By John Clark TAR HEEL – JaQuan McRae dropped in 3 lay-ups during an...
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By John Clark TAR HEEL – Tyleah Freeman and Nevaeh Brown fired in 10...
BLADENBORO – Kendell Lesane and Jaquan Lesane combined for 25 points Thursday night to...
BLADENBORO – Allison Hickman fired in 6 of her game-high 13 points during an...
FRIDAY, JAN. 13 HIGH SCHOOL Basketball Fairmont at East Bladen, 4:30/6/7:30 p.m. West Bladen...
From Vineyard Golf at White Lake #48: Golf is an easy game … It’s...
By John Clark ELIZABETHTOWN- Junior Myron McKoy made 10 of 12 free throws and...
By John Clark ELIZABETHTOWN -East Bladen raced to leads of 18-2 and 46-6 en...
By Sonny Jones Think the East Bladen-West Bladen rivalry isn’t real? Just check the...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Nate McKoy drilled in a 3-point shot at the buzzer that lifted...
THURSDAY, JAN. 12 MIDDLE SCHOOL Basketball Williams Township at Bladenboro, 4/5:15 p.m. East Columbus...
MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries recently certified a new state...
By John Clark BLADENBORO – Junior Gabriel Washinton’s 3-point shot bounded high off the...
By John Clark BLADENBORO – Five different Fairmont players scored in double-figures as the...
By Sonny Jones The four Bladen County middle schools are set to begin a...
BLADENBORO – Fairmont rallied from a 17-7 halftime deficit to defeat West Bladen 36-27...
HARRELLS – Jerry Davis poured in 14 of his game-high 25 points in the...
HARRELLS– Tatum Allen and Bristol Allen combined for 14 points to lead Emereau Bladen...
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 11 HIGH SCHOOL Basketball Heide Trask at East Bladen, 4:30/6/7:30 p.m. Master...
By Sonny Jones What a beatdown and a pounding and a real slobberknocker by...
A pair of area golf courses have planned Super Bowl Scramble tournaments the day...
Q. On what golf course was the 2021 PGA Championship held? A. The Ocean...
TUESDAY, JAN. 10 HIGH SCHOOL Basketball Fairmont at West Bladen, 4:30/6/7:30 p.m. MIDDLE SCHOOL...
By Sonny Jones Bladen County basketball teams are in good spots in the first...
By Sonny Jones Today is a momentous anniversary for the National Collegiate Athletic Association,...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Seniors Zamar Lewis and Yontee Dobson keyed a 7-0 East Bladen spurt...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Sophomore Laila Smith scored 13 of her game-high 25 points in the...
By Sonny Jones Wow! Wow! Wow! What a night for high school basketball in...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Shannon Hankins and Tevin McLean keyed a 13-2 3rd quarter surge that...
#45: An interesting thing about golf is that no matter how badly you play,...
By Sonny Jones The records show it’s important. The rivalry makes it more so....
FRIDAY, JAN. 6 HIGH SCHOOL Basketball West Bladen at East Bladen, 4:30/6/7:30 p.m. Master...
By Sonny Jones Great night of college basketball along Tobacco Road on Wednesday. N.C....
The East Bladen basketball games against Heide Trask that were originally scheduled for Tuesday,...
ELIZABETHTOWN — The first half was a battle. The second half was domination. Malcolm...
WHITEVILLE – Freshman Jackson Pait and sophomore Hezekiah Adams scored 14 of their 34...
ELIZABETHTOWN — Laila Smith scored 11 of her game-high 16 points in the second...
BLADENBORO – Freshman Zhari Shipman poured in 16 of her game-high 25 points in...
By Sonny Jones It was a scary scene Monday night in Cincinnati when Buffalo’s...
ELIZABETHTOWN — East Bladen scored the first 11 points and rolled past Clinton 38-22...
BLADENBORO- Justin Ward threw in 18 points to lead Whiteville to a 46-31 non-conference...
Q. Which two teams compete for the Solheim Cup? A. Europe and USA ladies....
Elizabethtown’s Larrell Murchison played the best game of his NFL career in his debut...
WHITEVILLE — Fifty teams teed it up New Year’s day to compete in The...
By Sonny Jones East Bladen is going from having the fewest students in the...
TUESDAY, JAN. 3 HIGH SCHOOL Basketball Clinton at East Bladen, 4:30/6/7:30 p.m. West Bladen...
The naming of the basketball court at East Bladen in honor of Lady Eagle...
Elizabethtown’s Larrell Murchison had two tackles Sunday in the Los Angeles Rams’ 31-10 loss...
By Sonny Jones There’s still one game remaining on the schedule, but the season...
By Sonny Jones Sorry the column is a bit late this morning. New Year’s...
