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FAIRMONT – Fairmont defeated West Bladen Friday night in Three Rivers Conference jayvee boys basketball action. The Knights, now 4-7, will host Red Springs Tuesday…
FLORENCE, SC -West Bladen grad Sayaun Dent fired in 26 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and dished out 4 assists to lead his Sandhills Community College…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Junior Wendell Smith sank 6 of 8 free throws in the final 29 seconds to preserve a 58-53 Three Rivers Conference boys basketball…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Senior Patience Ward blistered the nets with 37 points Friday night to lead East Bladen to a 69-60 Three Rivers Conference girls basketball…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Whiteville built a 12-7 lead en route to a 20-16 Three Rivers Conference jayvee girls basketball victory over East Bladen Friday. The Lady…
ELIZABETHTOWN – A 25-7 second-half surge carried Whiteville to a 35-21 Three Rivers Conference jayvee boys basketball victory over East Bladen Friday night. Nazire Smith…
FAIRMONT – Destiny Melvin fired in 18 points to lead Fairmont to a 36-8 Three Rivers Conference jayvee girls basketball victory over West Bladen Friday.…
FAIRMONT – Kobe Davis and Cedreke Smith scored 13 points each to lead Fairmont to a 75-60 Three Rivers Conference boys basketball victory over West…
FAIRMONT – West Bladen’s Lady Knights outscored Fairmont 14-12 in the final period Friday night to preserve a key 41-38 Three Rivers Conference girls basketball…
BLADENBORO – Lee Barnes scored 7 of his game-high 23 points in the decisive final quarter to lift Clarkton School of Discovery to a 40-39…
BLADENBORO – Laila Smith fired in 30 points Thursday to lead Elizabethtown to a 48-26 victory over Bladenboro in the championship game of the Bladen…
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association Board of Directors passed regulations mandating that schools require parents and students to view a…
BLADENBORO – Bladenboro’s Bulldogs rolled to leads of 18-8 and 35-14 en route to a 53-19 boys basketball victory over Tar Heel Tuesday night in…
BLADENBORO – Bladenboro raced to leads of 10-0 and 17-3 en route to a 37-11 girls basketball victory over Tar Heel Tuesday in the opening…
BLADENBORO – Laila Smith poured in 23 points to lead Elizabethtown to a 35-28 girls basketball victory over Clarkton School of Discovery Monday in the…
BLADENBORO – Elizabethtown’s girls and the Clarkton School of Discovery boys claimed victories Monday in the opening round of the Bladen County Middle School Basketball…
West Bladen grad Sayaun Dent racked up a pair of double-doubles this week as his nationally ranked Sandhills Community College Flyers won 2 of 3…
East Bladen grad Lacey Suggs totaled 27 points and 7 steals as her UNC-Wilmington Lady Seahawks split a pair of Colonial Athletic Association games this…
BLADENBORO – The Bladen County Middle School Basketball Tournament begins Monday at Bladenboro Middle School and will continue on Tuesday with the championship games slated…
The Bladen Recreation Department’s registration for blastball and softball is underway. Blastball (ages 3-5) registration will continue through March 6. The registration fee is $35…
BLADENBORO- Javontae Matthews fired in 9 of his 15 points in the second half as West Bladen rallied for a 36-32 Three Rivers Conference jayvee…
BLADENBORO – South Columbus made all 6 of their free throws in the final minute Friday night to edge West Bladen 57-54 in Three Rivers…
BLADENBORO – Senior Seniah Johnson poured in a career-high 17 points to lead West Bladen to a 55-32 Three Rivers Conference girls’ basketball victory over…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Iveonna Ward and Laila Smith combined for 30 points Thursday to lead Elizabethtown to a 46-4 Waccamaw Middle School Conference girls’ basketball victory…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Dominick Collins fired in 8 of his 15 points during a third period surge that propelled Elizabethtown to a 34-29 Waccamaw Middle School…
