Sports News in and Around Columbus County, NC
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
With baseball in full swing, thoughts of Gehrig, Aaron, Rose, and Mays to Ryan, Smoltz, and Seaver, fill our head as the we prepare to watch this year’s Major League...
The Columbus County DREAM Center will host a golf academy at Vineland Golf Club July 21 from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The Bright Futures Summer Golf Academy is a...
The village of Riegelwood may have to change its name to the City of Champions. The Riegelwood AA All-Stars took home the NCDYB AA Championship Tuesday in Pembroke. They beat...
When talking about the great athletes that Whiteville High School has produced, a multitude of names pop up. About every sport in the school has had an All-American, professional athletes,...
Whiteville High School teamed up with Columbus Recreation Department to host its Summer Basketball Camp June 23-25 at the Recreation Center. More than 45 campers from ages 6-15 came to...
Oppressive heat could not stop the Riegelwood 6-U All-Stars as they defeated Mt. Pleasant and Stanley to take home the 2025 DYB 6-U state championship Tuesday. After a loss to...
By Tommy Taylor CCN Sports Riegelwood stayed undefeated in DYB 6-U tournament that started this weekend by defeating Fairmont. Over the weekend, the South Columbus All-Stars, also in the...
By Tommy Taylor CCN Sports Walker Sullivan was recently named to the North Carolina 2A All-State team for the second year in a row. The senior led South Columbus to...
By Tommy Taylor CCN Sports The Whiteville High School cheerleaders held their annual cheerleading camp on June 16-18. This year saw 150 campers from ages 3-13 in attendance, with one...
By Tommy Taylor CCN Sports Whiteville All-Stars defeated South Columbus All-Stars 7-4 in baseball on Thursday. Whiteville struck first in the top of the first inning when Landen Singletary...