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NCHSAA 1A Baseball Playoffs: East Bladen 10, Tarboro 0
ELIZABETHTOWN –Seniors Jake Futrell and Britt Sasser combined on a 1-hit shutout and struck out 5 to lead East Bladen to a 10-0 mercy-rule victory over Tarboro in the opening round of the NCHSAA Class 1A baseball playoffs.
Coach Grant Pait’s Eagles, the No. 10 Eastern seed, raised their record to 13-11, and will advance to a 2nd round game at No. 7 seed Roxboro Community – a 3-2 winner over Chatham Central. READ MORE
NCHSAA 1A Softball Playoffs: East Bladen 15, Weldon 0
WELDON – Sophomore Jenna Brice pitched a 2-hit shutout and struck out 9 batters, and her East Bladen offensive mates piled up 15 runs as the Lady Eagles rolled to a 15-0 victory over Weldon in the opening round of the NCHSAA Class 1A softball playoffs.
Coach Alan West’s Lady Eagles, the No. 21 seed, raised their record to 9-10 and will play at No. 5 seed Perquimans, which defeated East Wake Academy 15-0. READ MORE
NCHSAA 2A Baseball Playoffs: Martin County 3, West Bladen 2, 8 innings
WILLIAMSTON –Sophomore Brody Whitaker laced a walk-off single to center field in the 8th inning that scored senior Cameron Lilley with the winning run as Martin County edged West Bladen 3-2 in the opening round of the NCHSAA Class 2A baseball playoffs.
West Bladen, the No. 22 seed, finished their season with an 11-11 record. READ MORE
NCHSAA 2A Softball Playoffs: Washington 10, West Bladen 0
WASHINGTON –Junior Emma Orr slugged a home run and a double and pitched a 1-hit shutout to lead Washington to a 10-0 victory over West Bladen in the opening round of the NCHSAA Class 2A softball playoffs Tuesday night.
The Lady Knights, the No. 28 seed in the 2A East, finished their season with a 7-8 record. READ MORE
Scotch Meadows Golf Course Hosted SFGA On Tuesday
The Southeastern Fellowship Golf Association played a two-net score tournament Tuesday at Scotch Meadows Golf Course in Laurinburg with 24 players participating.
Next week’s tournament is at Land O’ Lakes Golf Club in Whiteville.
The winners this week were: READ MORE
Sports Scoreboard
• Master Schedule | • Standings/Scores
| WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE HIGH SCHOOL Girls’ Soccer Union at East Bladen, 4:30 p.m. Boys’ Tennis NCHSAA 1A Playoffs East Bladen at Chatham Central RECREATION Elizabethtown DYB at Leinwand Park Majors Tournament Championship: Cubs vs. Astros, 6:30 p.m. Minors Dodgers vs. Cardinals, 6 p.m. |
TUESDAY’S RESULTS HIGH SCHOOL Baseball NCHSAA 1-A playoffs: East Bladen 10, Tarboro 0 NCHSAA 2-A playoffs: Martin County 3, West Bladen 2 (8 innings) Softball NCHSAA 1-A playoffs: East Bladen 15, Weldon 0 NCHSAA 2-A playoffs: Washington 10, West Bladen 0 RECREATION Bladen Recreation Softball at County Park 11-12-Year-Olds Force 15, Thunder 8 8-10-Year-Olds Bandits 9, Riptide 1 |
SPORTS FROM TUESDAY, MAY 7
Four Bladen Teams in Baseball, Softball Playoffs
The NCHSAA baseball and softball playoffs were finalized after 2 p.m. Monday. East Bladen’s baseball team will be the only Bladen team to open the playoffs at home.
The East Bladen softball is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. while the other games are set for 6 p.m. Admission, as set by the state, is $7. READ MORE
Girls Soccer: East Bladen 3, White Oak 2
JACKSONVILLE – Senior Heidi Rebollar’s 2nd goal of the game broke a 2-2 tie and lifted East Bladen to a 3-2 non-conference girls’ soccer victory over White Oak Monday night.
Coach Jay Raynor’s Lady Eagles improved to 13-2-2 with the victory and will host Union Wednesday. READ MORE
NCHSAA 2A MidEast Golf Regional: West Bladen Records 8th Place Finish
CHAPEL HILL – Seaforth’s Ty Willoughby and Griffin Ching shared medalist honors with matching 75s and led Seaforth to a 23-shot victory over 2nd place Franklin Academy in the NCHSAA Class 2A MidEast Boys’ Golf Regional Monday at The Preserve at Jordan Lake Golf Club.
