BUIES CREEK – Former East Bladen star Chris Cromartie made 6 tackles Saturday, but his Campbell Camels dropped a 30-7 Big South Conference decision to…
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DEEP RUN – South Lenoir, the No. 3 seed, defeated East Bladen 3-0 Saturday in the opening round of the NCHSAA Class 2A volleyball playoffs…
Many good comments about Vineyard Golf at White Lake. Some that were heard: “Have you ever seen as much grass on this golf course.” “Boy…
BLADENBORO – Junior Onias Robinson ran for 3 touchdowns as Clinton built a 43-0 halftime lead then withstood a couple of big touchdown plays by…
BURLINGTON – East Bladen’s Heather Hardin, West Bladen’s Kaden Thurman and the East Bladen doubles team of Jayden Willington and McKenzie Williams were all eliminated…
By Sonny Jones Needing a win Friday night to keep its playoff hopes alive, East Bladen executed its game plan to near perfection in outscoring…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Elizabethtown swept a pair of Waccamaw Middle School Conference volleyball matches Thursday over Tar Heel and West Columbus. The Lady Eagles defeated Tar…
ELIZABETHTOWN – St. Pauls senior Anthony Sosa scored the winning goal on a long shot in the 92nd minute and edged East Bladen 2-1 in…
CHAPEL HILL – East Bladen’s volleyball team received a berth in the NCHSAA Class 2A Volleyball Playoffs Thursday when the brackets were released. Coach Jordan…
DUNN – Midway defeated East Bladen 50-28 Thursday night in Southeastern Athletic Conference junior varsity football action. Malikah Moore ran for a pair of Eagle…
TABOR CITY – Clarkton School of Discovery swept a pair of volleyball matches Thursday defeating Williams Township and Tabor City by identical 2-0 scores. Williams…
By Sonny Jones East Bladen’s playoff hopes are on the line Friday night when the Eagles host Midway for Senior Night. It figures to be…
CLARKTON – Bladenboro and Clarkton School of Discovery battled to a 24-24 tie Tuesday night in Waccamaw Middle School Conference football action. The Bulldogs scored…
SNOW HILL – Greene Central defeated West Bladen 6-0 Wednesday in the 1st round of the NCHSAA Class 2A girls’ tennis dual team playoffs. Singles…
BLADENBORO – Midway built a 2-0 halftime lead en route to a 4-1 Southeastern Athletic Conference boys’ soccer victory Wednesday night over West Bladen. Photos…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – East Bladen’s boys and girls’ soccer teams were named recipients of the United Soccer Coaches Team Pinnacle Award for the 2020-21…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – East Bladen’s boys and girls soccer teams were both awarded the United Soccer Coaches High School Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award.…
The Southeastern Fellowship Golf Association played at Timberlake Golf Course on October 19th with 31 players. Next weeks tournament will be at Crown Park Golf…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Clinton dropped the 1st 2 sets of their Southeastern Athletic Conference match to East Bladen Tuesday, but then battled back to take the…
RED SPRINGS – Red Springs defeated East Bladen 3-0 Monday night in Southeastern Athletic Conference boys’ soccer action. The Eagles, now 3-4 in league play…
West Bladen received the No. 14 seed in the Girls’ Tennis Dual Team Class 2A state playoffs. Coach Billy Bryant’s Lady Knights (9-4) were the…
RED SPRINGS – East Bladen swept Red Springs 3-0 Monday night in Southeastern Athletic Conference volleyball action. Coach Jordan Raynor’s Lady Eagles improved to 5-6…
ST PAULS – St. Pauls scored 3 goals in overtime to defeat West Bladen 4-1 Monday night Southeastern Athletic Conference boys’ soccer action. The teams…
CLARKTON – Clarkton School of Discovery dropped their 1st Waccamaw Middle School Conference 2-0 to Nakina Monday, then bounced back to defeat Tabor City 2-0.…
TAR HEEL – Tar Heel’s Lady Panthers dropped their 1st volleyball match of the season 2-0 to West Columbus Monday, but then battled back to…
