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NAKINA – Madison ‘Brooke’ Priest and Eva Ayala Martinez fired in goals Monday to lead Tar Heel to a 2-1 Waccamaw Middle School Conference girls soccer victory over Nakina. It was the final game of the season for both teams. Share:
Sixty-eight players participated in the Southeastern Fellowship Senior Golf Association tournament played October 16 at Pinecrest Country Club in Lumberton. The winning team, with a score of 53, was C.L. Gore, Ronnie Tart, Larry Mitchell and Sherrill Skipper. Next week’s tourney will be held at Vineyard Golf at White Lake. Share:
WHITEVILLE – Whiteville Central built a 22-6 halftime lead en route to a 28-6 Waccamaw Middle School Conference football victory over Bladenboro in a game that was delayed over 30 minutes by lightning in the second half. Gary Parker broke free down the left side and raced 70 yards for a Bulldog touchdown and an early 6-0 lead. The Wolfpack rallied with a pair of long touchdown runs to take a 14-6 lead then added another touchdown in the final minute of the half. The Bulldogs will play Tabor City Tuesday. Share:
CLARKTON –Acme-Delco defeated Clarkton School of Discovery 22-14 Tuesday night in Waccamaw Middle School Conference football action. Nyquan Richardson scored the first Blue Devil touchdown, and Lafon Monroe ran for the second Clarkton touchdown. Monroe then carried into the end zone for the 2-point conversion. The Blue Devils will travel to Elizabethtown Thursday night. Share:
ELIZABETHTOWN– Quarterback Jacob Nixon threw a pair of touchdown passes Tuesday night to lead Elizabethtown to a 30-14 Waccamaw Middle School Conference football victory over Tar Heel. Nixon hurled a 35-yard pass to Malcolm Bolden for the first Cougar touchdown. Hunter Elks ran the 2-point conversion for an 8-0 lead. Bolden popped loose for a 10-yard touchdown run as Elizabethtown took a 14-8 halftime lead. Elks bolted 6 yards for a Cougar touchdown in the third period, and Bolden carried for the 2-point conversion. Nixon connected with Cameron White on a 60-yard bomb for the final Elizabethtown touchdown. Elks ran the 2-point conversion. Messyah Whitted scored the first Tar Heel …..
GREENVILLE, SC- Elizabethtown’s Cade Hancock finished second Sunday in the Hurricane Junior Golf event played this weekend at Furman University. Hancock fired rounds of 71 and 73 to finish at even-par 144 in the Tiger Woods 16-18 year-old boys division, and two shots behind Sam Barton of Center Tuftonboro, NH. “They had 48 kids playing in Cade’s division, and a bunch of kids from the Greg Norman Academy and the Hilton Head Junior Golf Academy,” said Jim Hancock, Cade’s father. “It was really exciting Sunday with the lead going back and forth.” Barton started Sunday’s round with a 3-shot lead after firing a 4-under-par 68 on Saturday, but a double-bogey …..
LAKE WACCAMAW- Sophmore Monzelle Campbell ran for 2 touchdowns Tuesday night to lead East Columbus to a 42-14 Three Rivers Conference victory over West Bladen. The Knights marched 54 yards in 7 plays on their opening drive after the Gators had taken a 7-0 lead. Junior quarterback Tyre Boykin broke loose for a 25-yard run to the East 26 yardline then picked up 7 yards on the next play. Junior Tra’shawn Ballard banged inside for 5 yards and a first down. Boykin darted 6 yards, before Ballard powered into the end zone from 8 yards out for the touchdown to pull West to within 7-6. Campbell dashed 25 yards for …..
BLADENBORO – Senior Raegan Davis delivered a monster game Tuesday night to lead West Bladen to a 3-1 Three Rivers Conference volleyball victory over East Bladen by set scores of 25-27, 25-12, 25-21 and 25-15. Davis poured in 20 kills, 12 solo blocks, 11 service points, 5 aces, a block assist and was credited with 12 assists and 8 digs. Junior teammate Lexie Corrothers hammered in 10 kills, a service point and had one dig. Senior Caroline Davis keyed the Lady Knight defense with 24 digs. Sophmore Sidnee Walters knocked in 10 service points, 2 aces, 3 kills and had 2 digs. Junior Jordan Benson racked up 8 assists, 5 …..
WHITEVILLE – West Bladen’s Haley George and East Bladen’s A. J. Smith posted top four finishes Monday in the Three Rivers Conference cross country championship meet. George, a freshman, posted a time of 27 minutes, 39.77 seconds to take third place in the girls meet behind Red Springs senior Keira Bryant (26:06.80) and Whiteville sophomore Fatima Reyes (26:43.01). Smith, a sophomore, was clocked in 21 minutes, 40.66 seconds to claim fourth place in the boys meet behind St. Pauls Tristan Lupo (19:27.32), and Whiteville’s Jalen McMillian (20:16.22) and Brandon Nguyen (20:29.79). Other Bladen County finishers in the girls meet included East Bladen’s Erica McKoy (13th place, 36:46.21) and Vena Metz (18th place, …..
ELIZABETHTOWN –Sophia Masaid blistered the nets with a ‘Hat Trick’ plus one of 4 goals to lead Clarkton School of Discovery to a 7-1 Waccamaw Middle School girls soccer victory over Elizabethtown at County Park. Jinely Mandujano staked the Lady Blue Devils to an early lead with a goal in the second minute off of an assist from Cydney Campbell. Twelve minutes later Molly Evans banged in a goal off of a corner kick by Mauri Flores. In the 21st minute Masaid knocked in her first goal of the game off of an assist from Mandujano to pad the Clarkton lead to 3-0 at halftime. Masaid opened the second half …..
ELIZABETHTOWN – Four different players scored goals Monday as Bladenboro’s Lady Bulldogs closed out their Waccamaw Middle School girls soccer season with a 4-1 victory over Tar Heel. Rylee Chadwick knocked in a goal to open the scoring for Bladenboro, and teammate Kaden Thurman boomed in a goal off of a corner kick to give the Lady Bulldogs a 2-0 halftime lead. Whitney McLean pounced on a loose ball and drilled in a second-half goal, and Lainey Autry raced down the left side on a breakaway and fired in the final Lady Bulldog goal. Azillyah McDonald scored the Tar Heel goal. Coach Kristen Parker’s Lady Bulldogs finished the season with …..
WHITEVILLE – Whiteville defeated East Bladen 2-0 Monday in Three Rivers Conference jayvee volleyball action by set scores of 25-23 and 25-13. The Lady Eagles led for most of the first set. Service points from juniors Adrienne Howell and Shanell McMillian, sophmores Alyssa Futrell and Cheylee Mathis and freshman Merritt Martin pushed East in front 12-8. A trio of service points from Howell widened the gap to 16-11. Another Futrell service point and 2 more from sophmore Cheyanne Merritt kept the East lead at 22-17, but an 8-1 Whiteville closing run claimed the set. Whiteville raced to a 12-3 lead in the second set and closed out the match. Futrell …..
WHITEVILLE – Whiteville defeated East Bladen 3-0 Monday night in Three Rivers Conference volleyball action by set scores of 25-20, 25-15 and 25-18. Service points from junior Lorna Mendell and sophmore Kayleigh Raynor edged East ahead 6-5 early in the first set. Mendell knocked in a pair of service points, and Raynor and senior Sarah Johnson tallied one service point each to keep the Lady Eagles up 18-15, but a 10-2 Whiteville run claimed the set. The Lady Wolfpack started the second set with a 17-4 run. A trio of service points from Raynor and two more by Johnson interrupted the run, but Whiteville took the set. Service points from …..
CERRO GORDO– Junior Jake Evans fired in a ‘Hat Trick’ plus one of 4 goals Monday night to lead East Bladen to a 10-1 Three Rivers Conference men’s soccer victory over West Columbus. The victory avenged the Eagles only loss of the season – a shoot-out loss to the Vikings on September 28th. Monday night the Eagles raced to a 7-1 first half lead and ended the game on the mercy rule in the 70th minute of play. Senior Greyson Heustess racked up 4 assists and banged in 2 goals for the winners. Junior Jay McGill blasted in 2 goals and dished out an assist. Senior Pierce Melvin distributed 2 …..
