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Anson football pulls away from Pender for 41-24 win
BURGAW, NC (WWAY) –The Pender Patriots fell to the Anson Bearcats 41-24 in a home matchup Friday night. Pender entered the game with a 2-2 record and got off to a fast start. Quarterback Austin Deal handed the ball off to Jahiem Lambe, who found an opening and took...
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Hoggard airs it out at West Brunswick, winning big 55-14
SHALLOTTE, NC (WWAY) — The Hoggard Vikings defeated West Brunswick Friday night, 55-14, starting off their conference schedule with a win. The Trojans opened the game trying to snap a four-game losing streak. West Brunswick started junior Kyle Floyd at quarterback, with senior quarterback Josiah Borton still battling injuries.
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#24 South Carolina Picks Up Wins Over UNC-Wilmington in Season Opener
SCY (25 Yards) In their opening meet of the 2026-27 swim season, the South Carolina Gamecocks took down UNC-Wilmington, a top mid-major program. The South Carolina women dominated the meet, winning 250-50, winning every single event of the meet, while the men came out 30 points ahead of UNCW. Women’s...
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YMCA Wrightsville Beach Sprint Triathlon set for Saturday
Wrightsville Beach, NC (WWAY) — More than 1,400 athletes are expected to compete in the YMCA Wrightsville Beach Sprint Triathlon on Saturday, with organizers warning drivers to prepare for traffic delays during the sold-out event. The YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina announced the 46th annual event has reached capacity....
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North Brunswick takes down Topsail in defensive battle, 14-10
LELAND, NC (WWAY) — North Brunswick held off a late comeback attempt from Topsail to earn a 14-10 conference win Friday night. Topsail moved into the red zone on each of its first two possessions but came away with just three points, making its first field goal attempt and missing its second.
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UNCW Drops CAA Opener 3-1 At Campbell
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – UNCW battled Campbell Friday night in its Coastal Athletic Association opener before falling to the Camels, 3-1 (25-13, 21-25, 25-12, 25-15), at Gore Arena. Nadia Wasilewski led the Seahawks (5-8, 0-1) offensively with nine kills while hitting .471, while Elaina Murphy added seven kills and...
WECT
West Bladen High School cancels rest of varsity football season
Sampson Independent
Early Midway lead snatched by Tigers
Midway’s soccer team (6-4) led 1-0 against James Kenan before the Tigers scored three goals in the second half to defeat the Raiders at home Monday evening. Midway’s Juan Melchor opened the scoring eight minutes into the game when he cashed in the rebound shot, after his teammate Carson Cain made JK’s goalkeeper save his first shot.
Bladen Journal
Football: East Bladen outscores Hobbton 46-40
NEWTON GROVE — The offenses couldn’t be stopped Friday, Sept 25. The result was 86 points, 776 total yards from scrimmage and the lead changing six times. Riley Collins ran for 202 yards, three touchdowns and a pair of 2-point conversions and also caught a touchdown pass as East Bladen outscored Hobbton 46-40 in a Carolina Conference football game.
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Ashley football tops Laney 20-17 in overtime conference battle
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) — Ashley snapped a three-game losing streak Friday night with a 20-17 overtime victory over Laney in a conference matchup at Ashley High School. The game featured two programs led by first-year head coaches and remained close throughout the night. Laney opened the scoring on its...
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West Bladen cancels remainder of varsity football season due to safety concerns
ELIZABETHTOWN, NC (WWAY) — West Bladen High School has canceled the remainder of its varsity football season because of concerns about the team’s roster and the number of healthy players available. Principal Chris Orrock announced the decision after a meeting with Superintendent Dr. Jason Atkinson, District Athletic Director...
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Fore! Golf Happenings Around the Area
At Longwood Golf Course, the Southeastern Fellowship Golf Association played its weekly tournament on Sept. 22. The event was a Texas Scramble tournament. First place went to the team of Linwood Hedgepeth, Breece Horton, and Bobby Gooden with a 125 score. Alick Mansfield, John Blake, Richard Davis, and Steve Hancock took second with a 127.
The Daily Reflector
High school roundup: Conley, Rose volleyball set up battle of unbeatens
The volleyball teams from D.H. Conley and J.H. Rose made sure on Thursday night that their upcoming showdown on Tuesday would be one between unbeaten teams in Big Carolina Conference play. The 7A Vikings and 6A Rampants dealt Jacksonville and New Bern crippling BCC losses, respectively, to keep themselves in a first-place tie and push the Cardinals and Bears further into third and fourth place. Conley (14-1 overall, 4-0 BCC) travels across town to Rose (16-3, 5-0) on Tuesday night for the first of two meetings between the teams in the regular season. Conley dizzied the Cardinals right out of the gate with a 25-8 first-set win, then persisted as Jacksonville tried to storm back, taking the second 25-15 and the third 27-25 to complete a sweep. Defending 6A state champion Rose, meanwhile, also completed a sweep against a game New Bern squad in three tight sets, 25-20, 25-16 and 25-19. Ayden-Grifton 3, Kinston 0 The defending 3A state champs continued their recent surge with a sixth consecutive shutout win on Thursday night in Littlefield. The Chargers improved to .500 (9-9) for the first time all season thanks to an early-season juggernaut schedule. More importantly, they moved to 6-0 in
Bladen Journal
Thursday Roundup: East volleyball takes Carolina lead
MOUNT OLIVE — East Bladen moved into sole possession of first place in the Carolina Conference on Thursday, Sept. 24 with a four-set win against North Duplin. Sophomore Tenley Dowless had 14 kills and her sister, senior Taylor Dowless, returned to the lineup from an injury with 11 kills as the Eagles (12-5, 7-1 Carolina) won 24-26, 25-15, 25-19, 25-20 against the Rebels (10-5, 7-2 Carolina).
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Wrightsville Beach Sprint Triathlon sells out with more than 1,400 athletes
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY) — More than 1,400 athletes are expected to compete in the 46th annual YMCA Wrightsville Beach Sprint Triathlon this weekend after the event sold out. The YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina says the race is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 26, and is expected to draw...
Sampson Independent
Dark Horses fall short against Whiteville
The Cliton Dark Horses (3-2) fell to the Whiteville Wolfpack 34-21 in their home game on Friday night. The Wolfpack opened the scoring on their second possession after turning the ball over on an interception, as Whiteville converted a deep pass for a touchdown. The extra point made it 7-0.
Bladen Journal
Volleyball: East tops West 3-1
It appeared the East Bladen-West Bladen volleyball match was headed to a fifth and deciding set. After all, the teams had played a classic five-set match in late August won by the Knights. West Bladen, apparently, had found its game after dropping the first two sets, winning the third, then...
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Reopening at Coharie provides another opportunity for golfers
I’d never been to Clinton, North Carolina. But I knew of semi-private Cohere Country Club due to some of their legendary former members. That list includes longtime Carolinas Golf Association executive director Jack Nance, former UNC men’s basketball coach Walter Skidmore, and of course, former Raleigh News & Observer golf writer and Carolinas Golf Reporter publisher Roy Brown.
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The Leaders of the Team
Sports are a big part of high school, but the leaders are what really makes it what it is. Whether that’s coaches or captains, everyone has reasons to motivate players into wanting more for themselves and to make a better team overall. A coach’s motive can have a strong effect on players, their attitude influences how players feel about their sport.