West Bladen’s Knights finished 8th with a 400 total. READ MORE
NCHSAA 1A MidEast Golf Regional: East Bladen Finishes 10th
GOLDSBORO – East Wake Academy posted a 328 total to finish 12 strokes ahead of North Moore and take 1st place in the NCHSAA Class 1A MidEast Boys’ Golf Regional Monday at the Lane Tree Golf Club.
East Bladen finished in 10th place with a 406 total. READ MORE
SPORTS FROM MONDAY, MAY 6
2nd Annual “Whack Smack It” Memorial Golf Tournament June 14
Vineyard Golf at White Lake has announced that it will host the 2nd annual “Whack Smack It” golf tournament on June 14 starting at noon. The tournament will benefit The Jim and Sue Schultz Foundation with proceeds going to East Bladen and West Bladen Athletics and Elizabethtown Dixie Youth Baseball.
The tournament is a four-player Captain’s Choice event. The cost is $60 per person. READ MORE
Waccamaw Track & Field Championships: East Bladen Girls Finish 4th; Boys 5th
BURGAW– Heide Trask’s boys and Pender’s girls claimed titles Wednesday in the Waccamaw Conference’s track & field championship meet at Pender High.
Heide Trask won the boys meet with 183 points to finish ahead of Whiteville (136), Pender (125), South Columbus (84) and East Bladen (58). Pender racked up 209 points in the girls meet to defeat Trask (142.5), Whiteville (128) and East Bladen (94.5). READ MORE
Southeastern Track & Field Championships: West Bladen Girls Finish 3rd; Boys 4th
ST PAULS– St. Pauls’ boys and Clinton’s girls claimed titles in the Southeastern Athletic Conference’s track & field championship meet Thursday. The St. Pauls’ boys racked up 139 points to defeat Clinton (82), Fairmont (81) and West Bladen (73).
The Clinton girls piled up 176 points to finish ahead of St. Pauls’ (116) and West Bladen (100). READ MORE
Dixie Belles Softball: Bladenboro Sweeps Pair
LELAND –Bladenboro swept both games of a Dixie Belles double-header Sunday defeating the West Lady Cardinals 3-1 in the opener then posting a 7-1 victory over the West Lady Tide in the nightcap. Bladenboro raised their record to 6-0 on the season. READ MORE
SPORTS FROM SUNDAY, MAY 5
Bladenboro Navy Wins Bladen DYB Coach Pitch Championship
Bladenboro Navy won the Bladen County DYB Coach Pitch League Championship with an undefeated record.
Team members are: READ MORE
Sports photo galleries
 Baseball: West Bladen vs. Red Springs |
 Softball: West Bladen vs. Fairmont |
 Girls Soccer: East Bladen vs. West Bladen |
HCA’s Varsity Golf Team Wins Top Awards
Contributed
The Harrells Christian Academy Varsity Golf team was named Coastal Independent Conference (CIC) champions on Monday, April 29. The team was recognized as regular season champions with a record of 29-1 and freshman Jack DuBose was named the CIC Player of the Year. READ MORE
SPORTS FROM SATURDAY, MAY 4
Baseball: West Bladen 1, Red Springs 0
By John Clark
BLADENBORO – Senior Jordan Hester lined a walk-off single down the left field line that scored junior Garrett Dunham with the winning run Friday night as West Bladen’s Knights clinched 2nd place in the Southeastern Athletic Conference with a 1-0 victory over Red Springs.
Coach Wade Pait’s Knights finished regular season play with a 7-3 SAC record and improved to 11-10 overall. READ MORE
Softball: West Bladen 10, Red Springs 0
By John Clark
BLADENBORO – Senior Gracie Faircloth celebrated ‘Senior Night’ by pitching a 4-hit shutout and striking out 6 batters to lead West Bladen to a 10-0 Southeastern Athletic Conference softball victory over Red Springs.
Coach Kaitlin Sykes’ Lady Knights finished regular season play with a 6-4 SAC record and evened their overall record at 7-7. READ MORE
Girls Soccer: West Bladen 3, Red Springs 1
BLADENBORO – Senior Brookee’ Singletary and juniors Anna Campbell and O’Mara McDonald fired in 1st half goals as West Bladen built a 3-0 lead enroute to a 3-1 Southeastern Athletic Conference girls’ soccer victory over Red Springs Friday night.
Coach Kristen Parker’s Lady Knights raised their SAC record to 2-4-2 and their overall mark to 3-9-4. READ MORE
Middle School Softball: Emereau Bladen 16, Tar Heel 4
ELIZABETHTOWN – Emereau Bladen scored 13 runs in the 1st 2 innings and went on to defeat Tar Heel 16-4 Thursday in non-conference softball action at Bladen County Park.