ST. PAULS – Senior Alexis Mendez and sophmore Allan Diaz scored first-half goals Monday night to lead St. Pauls to a 2-0 Three Rivers Conference men’s soccer victory over West Bladen. “We will regroup for our Wednesday game and get back on track,” said West Bladen Coach Phillip Turnage. The Knights, now 4-4 in league play, will host East Columbus Wednesday night at 6 p.m. Share:
BLADENBORO – West Bladen swept East Columbus 2-0 Monday in Three Rivers Conference jayvee volleyball action by set scores of 25-23 and 25-7. Ashlyn Cox drilled in 6 aces, 5 service points, a kill and had one dig for the Lady Knights. Freshman Hannah Pait hammered in 5 kills and 5 service points. Freshman Lauren Pait racked up 5 service points, 2 aces and a dig. Caroline Brisson filled up the stat sheet with 6 service points, 2 aces, 2 assists and a dig for the winners. Freshman Kylee Ward knocked in 3 kills, a service point and had one dig. Freshman Savannah Turbeville pounded in 2 kills. Sophmore Alyssa …..
BLADENBORO – West Bladen swept East Columbus 3-0 Monday in Three Rivers Conference volleyball action by set scores of 25-20, 25-17 and 26-24. The victory avenged a 3-1 loss to the Lady Gators back in August and raised the Lady Knights record to 8-7 in league play and 9-8 overall. Senior Raegan Davis racked up a team-high 12 assists, 9 service points, 8 kills, 2 aces, 2 solo blocks and had one dig for the winners. Senior Caroline Davis sparked the defense with a team-high 20 digs. Junior Lexie Corrothers pounded in a team-high 14 kills, 2 aces, a service point and had one assist for West. Junior Mikayla Meadows …..
SPOKANE, WA – Bladen County’s Mary Caitlin Campbell finished sixteenth in the Women’s 3-Lift Open event for the 72kg (154 pound) Class Saturday in the USA Powerlifting Raw Nationals at the Hotel RL. Campbell who won the USA Powerlifting North Carolina State 72kg Raw Open back in June posted personal bests Saturday in the squat (167.5 kgs, 369.3 lbs) and dead-lift (175.4 kgs, 385.8 lbs). She also benched 87.5 kgs (192.9 lbs). The Bladenboro native’s total for the 3 lifts was 430 kgs or 948 lbs. That was an improvement over her winning totals from the state meet of 420 kgs (926 lbs). It was her second year of competing …..
ROWLAND – For the second time this season, South Robeson edged East Bladen 3-2 in a marathon Three Rivers Conference volleyball match Saturday by set scores of 19-25, 24-26, 25-12, 29-27 and 15-12. Sophmore Katie Evans opened the match with a pair of service points for the Lady Eagles, and junior Gracyn Martin knocked in 5 straight service points to keep East in front 10-7. A trio of service points from sophmore Cheylee Mathis padded the Lady Eagle lead to 21-16, before Martin served out the set with a trio of service points. Mathis fired in 5 straight service points to stake the Lady Eagles to a 12-6 lead in …..
LAKE WACCAMAW – Senior Pablo Ortega fired in 2 goals Saturday to lead West Bladen’s Knights to a 4-1 Three Rivers Conference men’s soccer victory over East Columbus. It was the third consecutive win for Coach Phillip Turnage’s Knights who improved to 4-3 in league play and moved into fourth place in the TRC standings. “We are playing as a team now,” said Coach Turnage. “The defense, especially Joey Ferretiz, played exceptionally well as did goalkeeper Angel Martinez.” Junior Wilmer Garcia and senior Edgar Pollo Garcia scored the other West Bladen goals. The Knights will travel to third-place St. Pauls Monday for a 6 p.m. game. Share:
ELIZABETHTOWN – West Bladen senior Savannah Lee finished second in the Three Rivers Conference tennis singles championship Friday, dropping the final match to South Columbus’ Elizabeth Koonce 6-3, 6-2. Lee and Koonce both qualified for next week’s Class 2A MidEast Regionals that will be played at Jaycee Park in Reidsville on October 19 and 20th. In opening round play, East Bladen senior Sarah Meares defeated St. Pauls’ Melissa Cantor 6-3, 6-3. South Columbus’ Vanessa Faulk defeated West Bladen senior Haleigh Dunn, and Fairmont’s Ashton Turner defeated East Bladen sophomore Sammi Jiang 6-3, 6-2. In second round play, Lee, the top seed who received a first-round bye, defeated Meares 6-1, 6-0. …..
ELIZABETHTOWN – West Bladen’s doubles team of juniors Autumn Brisson and Alyssa Bell won the Three Rivers Conference tennis doubles championship Friday. Brisson and Bell were the top-seeded doubles team and defeated the second-seeded doubles team, South Columbus’ Cartrette and Lewis, 6-3, 6-2 in the championship match. East Bladen’s doubles team of Ting Lin and Ashley Hardin also qualified for the MidEast Regionals by finishing fourth in the conference tournament. The top four doubles teams qualified for the regionals. In opening round play, Ting Lin & Hardin defeated Red Springs’ Alexandra Macias & Francisca Meneses. The West Bladen team of Mireya Sandoval & Alyssa Smith defeated Fairmont’s Ashlyn Turner & …..
Three Rivers Conference East Bladen 35, St. Pauls 24 West Columbus 38, West Bladen 24 South Columbus 61, Fairmont 26 Whiteville 27, Red Springs 24 East Columbus 18, South Robeson 12 (Wednesday) Other Area Results North Wake Saints 16, Harrells Christian 14 Jack Britt 20, Purnell Swett 10 Clinton 37, Goldsboro 28 Seventy First 21, Scotland 6 South View 20, Cape Fear 16 Goldsboro Rosewood 43, Lakewood 13 North Duplin 23, Union 6 Overhills 22, Douglas Byrd 20 Pine Forest 55, E. E. Smith 0 Princeton 69, Hobbton 14 Richmond Senior 53, Hoke County 0 Terry Sanford 34, Westover 19 Topsail 22, Wilmington Laney 20 Wilmington Hoggard 42, Wilmington …..
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong ELIZABETHTOWN – Senior halfback Eric Chancy shouldered the rushing load for East Bladen Friday night with 184 yards and 3 touchdowns on 33 carries as the Eagles rallied for a 35-24 Three Rivers Conference victory over St. Pauls. All three of Chancy’s touchdowns came in the second half after the Bulldogs had built a 17-7 lead courtesy of Kalvin Carpenter’s 82-yard touchdown return of the opening kick-off and a pair of Eagle turnovers. The Eagles tied the game early as junior Lawson Hester intercepted a Bulldog pass and sprinted 59 yards for the tying touchdown. Junior Gabe Barber booted the extra point. After an East Bladen …..
CERRO GORDO – Senior quarterback Shawn Tyson ran for 246 yards and 3 touchdowns Friday night to lead West Columbus to a 38-24 Three Rivers Conference victory over a short-handed West Bladen team. The Knights lost star quarterback Tyre Boykin on the third play of the second quarter when he was flagged for a pair of unsportsmanlike conduct penalties and disqualified from the game. “We had to fix a lot on the fly,” said Knight Coach Kris Williams. “We had to move Shyron (Adams) to quarterback and replace him at receiver. We were already thin with Kerron (Washington) out with an injury.” Still the Knights battled back from 26-6 and …..
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong East Bladen High School held its homecoming at Friday’s football game. The king, queen and court were announced. Share:
ELIZABETHTOWN- Sophia Masaid racked up a “Hat Trick’ plus two of five goals Wednesday to lead Clarkton School of Discovery to an 8-0 Waccamaw Middle School Conference girls soccer victory over Hallsboro at County Park. In the fourth minute of play, Masaid opened the scoring with an unassisted goal. Three minutes later Masaid turned an assist from Maegan Burney into her second goal for a 2-0 Lady Blue Devil lead. In the 22nd minute, Masaid sent a pass to Cydney Campbell who knocked in the goal for a 3-0 lead. A minute later Masaid delivered her second assist with a pass to Molly Evans who banged in the goal for …..
