Sports News in and Around Columbus County, NC
The second round of the playoffs are beginning Friday. We have five local squads preparing to do battle for a coveted state championship. Here is a breakdown of the contests that will affect local tea...
WALLACE—West Bladen fell to defending 3A State Champions Wallace Rose-Hill 3-2 in the third round of the NCHSAA soccer playoffs on Monday. \It was the end to an historic season for the Knights...
TABOR CITY—South Columbus jumped out to an early 28-0 lead in the first quarter and never looked back in defeating McMichael 58-6 in the first round of the 3A NCHSAA football playoffs on Friday. Phill...
Alexjandro Lopez scored two goals to lead West Bladen past Heide Trask 2-0 at Rocky Point on Thursday. The win puts the Knights into the third round of the 3A playoffs as they will face Wallace-Rose H...
Most of you know and have heard about Jim Valvano. He was the N.C. State basketball coach who led the Pack to a NCAA victory in 1983. He later worked for ESPN and died from cancer in 1993. He also was...
In Dublin, West Bladen advanced to the second round of the 3A playoffs with a 4-2 victory over North Moore. It was only the second playoff victory in school history. The Knights (15-4-3) scored two go...
LAKEWOOD—Lakewood completed the Carolina Conference undefeated as they downed East Columbus 14-0 on Friday. The Leopards finished the conference 6-0 and 7-3 in the regular season. Burrough Strickland ...
UNION—West Columbus won its third victory in a row over Union 59-20 Friday night. DJ Graham led the attack with five touchdown passes and on rushing to move the Vikings to 3-3 in the Carolina Conferen...
WHITEVILLE—The Wolfpack completed an undefeated season by downing county rival South Columbus 48-12 in football on Friday night. The Wolfpack completed the conference with a 4-0 record and 9-0 ...
The NCHSSA playoff brackets have been announced with the first-round games being held Monday (Nov. 2). In the 1A bracket, East Columbus is the 14 seed. The Gators (4-12-1) received a bye and will trav...
Land O’Lakes held its last SFGA tournament of the year on Tuesday. A total of 37 members showed up to participate in the Captain’s Choice event but no winners were announced, as it was the last tourna...
ELIZABETHTOWN—East Bladen got a goal and two assists from Ishaq Algozy in defeating East Columbus 3-0 in the first round of the Carolina Conference Soccer Tournament Monday. The Eagles (13-8-1) advanc...
LAKE WACCAMAW—East Columbus shut down North Duplin’s high-powered offense with a 23-8 upset of the Panthers on Friday night. The Gators defense held the Panthers to 121 yards of total offense. Late in...
RED SPRINGS–Whiteville continued its unbeaten season Friday as they blanked Red Springs 40-0. The Wolfpack will host county rival South Columbus (2-1, 5-3) for the Southeastern Conference Champi...
ELIZABETHTOWN—East Bladen closed out its regular season with a 49-34 victory over Union Friday on Senior Night. Jayden Lewis led the way with six touchdowns and 230 yards rushing. Lewis now has 1,529 ...
LAKE WACCAMAW—East Columbus advanced to the fourth round in the 1A volleyball playoffs as they defeated Hobgood Charter 3-1 on Thursday. The win put the Gators (16-5) against Woods Charter (21-2) on S...