Quick Hits

Thursday, July 31

— Shallotte's AAA (10-and-under) baseball all-stars will represent North Carolina as state champions in the Diamond Youth Baseball World Series in Lexington County, South Carolina. Opening ceremonies are tonight at River Bluff High School at 8 p.m. after a team meal...

Wednesday, July 30

— Official football practice starts today for NCHSAA schools. West Brunswick is scheduled for a morning session. — Zach Neto (Campbell) had an RBI double for the host Los Angeles Angels in an 8-5 win over Toronto on Tuesday night. — Trea Turner (N.C. State) had two...

Tuesday, July 29

— Bald Head Island Club is ranked No. 9 among public access courses in North Carolina by Golfweek's Best. Thistle Golf Club in Sunset Beach is rated No. 11 by an evaluating panel. — South Carolina won three Diamond Yputh Baseball World Series championships in Dunn,...

Monday, July 28

— Carlos Rodon (N.C. State) improved to 11-7 for the New York Yankees in a 4-3 win over visiting Philadelphia with eight strikeouts in five and one-third innings on Sunday. — Alec Burleson (East Carolina) had two hits with a 2-run homer for St. Louis in a 9-2 loss to...

Sunday, July 27

— Coastal Carolina opens its 2025 football season at Virginia on Saturday, August 30 (ACC Network, 6 p.m.). The Cavaliers took a 43-24 win in Conway last year in the only previous meeting. — Cedric Mullins (Campbell) hit a 3-run homer for Baltimore in an 18-0 win over...

Saturday, July 26

—  Coastal Carolina's baseball team will play in a 3-day event in Houston that will include Texas, Ole Miss, Texas San Antonio, Baylor and Ohio State beginning February 27. — Campbell outfielder Dalen Thompson has signed a professional contract with the Florence...

Friday, July 25

• Daniel Bowden has stepped down as men's golf coach at UNC Wilmington. • A 4-1 home loss to Columbia on Thursday night ended a 5-game winning streak for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. The streak started on July 18 as Jostin Florentino and Kevin Camacho combined for a...

Thursday, July 24

— The West Brunswick Belles 15-and-under softball team won its district tournament and played in the Dixie State Tournament in Lumberton. — Coastal Carolina was picked to finish fourth among seven teams in the Sun Belt Conference's East Division at the league's...

Wednesday, July 23

The East-West All-Star soccer games in Greensboro on Tuesday night ended in ties at Grimsley's Jamieson Stadium. The West girls overcame a 2-goal deficit over the last six minutes for a draw at 3. Landen Lucas of Greenville Rose scored on a free kick with 1:42 left...

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...

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)...