BLADENBORO – South Columbus won the final two sets and defeated West Bladen 2-1 Wednesday night in Three Rivers Conference jayvee volleyball action by set scores of 25-21, 24-26 and 15-9. Freshman Hannah Pait blasted in 11 kills and 4 service points to lead the Lady Knights. Sophmore Alyssa Suggs drilled in 4 aces, 5 service points, a kill and had 2 digs. Ashlyn Cox hammered in 4 service points, 2 aces, 2 kills and had 5 digs. Taylor West knocked in 4 kills, 5 service points, 2 aces and had 2 digs for the Lady Knights. Freshman Lauren Pait was credited with a team-high 10 digs, an ace and …..
BLADENBORO – South Columbus won the final two sets and defeated West Bladen 3-1 Wednesday night in Three Rivers Conference volleyball action by set scores of 25-20, 22-25, 25-16 and 25-13. The teams played in honor of West Bladen junior Nathan Nance who suffers from Cystic Fibrosis. Tshirts are currently being sold at West Bladen and a silent action was held during Wednesday games. All money raised will go to the CF Foundation of North Carolina – Sanford Chapter. “Nathan struggles to breathe each day,” said Lady Knight Coach Gaye Davis. “We take our breathing for granted.” West Bladen jumped out to early leads of 9-3 and 15-10, but South …..
BLADENBORO- Sophmore Keni Verdugo Gomez fired in a first-half goal, and the West Bladen defense made it stand up for a 1-0 Three Rivers Conference victory Wednesday night over Red Springs. For Gomez it was his fourth goal of the season as the Knights evened their conference record at 3-3. “Our defense held up to seal the win,” said Knight Coach Phillip Turnage. Junior Angel Martinez recorded the shutout in goal for West Bladen. The Knights will travel to East Columbus Saturday. Share:
LAKE WACCAMAW- Senior Greyson Heustess lit up the scoreboard with a ‘Hat Trick’ plus one of 4 goals to lead East Bladen to an 8-0 Three Rivers Conference men’s soccer victory Wednesday over East Columbus. Junior Gabe Barber fired in 2 goals for the Eagles, and senior Pierce Melvin and junior Ebrahim Algozy scored one goal each to for the winners. Pierce Melvin dished out 2 assists for East Bladen. Senior Dan Tatum, sophmore Jay McKoy, junior Milton Estrada and senior Keshaun Davis were credited with one assist each. The Eagles poured in six first-half goals and tacked on two more goals in the second half. Sophmore Jacob Priest recorded …..
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Columbus defeated East Bladen 2-1 Tuesday in Three Rivers Conference jayvee volleyball action by set scores of 25-12, 21-25 and 15-8. East Columbus opened the first set with 8 consecutive service points en route to the 25-12 win. Sophomore Cheylee Mathis fired in 5 straight service points to give the Lady Eagles a 6-1 lead in Set 2. A pair of service points from freshman Merritt Martin kept East Bladen ahead 14-11. Service points from Mathis and juniors Adrienne Howell and Shanell McMillian padded the Lady Eagle lead to 20-16. Mathis served out the set at 25-21. Sophomore Alyssa Futrell knocked in a trio of service points …..
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Columbus defeated East Bladen 3-0 Tuesday night in Three Rivers Conference volleyball action by set scores of 25-17, 25-22 and 25-21. Sophomore Katie Evans knocked in a pair of service points to tie the first set 9-9. Service points from juniors Ruth Ward and Gracyn Martin kept the Lady Eagles even at 14-14. The Lady Gators closed the set with an 11-3 spurt. After East Columbus grabbed an early 6-1 lead in Set 2, junior Cybil Campbell rallied the Lady Eagles to within 6-5 with a trio of service points. Service points from Martin, sophomore Kayleigh Raynor and senior Sarah Johnson pulled East Bladen to within 15-12. …..
BLADENBORO – Anthony “Peanut” Mitchell ran 38 yards for the winning touchdown late in the fourth quarter as Bladenboro defeated Tar Heel 8-0 Tuesday night in Waccamaw Middle School Conference football action. A penalty pushed the ball back to the 8 yardline on the conversion attempt, but Mitchell carried the ball the 8 yards into the end zone for the 2-point conversion and an 8-0 lead. After the Bulldog touchdown, Tar Heel drove down to the Bladenboro ten yardline but didn’t score. “It was a good defensive game by both teams,” said Bulldog Athletic Director Steve Thurman. The Bulldogs evened their record at 1-1 with the victory. Share:
The October 9 Southeastern Fellowship Senior Golf Association tournament was played at Gates Four near Fayetteville. Fifty-one players participated and two teams tied for first place with scores of 53. The teams were C.L. Gore, Gordon Graham, Stan Matthews and Barry Kelly and the team of Edwin Skipper, Mike Waddell, Jimmy Jones and Greg Ruark. Next week’s tournament will be held at Pinecrest Country Club in Lumberton. Share:
TABOR CITY – Lafon Monroe scored 4 touchdowns Tuesday night to lead Clarkton School of Discovery to a 44-20 Waccamaw Middle School Conference victory over Williams. The Blue Devils jumped in front early as Nyquan Richardson returned the opening kick-off 70 yards for a touchdown, then ran the 2-point conversion for an early 8-0 lead. It was Richardson’s second kick-off return for a touchdown of the season. After stopping Williams, the Blue Devils scored again as Monroe broke loose and scooted 60 yards for a touchdown and a 14-0 lead. On the next Clarkton possession, Monroe darted around right end on a 40-yard touchdown run. Fullback Masion Brooks barreled into …..
ST. PAULS – St. Pauls defeated West Bladen 2-0 Tuesday in Three Rivers Conference volleyball action by set scores of 25-20 and 25-15. Freshman Hannah Pait hammered in 4 kills, an ace, a solo block, 2 service points and had one dig. Taylor West fired in 4 service points, 3 kills and had one dig for West Bladen. Junior Jordan Benson distributed 3 assists and slammed in 3 service points. Olivia Allen and Caroline Brisson led the Lady Knight defense with 3 digs each. Amelia Brisson drilled in 2 kills, a service point and an ace. Freshman Savannah Turbeville pounded in a kill and had 2 digs for West. Haleigh …..
ST. PAULS – West Bladen defeated St. Pauls 3-1 Tuesday night in Three Rivers Conference volleyball action by set scores of 25-20, 22-25, 25-20 and 25-22. Senior Raegan Davis lit up the scoreboard with 20 kills, 9 solo blocks, an ace, 3 service points and was credited with 6 assists and 2 digs for the winners. Sophmore Sidnee Walters racked up a team-high 13 service points, 3 kills and 2 digs. Junior Lexie Corrothers fired in 7 service points, 4 kills, an ace and had 2 digs for the Lady Knights. Junior Jordan Benson knocked in 8 service points, 3 aces and dished out 5 assists to go with one …..