Rivalry battles between East Bladen and West Bladen in football, volleyball and girls tennis...
BLADENBORO – Khalil Genwright of Bladen Offroad Christmas Tournament champion Wilmington Laney was named...
East Bladen’s volleyball team reeled off 6 straight wins. Both East Bladen and West...
BLADENBORO- Sophomore Hezekiah Adams, freshman Tylik McCall and senior Walter Bealon nailed key 3-point...
By Sonny Jones There’s a storm warning in Raleighwood. The Carolina Hurricanes are destroying...
Q. What is the maximum amount of time that a player at Vineyard Golf...
WILMINGTON- Senior guards Malcolm Bolden and Jacob Nixon combined for 41 points Thursday night...
BLADENBORO – Junior Jaiquez Caldwell scored 12 of his game-high 19 points in the...
WILMINGTON- Senior guard Jada Simpson fired in 17 of her game-high 27 points in...
By Sonny Jones For those of us who have known Larrell Murchison since he...
WILMINGTON – East Bladen seniors Malcolm Bolden and Jacob Nixon were named to the...
FRIDAY, DEC. 30 HIGH SCHOOL Basketball Bladen Offroad Christmas Tournament at West Bladen High...
BLADENBORO -Junior Braylen Ollison and senior Cameren Jones combined to score 29 of their...
WILMINGTON -Senior Malcolm Bolden poured in 19 points as East Bladen blistered the nets...
WILMINGTON -Junior Marlee Cook keyed an early 19-4 spurt that propelled Wilmington Ashley to...
By Sonny Jones It may not have been the doink heard around the world,...
THURSDAY, DEC. 29 HIGH SCHOOL Basketball Bladen Offroad Christmas Tournament at West Bladen High...
East Bladen’s Jay Raynor was named the 2022 Region 5 Girls Soccer Coach of...
By Sonny Jones Hope you had a merry Christmas. Hope you’ll have a happy...
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28 HIGH SCHOOL Basketball Bladen Offroad Christmas Tournament at West Bladen High...
The passing of long-time Clarkton coach, teacher and administrator Harold Ford headlined the July...
By Sonny Jones Elizabethtown native Larrell Murchison had the first two quarterback sacks of...
By Sonny Jones Elizabethtown native Larrell Murchison had the best game of his NFL...
May started with both Bladen girls’ soccer teams qualifying for the state playoffs, and...
By Sonny Jones Last week was the appetizer for college football fans. This week...
From Vineyard Golf At White Lake #42: A golf match is a test of...
Basketball awards highlighted the early March sports news, along with Macon Hammond’s trip to...
By Sonny Jones Was that Cam Newton or Sam Darnold rambling 13 yards to...
Basketball was the main sports focus for the early part of 2022. All four...
By Sonny Jones Back in the day it was common for sports columnist to...
By Sonny Jones Let’s take a break from the games and practices and not...
LELAND – Junior Megan Pait fired in 8 of her game-high 20 points during...
LELAND – Junior Malakhi Daniels pumped in 13 points and ignited a pivotal 9-0...
By Sonny Jones So, Alabama and Georgia had the top rated football recruiting classes...
BLADENBORO –Sophomore Chase Williams and freshman Jackson Pait combined to score 26 of their...
BLADENBORO – Senior Lainey Autry and junior Kiera Lewis fired in 12 points each...
By Sonny Jones Santa Claus apparently has made an early visit to Bladen County...
The Mustangs won Bladen Recreation’s 10-11 volleyball championship finishing the season with a perfect...
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21 HIGH SCHOOL Basketball West Bladen at North Brunswick, 6/7:30 p.m. Master...
By Sonny Jones The West Bladen boys’ basketball team is off to a 7-0...
8-9 Girls League Waves 2, Hurricanes 0 (21-19, 21-7) 10-11 Girls League Jaguars 2,...
TUESDAY, DEC. 20 HIGH SCHOOL Basketball South Columbus at West Bladen, 6/7:30 p.m. RECREATION...
By Sonny Jones What a World Cup final and congratulations to Lionel Messi and...
MONDAY, DEC. 19 RECREATION Youth Volleyball at King Street Gym, Elizabethtown Waves vs. Hurricanes,...
By Sonny Jones Registration for the Lil Knights Basketball League has opened. The league...
Amy Bailey of Vineyard Golf has announced the arrival of a fleet of new...
#39: A gimme can be best defined as an agreement between two golfers, neither...
CLINTON – Sophomore Chase Williams and freshman Jackson Pait combined for 36 points Friday...
DUNN – Seniors Malcolm Bolden, Yontee Dobson and Zamar Lewis sparked a 16-10 4th...
CLINTON – Seniors Rylee Chadwick and Lainey Autry and junior Brookee Singletary keyed a...