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Girls Soccer: West Bladen 0, East Columbus 0
BLADENBORO – West Bladen and East Columbus battled to a scoreless tie Wednesday night in non-conference girls’ soccer action. West Bladen’s senior goalie Briana Carranza Toledo recorded the shutout and was credited with 11 saves.
Coach Kristen Parker’s Lady Knights are now 2-5-3 and will return to Southeastern Athletic Conference play Friday night at St. Pauls. READ MORE
Softball: West Brunswick 3, East Bladen 2
SHALLOTTE – Senior Hailey Woodard launched a walk-off solo home run over the center field fence that lifted West Brunswick to a 3-2 non-conference softball victory over East Bladen Wednesday night.
East Bladen, now 4-9 overall, will return to Waccamaw Conference play Thursday night at West Columbus. READ MORE
Middle School Baseball: Whiteville 15, Elizabethtown 0
ELIZABETHTOWN- Whiteville Central pounded out 9 hits and defeated Elizabethtown 15-0 Wednesday in Waccamaw Middle School Conference ‘AA’ Division baseball action.
Elizabethtown, now 0-3 in the ‘AA’ Division and 1-5 overall, will travel to Williams Monday. READ MORE
Middle School Softball: Whiteville 25, Elizabethtown 1
ELIZABETHTOWN- Whiteville Central racked up 14 hits and defeated Elizabethtown 25-1 Wednesday in Waccamaw Middle School Conference ‘AA’ Division softball action.
Elizabethtown, now 0-3 in the ‘AA’ Division and 0-6 overall, will travel to Williams Monday. READ MORE
Sports Scoreboard
• Master Schedule | • Standings/Scores
| THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE HIGH SCHOOL Baseball East Bladen at West Columbus, JV 4 p.m., Varsity 7 p.m. Softball East Bladen at West Columbus, 6 p.m. Track & Field East Bladen in Waccamaw Conference meet at Heide Trask High School, 3 p.m. MIDDLE SCHOOL Baseball/Softball Clarkton at Bladenboro, 4 p.m. Tar Heel at Williams Township, 4 p.m RECREATION Elizabethtown DYB at Leinwand Park Coach Pitch Yankees vs. Mets, 6 p.m. Royals vs. Pirates, 6 p.m. Bladen County DYB Minors Clarkton Lions at Bladenboro, 7:30 p.m. |
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS HIGH SCHOOL Softball West Brunswick 3, East Bladen 2 Girls’ Soccer West Bladen 0, East Columbus 0 MIDDLE SCHOOL Baseball Whiteville 15, Elizabethtown 0 Softball Whiteville 25, Elizabethtown 1 Girls’ Soccer Cape Fear Academy at Emereau Bladen, 4 p.m. RECREATION Elizabethtown DYB at Leinwand Park Majors Cubs 12, Braves 2 Athletics 12, Astros 11 Minors Dodgers 12, Cardinals 8 |
SPORTS FROM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17
Softball: St. Pauls’ 13, West Bladen 3
BLADENBORO – Senior Yomaris Vasquez and sophomore Angel Purcell slugged home runs Tuesday night to lead St. Pauls’ to a 13-3 Southeastern Athletic Conference softball victory over West Bladen.
The Lady Knights, now 2-3 in SAC play and 2-6 overall, will travel to St. Pauls’ Friday night. READ MORE
Middle School Softball: West Columbus 13, Elizabethtown 8
CERRO GORDO – A 10-run 3rd inning rally overcame a 5-3 Elizabethtown lead and propelled West Columbus to a 13-8 Waccamaw Middle School Conference softball victory over Elizabethtown Tuesday.
Elizabethtown, now 0-5, will host Whiteville Central Wednesday in a make-up game. READ MORE
Baseball: East Bladen 11, West Columbus 1
ELIZABETHTOWN – Senior Jake Futrell pitched a 2-hitter and struck out 7 batters in 5 innings as East Bladen closed out an 11-1 Waccamaw Conference mercy rule victory with a 7-run 5th inning Tuesday night.