ELIZABETHTOWN –Molly Evans fired in the deciding goal Monday to lift Clarkton School of Discovery to a 2-1 Waccamaw Middle School Conference girls soccer victory over Williams at County Park. Sophia Masaid banged in a header off of a Mauri Flores corner kick in the fifth minute of play to give Clarkton a 1-0 lead. Williams knocked in a penalty kick early in the second half to tie the game 1-1. Eleven minutes later Evans delivered an unassisted goal that proved to be the game-winner. Coach Jordan Raynor’s Lady Blue Devils improved to 4-0-1 with the victory and will play Hallsboro Wednesday at 4 p.m. Share:
ELIZABETHTOWN –Bladenboro rallied with 3 second-half goals to claim a 3-1 Waccamaw Middle School Conference girls soccer victory over Elizabethtown Monday at County Park. The Lady Cougars led 1-0 at halftime, before Kaden Thurman knocked in a crossing pass from Lainey Autry to tie the game. Autry fired in an unassisted goal to give the Lady Bulldogs a 2-1 lead. Rylee Chadwick capitalized on a throw-in from Thurman to deliver an insurance goal for Bladenboro. The Lady Bulldogs improved to 3-2 with the victory and will play Whiteville Central Wednesday at 5:15. Elizabethtown will play at Williams Wednesday at 4 p.m. Share:
CERRO GORDO – West Bladen rallied from a 3-1 deficit with 4 unanswered goals to claim a 5-3 Three Rivers Conference men’s soccer victory over West Columbus Monday night. Junior midfielder Wilmer Garcia scored his third goal of the season in the first half for the Knights, but the Vikings built a 2-1 halftime lead. Another Viking goal early in the second half pushed the margin to 3-1. Senior Pablo Ortega started the Knight rally with a goal, and senior Edgar Pollo Garcia knocked in a goal to tie the game 3-3. Senior Marcos ‘TeeRex’ Rojas fired in the go-ahead goal for the Knights, and junior Eric Sandoval tacked on …..
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong ELIZABETHTOWN – Senior Dan Tatum and junior Gabe Barber scored goals to lead East Bladen to a 2-0 Three Rivers Conference men’s soccer victory over South Columbus. Senior Pierce Melvin, sophomore Garrett Melvin and senior Greyson Heustess were credited with one assist each. East Bladen scored one goal in each half. Sophomore Jacob Priest recorded the shutout in goal for the Eagles and had one save. Coach Jay Raynor’s Eagles improved to 7-1 in the TRC and 11-1-2 overall. East Bladen will travel to East Columbus Wednesday for a 5 p.m. game. Share:
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen defeated West Bladen 2-0 Monday in Three Rivers Conference jayvee volleyball action by set scores of 25-10 and 25-12. Sophomore Cheylee Mathis gave East Bladen an early 4-1 lead in Set One with a trio of service points. Junior Shanell McMillian delivered 3 more service points that pushed the lead to 9-5. Sophomore Alyssa Futrell reeled off 7 straight service points that opened up a 17-6 Lady Eagle lead. A pair of service points from freshman Merritt Martin stretched the lead to 21-8. Junior Adrienne Howell served out the set with a pair of service points. Howell started the second set with …..
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong ELIZABETHTOWN – West Bladen defeated East Bladen 3-0 Monday in Three Rivers Conference volleyball action by set scores of 25-20, 25-23 and 25-19. Junior Cybil Campbell staked East to a early 3-0 lead with a pair of service points in the first set. Junior Lexie Corrothers answered with 4 service points to vault West in front 5-3. Two service points from West junior Mikayla Meadows were answered by a pair of service points from East senior Sarah Johnson. Corrothers reeled off 8 straight service points to open up a 22-13 Lady Knight lead. Five service points from Lady Eagle senior Abbie Cross sliced the margin to …..
BLADENBORO – West Bladen’s Lady Knights finished off a perfect 16-0 regular season Monday with a 9-0 victory over East Bladen in Three Rivers Conference women’s tennis action. Singles Savannah Lee (WB) defeated Ting Lin (EB) 6-0, 6-0 Autumn Brisson (WB) defeated Anna Kate White (EB) 6-2, 7-5 Alyssa Bell (WB) defeated Lily Lin (EB) 6-0, 6-2 Mireya Sandoval (WB) defeated Ashley Hardin (EB) 6-2, 4-6, 10-2 Alyssa Smith (WB) defeated Sammi Jiang (EB) 6-0, 6-4 Haleigh Dunn (WB) defeated Sarah Meares (EB) 6-1, 6-1 Doubles Bell/Brisson (WB) defeated White/L. LIn (EB) 8-2 Lee/Dunn (WB) defeated T. Lin/Hardin (EB) 8-6 Smith/Sandoval (WB) defeated Carlie West/Carleigh Devane (EB) 8-0 Coach Billy …..
Southeastern Lifestyles Fitness Center in Pembroke will host a Fall 5K Fundraiser on Saturday, November 10, 2018. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the 5K starts at 8:30 a.m. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children. All proceeds go to benefit the 2019 Lumber River Senior Games. Share:
By Charlotte Smith The Cycle North Carolina Mountains to the Coast Ride took place as originally scheduled bringing around 1,200 tourists through Bladen County. The tourist event started on Saturday, September 29th, in Black Mountain, North Carolina. The tour ended on Saturday, October 6th, with cyclists leaving Elizabethtown and heading to Oak Island. As the cyclists rolled into Elizabethtown on Friday, October 5th, they were greeted by Town of Elizabethtown Mayor Sylvia Campbell, the Chamber of Commerce, business owners and citizens. Elizabethtown was scheduled to be the last overnight stop for the riders. Mayor Campbell and other officials offered a warm reception to Cycle NC on King Street in Elizabethtown …..
ST. PAULS – East Bladen defeated St. Pauls 2-0 Thursday in Three Rivers Conference jayvee volleyball action by set scores of 30-28 and 25-10. Junior Shanell McMillian knocked in a trio of service points to vault the Lady Eagles in front 4-1 early in the first set. A 15-5 surge rallied the Lady Bulldogs into a 16-9 lead. McMillian rallied East with a trio of service points, and sophmore Cheyanne Merritt and freshman Merritt Martin added 2 service points each to close the gap to 23-20. Sophmore Cheylee Mathis, junior Adrienne Howell, sophmore Alyssa Futrell, and Merritt won one service point each, before Martin served out the set at 30-28. …..
Here are results from Friday’s high school football games. Three Rivers Conference East Bladen 28, Fairmont 27 Whiteville 48, West Bladen 0 St. Pauls 56, West Columbus 6 South Columbus 49, East Columbus 6 Red Springs 56, South Robeson 6 Other Area Scores Harrells Christian 52, Fayetteville Christian 0 Seventy First 42, Lumberton 7 Pinecrest 58, Purnell Swett 7 Lakewood 21, North Duplin 7 Wallace-Rose Hill 60, Spring Creek 0 Wilmington Hoggard 31, West Brunswick 0 South View 54, E. E. Smith 10 Cape Fear 25, Westover 20 Princeton 61, Union 18 James Kenan 47, Midway 34 New Hanover 22, Wilmington Laney 0 North Brunswick 20, Wilmington Ashley 0 Heide …..
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong WHITEVILLE – Junior quarterback Ty Moss and junior running back Jvonte Davis combined for 6 touchdowns to lead Whiteville to a 48-0 Three Rivers Conference football victory over West Bladen Friday night. Moss scored on runs of 1 and 6 yards then hurled a 55-yard touchdown pass to senior Elijah Henderson. Davis broke free for touchdown runs of 2, 22 and 38 yards. Sophmore K. J. Hall ran 13 yards for the other Wolfpack touchdown. Senior Ethan Bass booted six extra points. His seventh attempt was blocked. Whiteville led 21-0 at the first quarter break and 35-0 at halftime. The Knights best scoring chance came late …..
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong FAIRMONT – East Bladen’s Eagles survived four lost fumbles and six scoreless ‘Red Zone’ trips to squeak out a 28-27 Three Rivers Conference football victory over Fairmont Friday night. Behind the wizardry of Duke signee Jordan Waters who accounted for 302 yards of total offense, the Golden Tornadoes sliced a 28-7 East Bladen lead to 28-27 with 6:13 left to play. Two plays later the Eagles coughed up their fourth fumble of the game at their own 43 yardline. A 21 yard run by Waters gave the Tornadoes a first down at the East Bladen ten yardline. The Eagle defense stiffened and on fourth down Fairmont’s …..
