— John Venable has been promoted to head coach in girls basketball at West Brunswick after serving as an assistant to Michael Everett, who chose to step down.
— The Trojans have a new midcourt logo in the gym.
— The West Brunswick girls soccer team completed its season with a 1-0 loss at Gray’s Creek on Monday in the first round of the NCHSAA 6-A playoffs. Trojans goalie Maddie Richardson plans to continue her athletic career at Chowan.
— West Brunswick sophomore Luke Helms was second in the shot put in the 6-A track and field East regional at Swansboro on Saturday with a heave of 44 feet, six inches and qualified for the state meet Saturday at North Carolina A&T in Greensboro.
— The Brunswick Community College baseball team (46-9) meets Wake Tech (30-22) at Grainger Stadium in Kinston today at 10 a.m. for the Region 10 South Atlantic district championship and a berth in the Junior College Division II World Series in Enid, Oklahoma. The Eagles topped the Dolphins, 5-2, on Monday.
— UNC Wilmington hosts No. 2 UNC in college baseball tonight (FloSports, 6 p.m.).
— A series loss at home to Old Dominion over the weekend has dropped Coastal Carolina from No. 8 to No. 20 in the D1 baseball rankings as the Chanticleers host The Citadel tonight (ESPN+, 6 p.m.).
— East Carolina and Campbell canceled a baseball game tonight in Greenville.
— Oklahoma City closed out a second round NBA playoff series sweep with a 115-110 road win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 35 points.
— Donovan Mitchell of Cleveland scored 39 of his 43 points in the second half as the host Cavaliers tied their series with Detroit, 2-2, with a 112-103 win. Mitchell tied Sleepy Floyd for the most points in a half in the playoffs.
— Minnesota and San Antonio are tied, 2-2, as the Spurs host game five tonight (NBC, 8 p.m.).
— Atlanta hosts the Chicago Cubs tonight (TBS, 7:15 p.m.).
— Tennessee recruit Pennson Badgett of East Surry shot an 11-under par 60 for the first-round lead in the NCHSAA 3-A golf tournament at Longleaf in Southern Pines.
