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Area Basketball Roundup: Gator Boys, Girls Clinch Titles

East Columbus Boys 51 East Bladen 45 OT LAKE WACCAMAW—KJ Thurman took control of the game in overtime Thursday night to ensure East Columbus defeated East Bladen 51-45. Thurman scored...

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February 13, 2026
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Area Boys’ Roundup: Vikings Take Over First; Pack, Gators, Knights Win

West Columbus 50 North Duplin 49 CALYPSO—West Columbus squeezed out a victory over North Duplin 50-49 on Tuesday night. The win secured at least a tie for the Carolina Conference...

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February 12, 2026
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Area Girls’ Roundup: Vikings, Eagles Triumph; Gators, Knights Fall

Graham has history-making quadruple double for Gators. Lakewood 44 East Columbus 40 SALEMBURG-Malia Graham posted a rare feat in a frenzied 44-40 comeback loss to Lakewood in girls’ basketball on...

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February 9, 2026
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Area Boys Basketball Roundup for Feb. 6: Mixed Bag of Wins, Losses

Fairmont 56 Whiteville 48 WHITEVILLE—Fairmont overcame an 11-point second half deficit to defeat Whiteville 56-48 on Friday night. After only putting up six first quarter points, the Tornadoes torched...

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February 9, 2026
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Area Boys Basketball Roundup for Feb. 5: Vikings, Knights, Stallions Prevail in Snow Games        

West Columbus 56 East Bladen 50 ELIZABETHTOWN—West Columbus went on a 9-3 run to defeat East Bladen Thursday night in boys’ basketball. The game was one of several make-up games...

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February 9, 2026
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Basketball Games On Hold

Several area basketball games scheduled for Tuesday have been cancelled due to icy conditions. Cancelled games include • West Bladen vs. Fairmont • Whiteville vs. South Brunswick • East Bladen...

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February 2, 2026
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Area Boys Roundup: Knights, Gators Win

West Bladen 80, Whiteville 59 DUBLIN—Jackson Pait set a school record 45 points against Whiteville Friday night as the Knights crushed Whiteville 80-59. Pait’s eight three-pointers set the tone for...

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February 2, 2026
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Area Girls Basketball Roundup: Pack, Gators Cruise; Stallions Fall

Whiteville 50, West Bladen 32 DUBLIN—Asia Smith and Ceonna Dennis scored 14 points each as Whiteville rolled on to victory with a 50-32 defeat of West Bladen on Friday. The...

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February 2, 2026
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Gators Take Two from Pack in Basketball

 East Columbus Boys 65, Whiteville 54 LAKE WACCAMAW—In boys’ basketball, East Columbus blew open a close game at the end of the fourth quarter to stun Whiteville 65-54. The Wolfpack...

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January 30, 2026
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East Bladen Girls Win, Boys Lose Against North Duplin

North Duplin Boys 62, East Bladen 54 ELIZABETHTOWN—Jae’lyn Ingram pumped in 25 points to lead North Duplin’s boys past East Bladen 62-54 Thursday night. The Eagles jumped out on the...

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January 30, 2026
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Area Girls’ Basketball Roundup: Pack, Eagles Prevail; Knights, Vikings Fall

Whiteville 56, South Columbus 40 WHITEVILLE—Ceonna Dennis pumped in 29 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Wolfpack ran past South Columbus 56-40. It was the 12th double-double of the...

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January 29, 2026
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Familiar Face Leads Stallions Football

TABOR CITY—South Columbus has a new football coach who is familiar to Stallion Country – Jake Fonvielle. He will be replacing Russell Dove, who stepped down at the end of...

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January 26, 2026
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Area Boys’ Basketball Roundup: Pack Win, Stallions Fall

Whiteville 94, Red Springs 64 WHITEVILLE—Whiteville used a well balanced and highly potent offense to overcome a 46-point performance to down Red Springs Friday night 94-64. The Pack had four...

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January 25, 2026
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Area Girls’ Basketball Roundup: Pack, Gators Win; Knights Win Third Straight

Whiteville 61, Red Springs 37 WHITEVILLE—Whiteville held Red Springs scoreless in the second quarter on their way to a 61-37 victory. Jashai Robbs led the Wolfpack with 25 points in...

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January 25, 2026
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Jan. 23 Basketball Roundup

West Brunswick Boys 61, South Columbus 24 TABOR CITY—West Brunswick used smothering defense in shutting down South Columbus in boys’ basketball Thursday Night 61-24. The Trojans held the Stallions to...

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January 23, 2026
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Area Basketball Roundup for Jan. 20

West Bladen Boys 75, West Columbus 41     CERRO GORDO—West Bladen pushed its record to 12-5 on the season as the Knights routed West Columbus 75-41 in boys’ basketball Wednesday night....

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January 22, 2026
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