TABOR CITY- West Bladen’s unbeaten Lady Knights clinched the Three Rivers Conference women’s tennis regular season championship Friday with a 7-2 Three Rivers Conference women’s tennis victory over second-place South Columbus. Singles Savannah Lee (WB) defeated South Columbus #1 6-2, 6-3 Autumn Brisson (WB) defeated South Columbus #2 1-0, Retired Alyssa Bell (WB) defeated South Columbus #3 6-0, 6-2 South Columbus #4 defeated Mireya Sandoval (WB) 6-1, 6-2 Alyssa Smith (WB) defeated South Columbus #5 6-4, 6-2 Haleigh Dunn (WB) defeated South Columbus #6 6-4, 6-1 Doubles Bell/Brisson (WB) defeated South Columbus #1 8-0 South Columbus #2 defeated Lee/Dunn (WB) 8-4 Smith/Sandoval (WB) defeated South Columbus #3 8-2 Coach Billy …..
TAR HEEL – Acme-Delco converted a key first down late in the game and went on to score the winning touchdown for a 22-18 Waccamaw Middle School Conference football victory over Tar Heel. Leading 18-14 with 4 minutes left to play, the Tar Heel defense appeared to have the Delco quarterback stopped on a 4th and long play at the Trojan 15 yardline, but the ball got away, and Delco picked up the first down. Bryan Lopez then galloped 50 yards for the deciding touchdown. K. J. Brown ran the 2-point conversion for a 22-18 lead. The Trojans scored on their first possession of the game on an 8-yard keeper …..
ELIZABETHTOWN –Quarterback Jacob Lockamy threw a 55-yard pass to Cameron White for the winning touchdown with 1:30 remaining to lift Elizabethtown to a 36-32 victory over Hallsboro in Waccamaw Middle School Conference football action. Hallsboro led 32-28, before Lockamy and White hooked up for the game-winning pass. Malcolm Bolden ran the 2-point conversion to boost the lead to 36-32, and the Cougar defense stopped Hallsboro on downs to end the game. Bolden ran for over 100 yards and scored 4 touchdowns for the Cougars. Bolden broke loose for a 40-yard touchdown run in the first period, and Hunter Elks carried into the end zone for the 2-point conversion. Later in …..
CLARKTON – Lafon Monroe ran for 3 touchdowns and 150 yards Thursday night to lead Clarkton School of Discovery to a 28-8 victory over Bladenboro in Waccamaw Middle School Conference action. The Blue Devils built a 14-8 halftime lead, and Monroe broke loose for an 80-yard run early in the second half. Nyquan Richardson circled around the end on an 8-yard touchdown run, and also ran a 2-point conversion. Samaj Dove scored the other Blue Devil conversion on a run. “We kept running wide and beating them outside,” said Clarkton Coach Robert Mazur. “They were tough inside, but our speed and ability to get outside was the difference.” Gary Parker …..
ST. PAULS– East Bladen swept St. Pauls 9-0 Thursday in Three Rivers Conference women’s tennis action. Singles Ting Lin (EB) defeated Dulce Rocha (SP) 6-1, 6-3 Anna Kate White (EB) defeated Jennifer Cabrera Angeles (SP) 6-3, 6-1 Lily Lin (EB) defeated Sierra Britt (SP) 6-4, 6-2 Ashley Hardin (EB) defeated Flor Orozco (SP) 6-0, 6-2 Sammi Jiang (EB) defeated Jessica Zavala Cruz (SP) 7-5, 6-6 (8-6) Sarah Meares (EB) defeated Wendy Villasenor (SP) 6-1, 6-2 Doubles White/L. LIn (EB) defeated Rocha/Orozco (SP) 8-4 T. Lin/Hardin (EB) defeated Britt/Cruz (SP) 8-1 Carlie West/Devane (EB) defeated Vanessa Zavala Cruz/Melissa Cantor Sosa 9-7 Coach Megan Kirby’s Lady Eagles raised their record to 10-4 …..
BLADENBORO – West Bladen swept West Columbus 2-0 Thursday in Three Rivers Conference jayvee volleyball action by set scores of 25-12 and 25-21. Ashlyn Cox filled up the stat sheet with 6 service points, 5 aces and 2 kills for the Lady Knights. Sophmore Alyssa Suggs hammered in 5 aces and 4 kills. Sophmore Sidnee Walters slammed in 5 aces and 4 kills. Freshman Savannah Turbeville drilled in 3 aces and a kill for the winners. Freshman Lauren Pait racked up 4 digs and 2 service points. Amelia Brisson added a kill, and Olivia Allen and Caroline Brisson had one dig each. “My team played hard tonight,” said Lady Knight …..
BLADENBORO – West Bladen swept West Columbus 3-0 Thursday night in Three Rivers Conference volleyball action by set scores of 25-9, 25-18 and 25-17. Senior Raegan Davis poured in 9 service points, 9 aces, 8 kills, a solo block and added 8 assists and 2 digs for the Lady Knights. Junior Mikayla Meadows knocked in 10 service points, 2 aces and 3 kills. Sophmore Shelby Pharr delivered 5 service points, 2 kills and an ace for the winners. Junior Jordan Benson was credited with 7 assists, 4 service points and 2 aces. Junior Lexie Corrothers blasted in 4 kills. Tatiana Hunt racked up 4 service points and 4 digs for …..
BLADENBORO- West Bladen’s unbeaten Lady Knights ran their winning streak to fourteen in a row Thursday with a 9-0 Three Rivers Conference women’s tennis victory over West Columbus. Singles Savannah Lee (WB) defeated Baylee Haynes (WC) 6-0, 6-1 Autumn Brisson (WB) defeated Jessica Griffin (WC) 6-1, 6-1 Alyssa Bell (WB) defeated Lauren Pierce Leah Redwine (WC) 6-2, 6-1 Mireya Sandoval (WB) defeated Madeleine Shaw (WC) 6-3, 6-0 Alyssa Smith (WB) defeated Anna Kay Nance (WC) 6-3, 6-0 Haleigh Dunn (WB) defeated Kaydee Davis (WC) 6-2, 6-1 Doubles Bell/Brisson (WB) defeated Nance/Erin Griffin (WC) 8-0 Lee/Dunn (WB) defeated Davis/Katherine Griffin (WC) 8-1 Smith/Sandoval (WB) defeated Ann Marie Butler/Emma Rae Ward (WC) …..
ELIZABETHTOWN – Molly Evans and Sophia Masaid recorded ‘Hat Tricks’ of 3 goals each Thursday to lead Clarkton School of Discovery to a 7-0 Waccamaw Middle School Conference girls soccer victory over Bladenboro. Evans knocked in an unassisted goal in the fourth minute, and Masaid tacked on unassisted goals in the 16th and 18th minutes to give the Lady Blue Devils a 3-0 halftime lead. Evans fired in the first goal of the second half, and two minutes later Mauri Flores drilled in a goal for a 5-0 lead. Masaid connected for her third goal to boost the margin to 6-0. Evans turned a feed from Masaid into her third …..
An Evening of Music and Baseball to Be Featured in Clarkton By Erin Smith Congratulations to our second Facebook Fan Trivia Contest Winner, Matt Needham. Need ham has won two free tickets to a local concert. Currently, Clarkton Dixie Youth Baseball is still on go for hosting an evening of music as one of their annual fundraisers on Saturday, October 13th, from 5-9 p.m. at the Clarkton DYB Complex. Gates will open at 4 p.m. Clarkton Dixie Youth Baseball has been around for years thanks to the founders Buddy Burney, Carlos Lyda, GC Dennis and Jack Heustess. A local group called The Pink Slips will be performing a variety of …..
TABOR CITY – South Columbus defeated West Bladen 2-0 Wednesday in Three Rivers Conference jayvee volleyball action by set scores of 25-6 and 25-17. Freshman Lauren Pait knocked in 2 service points and an ace for the Lady Knights. Ashlyn Cox fired in 2 aces and a kill. Freshman Savannah Turbeville slammed in a kill and a service point. Junior Erica Storms and Haleigh Fields contributed one ace and one service point each. West Bladen will host West Columbus Thursday at 4:30. Share:
ELIZABETHTOWN – Fairmont edged East Bladen 2-1 Tuesday night in Three Rivers Conference jayvee volleyball action by set scores of 23-25, 25-11 and 15-6. Junior Adrienne Howell opened the match with 7 straight aces for a 7-0 East lead. Sophmore Cheyanne Merritt drilled in 5 more service points to stretch the Lady Eagle lead to 16-6. A pair of service points from sophomore Cheylee Mathis padded the lead to 20-9. An 11-point service run pushed Fairmont in front 23-21, before freshman Merritt Martin served out the set with 3 straight aces. A pair of Martin aces kept East within 4-3 early in the second set. A 16-3 Fairmont run was …..
