Quick Hits

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...

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...

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...

Tuesday, July 15

The Wilmington Arena Project is promoting efforts to build a structure that will seat 10,000 and serve as home to an East Coast Hockey League club. ... Two sacrifice flies accounted for two runs in the bottom of the ninth for host Laurinburg in a 5-4 Old North State...

Monday, July 14

Monday, July 14

Shallotte rallied from a 9-1 deficit for a 10-9 Old North State League baseball win at Hope Mills on Sunday  as Cody Crafton had a 3-run homer in the comeback. The game was shortened to five innings due to weather. ... Kyle McCoy and Tucker Hamilton of West Brunswick...

Sunday, July 13

A 3-0 loss to Whiteville put host Shallotte in an elimination game today in the Diamond Youth Baseball Majors (12-and-under) Division 2 state tournament. The local team takes on Pleasure Island on Field 1 at Shallotte Park at 4:30 p.m. today. ... Branton Jernigan had...

Saturday, July 12

Shallotte's 12-and-under baseball all-stars take on Whiteville in the Diamond Youth Baseball Majors Division 2 state tournament on Field 1 at Shallotte Park today at 2 p.m. ... American Amanda Anisimova meets Iga Swiatek in the women's tennis final at Wimbledon this...

Friday, July 11

Caden Bodine of Coastal Carolina has won the Johnny Bench Award as collegiate baseball's top catcher. ... UNC Wilmington will host the Coastal Athletic Association baseball tournament, May 20-24, 2025. ... The Campbell men's basketball program has signed Daniel...

Thursday, July 10

Shallotte was dealt a 12-6 Old North State League baseball loss by visiting Laurinburg on Wednesday night to put the Shallywags at 11-8 going into a home game with Oak Island on Friday at 7 p.m. Trey Pierce had two RBIs for Shallotte against the Highland Hooligans...

Wednesday, July 9

Coastal Carolina pitching coach Matt Williams has been named the 2025 Division 1 Assistant Coach of the Year by D1Baseball.com. ... Nick Kurtz (Wake Forest) had a grand slam and a double for the host Athletics in a 10-1 win over Atlanta on Tuesday night. ... Patrick...

Tuesday, July 8

Shallotte overcame seven errors for a 16-13 Old North State League baseball win at Oak Island on Monday night to improve to 10-7. Ryan Davis had a home run and three RBIs for the Shallywags, who host Sandhills (10-7) tonight at 7 p.m. ... Host Shallotte will be taking...