Shallotte Area Sports Staff

Tuesday, July 22

— The East-West girls and boys soccer games are tonight at Jamieson Stadium at Greensboro Grimsley beginning at 6:30 p.m. — The East posted an all-star basketball sweep in Greensboro on Monday night, winning the girls game, 97-85, and taking the boys contest, 98-83. —...

Monday, July 21

— Boubacar Aw of Hoggard will be an assistant coach for the East girls in the East-West All-Star basketball game at the Greensboro Coliseum annex tonight at 6:30 p.m. — Gavin Williams (Cape Fear High School, East Carolina) improved to 6-4 for host Cleveland in an 8-2...

Yaroshuk leads Wags’ 17-10 ONSL victory over Oak Island

Yaroshuk leads Wags’ 17-10 ONSL victory over Oak Island

Ryan Yaroshuk had a huge night as Shallotte closed its Old North State League regular season with a 17-10 baseball win over Oak Island at Mike Alderson Field at West Brunswick on Sunday. The Shallywags shortstop from Lurleen B. Wallace Community College in Greenville,...

Shallywags take momentum into regular season finale

Shallywags take momentum into regular season finale

Shallotte swept a doubleheader at Hope Mills on Saturday in Old North State League baseball. The Shallywags (16-13) take a 4-game winning streak into a home game with Oak Island (16-12, Coastal Division) on Sunday at 7 p.m. to close the regular season. The Wags took...

Sunday, July 20

— The UNC Wilmington women's basketball and women's soccer teams are recipients of the Coastal Athletic Association's 2024-25 Team Academic Excellence Awards for the highest-grade point average in the league in their respective sports. — Jeff Hoffman (East Carolina)...

Saturday, July 19

— Ryan Jeffers (UNC Wilmington) returned from the All-Star break by going 4-for-5 with a double and a run for Minnesota in a 6-4 loss at Colorado on Friday night. — Zach Neto (Campbell) had a double, a walk and scored a run for the Los Angeles Angels in a 6-5 win at...

Friday, July 18

— High School football practice starts officially on July 30. West Brunswick will scrimmage at home against Trask on August 8 beginning at 9 a.m. — Charlotte improved to 4-0 in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas with a 106-81 triumph over previously unbeaten San...

Shallywags use 6-run second inning to defeat Jacksonville

Shallywags use 6-run second inning to defeat Jacksonville

Shallotte took advantage of a free pass merry-go-round in a 6-run second inning to take an 11-6 Old North State League baseball win over Coastal Division leader Jacksonville on Wednesday night at West Brunswick's Mike Alderson Field. Three walks and two hit batters...

Thursday, July 17

The Bash at the Beach Football Jamboree is scheduled at West Brunswick for August 14-15. UNC Wilmington rising senior golfer Gray Mitchum has qualified for the U.S. Amateur at the Lake Course of the Olympic Club in San Francisco, August 11-17. Coastal Carolina has...

Shallotte advances in DYB Division 2 AAA tournament with 16-1 win over Dunn

Shallotte advances in DYB Division 2 AAA tournament with 16-1 win over Dunn

Shallotte delivered a dominant performance in a 16-1 win in four innings over Dunn in the Diamond Youth Baseball Division 2 state tournament at Ocean Isle Park on Tuesday.

Three players had three hits each for Shallotte, which advanced to meet unbeaten Bessemer City on Field 2 on Wednesday at 5 p.m.

Wednesday, July 16

— Shallotte got back-to-back home runs from Branton Jernigan and Jacob Koenig in the eighth inning of an 8-4 Old North State League baseball loss at Sandhills on Tuesday night. — Choices from NCAA runner-up Coastal Carolina in the Major League Baseball draft included...