ELIZABETHTOWN – Fairmont defeated East Bladen 3-0 Tuesday night in Three Rivers Conference volleyball action by set scores of 25-12, 25-12 and 25-23. Fairmont grabbed an early 14-3 lead in the first set, before 2 service points from sophmore Kayleigh Raynor and 3 more from sophomore Katie Evans pulled East Bladen to within 17-12. The Lady Tornadoes closed out the set with 7 straight service points. The visitors jumped in front 14-6 in the second set. Junior Ruth Ward rallied the Lady Eagles to within 15-10 with a trio of service points, but a 10-2 Fairmont run ended the set. Raynor drilled in 4 straight service points to put East …..
TABOR CITY – South Columbus defeated West Bladen 3-0 Wednesday night in Three Rivers Conference volleyball action by set scores of 25-21, 25-15 and 25-20. Senior Raegan Davis filled up the stat sheet for West Bladen with 8 assists, 7 aces, 5 service points, 4 kills, 4 solo blocks and 3 digs. Junior Lexie Corrothers slammed in 4 kills, 2 service points, an ace and had 2 digs. Sophmore Sidnee Walters knocked in 3 kills, 4 service points and had 2 digs for West. Junior Mikayla Meadows pounded in a team-high 6 kills, an ace, a solo block and had 2 digs. Junior Jordan Benson dished out 5 assists and …..
WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP – Williams scored a goal in each half to hand Bladenboro’s Lady Bulldogs their first loss of the season 2-0 in Waccamaw Middle School Conference girls soccer action. The Lady Aggies scored their first goal on a corner kick that inadvertently hit a Lady Bulldog. Williams scored in the second half on a penalty kick after a disputed handball. Bladenboro will play Clarkton School of Discovery at 5:15 Thursday at County Park. Share:
ELIZABETHTOWN – Mauri Flores scored 2 goals to lead Clarkton School of Discovery to a 3-1 girls soccer victory over Nakina Wednesday in Waccamaw Middle School Conference action at County Park. In the 16th minute of play, Flores converted an assist from Molly Evans into the first Lady Blue Devil goal. Nine minutes later Sophia Masaid fired in an unassisted goal to boost the Clarkton lead to 2-0 at halftime. Nakina cracked the scoring column on a corner kick in the second half, but Flores answered with an unassisted goal 8 minutes later to push the Clarkton lead to 3-1. Coach Jordan Raynor’s Lady Blue Devils, now 2-0-1, will play …..
ELIZABETHTOWN – Senior Greyson Heustess posted a ‘Hat Trick’ of 3 goals Wednesday night to lead East Bladen to a 5-1 Three Rivers Conference men’s soccer victory over St. Pauls. Juniors Jay McGill and Gabe Barber fired in one goal each for the Eagles who raced to a 3-0 halftime lead. Senior Pierce Melvin dished out 2 assists for East Bladen, and Heustess and junior Jake Evans contributed one assist each for the Eagles. Sophmore Jacob Priest picked up the victory in goal for Coach Jay Raynor’s Eagles who improved to 6-1 in the TRC and 10-1-2 overall. East Bladen will host South Columbus Monday. Share:
The Southeastern Fellowship Senior Golf Association played their October 2 tourney at Cheraw State Park Golf Course Tuesday. Thirty-three players entered the tournament with two teams scoring 55 and ending in a tie. The teams were Edwin Skipper, Bobby Rayburn, Jerry Willoughby and Ray Crabtree and the team of Joey Gore, Charles Bridger, Danny Wiggins and Doug Palmer. Next week’s tourney will be held at Gates Four. Share:
ELIZABETHTOWN – South Robeson edged East Bladen 3-2 Monday night in Three Rivers Conference volleyball action. The Lady Mustangs won by set scores of 19-25, 25-17, 21-25, 25-18 and 15-6. Sophmore Kayleigh Raynor fired in 4 straight service points to vault East Bladen into an 11-8 lead in the first set. A trio of service points from junior Lila McDuffie kept East Bladen up 22-17, and sophomore Katie Evans served out the set. Evans opened the second set with 5 straight service points, but South Robeson answered with a 13-3 run to take a 13-8 lead. Raynor rallied the Lady Eagles with 5 consecutive service points for a 15-14 lead, …..
ELIZABETHTOWN – Laney Autry fired in the decisive goal in the 50th minute of play to lift Bladenboro to a 4-3 Waccamaw Middle School Conference victory over Hallsboro at County Park. Autry turned an assist from Rylee Chadwick into the game-winner after Hallsboro had rallied from a 3-1 deficit with a pair of second-half goals. The Lady Tigers grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first minute of play, but Chadwick answered with a tying goal 5 minutes later off of an assist from Kaden Thurman. In the 18th minute, Whitney McLean knocked in the go-ahead goal for the Lady Bulldogs off of a Chadwick assist. Four minutes into the second …..
ELIZABETHTOWN – Mauri Flores fired in two goals Tuesday to lead Clarkton School of Discovery to a 2-1 victory over Tar Heel in Waccamaw Middle School Conference girls soccer action at County Park. Flores knocked in her first goal off of an assist from Jinely Mandujano early in the game. Three minutes later Flores turned an assist from Cydney Campbell into a goal that gave the Lady Blue Devils a 2-0 lead. Nine minutes later a foul in the box presented Tar Heel with a penalty kick that the Lady Panthers converted to trim the margin to 2-1. Coach Jordan Raynor’s Lady Blue Devils improved to 1-0-1 with the victory …..
BLADENBORO – Whiteville defeated West Bladen 2-0 Tuesday night in Three Rivers Conference Jayvee volleyball action by set scores of 25-11 and 25-20. Freshman Lauren Pait fired in 5 aces, 2 service points and had one dig for the Lady Knights. Sophmore Alyssa Suggs drilled in 3 aces, 3 service points, a kill and had one dig. Teammate Ashlyn Cox racked up 4 digs, 2 kills, an ace and a service point. Caroline Brisson knocked in 3 service points, a kill and had one dig for West. Junior Erica Storms slammed in 2 kills, an ace and had one dig. Olivia Allen collected 2 digs and had one kill. Haleigh …..
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong BLADENBORO – Whiteville defeated West Bladen 3-0 Tuesday night in Three Rivers Conference volleyball action by set scores of 25-15, 25-17 and 25-11. Junior Lexie Corrothers hammered in 7 kills, a block, 2 service points and had a dig for the Lady Knights. Senior Raegan Davis slammed in 5 kills, a block, a service point, dished out a team-high 11 assists and had one dig. Senior Caroline Davis contributed a team-high 11 digs for West. Junior Jordan Benson was credited with 4 assists, 4 digs and a service point. Sophmore Sidnee Walters tallied 4 service points, a kill, a block and a dig. Junior Mikayla Meadows …..
