Sports News in and Around Columbus County, NC
At Land O’ Lakes, the SFGA held its weekly tournament at Timberlake Golf Course at Clinton on April 21. The tournament was a Texas scramble format using the best two scores with 26 players in the even...
EAST COLUMBUS 9, LAKEWOOD 5 SALEMBURG—East Columbus drove in five runs in the sixth inning to defeat Lakewood in baseball on Thursday night. The win sets up an important showdown at Hobbton (9-1, 15-3...
At Land O’Lakes, Marvin Eaton, Richard Davis, Wilton Wiggins, and Rob Conway won the weekly SFGA Tournament with a score of 100 under the Stableford format. Second place went to Rudy Taylor, Jeff Smit...
EAST COLUMBUS 5, WEST BRUNSWICK 0 LAKE WACCAMAW—Amber Ochoa pitched a two-hit shutout as East Columbus defeated West Brunswick 5-0 on Tuesday in softball. The Gators are now 15-5 on the year with the ...
WHITEVILLE 18, RED SPRINGS 2 RED SPRINGS—Whiteville moved to 7-0 in the Southeastern Conference as they defeated Red Springs 18-2 in baseball on Tuesday night. The Wolfpack only gave up one hit on the...
EAST COLUMBUS 7, ASHLEY 2 in Game 1; EAST COLUMBUS 13 ASHLEY 2 in Game 2 EAST COLUMBUS–Jenna King hit a home run and knocked in four runs as the Gators defeated Ashley in the first game of a dou...
WHITEVILLE 5, FAIRMONT 4 WHITEVILLE—Junior Collin Hooks and two hits and scored two runs to help keep Whiteville unbeaten in Southeastern Conference play with a 5-4 victory over Fairmont at Legion Fie...
EAST COLUMBUS 18, WEST COLUMBUS 0 LAKE WACCAMAW—Amber Ochoa and Gracie Coyle combined for a no-hitter as the East Columbus Gators crushed county rival West Columbus 18-0 in softball on Thursday night....
Land O’Lakes held its weekly SFGA Golf Tournament at Pinecrest Country Club in Lumberton. 27 players participated in the tournament. Marvin Eaton, Elvin Meares, George Cochran, and Rob Conway won with...
WHITEVILLE 21, FAIRMONT 8 FAIRMONT—Whiteville used an explosive nine-run inning to defeat Fairmont 21-8 in baseball Tuesday night. With the win, Whiteville moves to 5-0 in the Southeastern Conference ...
Athletes, supporters and volunteers from across the area crowded Legion Stadium today (April 15) for the annual Special Olympics. This was the second year back for the Special Olympics here. The event...
The N.C. Special Olympics Spring Games return to Columbus County Wednesday, for the second spring event. “Last year, the Special Olympics were held in the spring for the first time since 2019,” stated...
WEST BLADEN 5, CAPE FEAR 4 FAYETTEVILLE—Chase Bryan hit a game winning RBI in the seventh inning to push West Bladen past Cape Fear 5-4 in the championship game of the Randy Ledford Memorial Easter To...
EAST COLUMBUS 21, SCOTLAND COUNTY 5 PEMBROKE—East Columbus crushed Scotland County 21-5 Monday in the second round of the Robeson County Softball Slugfest. Skylah Collins led the Gators with two hits...
Gators’ Gauge Simmons Throws No-hitter EAST COLUMBUS 4, FAIRMONT 0 PEMBROKE—Gauge Simmons threw a no-hitter as the East Columbus Gators defeated Fairmont in the consolation bracket in the Robeson Coun...