Clarkton’s Carey Cox, a graduate of Bladenboro High School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,is now the Senior Director, Integrated Marketing for…
BUIES CREEK – Elizabethtown native Chris Cromartie made 5 tackles Saturday, but his Campbell Camels dropped a Big South Conference football game 34-17 to defending…
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark – Former West Bladen star Brandon Council and his Auburn Tigers rallied for a 38-23 Southeastern Conference football victory at Arkansas Saturday. Council…
TRENTON – The Tri County Crusaders defeated the Carolina Bengals 38-0 Saturday night in a Coastal Football Alliance game. The Bengals, now 1-7, will travel…
BLADENBORO – West Bladen closed out their volleyball season Saturday morning with a 3-1 Southeastern Athletic Conference victory over Red Springs by set scores of…
BLADENBORO – West Bladen finished their junior varsity volleyball season Saturday morning with a 2-0 Southeastern Athletic Conference victory over Red Springs by set scores…
DUNN – Midway’s offense exploded for 42 2nd half points and rallied for a key 49-33 Southeastern Athletic Conference football victory over West Bladen Friday…
ST PAULS – Southeastern Athletic Conference leader St. Pauls built a 32-6 halftime lead en route to a 46-12 football victory over East Bladen Friday…
CLINTON – Clinton won the deciding set 15-9 and defeated West Bladen 2-1 in Southeastern Athletic Conference junior varsity volleyball action by set scores of…
CLINTON – Southeastern Athletic Conference co-leader Clinton posted a 3-0 volleyball victory over West Bladen Thursday night by set scores of 25-8, 25-14 and 25-14.…
DUNN – East Bladen battled Southeastern Athletic Conference co-leader Midway for 5 sets Thursday night, but the Lady Raiders took the final set and escaped…
ELIZABETHTOWN – St. Pauls scored the winning touchdown in the final minute and defeated East Bladen 20-14 Thursday night in Southeastern Athletic Conference junior varsity…
By Sonny Jones It would seem to be a pretty good guess that Red Springs has seen enough of Bladen County high school football teams…
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong
ELIZABETHTOWN – West Bladen’s Kaden Thurman, East Bladen’s Heather Hardin and the Lady Eagle doubles team of Jayden Willington and McKenzie Williams all advanced to…
RED SPRINGS – East Bladen’s Jacob Knuth and Johnny Alvarado and West Bladen freshman Demon’tre Love all finished in the top 5 Wednesday in the…
BLADENBORO – Red Springs outscored West Bladen 8-4 Wednesday night in a Southeastern Athletic Conference boys’ soccer game. Juniors Jordan Underwood and Joshua DeLeon fired…
The Southeastern Fellowship Golf Association played this week at Coharie Country Club with 25 players participating. Next weeks tournament is at Timberlake Golf Course in…
RED SPRINGS – Senior Damarius Robinson and junior Gary Parker combined for 6 touchdowns and 337 yards rushing to lead West Bladen to a 44-21…
ELIZABETHTOWN – West Bladen’s Kaden Thurman won 2 matches Tuesday to advance to Wednesday’s singles championship match in the Southeastern Athletic Conference at East Bladen…
BLADENBORO – Midway defeated West Bladen 3-0 Tuesday in Southeastern Athletic Conference volleyball action by set scores of 25-15, 25-7 and 25-12. Senior Caroline Brisson…
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen swept St. Pauls 3-0 in Southeastern Athletic Conference volleyball action Tuesday night. “Our girls played the best they have played all…
BLADENBORO –West Bladen’s jayvees claimed their 10th victory of the season Tuesday by sweeping Midway in Southeastern Athletic Conference volleyball action by set scores of…
CLINTON – Clinton built a 2-0 halftime lead and defeated East Bladen 3-0 Tuesday in junior varsity men’s soccer action. “Our kids played really well…
TABOR CITY – South Columbus defeated Clarkton School of Discovery 12-0 Tuesday night in Waccamaw Middle School Conference football action. “They dressed 56 players which…
