Shallotte Area Sports Staff

Friday, August 21

— The Coastal Carolina men's soccer team opened the season with a scoreless draw at No. 2 N.C. State on Thursday night. — Visiting Las Vegas outscored Texas 19-0 in the second half for a 22-20 NFL exhibition win. — San Francisco took a 41-17 preseason win over the...

Thursday, August 20

— Southeastern Christian evened its volleyball record at 1-1 with a 3-1 victory on Tuesday at Liberty Christian in Richlands. Set scores were 25-19, 22-25, 25-21 and 25-17. — N.C. State and UNC will play a nonconference men's basketball game in Greensboro on December...

Wednesday, August 19

— Coastal Carolina plans to continue free concessions for ticketed football fans at home games in 2026. — UNC Wilmington has been picked to finish second to Charleston in men's soccer in the South Division of the Coastal Athletic Association. — Pete Thamel of ESPN has...

Leon leads Trojans to soccer win over Wolfpack

Leon leads Trojans to soccer win over Wolfpack

Emilio Leon scored two goals for West Brunswick on Monday night in a 2-1 nonconference varsity boys soccer victory over visiting Whiteville. The teams had played to a draw at 2 at Whiteville on Friday night. West is 2-0-1. The Wolfpack (1-1-2) sustained its first...

West Brunswick tops Whiteville in volleyball

West Brunswick tops Whiteville in volleyball

Host West Brunswick took a 3-0 nonconference volleyball win over Whiteville on Monday night. Set scores were 25-16, 25-16 and 25-13. The Trojans improved to 1-3 while the Wolfpack slipped to 0-4. West visits South Brunswick on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, August 18

— Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a walk-off, 2-run homer in the 10th inning as the Chicago Cubs topped the Chicago White Sox, 7-5, on Monday night. — Crow-Armstrong had four hits with two homers and a double, becoming the first Cub with consecutive 30 homer/30 steal seasons....

Monday, August 17

— The UNC Wilmington women's soccer team improved to 2-0 with a 2-1 win at Western Carolina on Sunday as Caigan Leonard scored for the Seahawks and the Catamounts had an own goal. — Coastal Carolina started its men's soccer season on Saturday with a draw at 2 with...

Sunday, August 16

— The Carolina Panthers were dealt a 29-14 exhibition loss at Buffalo on Saturday. — Ven-Allen Lubin is returning to N.C. State for another basketball season. — Joshua Baez became the first player in MLB history to hit a home run in his first three at-bats as he led...

Saturday, August 15

— West Brunswick and host Whiteville played to a draw at 2 in boys soccer on Friday night as Emilio Leon and Avery Kollman had goals for the Trojans (1-0-1). — Chase Burns (Wake Forest) improved to 14-2 as Cincinnati topped visiting Miami, 1-0, on Friday night. —...

Friday, August 14

— West Brunswick takes on Northside of Jacksonville in the Bash at the Beach football scrimmages at West tonight at 9 p.m. Admission is $11. — Former East Carolina quarterback Gardner Minshew completed 14 of 16 passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns for Arizona in a...

Thursday, August 13

— Tampa Bay completed the first 9-0 road trip in franchise history with an 8-4 win over the Athletics as Liam Hicks hit a 3-run homer. — Mike Trout had three RBIs for the Los Angeles Angels in a 5-2 win over visiting Texas. — Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers...

Wednesday, August 12

— West Brunswick won its season-opening boys soccer match, 6-1, at White Oak on Tuesday night as Melvin Bautista and Emilio Leon scored two goals each. — Former UNC basketball player Seth Trimble has committed to Louisville for his final season of eligibility. — UNC...