Coach Grant Pait’s Eagles improved to 6-2 in Waccamaw play and evened their overall mark at 8-8. East Bladen increased their lead over West Columbus and East Columbus for the league’s top 1A playoff spot to 3 games. READ MORE
Baseball: West Bladen 12, St. Pauls 0
BLADENBORO — Freshman Ashton Davis walloped a 3-run triple that highlighted an 8-run 4th inning and propelled West Bladen’s Knights to a 12-0 Southeastern Athletic Conference baseball victory over St. Pauls Tuesday night.
Coach Wade Pait’s Knights improved to 3-2 in the SAC and 7-9 overall and will travel to St. Pauls Friday night for a return match. READ MORE
Girls Soccer: West Bladen 1, St. Pauls 0
BLADENBORO – Junior O’Mara McDonald fired in a 2nd half goal off an assist from senior Brookee’ Singletary that lifted West Bladen to a 1-0 Southeastern Athletic Conference girls’ soccer victory over St. Pauls Tuesday night.
Coach Kristen Parker’s Lady Knights posted their 1st SAC win and are now 1-3-1 in league play and 2-5-2 overall. READ MORE
Softball: East Bladen 18, West Columbus 3
ELIZABETHTOWN –East Bladen exploded for 13 runs in the 1st inning and cruised to an 18-3 Waccamaw Conference softball victory over West Columbus Tuesday night.
Coach Alan West’s Lady Eagles improved to 2-7 in Waccamaw play and 4-8 overall. East Bladen is slated to travel to West Brunswick for a non-conference game Wednesday. READ MORE
JV Baseball: East Bladen 4, West Columbus 2
ELIZABETHTOWN – Easton Bostic and Zach Sholar combined to pitch a 7-hitter Tuesday and led East Bladen to a 4-2 Waccamaw Conference jayvee baseball victory over West Columbus.
Coach James Ben Daly’s Eagles improved to 6-0-1 in conference play and 7-1-2 overall. East Bladen will visit West Columbus Thursday. READ MORE
Boys Tennis: Whiteville 8, East Bladen 1
WHITEVILLE– Whiteville defeated East Bladen 8-1 Tuesday in Waccamaw Conference boys’ tennis action.
Singles
Maddox Soles (W) defeated Conner Padrick (EB) 6-2, 6-1
Cooper Padrick (EB) def. Cody Rector (W) 6-2, 2-6 (10-4) READ MORE
Boys Tennis: East Bladen 9, East Columbus 0
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen swept East Columbus 9-0 Monday in Waccamaw Conference boys’ tennis action. The Eagles evened their record at 3-3.
Singles
Conner Padrick (EB) defeated East Columbus #1 8-2 READ MORE
Middle School Baseball: Bladenboro 9, East Columbus 1
HALLSBORO – Corben Chadwick pitched a 2-hitter and struck out 10 batters Tuesday to lead Bladenboro to a 9-1 Waccamaw Middle School Conference baseball victory over East Columbus.
Coach Tim Benton’s Bulldogs posted their 1st ‘AA’ Division win and improved to 5-0 overall. Bladenboro will host Clarkton Thursday. READ MORE
Middle School Softball: East Columbus 3, Bladenboro 2
HALLSBORO –Unbeaten East Columbus rode a 2-run, 2-out last inning rally to a 3-2 Waccamaw Middle School Conference softball victory over Bladenboro Tuesday.
Bladenboro, now 0-1 in ‘AA’ Division play and 3-2 overall, will entertain Clarkton Thursday. READ MORE
Middle School Baseball: West Columbus 13, Elizabethtown 3
CERRO GORDO– West Columbus scored 7 runs in the 1st inning and went on to defeat Elizabethtown 13-3 Tuesday in Waccamaw Middle School Conference baseball action.
The Cougars, now 0-2 in ‘AA’ Division play and 1-4 overall, will host Whiteville Central Wednesday. READ MORE
Golf: Midway Wins Southeastern Match; West Bladen 3rd
FAIRMONT – Midway bounced back from dropping their 1st match of the season last week to post a 329 total and win Monday’s Southeastern Athletic Conference golf match at Fairmont Golf Course by 17 strokes over Clinton.