NAKINA – A 14-2 fourth-quarter blitz rallied Clarkton School of Discovery to a 32-21 Waccamaw Middle School Conference victory over Nakina Thursday night. The Blue…
BLADENBORO – Mallory Bryan poured in 20 points to lead Bladenboro’s Lady Bulldogs to a 33-14 Waccamaw Middle School Conference girls’ basketball victory over West…
NAKINA – Alaya White and Shy’Asia Ratliff led a 21-8 second-half surge that carried Clarkton School of Discovery to a 37-23 Waccamaw Middle School Conference…
BLADENBORO – A 14-2 second quarter spurt propelled West Columbus to a 35-28 Waccamaw Middle School Conference boys basketball victory over Bladenboro Thursday night. Hezekiah…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Fairmont raced to an 19-2 first quarter lead en route to a 57-23 Three Rivers Conference jayvee boys basketball victory over East Bladen…
ELIZABETHTOWN – A 20-5 third quarter surge propelled Fairmont to a 67-43 Three Rivers Conference boys basketball victory over East Bladen Wednesday night. Center Kobe…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Senior Patience Ward and sophomore Mya McDonald combined for 40 points Wednesday night to lead East Bladen’s Lady Eagles to a 66-41 Three…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Fairmont rode a 23-7 second-half surge to a 34-12 Three Rivers Conference jayvee girls basketball victory over East Bladen Wednesday night. The Lady…
ST PAULS – Freshman Jakieya Thompson fired in 18 points Tuesday night to lead St. Pauls to a 52-22 Three Rivers Conference girls basketball victory…
ST.PAULS – St. Pauls built a 28-11 halftime lead en route to a 55-38 Three Rivers Conference boys basketball victory over West Bladen Tuesday night.…
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Columbus rallied in the final quarter to edge East Bladen 22-20 Tuesday night in Three Rivers Conference jayvee boys basketball action. After…
ST PAULS – St. Pauls raced to a 25-8 halftime lead en route to a 40-29 Three Rivers Conference jayvee boys basketball victory over West…
ST PAULS – St. Pauls grabbed leads of 10-3 and 23-3 en route to a 37-9 Three Rivers Conference jayvee girls basketball victory over West…
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen’s Eagles withstood a furious East Columbus rally Tuesday night and claimed their first Three Rivers Conference boys basketball victory of the…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Senior Patience Ward poured in 13 points during a 27-0 second-quarter blitz that propelled East Bladen to a 46-20 Three Rivers Conference girls…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Freshman center Makayla Dixon fired in 11 points to lead East Bladen to a 30-22 jayvee girls Three Rivers Conference basketball victory over…
PINEHURST – West Bladen grad Sayaun Dent posted a double-double of 20 points and 13 rebounds Thursday night to lead the No. 1 ranked Sandhills…
WILMINGTON – Former East Bladen star Lacey Suggs fired in 31 points this weekend as her UNC-Wilmington Lady Seahawks opened Colonial Athletic Association play by…
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong, https://www.kenarmphoto.com/ ST PAULS – St. Pauls held a 54-34 lead over East Bladen Friday night when the game was suspended with…
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong, https://www.kenarmphoto.com/ ST PAULS – St. Pauls built a 22-8 halftime lead and defeated East Bladen 57-25 Friday night in Three Rivers…
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong, https://www.kenarmphoto.com/ ST PAULS – Freshman Saniya Baldwin fired in 14 points Friday night to lead St. Pauls to a 35-11 Three…
BLADENBORO – West Bladen’s defense shutout West Columbus 22-0 Friday in Three Rivers Conference jayvee girls basketball action. Freshman Makayla Wright tossed in a basket…
