— The West Brunswick varsity boys basketball team was defeated, 49-29, by 8-A Hoggard in the semifinals of the Carolina Coast Conference tournament at Brunswick Community College on Thursday night to put the Trojans at 16-10 going into the 6-A playoffs. The NCHSAA is scheduled to release its postseason brackets on Saturday.
— Southeastern Christian’s varsity boys (18-3) will host Lawrence Academy (23-4) on Saturday at 3 p.m. in the quarterfinals of the NCISAA 1-A tournament.
— The Southeastern girls (15-5) host Northeast Academy (14-9) in a quarterfinal contest on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
— Shallotte Middle School won its first baseball game of the season Thursday, 16-9, over visiting Waccamaw. The Pirates host Leland on Monday at 4 p.m.
— The USA women’s hockey team won the gold medal Thursday in the Winter Olympics in Italy with a 2-1 overtime win over Canada.
— Coastal Carolina hosts Virginia Commonwealth in college baseball today (ESPN+, 4 p.m.).
— East Carolina starts a series with No. 11 UNC today in Greenville (ESPN+, 5 p.m.). The second game of the series will be at Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Saturday at 2 p.m. Game three will be in Chapel Hill on Sunday at 1 p.m.
— UNC Wilmington begins a baseball series with Fordham today at 4 p.m.
— The Seahawks took a 79-69 Coastal Athletic Association men’s basketball win over visiting Monmouth on Thursday night to move to 12-2 in league play as Nolan Hodge had 16 points, Patrick Wessler had 12 rebounds and Madison Durr had five assists.
— Men’s hoops matchups tonight involving ranked teams include Virginia Commonwealth at No. 18 Saint Louis (ESPN2, 7 p.m.), Indiana at No. 7 Purdue (FOX, 8 p.m.) and Bowling Green at No. 22 Miami of Ohio (CBS Sports Network, 8:30 p.m.).
— Aaron Rai was at 6-under par after play Thursday in the PGA Tour event in Los Angeles as play continues today (Golf Channel, 4 p.m.).
