Articles by Tommy Taylor

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

  At Ocean Isle, Whiteville AAA All-Stars bats were hot and the pitchers arms were golden as they crushed Town Creek All-Stars 17-0 in game 1. Easton Spivey started and pitched two shutout innings, striking [Read More]

Mason Benton hit a walk off home run in the 8th inning to lift Whiteville’s D2 Majors to a 2-1 victory over South Brunswick in the D2 Majors State Tournament. The win puts the Whiteville [Read More]