Shallotte Area Sports Staff

Thursday, March 5

— East Carolina took a 5-3 baseball win at UNC Wilmington on Wednesday night to improve to 7-5-1 going into a 3-game series at Coastal Carolina (7-5) this weekend. — The season came to an end for the Coastal women's basketball team (14-18) with an 80-70 fight-marred...

Wednesday, March 4

— The West Brunswick softball team improved to 3-0 with a 10-0 win at East Bladen on Tuesday night as Pressley Wilson and Olivia Brown combined for 20 strikeouts. Kady Long had a home run for the Trojans and Mylee Snead had four stolen bases. — The UNC Wilmington...

Tuesday, March 3

— West Brunswick's varsity boys basketball team was topped, 60-41, at E.E. Smith in the NCHSAA 6-A quarterfinals on Monday night. The Trojans (19-11) were making their third lengthy road trip in six nights as the current state seeding process doesn't take strength of...

Monday, March 2

— The Brunswick Community College baseball team improved to 12-3 with a 6-5 win at Bryant & Stratton College in Virginia on Sunday as Drew Downs and Davis Albert each had two RBIs. — Charleston took a 79-76 men's basketball win at UNC Wilmington on Sunday night. The...

McKenney’s three nips No. 2 Rose as West wins, 53-52

McKenney’s three nips No. 2 Rose as West wins, 53-52

Matthew McKenney hit a 3-pointer from the left corner on Kveon Griffin's assist for the deciding points with 22 seconds left as 10th-seeded West Brunswick took a 53-52 win at No. 2 Greenville Rose on Saturday in the third round of the NCHSAA 6-A basketball playoffs....

Sunday, March 1

— Pressley Wilson pitched a perfect game with 14 strikeouts as host West Brunswick completed a doubleheader sweep of West Bladen with a 6-0 win Saturday. —  Pablo Martinez-Oliva of Troutman won the 16th annual Wilmington Marathon on Saturday in two hours, 27 minutes,...

Saturday, February 28

— The Wilmington Marathon got underway at 7 a.m. today at Johnny Mercer's Pier in Wrightsville Beach with the finish of the 26.2-mile race at River Front Park in downtown Wilmington. The event is a qualifier for the Boston Marathon. — Joshua Beadle scored 29 points...

Seasoned West rolls into third round with 63-43 win

Seasoned West rolls into third round with 63-43 win

A grueling Carolina Coast Conference schedule against 7-A and 8-A opponents is paying off for West Brunswick in the NCHSAA 6-A basketball playoffs. The Trojans, the No. 10 seed in the East bracket, subdued No. 7 Terry Sanford (18-7) by a 63-43 margin on the Bulldogs'...

Friday, February 27

— Kyle McCoy, the No. 1 singles player for West Brunswick, has won the $50,000 North Carolina DECA scholarship. The Trojans have their first tennis match at Hoggard on Tuesday. — UNC Wilmington's league-leading men's basketball team improved to 25-4 overall and 14-2...

West Brunswick moving on with 64-43 win over Scotland

West Brunswick moving on with 64-43 win over Scotland

The West Brunswick varsity boys basketball team posted a 64-43 win over visiting Scotland County in the first round of the NCHSAA 6-A playoffs on Tuesday night. Isaac Clarida had 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Trojans (17-10) who will visit Terry Sanford (18-6) on...

Southeastern girls advance to NCISAA 1-A final on 60-39 win

Southeastern girls advance to NCISAA 1-A final on 60-39 win

The Southeastern Christian Academy varsity girls basketball team will play for the state championship of the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association 1-A classification on Saturday. The Lady Warriors (17-5) will meet Halifax Academy (17-5) in the annex...

Thursday, February 26

— Demitri Gardner made three free throws with three seconds left to lift East Carolina to an 82-81 American Conference men's basketball win at Texas San Antonio on Wednesday night. — The UNC Wilmington men's basketball team, which leads the Coastal Athletic...