BLADENBORO – West Columbus rallied in the second half to pull out a narrow 41-37 Three Rivers Conference jayvee boys basketball victory over West Bladen…
ST PAULS – Tall and talented St. Pauls pounded the boards and forced 28 turnovers en route to a 65-22 girls basketball victory over East…
BLADENBORO – West Bladen’s defense sparked the Lady Knights to leads of 16-0, 33-6 and 50-11 en route to a 55-19 Three Rivers Conference girls…
BLADENBORO – Senior Tyquawn Johnson poured in 31 points to lead West Columbus to a 64-44 Three Rivers Conference boys basketball victory over West Bladen…
With the nice weather during the holidays Vineyard Golf has been awash with golfers trying to get in 18 or 9 holes. Some low scores…
West Bladen grad Brandon Council was a consistent and versatile performer on the offensive line for the Akron Zips football team this season. Council, primarily…
East Bladen’s run to their third straight Three Rivers Conference boys soccer championship topped the Bladen sports stories for the final quarter of 2019. READ…
Two Dixie Youth Baseball state championships that earned the winning teams trips to the DYB World Series in Louisiana headlined the top sporting stories in…
East Bladen baseball’s run to the fourth-round of the NCHSAA Class 2A Baseball Play-offs highlighted the sports stories for the second quarter of 2019. Coach…
The Bladen Church Basketball Youth Leagues tap off their season Saturday at Dublin Primary School with 8 games beginning at 9 a.m. Games will be…
Coach Patty Evers’ East Bladen Lady Eagles topped the Bladen County sports news for the first quarter of 2019 by winning their second straight Three…
BLADENBORO – Junior Weston Glassgow paced a long-range Dillon Christian attack with 28 points Friday as the Warriors defeated host West Bladen 76-51 in the…
BLADENBORO – Senior guard Garrett McRae fired in 17 of his 21 points in the first half to lead Scotland to a 40-17 halftime lead…
East Bladen senior Gabe Barber has added another honor to his growing list of accolades by being named to the 2019-20 All-Region Boys’ Soccer Team…
West Bladen grad Sayaun Dent is leading the No. 1 ranked Sandhills Community College Flyers in both scoring (18.7 points per game) and rebounding (8.4…
MYRTLE BEACH, SC – East Bladen grad Lacey Suggs turned in a trio of double-figure scoring games this week for UNC-Wilmington. Tuesday night Suggs tossed…
HOPE MILLS – Sophomore Kaya Goldsby sparked a 22-5 first quarter run that propelled Jack Britt to a 56-29 basketball victory over East Bladen in…
BLADENBORO – West Bladen survived a second-half Whiteville rally and pulled out a 45-42 Three Rivers Conference girls’ basketball victory Friday night. Sophomore Trinity Smith…
BLADENBORO – A 16-10 closing run propelled Whiteville to a 41-38 Three Rivers Conference jayvee boys basketball victory over West Bladen Friday night. C. Rone…
BLADENBORO – Whiteville defeated West Bladen 17-11 Friday in Three Rivers Conference jayvee girls basketball action. After a scoreless first period, the visitors took a…
BLADENBORO – Juniors Wendell Smith and Antonio McFadden made key plays down the stretch as Whiteville defeated West Bladen 64-59 Friday night in Three Rivers…
HOPE MILLS – Sophomore Sara Adams and freshman Sakayla Martin sparked a 23-8 second quarter spurt that propelled Union Pines to a 55-39 basketball victory…
TEACHEY – Wallace-Rose Hill capitalized on a huge advantage at the foul line to defeat East Bladen 53-45 Thursday night in non-conference boys basketball action.…
HOPE MILLS – A 17-0 third-quarter blitz rallied East Bladen to a 55-40 non-conference victory over Gray’s Creek in the opening round of the Cumberland…
Unbeaten East Bladen will open the Cumberland County Holiday Classic Thursday at 4 p.m. against host Gray’s Creek and their senior star Ni’Jaa Wells. Coach…
TABOR CITY – Tabor City’s Red Devils rode a 15-4 spurt to a 25-11 halftime lead en route to a 49-24 Waccamaw Middle School Conference…
BLADENBORO – West Bladen has announced the field for their 8th annual Adidas Christmas Tournament that the Knights will host on December 26-28. Other schools…
