Sports News in and Around Columbus County, NC
The teams of Whiteville Central just recently celebrated their State Championships from 1967 and 1968. These titles came in the segregation era, which often leaves them overlooked or sadly just...
1A Boys—East Columbus 58, Hobgood Charter 30 2A Boys—West Columbus 72, Raleigh Research Triangle Park 71 Lejeune 61, East Bladen 57 3A Boys—Whiteville 69, Ayden Grifton 56 ...
Lake Waccamaw Town Hall and Friends of Rube McCray Library will be hosting a very special guest on Feb. 26. Dereck Whittenburg, member of the legendary 1983 N.C. State National Championship basketball...
West Bladen 64, Fairmont 55 FAIRMONT—Tylik McCall lit up the scoreboard for 31 points as the Knights took home the Southeastern Conference Tournament title with a 64-55 defeat of Fairmont...
On Saturday, the NCHSAA announced the playoff pairings of the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams. Local schools will participate in several brackets. Some games are scheduled to start at 6...
East Bladen Boys 68, East Columbus 61 2 OT ROSE HILL—Keyshawn Kemp put up 32 points and snatched 11 rebounds to propel East Bladen past East Columbus 68-61 on double...
Whiteville Boys 60, Red Springs 37 WHITEVILLE—Whiteville used a tough defense and a balanced attack to defeat Red Springs 60-37 in boys’ basketball Tuesday night. The win puts the Wolfpack...
East Bladen 65, Hobbton 55 ELIZABETHTOWN—Keyshawn Kemp poured in 21 points to lead East Bladen boys past Hobbton 65-56 in the first round of the Carolina Conference Basketball Tournament on...
Whiteville Boys 59, South Columbus 41 TABOR CITY—Trayvionne Williams scored a career high 25 points and pulled down seven rebounds as Whiteville boys won their third game in a row...
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...