Mollie Sasser, Gracey Edwards, Addison Douglas, Abby Dicicco and Ryleigh Miller all reached base with hits in the Emereau 1st inning. READ MORE
Bladen DYB Coach Pitch: Bladenboro Navy 15, Clarkton Lions 4
CLARKTON – Bladenboro Navy defeated the Clarkton Lions 15-4 Friday night in Bladen County DYB Coach-Pitch action.
Leading Hitters: READ MORE
Golf Trivia From Vineyard Golf
Can you answer this week’s trivia question from Vineyard Golf at White Lake?
Q. How many golf courses encompass the Pinehurst complex?
Humorous Golf Comment
Here is a humorous golf comment courtesy of Vineyard Golf at White Lake:
“Golf is one of many great things Scotland has given the world. In fact, golf is the only instance of a country exporting it’s landscape, because golf courses the world over generally resemble a bit of Scotland. Kentucky has done something similar, but less healthy, with fried chicken.”
— Guy Browning, The Guardian
SPORTS FROM FRIDAY, MAY 3
Middle School Baseball: Emereau Bladen 5, Tar Heel 1
ELIZABETHTOWN – Eli Woodell smacked a 2-run double to right field that snapped a 1-1 tie and sparked Emereau Bladen to a 5-1 non-conference middle school baseball victory over Tar Heel.
Braiden Dixon dumped a single into center field to ignite the Aviators’ 4-run 6th inning rally. READ MORE
NCHSAA 1A Dual Team Tennis Playoffs: East Bladen Advances to 3rd Round
East Bladen’s men’s tennis team received a bye in the first round of the Class 1A Dual Team Tennis Playoffs. The Eagles 2nd round match was to be Monday, May 6 vs Vance Charter at home. However Vance Charter has now forfeited that match.
East Bladen will play the winner of Chatham Central/West Columbus in the third round on May 8th. Site and time are yet to be determined.
Bladen County DYB Coach Pitch: Bladenboro Navy 16, Bladenboro 1
BLADENBORO – Bladenboro Navy defeated Bladenboro 15-1 Thursday night in Bladen County DYB Coach-Pitch action at McLean Park.
Leading Hitters: READ MORE
Thundering Herd Begins New Season At Vineyard Golf
An old tradition was begun again Thursday at Vineyard Golf At White Lake. It is called “The Thundering Herd.”
The Herd was started over 30 years ago. It begins in May and continues through October. It is a Captain’s Choice nine hole tournament. READ MORE
SPORTS FROM THURSDAY, MAY 2
Baseball: East Bladen 5, East Duplin 2
BEAULAVILLE –East Bladen capitalized on a trio of East Duplin errors to take the lead with 3 runs in the 4th inning enroute to a 5-2 non-conference baseball victory Wednesday night.
Coach Grant Pait’s Eagles completed the regular season with a 12-11 record and earned the Waccamaw Conference’s top Class 1A playoff bid. READ MORE
Girls Soccer: East Bladen 1, East Duplin 1
BEULAVILLE – East Bladen and East Duplin battled to a 1-1 tie Wednesday night in non-conference girls’ soccer action. Junior Iveonna “NeNe” Ward turned an assist from junior Jackie Medina-Leal into an early goal for the Lady Eagles.
East Duplin tied the game on a goal with 9 minutes left to play. The Lady Panthers, now 14-5-2, lead the East Central 2A with a 9-0 conference record. Coach Jay Raynor’s Lady Eagles, now 12-2-2, will travel to White Oak Monday for a non-conference match.
Softball: East Duplin 7, East Bladen 3
BEAULAVILLE –Senior Addison Tuck’s 2-run double tacked on a pair of insurance runs late as East Duplin held off East Bladen 7-3 Wednesday night in non-conference softball action.
The Lady Eagles have completed the regular season with an 8-10 record and will now wait for the state playoff pairings to be released on May 6th. READ MORE
Middle School Baseball: Elizabethtown 11, Tar Heel 1
ELIZABETHTOWN –Fox Sutton pitched a 1-hitter and struck out 14 batters to lead Elizabethtown to an 11-1 Waccamaw Middle School Conference baseball victory over Tar Heel Wednesday.
Coach Teffrey McKoy’s Cougars improved to 2-6 for the season. Tar Heel is now 0-9 and will play Emereau Bladen at Bladen County Park Thursday. READ MORE
Middle School Softball: Tar Heel 17, Elizabethtown 15
ELIZABETHTOWN –Tar Heel scored 15 runs in the top of the 1st inning then held on for a 17-15 Waccamaw Middle School Conference softball victory over Elizabethtown Wednesday.
It was the 1st win of the season for the Lady Panthers (1-8) who will play Emereau Bladen at Bladen County Park Thursday. Elizabethtown is now 0-8. READ MORE
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