TABOR CITY – Shy’Asia Ratliff poured in 19 points Monday to lead Clarkton School of Discovery to a 38-17 Waccamaw Middle School Conference girls basketball…
WHITEVILLE – Andre Moore and Hezekiah Adams sparked a 15-6 third-period rally that propelled Bladenboro to a 35-34 Waccamaw Middle School Conference boys basketball victory…
WHITEVILLE – Mallory Bryan fired in 8 of her game-high 15 points during an 11-2 closing run that rallied Bladenboro to a 34-27 Waccamaw Middle…
East Bladen’s unbeaten Lady Eagles (8-0) will play Thursday at 4 p.m. in the opening game of the Cumberland County Holiday Classic against host Gray’s…
ELIZABETHTOWN –West Columbus outlasted East Bladen 41-36 Friday night in Three Rivers Conference jayvee boys basketball action. Freshman Nazire Smith and Malaki Monroe tossed in…
BLADENBORO – West Bladen built a 13-6 lead then held on for a 13-10 non-conference jayvee girls basketball victory over Clinton Friday. Xia Phair tossed…
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen raced to leads of 8-2, 16-4 and 21-8 en route to a 25-10 Three Rivers Conference jayvee girls basketball victory over…
BLADENBORO – West Bladen raced to an 18-6 halftime lead en route to a 32-19 non-conference jayvee boys basketball victory over Clinton Friday night. Javontae…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Seniors Tyquawn Johnson and Marquise Ratliff keyed a 21-5 West Columbus spurt in the third quarter that propelled the Vikings to a 61-36…
BLADENBORO – An 18-6 West Bladen closing run came up just short Friday night as Clinton escaped with a 36-34 non-conference girls’ basketball victory over…
ELIZABETHTOWN –Senior Patience Ward poured in 18 of her game-high 24 points in the first half as East Bladen’s Lady Eagles raced to a 45-9…
BLADENBORO – Senior Tyre Boykin fired in 32 points, and West Bladen’s defense held Clinton to 40 points as the Knights claimed a 48-40 non-conference…
HALLSBORO – Hallsboro rallied with a 14-2 second-half surge to defeat Bladenboro 19-13 Thursday in the Waccamaw Middle School Conference opener for both teams. Mallory…
HALLSBORO – Center Chase Williams poured in 17 points Thursday night to lead Bladenboro to a 36-17 Waccamaw Middle School Conference boys basketball victory over…
JACKSONVILLE – Senior Quincy Martin scored all 16 of his points in the first half Thursday night as Jacksonville Northside built a 29-21 lead en…
JACKSONVILLE – Senior Patience Ward and sophmore Mya McDonald combined for 46 points Thursday night and sparked East Bladen to a 71-36 non-conference girls basketball…
East Bladen Coach Jay Raynor has been named the Region 6 Class 2A Coach of the Year by the North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association. Raynor’s…
BLADENBORO – Seniors Kasee Singletary and Lexie Corrothers combined for 22 points Tuesday night and led West Bladen to a 50-25 Three Rivers Conference girls…
BLADENBORO – Senior Tyre Boykin poured in 25 points Tuesday night to lead West Bladen’s Knights to a 47-38 Three Rivers Conference boys basketball victory…
RED SPRINGS – Senior Jordan Ferguson fired in 11 of his game-high 24 points during a second-period surge that propelled Red Springs to a 61-49…
RED SPRINGS – An 18-0 East Bladen second-period blitz propelled the Lady Eagles to a 55-9 Three Rivers Conference girls basketball victory over Red Springs…
RED SPRINGS – Center Makayla Dixon and guard Mariah Smith combined for 18 points Tuesday to lead East Bladen to a 25-23 Three Rivers Conference…
RED SPRINGS – Red Springs defeated East Bladen 36-8 Tuesday night in Three Rivers Conference jayvee boys basketball action. Malaki Monroe and Nazire Smith scored…
BLADENBORO – Azillyah McDonald and Anniya Phillips threw in fourth quarter baskets Tuesday as West Bladen’s Lady Knights edged East Columbus 18-17 in Three Rivers…
BLADENBORO – East Columbus defeated West Bladen by 5 points Tuesday night in the Three Rivers Conference jayvee boys basketball action. The Knights, now 0-3…