Sports News in and Around Columbus County, NC
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 Mt. Pleasant, Riegelwood...
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 tourna...
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 a 10-2 conference record while the...
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 cheerleading squa...
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 triple...
By Tommy Taylor CCN Sports The Bladen County AAA All-Stars have clinched a spot in the Division 2 AAA-State Tournament. They earned the spot by getting to the semi-finals of the District 2 regional to...
Around 200 athletes are expected to participate in this year’s Special Olympics Spring Games, and sponsors are seeking support for the program. This year’s field day is set for April 9 at the Wh...
The Whiteville Wolfpack has many students, staff, and families that will be traveling to Elizabeth City to attend the 5th Round of the Eastern Regional Finals. Due to the large amount of community sup...
The Thursday night lights didn’t shine bright for two of the three county football teams that moved their games due to the forecast rain for tonight. Whiteville brought a win home Thursday from ...
School may be out but sports camps are in at West Columbus. June 17-19 is the West Columbus Youth Baseball Camp. Coach Connor Grainger will lead the camp, which will focus on the basics of throwing, c...
May was a big month for legalized gambling in North Carolina. The North Carolina State Lottery Commission has released its sports wagering activity report for May. The report compiles the sports wager...
The East Columbus Gators Middle School Softball Team are Tournament and Conference champions. After an undefeated regular season, the ladies clinched the Williams Township Softball Tournament Champion...
The perennial softball matchup between East Columbus and Pender has never gone well for the Lady Patriots. ECHS has beaten Pender eight out of the nine times they have met on the diamond since 2016. T...
The Whiteville Wolfpack Varsity Baseball team is off to an incredibly hot start in their 2024 campaign. The Wolfpack currently sit with a record of 8-1, with that one loss coming in late February in a...
Much of the East Columbus Lady Gators’ historic run this season has to be credited to third-year coach Latoya (Toi) Brown. Brown is an East Columbus alumna who played basketball and softball. “...
If someone would’ve told DJ Bryant in the seventh grade that as a senior, he’d be a key factor for the West Columbus Vikings to have their best season since 1979 and committing to the Citadel months l...