Sports News in and Around Columbus County, NC
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...
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...
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....
East Bladen 74, Lakewood 62 SALEMBURG—Keyshawn Kemp pumped in 26 points to lead the Eagles past Lakewood 74-62 on Friday night. The Eagles move to 3-2 in the Carolina Conference...
East Bladen 43, Lakewood 28 SALEMBURG—Ellen Battle scored 14 points as the East Bladen Eagles defeated Lakewood 43-28 in girls’ basketball Friday night. The Eagles (4-1, 13-2) led by as...
RED SPRINGS—Local high school teams participated in the Seventh Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Basketball Classic held Saturday (Jan. 17) at Red Springs High School. In girls’ action, Whiteville defeat...
Southeastern Community College is gearing up for a winning baseball season as they take on the Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Cobras at home on Jan. 31 at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. for a...
West Bladen Boys 55, East Bladen 33 DUBLIN—Jamari Adams-Peterson and Jackson Pait scored 13 points each to lead West Bladen past county rival East Bladen 55-33 Wednesday night in boys’...
West Columbus Boys 55, Hobbton 47 WCHS Girls 47, Hobbton 6 NEWTON GROVE—West Columbus boys improved to 3-2 in the Carolina Conference with a victory over Hobbton Tuesday, 55-47. West...
East Bladen Boys 56, Union 35 ELIZABETHTOWN—Landyn Scott blistered the nets for 34 points including a school record 10 three-pointers as the Eagles crushed Union 56-35 Tuesday night in boys’...
West Columbus 46, East Bladen 41 CERRO GORDO—West Columbus held off East Bladen Friday night 46-41 in a key Carolina Conference game. The loss was another heartbreaker for the Eagles...
Whiteville 39 West Bladen 28 WHITEVILLE—Whiteville fought off a tough challenge from West Bladen Friday night as the Pack defeated the Knights 39-28 in girls’ basketball. It was the Southeastern...
South Columbus Boys Win, Girls Lose Against East Bladen South Columbus Boys 49, East Bladen 46 ELIZABETHTOWN—Khalil Morgan hit two clutch free throws for South Columbus to seal the victory...
Eagles Get First Win 43-36 Over North Duplin MOUNT OLIVE — East Bladen broke a 36-36 tie with 1:30 left in the game with a 7-0 run to down North...
The New Year brought new golf tournaments for local courses. In Whiteville, Land O’ Lakes held its annual Collard Open. Luke Gooden and Blake Baysden won with a 12 under...