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen swept all nine matches Monday in a 9-0 Three Rivers Conference women’s tennis victory over South Robeson. Singles Ting Lin (EB) defeated Miami Hunt (SR) 8-1 Anna Kate White (EB) defeated Makoa Rivera (SR) 8-2 Lily Lin (EB) defeated Cambyl Scott (SR) 8-2 Ashley Hardin (EB) defeated Effie Oxendine (SR) 8-0 Sammi Jiang (EB) defeated Lauren Barnes (SR) 8-2 Sarah Meares (EB) defeated Lyric Locklear (SR) 8-0 Doubles White/L. LIn (EB) defeated Hunt/Scott (SR) 8-3 T. Lin/Hardin (EB) defeated Rivera/Oxendine (SR) 8-1 Johanna Parker/Jayden Willington (EB) defeated Karen Strickland/Kierra Locklear (SR) 8-2 Coach Megan Kirby’s Lady Eagles improved to 7-4 on the season. Share:
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen swept a Three Rivers Conference women’s tennis double-header from Fairmont Tuesday by scores of 9-0 and 8-0. Match #1 Singles Ting Lin (EB) defeated Ashton Turner (F) 8-1 Anna Kate White (EB) defeated Mikiyah Hunt (F) 8-2 Lily Lin (EB) defeated Kiley Oxendine (F) 8-0 Ashley Hardin (EB) defeated Ashlyn Turner (F) 8-0 Sammi Jiang (EB) defeated Eva Karolie (F) 8-4 Sarah Meares (EB) defeated Dyshayla Watson (F) 8-0 Doubles White/L. LIn (EB) defeated Fairmont #1 8-1 T. Lin/Hardin (EB) defeated Fairmont #2 8-1 Carlie West/Carleigh Devane (EB) defeated Fairmont #3 8-0 Match #2 Singles Ting Lin (EB) defeated Ashton Turner (F) 8-0 Anna Kate White …..
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong WHITEVILLE- West Bladen’s Lady Knights defeated Whiteville 6-3 Tuesday for their thirteenth straight victory and solidified their hold on first place in the Three Rivers Conference women’s tennis standings. Singles Savannah Lee (WB) defeated Whiteville #1 6-3, 6-2 Autumn Brisson (WB) defeated Whiteville #2 6-4, 6-1 Alyssa Bell (WB) defeated Whiteville #3 6-0, 6-2 Whiteville #4 defeated Mireya Sandoval (WB) 6-1, 6-4 Alyssa Smith (WB) defeated Whiteville #5 6-0, 6-1 Whiteville #6 defeated Haleigh Dunn (WB) 3-6, 6-4,14-12 Doubles Bell/Brisson (WB) defeated Whiteville #1 8-4 Whiteville #2 defeated Lee/Dunn (WB) 9-7 Smith/Sandoval (WB) defeated Whiteville #3 8-1 Coach Billy Bryant’s Lady Knights will host West Columbus …..
WHITEVILLE – West Bladen’s Haley George finished second in Monday’s Three Rivers Conference girls cross-country meet. “Haley found out there was an opportunity for her to compete in cross-country, and she went over there and finished second in her first meet,” said West Bladen Athletic Director Travis Pait. East Bladen’s Aaron Smith who won last week’s TRC boys cross-country meet at Red Springs finished fourth in Monday’s meet. Share:
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen scored a goal in each half to defeat Red Springs 2-0 Monday night in Three Rivers Conference men’s soccer action. Coach Jay Raynor’s Eagles improved to 5-1 in league play and 9-1-2 overall and will host St. Pauls Wednesday night. The Eagle jayvees defeated Red Springs 6-1 in the preliminary match. Share:
WHITEVILLE – Whiteville defeated East Bladen 6-3 Saturday Three Rivers Conference women’s tennis action. Singles Whiteville #1 defeated Ting Lin (EB) 8-1 Whiteville #2 defeated Anna Kate White (EB) 8-0 Lily Lin (EB) defeated Whiteville #3 8-2 Whiteville #4 defeated Ashley Hardin (EB) 8-4 Sammi Jiang (EB) defeated Whiteville #5 9-7 Whiteville #6 defeated Sarah Meares (EB) 8-2 Doubles White/L. LIn (EB) defeated Whiteville #1 8-6 Whiteville #2 defeated T. Lin/Hardin (EB) 8-6 Whiteville #3 defeated Carlie West/Carleigh Devane (EB) 8-2 Share:
BLADENBORO – Sophmore striker Keni Verdugo Gomez and junior right winger Wilmer Garcia scored goals as West Bladen’s Knights claimed their first Three Rivers Conference men’s soccer victory with a 2-1 win over St. Pauls. Gomez tallied his third goal of the season in the first half as the Knights took a 1-0 lead into halftime. “Fortunately we were able to finish the game strong this time,” said West Bladen Coach Phillip Turnage. Garcia recorded his second goal of the season in the second half. “It was a sliding goal that was impossible for their keeper to block,” said Coach Turnage. “This win is the momentum shifter that we have …..
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong BLADENBORO – Junior quarterback Tyre Boykin threw for 131 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 143 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead West Bladen to a 38-30 Three Rivers Conference football victory over South Robeson Monday night. Boykin completed 5 of 9 passes and two of his touchdown completions went to sophomore Shyron Adams who caught 3 passes for 97 yards. Adams also came up with 3 turnovers – intercepting 2 passes and taking the ball away from a Mustang receiver inside the 5 yardline. “Those two (Boykin and Adams) are just natural athletes,” said West Bladen Coach Kris Williams. “We just try to get …..
RED SPRINGS – Unbeaten West Bladen defeated Red Springs 8-1 in women’s tennis action Saturday to run their Three Rivers Conference leading record to 12-0 on the season. Singles Savannah Lee (WB) defeated Hermelinda Mendoza (RS) 6-0, 6-2 Autumn Brisson (WB) defeated Stephanie Alejandro (RS) 6-1, 6-1 Alyssa Bell (WB) defeated Alexandra Macias (RS) 6-0, 6-2 Mireya Sandoval (WB) defeated Francisca Meneses (RS) 6-0, 6-2 Alyssa Smith (WB) defeated Aurely Cruz (RS) 6-1, 6-0 Haleigh Dunn (WB) defeated Yadira Padron (RS) 6-1, 6-3 Doubles Mendoza/Alejandro (RS) defeated Bell/Brisson (WB) 8-4 Lee/Dunn (WB) defeated Meneses/Macias (RS) 8-6 Smith/Sandoval (WB) defeated Kennedy McNeill/Cruz (RS) 8-1 Coach Billy Bryant’s Lady Knights will host …..
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen swept West Columbus 3-0 Thursday night in Three Rivers Conference volleyball action by set scores of 25-13, 25-21, and 25-23. Junior Cybil Campbell sparked the Lady Eagles to an early 5-1 lead with 4 straight service points. Junior Gracyn Martin reeled off 5 consecutive service points to grow the lead to 21-10. Senior Sarah Johnson closed out the set with an ace. A trio of Martin service points edged East Bladen ahead 7-6 in the second set. Red Springs rode a 14-7 run to a 20-14 lead, but sophomore Kayleigh Raynor rallied the Lady Eagles with 7 straight service points for a 22-20 lead. Johnson served …..
ELIZABETHTOWN – West Columbus defeated East Bladen on penalty kicks Friday in Three Rivers Conference men’s soccer action. The two teams were tied 1-1 at halftime, 3-3 at the end of regulation play and 3-3 after two overtime periods. Senior Dan Tatum led the East Bladen offense with 2 goals, and junior Jay McGill scored the other Eagle goal. Seniors Greyson Heustess, Pierce Melvin and Ezequiel Arteaga and junior Jake Evans contributed one assist each to the Eagle attack. Senior Dan Tatum led the East Bladen offense with 2 goals, and junior Jay McGill scored the other Eagle goal. Seniors Greyson Heustess, Pierce Melvin and Ezequiel Arteaga and junior Jake …..
East Bladen 48, West Columbus 14 South Columbus 49, St. Pauls 17 Red Springs 39, East Columbus 0 Whiteville 46, Fairmont 6 South Robeson at West Bladen (Monday, 7 p.m.) Other Area Scores Harrells Christian 33, North Raleigh Christian 0 Jack Britt 15, Lumberton 14 (4 Overtimes) Scotland 34, Purnell Swett 11 Seventy First 35, Hoke County 0 Richmond Senior 31, Pinecrest 0 Share:
CERRO GORDO – Sophmore quarterback Zach Meares threw for 140 yards and three touchdowns Friday night as East Bladen’s Eagles returned to the football field with a 48-14 Three Rivers Conference victory over West Columbus. It was the first action on the gridiron for the Eagles since their victory over Whiteville on September 7th. East Bladen had four days of work-outs prior to Friday’s game. “It was good to be back on the field,” said Eagle Coach Robby Priest. “But we were out of shape.” Meares completed 9 of 10 passes and connected with senior Shy Pone on touchdown passes of 69 and 14 yards. Junior Tayshaun Berkeley caught Meares’ …..
