Sports News in and Around Columbus County, NC
By McArthur S. Moore Later this week, The East Columbus Lady Gators basketball team will be looking to make history. The Gators will face off against the 28-1 Cherokee Lady Braves in the 1A Girls Bask...
Sheepdog Foundation will hold an orientation for its traditional youth martial arts today (Wednesday) from 5-7 p.m. at the Whiteville Recreation Center....
The Lake Waccamaw Fatmucket Walk/Hike/Ruck has been postponed until May. In an emailed announcement today, Joan McPherson said the event was delayed due to the recent death of Emily Perry. A State Pa...
Bags, pocketbooks, backpacks and standing at all county sporting events are no longer allowed. Count Schools Spokesman Kelly Jones said the new policy is designed to improve safety at ball games, and ...
Officials halted the West Columbus-Whiteville basketball game Friday night after a “disturbance “ caused a panic at the WCHS gym. The game was later completed with no spectators, with the Vikings topp...
The West Columbus Football team is headed for an historic matchup with Tarboro Friday, and supporters hope the team can make the long trip in comfort. The WCHS Vikings are playing Tarboro for the East...
It was all about hounds and kids Saturday, as the 17th Annual Youth Coon Hunt Challenge was held at Old 74 Fox Preserve in Hallsboro. The event was free to all youth, and is designed to help young hun...
The “First Time Since 79” team fromWest Columbus has the week off, but Whiteville’s Wolfpack and the never-say-die ECHS Gators are both hitting the field tonight for conference playoff games. East Col...
Offense is turning out to be the name of the game in area football action this season, and all area teams are firing up their defense before this week’s matchups, West Columbus is on the road to East ...
It wasn’t a good week for Pender County teams on the Columbus gridirons Thursday, as play was pushed up in advance of today’s potential tropical weather. Whiteville stomped a strong-hearted Heide Tras...
Whiteville City Schools will be on a regular schedule Wednesday, and will be closed to students and staff Thursday due to Hurricane Idalia. There will be no after school sporting events. Sporting pra...
Due to the potential arrival of Hurricane Idalia, Columbus County Schools will move to remote instruction for Thursday, Aug. 31. County schools will be on a regular schedule on Wednesday, but there wi...
The Wolfpack Optimist Majors dug down deep and defeated rival West Robeson, 4-1, today in Ruston, La., holding their place in the Dixie Youth Div. 1 AAA world series. The Pack is up against Leland thi...
HighSchoolOT has released its third-annual all-state softball team which features the best players across all state associations. It’s no surprise that ball queens Karli Godwin and Chynna Patric...
Several youth softball and baseball teams are on their way up the ladder. The East Columbus teams were honored with a parade at Lake Waccamaw last night. Today, July 7, the Whiteville Dixie Darlings, ...
A little girl from Columbus County took home a big title this weekend. Tabor City youth Grace Watts traveled to Orlando, Fla for the U.S. Open ISKA World Martial Arts Championships and came away vict...