WHITEVILLE- Whiteville Central recovered 3 of their own kickoffs in the 1st half and converted those 3 recoveries into 24 points en route to a…
The East Bladen at St. Pauls football game that had been pushed back to Saturday night will be played Friday night at 7:30
ELIZABETHTOWN – Junior Malcolm Bolden recorded a ‘Hat Trick’ plus one as he scored all 4 East Bladen goals in a 4-0 non-conference boys’ soccer…
A dedication ceremony to name the Bladenboro High School Gym after Coach Willis Nance, Jr. will be held on Saturday, October 30th at 9 a.m.…
WILMINGTON – The Fayetteville Ducks defeated the Carolina Bengals 35-0 Saturday night at Legion Stadium. The Bengals, now 1-6 in Coastal Football Alliance play, will…
BOILING SPRINGS – Former East Bladen star Chris Cromartie had 2 big tackles late in the final quarter as his Campbell Camels won their 3rd…
LOUISVILLE, Ky – Former West Bladen stars Conner Brisson and Carley Dawson have been named Easton/National Fast Pitch Coaches Association All-American Scholar-Athletes. Brisson and Dawson…
Bladen County Parks and Recreation’s Youth and Adult Co-Ed Volleyball registration is underway and will continue through October 29th. Youth must be ages 9-14 (as…
BLADENBORO – Eddrick James and Kemarion Baldwin led the way for St. Pauls Friday night as the Bulldogs posted a 50-6 Southeastern Athletic Conference football…
By Sonny Jones The offensive line provided the opening. Tim McLean’s speed took it from there. McLean rushed for 314 yards on only 11 carries…
The action was fun and intense Thursday night at Bladen County Park for the Recreation Department’s soccer games. Photographer Kenneth Armstrong captured some of the…
ELIZABETHTOWN –East Bladen junior Malcolm Bolden fired in a ‘Hat Trick’ of 3 goals Thursday night, but it wasn’t enough as Red Springs rallied for…
ST PAULS – West Bladen outlasted St. Pauls 19-17 in a marathon 3rd set and defeated the Lady Bulldogs 2-1 in Southeastern Athletic Conference jayvee…
ST PAULS – West Bladen battled back from a set down twice, but St. Pauls took the deciding set 15-6 and claimed a 3-2 Southeastern…
ST PAULS – St. Pauls pulled away with a trio of 2nd half goals to defeat West Bladen 5-1 in Southeastern Athletic Conference men’s soccer…
RED SPRINGS – Kewone Maynor ran for 3 touchdowns Thursday night to lead East Bladen to a 42-6 Southeastern Athletic Conference jayvee football victory over…
ST PAULS – West Bladen closed out their Southeastern Athletic Conference girls’ tennis regular season Thursday with an 8-1 victory over St. Pauls “Nice win…
Thursday’s East Bladen at Red Springs volleyball match was postponed due to a quarantine at Red Springs. The match has been rescheduled for Monday, October…
RED SPRINGS – East Bladen rolled to a 9-0 victory over Red Springs Thursday in their final regular season Southeastern Athletic Conference match. Singles Heather…
By Sonny Jones It’s a Friday night filled with football in Bladen County as East Bladen celebrates homecoming against Red Springs and West Bladen welcomes…
BLADENBORO – Senior Chase Starkloff drilled in a penalty kick 66 seconds into the game and that proved to be the difference as East Bladen…
DUNN- East Bladen’s Jacob Knuth finished in 2nd place in the boys race, and West Bladen’s Kirsten Warrick placed 10th in the girls race Wednesday…
CLARKTON – Whiteville Central defeated Clarkton School of Discovery 46-6 Tuesday night in Waccamaw Middle School Conference football action. Dashon Campbell ran for 90 yards…
The Southeastern Fellowship Golf Association played a tournament at Land O Lakes near Whiteville on October 5th with 42 members participating. The winning teams were:…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Fairmont defeated East Bladen 3-1 Tuesday night in Southeastern Athletic Conference volleyball action. Fairmont also won the jayvee match 2-1. The Lady Eagle…
East Bladen was recognized for being ejection free during athletic contests during the 2020-2021 school year. Recognitions were given during the NCHSAA Region3/4 meeting. “Congratulations…
