WEST COLUMBUS 29, NORTHAMPTON 1
GASTON—West Columbus Girls’ softball team entered the playoffs for the first time since 2013 and brought home its first ever post-season playoffs victory defeating Northampton County 29-1 in the 2A playoffs on Tuesday.
First year head coach Timmy Jones led the Vikings to their historic victory. The Vikings season will continue on May 8 when the Vikings will face Carolina Conference opponent North Duplin (9-1, 13-1) in Calypso.
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NORTHAMPTON X X X X X X X_ 1 X X
EAST COLUMBUS 26, NORTH EDGECOMBE 0
LAKE WACCAMAW—East Columbus (19-5) crushed North Edgecombe 26-0 in the first round of the 1A softball playoffs on Tuesday. The #3 seed Gators will host #6 seed North East Carolina Prep (15-7) on Friday.
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EAST COLUMBUS X X X X X X X-26 0 0
SOUTH COLUMBUS 15, WILSON BEDDINGFIELD 0
TABOR CITY—South Columbus beat Beddingfield 15-0 in the 3A Softball playoffs on Tuesday. The Stallions are now 10-11 on the year. The #13 seed Stallions will travel to # 4 Heide Trask (13-4) on Friday in the second round of the 3A NCHSAA playoffs.
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SOUTH COLUMBUS X X X X X X X-15 X X
EAST BLADEN 15, UNION 0
ELIZABETHTOWN–Jenna Brice threw a no-hitter in the first round of the 2A playoffs as the Eagles defeated Union 15-0. Niyah Wooten led the bats with a hit and three RBI’s in the victory for East Bladen, who move to 9-12 on the season. The Eagles, the #13 seed in the 2A playoffs, will go to East Carteret (14-5) on Friday in the second round.
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EAST BLADEN 4 3 5 3 X X X-15 9 0
GREENE CENTRAL 5, WEST BLADEN 3
DUBLIN—Abigail Dew had two hits and a run scored but it wasn’t enough for the Knights as Greene Central (11-11) beat West Bladen 5-3 in the first round of the 3A softball playoffs on Tuesday. West Bladen, the number 16 seed for the playoff tournament, completes their season at 9-12. West Bladen struggled at the end of the season, losing five in a row. Greene Central will go to number one seed Midway (19-1) on Friday.
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WEST BLADEN 0 2 0 1 0 0 0-3 10 1