Next week’s SAC match will be played Monday at Vineyard Golf at White Lake. READ MORE
SFGA Plays Two-Net Score Tournament at Land ‘O Lakes
The Southeastern Fellowship Golf Association played a two-net score tournament at Land ‘O Lakes Golf Club in Whiteville on Tuesday, April 16 with 46 members participating.
Next week’s tournament is at Pinecrest Golf Course in Lumberton. READ MORE
SPORTS FROM TUESDAY, APRIL 16
Baseball: West Bladen 6, Midway 1
BLADENBORO –Junior Garrett Dunham pitched a complete game 8-hitter as West Bladen’s Knights defeated 1st place Midway 6-1 Monday night in Southeastern Athletic Conference baseball action. It was the Knights’ 1st win over Midway since both teams were placed in the SAC for the 2021-22 season.
Coach Wade Pait’s Knights evened their SAC record at 2-2 and improved to 6-9 overall. The Knights will host St. Pauls’ Tuesday night. READ MORE
Softball: Midway 17, West Bladen 4
BLADENBORO –Midway pounded out 15 hits and defeated West Bladen 17-4 Monday night in a Southeastern Athletic Conference softball game that was suspended by a power outage due to a thunderstorm Friday night. Midway led 11-2 when the game was stopped by the storm.
The Lady Knights, now 2-2 in SAC play and 2-5 overall, will host St. Pauls’ Tuesday night. READ MORE
Golf: Whiteville Wins Waccamaw Match; East Bladen Is 3rd
ELIZABETHTOWN – Whiteville’s Wolfpack posted a team total of 342 to win Monday’s Waccamaw Conference golf match at Vineyard Golf by 22 strokes over South Columbus. East Bladen carded a 368 total to finish in 3rd place only 4 strokes behind South.
Next week’s Waccamaw match will be at Diamondback Golf Club in Loris, SC. READ MORE
Middle School Baseball: Nakina 12, Tar Heel 1
NAKINA – A 6-run 4th inning closed out a 12-1 Waccamaw Middle School Conference baseball victory for Nakina over Tar Heel Monday.
Dylan McLaurin singled, stole a base and scored the Tar Heel run when Demarious Guions knocked a single down the right field line. Levi Velasco-Garcia pitched a complete game for the Panthers.
Middle School Baseball: Whiteville Central 17, Clarkton School of Discovery 2
WHITEVILLE– Tayler Rose pitched a 3-inning no-hitter and struck out 5 batters to lead Whiteville Central to a 17-2 Waccamaw Middle School Conference baseball victory over Clarkton School of Discovery Monday.
The Blue Devils capitalized on 4 walks and an error to score a pair of unearned runs in the 3rd inning. READ MORE
Dixie Belles Softball: Bladenboro 4, Lumberton Tigers 1
LUMBERTON – Maycee Kinlaw pitched a 2-hitter and struck out 6 batters to lead Bladenboro to a 4-1 victory over the Lumberton Tigers Monday night. The Lumberton run was unearned.
Bladenboro improves to 3-0 and is scheduled to play a doubleheader in Leland Sunday beginning at 2 p.m. READ MORE
SPORTS FROM MONDAY, APRIL 15
Four East Bladen Ladies Named All-Conference Cheerleading
BURGAW- East Bladen’s Brihanna Autry, Savanna Howell, Gracey Clark and Janiya Reed have been named to the All-Waccamaw Conference 1A/2A Cheerleading squad.
Other members of the All-Conference squad are: READ MORE
SPORTS FROM SUNDAY, APRIL 14
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Golf Trivia From Vineyard Golf
Can you answer this week’s trivia question from Vineyard Golf at White Lake?
Q. Who won the 2023 Masters Tournament?
Humorous Golf Comment
Here is a humorous golf comment courtesy of Vineyard Golf at White Lake:
“Actually, the Lord answers my prayers everywhere except on the golf course.”
