Shallotte Area Sports Staff

West Brunswick looking to bounce back Friday night

West Brunswick looking to bounce back Friday night

West Brunswick seeks to bounce back from Carolina Coast Conference home losses to Hoggard on Tuesday night as the Trojans host North Brunswick in league play tonight. Baseball and softball games get underway at 6:30 p.m. The Trojans are 9-9 overall in baseball with a...

Friday, April 17

— Charlotte plays at Orlando for the eighth seeding in the East in the NBA playoffs (Amazon TV, 7:30 p.m.). — The matchup for the eighth seed in the West sends Golden State to Phoenix (Amazon TV, 10 p.m.). — No. 2 Georgia Tech opens a series at No. 3 UNC in college...

Thursday, April 16

— Meryn Deutsch scored all four goals for host South Brunswick in a 4-2 nonconference girls soccer win over West Brunswick on Wednesday night. She has 34 goals and 11 assists for South (10-3). — Jake Stanley had three hits with a double and three RBIs as the Brunswick...

Wednesday, April 15

— Ashley Baiza Rivon had seven saves for West Brunswick in a 7-0 girls soccer win over visiting West Bladen on Monday. — Host Charlotte won its NBA play-in game, 127-126, in overtime over Miami on Tuesday night as LaMelo Ball drove and scored with five seconds to go....

Tuesday, April 14

— The Brunswick Community College baseball team is 33-7 overall with a 13-game winning streak going into a home game Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Southeastern of Whiteville. — East Carolina hosts N.C. State in college baseball tonight (ESPN+, 6 p.m.). — No. 7 Coastal...

Monday, April 13

— Rory McIlroy won the Masters for the second straight year as he finished 12-under par, one shot ahead of Scottie Scheffler. — Ty Gibbs won the NASCAR Cup race at Bristol on Sunday. — Host Arkansas State avoided a Sun Belt Conference sweep by No. 11 Coastal Carolina...

Sunday, April 12

— Rory McIlroy and Cameron Young are tied for the lead at the Masters at 11-under par going into the final round today (CBS, 2 p.m.). — No. 6 UNC won, 6-4, in 14 innings at Clemson to even that series going into the deciding game today (ESPN2, 12:30 p.m.). — N.C....

Saturday, April 11

— Rory McIlroy shot a 7-under par 65 at the Masters on Friday to take a 6-shot lead at 12-under par going into the third round today (CBS, 2 p.m.). — Cameron Boozer of Duke has been named the Wooden Award winner in college basketball. — Host Clemson defeated No. 6...

Trojans close Beach baseball by beating East Bladen

Trojans close Beach baseball by beating East Bladen

West Brunswick finished 2-1 in the Beach Diamond Invitational at Mike Alderson Field with a 13-7 win over East Bladen on Wednesday. The Trojans improved to 9-8, outhitting the visitors, 11-3. "It was a good bounce back win," said West coach Greg Wrape. "Great job...

Friday, April 10

— Rory McIlroy and Sam Burns shot 5-under par 67s Thursday to share the lead at the Masters going into the second round today (ESPN, 3 p.m.). — No. 3 Georgia Tech edged No. 5 Florida State, 4-3, in college baseball in Atlanta on Thursday night with a game-ending...

Thursday, April 9

— The Masters golf tournament gets underway in Augusta, Georgia, today (ESPN, 3 p.m.). — Jimmie Williams is the new men's basketball coach at Campbell after guiding Anderson (S.C.) to a 29-3 record in NCAA Division II. — West Stanly improved to 17-0 with a 7-6...

Wednesday, April 8

— East Carolina took an 8-6 win over visiting Duke in college baseball on Tuesday night to sweep a 5-game homestand and end a 5-game losing streak to the Blue Devils. — No. 11 Coastal Carolina topped Wake Forest, 2-1, at Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Tuesday night. —...