LAKE WACCAMAW – East Columbus scored in the final minutes and edged Bladenboro 38-36 Tuesday night in Waccamaw Middle School Conference football action. The Bulldogs…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Fairmont swept a Southeastern Athletic Conference girls’ tennis double-header from East Bladen Tuesday by scores of 5-4 and 6-3. Seniors Heather Hardin and…
BLADENBORO – West Bladen swept Red Springs 9-0 Tuesday in Southeastern Athletic Conference girls’ tennis action. Red Springs only brought 4 players to the match…
The Tennessee Titans placed East Bladen graduate Larrell Murchison on injured reserve Friday because of an elbow injury, the team announced. Murchison suffered the injury…
CLINTON- Senior Connor Johnson fired in the game’s only goal Monday night to lift Clinton to a 1-0 Southeastern Athletic Conference boys’ soccer victory over…
BLADENBORO– Clinton defeated West Bladen 9-0 Thursday in Southeastern Athletic Conference girls’ tennis action. “The Lady Knights fell to a very solid Clinton team,” said…
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Columbus outlasted East Bladen 3-2 Monday in non-conference volleyball action. The Lady Gators also won the jayvee match 2-1. The Lady Eagles,…
CERRO GORDO – Karla Mejia posted a ‘Hat Trick’ of 3 goals Monday to lead Tar Heel to a 5-1 Waccamaw Middle School ‘AA’ Conference…
NAKINA – Nakina defeated Bladenboro 5-2 Monday in the Waccamaw Middle School Conference girls’ soccer season finale for the Lady Bulldogs. Natalee Sykes staked the…
TABOR CITY – Tabor City defeated Clarkton School of Discovery 4-2 Monday in the Waccamaw Middle School Conference girls’ soccer finale for the Lady Blue…
BATON ROUGE, LA – Former West Bladen star Brandon Council and his Auburn Tigers snapped a 22-year losing streak in Tiger Stadium Saturday night by…
FLORENCE, AL – Former East Bladen star Chris Cromartie was credited with 4 tackles and 1 sack Saturday as his Campbell Camels rallied past North…
BLADENBORO – Around 25 players participated in both the men’s and women’s divisions of the first ‘Smash the Beast’ Tennis Tournament that was held Friday…
WILMINGTON – The Fayetteville Commandos built an 8-0 halftime then added 2 more touchdowns in the 2nd half and defeated the Carolina Bengals 24-0 Saturday…
FAIRMONT – Cameron Sweat threw for 98 yards, and Fairmont capitalized on 5 East Bladen turnovers to claim a 20-8 Southeastern Athletic Conference football victory…
FAIRMONT – West Bladen freshman Kiera Lewis and sophomore Brookee Singletary won their singles matches then teamed up to win the deciding doubles match as…
FAIRMONT – Sophomore Darius Williamson scored 2 touchdowns Thursday night to lead East Bladen to a 36-8 Southeastern Athletic Conference jayvee football victory over Fairmont.…
BLADENBORO – West Bladen swept Fairmont 2-0 Thursday in Southeastern Athletic Conference junior varsity volleyball action by set scores of 25-22 and 25-21. Freshman Marlie…
BLADENBORO – Fairmont defeated West Bladen 3-0 Thursday night in Southeastern Athletic Conference volleyball action by set scores of 25-19, 25-19 and 25-14. Junior Emily…
BLADENBORO – First-place Clinton remained undefeated in Southeastern Athletic Conference boys’ soccer play with a 4-1 victory over West Bladen Thursday night. Seniors Caleb Kennedy…
TAR HEEL – Ellie Kinlaw scored 2 goals to lead Clarkton School of Discovery to a 5-1 non-conference girls’ soccer victory over Tar Heel Thursday.…
BLADENBORO – Natalee Sykes drilled in 2 goals to lead Bladenboro to a 2-0 Waccamaw Middle School Conference girls’ soccer victory Thursday over Williams Township.…
By Sonny Jones Well, sometimes football teams don’t go along with the predictions. Such was the case in Week 6 with its 12-6 record. With…
ST PAULS – East Bladen’s Jacob Knuth finished 2nd, and teammate Johnny Alvarado placed 5th in Wednesday’s Southeastern Athletic Conference meet. Knuth finished with a…