— Shallotte plays Dunn for the Diamond Youth Baseball AAA (10-and-under) Division 2 state championship, hosted by South Columbus, at 5:50 p.m. today. A win would give the local team a berth in the World Series in Laurel, Mississippi.
— Shallotte defeated Anson County, 15-0, in three innings on Wednesday night as Jameson Hardee and Holden Garrett each had two hits. Cody Thomas and Hunter Tozzi combined to pitch the shutout.
— Dunn won an elimination game, 12-3, over North Stanly on Wednesday night. Dunn lost to unbeaten Shallotte, 2-1, on Tuesday night and would have to win two games over the defending state champions to go to the World Series.
— Danny Demoss and Brady Smouse each had four RBIs for the Shallotte Shallywags in a 15-6 Old North State League baseball win at Laurinburg on Tuesday night.
— The World Cup is down to eight teams. France takes on Morocco in the first quarterfinal in Foxborough, Massachusetts, today (FOX, 4 p.m.).
— The Scottish Open gets underway at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Great Britain, today (Golf Channel, 11 a.m.).
— Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers hit his 300th career home run on Tuesday night in a 4-3 loss to visiting Colorado.
