03/28/2024
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FAYETTEVILLE – East Bladen’s Eagles received the Sportsmanship Award Tuesday for the J. Hoyt Warren/Wayne Edwards Easter Baseball Tournament at Douglas Byrd High School.

Coach Russell Priest’s Eagles lost 4-2 to eventual champion Cape Fear in Monday’s semi-finals but rebounded to defeat Freedom Christian 8-1 in Tuesday’s third-place game.

Tournament Director Melissa Barbour, the widow of long-time Douglas Byrd coach Brad Barbour, presented Coach Priest and the Eagles with the award after their win over Freedom.

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