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Clarkton native Macon Hammond was selected to umpire the Major League Baseball Futures Game and the MLB Home Run Derby as part of the MLB All-Star Game festivities in Seattle.

Macon Hammond to Umpire MLB Futures Game & HR Derby

Larrell Murchison of the Los Angeles Rams held his 3rd annual Fun Day at Elizabethtown Middle School.

PHOTOS: Large Crowd For Larrell Murchison’s 3rd Annual Fun Day

Former West Bladen star Brandon Council signed a contract and started for the Sasatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League after his tryout with the New York Jets was hampered by injuries.

Brandon Council Starting For CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders

Elizabethtown played in the Dixie Youth Majors State Tournament.

Dixie Youth Baseball Majors State Tournament: Topsail 7, Elizabethtown 6

Bladen County shutout Richlands in their 1st appearance in a Dixie Softball State Tournament before being eliminated by East Columbus.

Dixie Softball State Ponytails Tournament: Bladen County 15, Richlands 0

Dixie Softball State Ponytails Tournament: East Columbus 11, Bladen County 10

Bladen County’s All-Stars claimed a pair of victories in the Dixie Boys State Tournament before being eliminated in the semifinals.

Dixie Boys State Tournament: Bladen County 14, Burgaw 1

Dixie Boys State Tournament: Bladen County 14, Boger City 11

The West Bladen Jr American Legion Team won their series against Purnell Swett, but their District Championship series against West Columbus cancelled due to neither team having enough players to compete in the state tournament.