Sports News in and Around Columbus County, NC
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...
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...
Mustangs of all ages will gather at Nakina Middle School Thursday for Alumni Recognition Night. The event honors all Nakina High basketball players from 1953 through 1992, when the school...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Baseballs will be replaced with snowballs this weekend in Columbus County due to the potential winter weather. The Southeastern Community College Rams had their season opener with Caldwell Community C...
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...
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...
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...