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Ty Moss Football Camp Draws 100

August 1, 2025 Tommy Taylor 0

Ty Moss came home this week to Whiteville for his third Annual Football Camp. The Ty Moss Camp, with Columbus County Recreation Department, had more than 100 youth between 5 and 17 show up on [Read More]

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July 29 DYB Update: Angels Fly! Central Columbus Stay Unbeaten

July 30, 2025 Tommy Taylor 0

Play South Carolina For World Series Title Today Central Columbus Angels stayed unbeaten In the DYB World Series Softball Championship with wins over Tennessee 11-1 and Florida 4-3. They will play South Carolina on Tuesday [Read More]

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World Series Champion Central Columbus Angels Take All

July 30, 2025 Tommy Taylor 0

Layken Lancaster of Central Columbus hit a grand slam to propel the Angels to a 5-3 victory over South Carolina in the series final of the DYB World Series Softball Tournament, held in Ruston, La. [Read More]

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Whiteville Cheerleaders Named UCA All-Americans

July 28, 2025 Tommy Taylor 0

Whiteville High School announced recently that eight of their varsity cheerleaders have been named UCA All-Americans. Lauryn Singletary, Kamyia Moody, Carrie Nicholson, Jenna Arrington, Grace Wilkins, Shalynn Soles, Zoe Elleby, and Aria Bartly were selected [Read More]

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Columbus Angels Unbeaten; South Ponytails Stay Alive; Central Darlings Eliminated

July 28, 2025 Tommy Taylor 0

Neither heat, lightning, nor time could stop the Central Columbus Angels Sunday in a nine-inning thriller in Ruston, La., as they came back from 3-0 to win 4-3. It was a pitcher’s duel with heat [Read More]

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DYB Baseball World Series Starts Today In Dunn

July 25, 2025 Tommy Taylor 0

A pair of local teams will be among the 42 squads invading Harnett County this weekend as the World Series of DYB starts today (July 25) in Dunn. Two teams from Riegelwood will represent North [Read More]

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Gage Hammond Tabbed To Lead West Columbus Baseball

July 24, 2025 Tommy Taylor 0

West Columbus recently named Gage Hammond as the new varsity baseball coach. Hammond was a standout baseball player for the Vikings, where in his sophomore year, he helped the Vikings to the Eastern Finals. His [Read More]

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Coach Talk: Zay Best

July 23, 2025 Tommy Taylor 0

Whiteville High School is blessed to have so many great young athletes. They excel on the fields and on the courts. Zay Best is no exception. Zay will be attending Livingstone College in the fall [Read More]

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EBHS’ Ward scores 11 points as East All-Stars Defeat West, 97-85

July 23, 2025 Tommy Taylor 0

East Bladen’s Nene Ward hit double figures with 11 points as the East Girls defeated the West All-Stars Monday 97-85 in the N. C. Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game. The turning point in the game [Read More]

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R-I-E-G-E-L-W-O-O-D Spells ‘Double Trouble’

July 21, 2025 Tommy Taylor 0

Two Riegelwood Teams Head for Series in Dunn   Trouble often comes in pairs and that will be the case starting this Thursday as Riegelwood’s 6-U and 8-U DYB teams invade Dunn. The tournament will [Read More]

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Football Camp Teaches Skills, Discipline, and Life

July 21, 2025 Tommy Taylor 0

On Saturday, local kids came out for the second annual Free Football and Skills Camp sponsored by Fitgang@7gang Academy and the Chester McGlockton Scholarship Foundation. The camp was held at Central Middle School in Whiteville. [Read More]

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East Bladen’s Ward Named To East-West All-Star Game

July 18, 2025 Tommy Taylor Comments Off on East Bladen’s Ward Named To East-West All-Star Game

East Bladen’s Nene Ward was named to play in the N.C. Coaches Association East-West All-Star game in Greensboro on July 21. Ward was named Waccamaw Player of the Year in 2024 and 2025 while achieving [Read More]

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Whiteville DYB Teams Fall In Championship Games 

July 18, 2025 Tommy Taylor Comments Off on Whiteville DYB Teams Fall In Championship Games 

Whiteville DYB teams had an opportunity Thursday to claim a state championship but both teams fell short. Whiteville AAA lost to Shallotte 9-8, while the Majors were defeated 5-2 by South Brunswick. The Whiteville AAA [Read More]

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Columbus County Softball Teams Gear Up For World Series

July 18, 2025 Tommy Taylor Comments Off on Columbus County Softball Teams Gear Up For World Series

Columbus County is known for baseball, but don’t forget the ladies who are dominating a diamond of their own. This year in the Dixie Softball World Series in Louisiana, Columbus County will be represented by [Read More]

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DYB Roundup for July 16: Whiteville AAA All-Stars win 7-6 in Nail Biter

July 16, 2025 Tommy Taylor Comments Off on DYB Roundup for July 16: Whiteville AAA All-Stars win 7-6 in Nail Biter

With the game tied in the seventh inning, Easton Spivey singled in the game-winning RBI to lead Whiteville AAA All-Stars to a 7-6 victory against South Stanley on Tuesday. He also gave a solid performance [Read More]

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Rams’ Larrell Murchison Annual Fun Day a Success

July 15, 2025 Tommy Taylor Comments Off on Rams’ Larrell Murchison Annual Fun Day a Success

On a warm Saturday morning in Elizabethtown, one of Bladen’s own came back for a camp and a cause. Larrell Murchison returned home to over 300 people for his Fifth Annual Community Day at Elizabethtown [Read More]

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