat West Columbus 7-6 in the Vikings first game yesterday in the West Bladen Easter Tournament. They lost 7-1 last night to the Gators of East Columbus. The Vikings play Pender on April 26 at 7 p.m.
East Columbus hosts South Columbus on April 26 at 7 p.m.
Regular Season: Whiteville resumes play Saturday (April 23) at noon, hosting Cape Fear at Legion Stadium. Pregame starts at 11:45 a.m. on Kool 103.9-FM and you can also catch every pitch streaming on www.Kool1039Radio.com
Varsity Softball: The Lady Wolfpack of Whiteville beat west Brunswick 5-4
NBA Playoffs Last Night:
The Hawks lost to the Heat 115-105. Miami leads the series 2-0
Timberwolves versus the Grizzlies 124-96. Minnesota and Memphis are tied in the series 1-1.
Pelicans take down the Suns 125-114. The Suns and Pelicans are tied in the series 1-1. Devon Booker left the game.
Tonight: Boston hosts the Nets at 7 p.m. TNT, for game 2. The Celtics nipped the Nets 115-114 in game 1. Boston is up 1-0 in the series.
The 76ers versus the Raptors in game 3 at 8 p.m. on NBA-TV. Philadelphia is up 2-0 in the series.
Milwaukee is hosting the Bulls at 9:30 p.m. on TNT, for game 2. The Bucks beat the Bulls 93-86 in game 1. Milwaukee leads the series 1-0.
MLB Yesterday: Diamondbacks lost both games in a double-header, 6-1 and 1-0 to the Nationals.
Giants dropped two games in the double-header to the Mets, 5-4 and 3-1.
White Sox at Guardians moved to a double header today due to weather.
Yankees beat Tigers 4-2.
Cardinals beat Marlins 5-1.
Blue Jays lost to the Red Sox 2-1.
Rays defeat the Cubs 6-5.
Pirates fall to the Brewers 5-2.
The Twins lost to the Royals 4-3.
Angels beat Astros 7-2.
The Phillies took the loss to the Rockies 6-5.
Rangers fall to the Mariners 6-2.
Reds lost to the Padres 6-2.
The Orioles got beaten by the Athletics 2-1.
Braves beat Dodgers 3-1.
Today: White Sox at Guardians in a double header. Game times are 2:10 p.m. and 5:40 p.m.
Yankees at Tigers 6:40 p.m.
Cardinals at Marlins 6:40 p.m.
Blue Jays at Red Sox 7:10 p.m.
Rays at Cubs 7:40 p.m.
Pirates at Brewers 1:40 p.m.
Twins and Royals 8:10 p.m.
Angels at Astros 6:40 p.m.
Diamondbacks at Nationals 7:05 p.m.
Phillies at Rockies 3:10 p.m.
Rangers at Mariners 9:40 p.m.
Reds at Padres 4:10 p.m.
Orioles at the Athletics 6:07 p.m.
Braves at Dodgers 3:10 p.m.
NHL: The Hurricanes will look for their 50th win on the season, Thursday night at 7 p.m., hosting the Jets at the PNC Arena. Carolina is 49-20-8 on the season and they are in first place in the Metropolitan division.
Yesterday: Jets got blanked by the Rangers 3-0.
Red Wings beat Lightning 4-3.
Wild shutout the Canadians 2-0.
Flyers fall to the Maple Leafs 5-2.
Panthers beat the Islanders 3-2 in overtime.
Bruins defeats the Blues 3-2 in overtime.
Flames fall to the Predators 3-2 in a shootout.
Kings beat Ducks 2-1.
Senators defeat the Canucks 4-3 in a shootout.
Blue Jackets got beaten by the Sharks 3-2.
Tonight: Stars at Oilers 8:30 p.m.
Capitals versus the Golden Knights 10 p.m.
Avalanche and Kraken 10 p.m.
Blackhawks and Coyotes 10 p.m.
NASCAR Xfinity Series: Next stop will be the Ag-Pro 300 on Saturday April 23, at the Talladega Superspeedway. The flag will drop at 4 p.m. on FOX.
NASCAR Cup Series: The Geico 500 is next up on the Cup Series in Talladega, Alabama on Sunday, April 24.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Next race is Friday May 6, in Darlington, South Carolina
– Vinny Pagano is the Sports Editor for Columbus County News and Sports Director for WTXY Kool 103.9FM & AM1540. Join Vinny every Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. 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, and other Podcast sites. Local Sports stories, as well as questions and comments can be submitted to Vinny at [email protected]