— Rev. Billy Graham
SPORTS FROM SATURDAY, APRIL 13
JV Baseball: East Bladen 4, Heide Trask 0
ELIZABETHTOWN – Tyler Eason and Braylon Cromartie teamed up to pitch a 3-hit shutout as the Eagles posted a 4-0 Waccamaw Conference jayvee baseball victory Friday over Heide Trask.
Coach James Ben Daly’s Eagles improved to 5-0-1 in conference play and 6-1-2 overall and will host West Columbus Tuesday. READ MORE
Baseball: Heide Trask 8, East Bladen 5
ELIZABETHTOWN – A trio of 2-out hits in the 7th inning snapped a 5-5 tie and propelled Heide Trask to an 8-5 Waccamaw Conference baseball victory over East Bladen Friday night.
East Bladen, now 6-2 in league play and 8-8 overall, will host West Columbus Tuesday night. READ MORE
Girls Soccer: Heide Trask 3, East Bladen 2
ELIZABETHTOWN – Heide Trask edged East Bladen 3-2 Friday night in Waccamaw Conference girls’ soccer action.
Junior Iveonna “NeNe” Ward and senior Heidi Rebollar scored the Lady Eagle goals. East Bladen scored a goal in each half.
East Bladen is now 6-2 in league play and 8-2-1 overall. Trask improved to 4-0 in league play and 8-5-1 overall.
Thunderstorm Halts West Bladen Softball, Baseball
BLADENBORO – A powerful thunderstorm knocked out the power at West Bladen Friday night and stopped all of the athletic events.
The softball game was halted after 3 innings with Midway leading 11-2. The baseball game never started.
The makeup date for baseball and softball have yet to be determined.
Girls Soccer: West Bladen 0, Midway 0
BLADENBORO – West Bladen and Midway battled to a scoreless tie for 55 minutes Friday night before a thunderstorm knocked out the lights. The Southeastern Athletic Conference girls’ soccer match will be declared a tie as play was unable to continue.
West Bladen is now 0-3-1 in SAC play and 1-5-2 overall. The Lady Knights will host St. Pauls Tuesday night. READ MORE
Softball: Heide Trask 17, East Bladen 3
ELIZABETHTOWN – A 10-run 6th inning broke open a 7-2 game and propelled Heide Trask to a 17-3 Waccamaw Conference softball victory over East Bladen Friday night.
East Bladen, now 1-7 in league play and 3-8 overall, will host West Columbus Tuesday night. READ MORE
JV Baseball: Midway 10, West Bladen 0
BLADENBORO – Sophomore Jackson Campbell pitched a 3-hit shutout and struck out 6 to lead Midway to a 10-0 Southeastern Athletic Conference jayvee baseball victory over West Bladen Friday.
Since West Bladen and Midway are the only 2 Southeastern Athletic Conference teams that field jayvee teams, this is scheduled to be the final game of the season for the West jayvees who currently own a 1-7-1 record. READ MORE
SPORTS FROM FRIDAY, APRIL 12
Photos: Twins vs. Dodgers
The Twins played the Dodgers on Wednesday night in an Elizabethtown DYB Minor League game at Leinwand Park. The Dodgers won 7-6 and remained in first place in the three-team league with a 5-0 record.
Minor League games are played on Mondays and Wednesdays. MORE PHOTOS
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
West Bladen Athletics Golf Tournament
The West Bladen Athletic Department will sponsor a 4-man Captain’s Choice golf tournament to be held at Land O’Lakes Golf Course on Saturday, April 27th. Entry fee is $260 per team.
Food and door prizes will be provided. There will be Longest Drive, Closest to Pin and Putting contests. There will be 3 flights that will be flighted after the rounds are complete. READ MORE
Whack Smack It Golf Tournament Set June 14 At Vineyard Golf
The 2nd Annual Whack Smack It Golf Tournament to benefit the Jim and Sue Schultz Foundation is scheduled for Friday, June 14 at Vineyard Golf at White Lake.
The proceeds from the tournament will go to East Bladen and West Bladen athletic departments and Elizabethtown Dixie Youth Baseball. Each organization received $5,000 from the Schultz Foundation from last year’s tournament.
More information about this year’s tournament will be announced at a later date.
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