Quick Hits

Tuesday, August 12

— West Brunswick's football team begins practicing at 5 p.m. today with the start of teacher workdays after holding previous workouts in the mornings. — Southeastern Christian opens its volleyball season at Liberty Christian in Richlands on Aogust 22 at 4:30 p.m. The...

Monday, August 11

— West Brunswick opens volleyball season at home against South Brunswick on Tuesday at 6 p.m. — The Trojans start boys soccer at home against Asheboro on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. — Jeff Hoffman (East Carolina) got the win for Toronto in relief to improve to 7-4 as the...

Sunday, August 10

— Southeastern Christian Academy has named Doug Illing as its first football coach. The Warriors plan to build from the middle school level beginning in 2026. Illing, who has extensive coaching experience in North and South Carolina, scored 60 points in 1984 and 1985...

Saturday, August 9

— Coastal Carolina has released its 2025-26 men's basketball schedule. The Chanticleers open the season at Western Michigan on November 3. Coastal starts Sun Belt Conference play at Appalachian State on December 18. — Cleveland took a 30-10 NFL exhibition win over the...

Friday, August 8

— Hoggard is ranked No. 2 in boys soccer in the 910 area code by HighSchoolOT. New Hanover is No. 3 and Laney is No. 5. — The Carolina Panthers play their first exhibition game tonight in Charlotte against Cleveland (NFL Network, 7 p.m.). Shedeur Sanders is starting...

Thursday, August 7

— Trask `has withdrawn from a scheduled scrimmage at West Brunswick on Friday. The Trojans will be going to a preseason matchup at Princeton on Friday at 6:30 p.m. — The North Carolina state champions from South Brunswick won the Diamond Youth Baseball Division 2...

Wednesday, August 6

— The South Brunswick Majors (12-and-under) all-stars are playing for the Diamond Youth Baseball Division 2 World Series championship today at 10 a.m. in Lexington County, South Carolina. The North Carolina state champions face South Carolina and need one win in two...

Tuesday, August 5

— Running back/linebacker Jaquell Davis has transferred back to West Brunswick from North Myrtle. — The field for the NCAA Division I men's and women's basketball tournaments will remain at 68 teams after discussion about expansion. — Former Coastal Carolina athlete...

Monday, August 4

— S.J. Teply had two RBIs for North Carolina (Shallotte) in a 9-4 loss to South Carolina on Sunday in an elimination game in the Diamond Youth Baseball AAA (10-and-under) Division 2 World Series in Lexington County, South Carolina. Joel Reeves had an RBI. Getting one...

Sunday, August 3

— The Shallotte AAA (10-and-under) baseball all-stars play South Carolina in an elimination game today at 1 p.m., in the Diamond Youth Baseball Division 2 World Series in West Columbia, South Carolina. — Alec Burleson (East Carolina) had a hit, two walks, a run and an...

Saturday, August 2

— Trea Turner (N.C. State) had a hit and an RBI for host Philadelphia in a 5-4 win over Detroit on Friday night as the Phillies took a 0.5 game lead in the National League East Division. — Nick Kurtz (Wake Forest) had a hit and scored a run for the Athletics in a 5-1...

Friday, August 1

— Coach Sam Hickman said his team would "drink in the experience" as the Shallotte AAA (10-and-under) All-Stars represent North Carolina as state Diamond Youth Baseball champions in the World Series in Lexington County, South Carolina. The bulk of the local team went...