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen won four of six singles matches Friday en route to a 6-3 Three Rivers Conference women’s tennis victory over West Columbus. Singles Ting Lin (EB) defeated Baylee Haynes (WC) 8-0 Jessica Griffin (WC) defeated Anna Kate White (EB) 8-5 Lily Lin (EB) defeated Leah Redwine (WC) 8-3 Lauren Pierce (WC) defeated Ashley Hardin (EB) 8-3 Sammi Jiang (EB) defeated Anna Kay Nance (WC) 8-3 Sarah Meares (EB) defeated Kaydee Davis (WC) 8-3 Doubles White/L. LIn (EB) defeated Haynes/Griffin (WC) 8-6 T. Lin/Hardin (EB) defeated Redwine/Pierce (WC) 8-1 Nance/Davis (WC) defeated Carlie West/Carleigh Devane (EB) 8-1 Coach Megan Kirby’s Lady Eagles improved to 6-3 on the season …..
RED SPRINGS – Red Springs defeated East Bladen 2-1 Wednesday in Three Rivers Conference volleyball action by set scores of 25-10, 21-25 and 15-11. Junior Adrienne Howell smacked in a trio of service points for East Bladen in the first set, but the Lady Red Devils reeled off an 11-point service run en route to take the set. Two service points each from freshmen Merritt Martin and Alexis Mitchell kept East Bladen even at 9-9 in the second set. Two more Martin service points edged the Lady Eagles ahead 15-13, but Red Springs rallied back in front at 21-19. Sophmore Cheylee Mathis rallied the Lady Eagles by serving out the …..
ROWLAND – South Robeson defeated West Bladen 3-1 Thursday in Three Rivers Conference volleyball action by set scores of 19-25, 25-20, 25-22 and 25-17. Senior Raegan Davis hammered in 10 kills, 9 service points, 2 solo blocks, an ace and had 3 digs for the Lady Knights. Junior Mikayla Meadows poured in 14 service points, 6 kills, 4 aces and a solo block and added 3 digs. Junior Lexie Corrothers pounded in 9 kills and 2 solo blocks for West. Senior Callie Lewis slammed in 5 kills and had one dig. Sophmore Shelby Pharr knocked in 6 service points and 3 kills. Sophmore Amelia Brisson racked up 5 service points, …..
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong RED SPRINGS – Red Springs defeated East Bladen 3-1 Wednesday night in Three Rivers Conference volleyball action by set scores of 29-27, 19-25, 25-15 and 25-14. Red Springs jumped out to a 10-4 lead in the first set, but junior Lorna Mendell banged in 4 service points, and junior Lila McDuffie added 3 service points to edge the Lady Eagles ahead 16-15. The Lady Red Devils pulled out a 29-27 win in the set. A trio of service points from junior Gracyn Martin kept the Lady Eagles even at 7-7 in Set 2. A pair of service points from McDuffie followed by six straight service points …..
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong RED SPRINGS – East Bladen sophomore Aaron Smith won the Three Rivers Conference cross-country meet Wednesday covering the 5,000 meter course in a time of 19 minutes and 9 seconds. Smith finished 24 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Caleb Henderson of St. Pauls. Smith’s East Bladen teammate, Efren Vargas posted a time of 23:42 to take eleventh place. Other East Bladen finishers included: 12th place Aaron Todd 24:26; 17th place Damondta Smith 26:21; 31st place Antonio Ferguson 33:16. Red Springs’ Keira Bryant won the girls meet with a time of 27:08. Whiteville’s Fatima Reyes was second with a time of 27:44. Junior Vena Metz led the …..
Forty players teed it up on Tuesday, September 25 at Cypress Lakes Golf Course near Fayetteville in the Southeastern Fellowship Senior Golf Association tournament. The winning team, with a score of 52, was Linwood Hedgepeth, Stan Matthews, Willard Storms and Danny Wiggins. The SFSGA will play next week’s tourney at Cheraw State Park Golf Course in South Carolina. Share:
WHITE LAKE- Vineyard Golf re-opened Sunday for the first time since being closed before Hurricane Florence. For tee times call 910-247-6132. Winners of the Thundering Herd Finale that was played on Saturday, Sept. 8th was the team of Anne Beyer, Stephen Clark, Jonathan Gooden and Pam Davis Taylor with a score of 12-under-par. Finishing in second place was the team of Jimmy Davis, Blake Davis and Jonathan McLaurin with a score of 11-under-par. Low scores for the week included: Jeff Brisson (69), Glenn Moore (70), Chip Collins (71), Louie Louie (71), Mark Mendell (71, 74), Stacy Owen (71), Ricky Marvin (72), Chase Suitt (74), Larry Hardee (74) and Steve Grady …..
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen blanked East Columbus 5-0 Tuesday night in a Three Rivers Conference men’s soccer game that was stopped by lightning in the second half. The Eagles led 3-0 at halftime. Coach Jay Raynor’s Eagles improved to 3-0 in league play and 7-0-2 overall. Seniors Ezequiel Arteaga and Greyson Heustess led the Eagle offense firing in one goal and dishing out one assist each. Seniors Bryan Monroe and Keshaun Davis and junior Jay McGill knocked in one goal each. Senior Pierce Melvin and junior Gabe Barber were credited with one assist each. Sophmore Jacob Priest posted the shutout in goal for the Eagles. It was Priest’s sixth shutout …..
The SFSGA played their September 11 tournament at The Country Club of South Carolina at Florence. Forty-two players participated with three teams tying for first place with scores of 55. The September 18 tournament is scheduled to be played at Stryker Golf Course at Fort Bragg. Share:
ELIZABETHTOWN- Clinton defeated East Bladen 3-0 Monday night in non-conference volleyball action by set scores of 25-21, 26-24 and 25-11. Clinton grabbed an early 7-1 lead in the first set, before junior Gracyn Martin fired in a trio of service points to pull the Lady Eagles to within 9-7. The Lady Dark Horses built the lead back to 18-12, but Martin trimmed the margin to 18-15 with a pair of service points. The Clinton lead ballooned to 23-17, but sophmore Katie Evans closed the gap to 24-21 with a trio of service points. McDuffie reeled off 4 straight service points to put the Lady Eagles up 10-7 in the second …..
The Red Springs at West Bladen football game that had been rescheduled for Tuesday night has been postponed. The South Robeson at East Bladen girls tennis match and volleyball game that were scheduled for today have been postponed. No make-up dates will be set until after the hurricane passes. Share:
TABOR CITY – East Bladen built a 5-0 halftime lead en route to a 6-0 Three Rivers Conference men’s soccer victory over South Columbus Monday night. Junior Gabe Barber delivered a low corner kick that found senior Greyson Heustess two yards out off the back post, and Heustess knocked in the goal in the sixth minute. Six minutes later senior Pierce Melvin smacked a cross to junior Jay McGill who laid the ball off to freshman Chase Starkloff for the second East Bladen goal. In the 33rd minute Pierce Melvin sent a pass to sophmore Jay McKoy who banged in the header for a 3-0 lead. “Pierce had an amazing …..
WHITEVILLE – Clarkton School of Discovery and Central Middle School of Whiteville battled to a 2-2 tie Monday in the newly formed Waccamaw Middle School Conference girls’ soccer opener for both teams. Central scored with ten seconds left in regulation to tie the game 2-2 and avoid the first girls’ soccer loss in their school’s history. “That game was the best middle school soccer I’ve ever seen,” said Lady Blue Devil Coach Jordan Raynor. Sophia Masaid fired in a pair of first half goals to give Clarkton a 2-0 halftime lead. Cydney Campbell was credited with an assist on the second Masaid goal. Central answered with a pair of second-half …..
