Sports News in and Around Columbus County, NC
In the July 23 “Coach Talk with Zay Best,” Coach Roosevelt Colson’s name was misspelled. We apologize for the error. CCN always strives for accuracy, and contact us by phone or email if you spot [Read More]
In Dublin, West Bladen saw an early lead fade away as the Knights fell to the Pender Patriots 34-12 on Friday night. It was the season opener for both teams, and the Knights felt the [Read More]
South Columbus 27 Swansboro 21 Swansboro-South Columbus squeezed by Swansboro 27-21 Friday in the non-conference season opener for both squads. The Pirates struck early with a 72 yard TD bomb from QB Kevin Till to [Read More]
They say rivalries bring out the best in sports and the most recent West Bladen-East Bladen Girls Volleyball match proved that old saying to be true. The undefeated Knights had to go to five sets [Read More]
East Columbus Downs Whiteville 3-2 in Soccer: East Bladen-West Bladen tie 0-0 On Thursday, rivals in both counties clashed on the field for some great soccer. At Lake Waccamaw, the Gators got the best of [Read More]
High school sports are warming up as volleyball and soccer action kicks in before the start of school. In girl’s volleyball Tuesday, the Lady Knights defeated West Columbus 3-0 in Dublin. West Bladen dominated all [Read More]
In girls volleyball, South Columbus lost 3-0 at West Brunswick on Wednesday. On Thursday, The Lady Stallions rebounded with a 3-0 triumph over West Columbus. They defeated the Vikings by scores of 25-15, 25-9, and [Read More]
At Vineland Golf at White Lake, Hutchens Glenn, Kent Fisher, Anne Beyer, Conner Patrick, and Lucas Henderson defeated Pam Davis, David Beyer, Steven Clark, Conner Smith, and Jimmy Schultz in a playoff on Thursday’s Thundering [Read More]
Signups are open through Aug. 29 for Whiteville Parks and Recreation football and cheer for ages 7-12. Cost for football is $38.50 for city residents and $48.50 for kids from the county. Cheerleading signup fee [Read More]
In Tabor City, South Columbus got the best of East Bladen in Volleyball 3-1 in a non-conference matchup. The Eagles came out strong winning the first set 25-13, but then the Stallions preceded to sweep [Read More]
In Tabor City, East Bladen defeated South Columbus in tennis on Tuesday. It was the season opener for both squads. The Eagles go to 1-0 and the Stallions fall to 0-1. Singles Cartrette (SC) def. [Read More]
At Rose Hill, West Bladen’s Jessica Rhodes got her first win as new girls’ volleyball coach of the Knights as West Bladen swept Union in Volleyball 3-0. The Knights decisively won all three games, 25-16, [Read More]
SFGA Billy Malpass, Dan Salsbery, Willard Storms, and Scott Burchett won the Aug. 5 Southeastern Fellowship Golf Association Tournament at Land ‘O Lakes in Whiteville. They posted a score of 125. Alick Mansfield, Jonny Wallace, [Read More]
When Columbus County’s Dixie Youth Softball teams went to Louisiana recently, they had some help from a heavy hitter in state youth sports. The Columbus County Dixie Softball Board was awarded a $5,000 travel grant [Read More]
August has now arrived and we know that means football, specifically high school football. Football has been going for the players and coaches all year with spring games, 7 on 7’s, camps, weight lifting and [Read More]
Donovan Worley has been named as Tar Heel Middle School Panthers Athletic Director. Worley, an East Columbus graduate, was a standout basketball player for the Gators. He attended UNC-Pembroke and graduated with a B.S. in [Read More]
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