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Today's News

  • Do details really matter to race fans?

    In a popular restaurant in my area recently, I was enjoying an order of fried pickles when I overheard a couple of guys conducting an animated conversation about something called a sway bar.

    This raised several issues. First, when I hear the word “NASCAR” whiz past my head in any type of public setting, my ears prick up in much the same way as my dog Clancy’s do when the carpet shampooer shows up at the kitchen door. So technically I guess you could say I wasn’t really overhearing this exchange. It was more a case of active eavesdropping.

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  • Edwards is top gun at Texas

    FT. WORTH, Tex.—Carl Edwards powered his way to victory in Sunday’s Samsung 500 at Texas for his third win of the season. The driver of the No. 99 Roush Fenway Ford thoroughly dominated the 335-lap race.

    “The reason we won it was because of all the good, hard work the team has done,” Edwards said. “This was fun. That’s what it’s about. Hopefully we can come back here in November and sweep this thing.”

    Edwards’ two other victories this season came at California and Las Vegas.

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  • Smiles already ordered; Special Olympics set April 25

    The smile of a boy in a wheelchair is what stays on Steve Goodwin’s mind.

    Goodwin was a volunteer at the Special Olympics while he was a student at East Carolina University.

    This year, he’s the director of the Brunswick County Special Olympics Spring Games.

    “Just seeing the joy in the athletes’ faces—big smiles, happiness,” Goodwin said as he described his most rewarding moments at the Special Olympics.

    He remembers the joy on the face of a boy in a wheelchair in particular.

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  • Hook A Hoo and Family Day offer fishing enthusiasts entertainment venues

    I feel like I’ve been writing about the great things to come forever. The wind hasn’t stopped blowing in two weeks, and my thermostat switch is worn out from changing between heat and AC.

    I often look back at my fishing report archives I keep online at www.OIFC.com on the fishing report page to see what was going on this time last year.

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  • Red drum are fun to catch and eat, but limits must be obeyed

    Last week the state closed all commercial harvest of red drum, a move that will probably last until September when the cap on commercial catches of the fish resets. The way North Carolina tries to manage this very important fish continues to change, and a lot of folks are currently debating the issues surrounding red drum in the state’s committee structure.

    Red drum are the state’s official saltwater fish, and they have always been a symbol of inshore fishing here even though a lot of other Southern states also can claim large red-drum populations.

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  • Short-game workout will bring down your scores

    We live in a temperate climate here on the Carolina coast, yet many of us want to play golf only under the most favorable conditions. The golfers who move here from Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania are the worst. They played in sleet and wind up North; they loved winter golf leagues because the ponds all froze up.

    Something strange happens to these stalwart golfers after a few years of “Southern comfort.” They get wimpy about the weather.

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  • Sea Trail lady golfer scores hole-in-one and eagle on consecutive holes

    Sandy Reynolds made a hole-in-one on the second hole at the Byrd Course on April 4. She followed her ace with an eagle on hole No. 3 by chipping in from off the green.

    Brierwood Men

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  • South Brunswick Sports Round-up

    Baseball

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK 9

    SOUTH COLUMBUS 6

    South Brunswick blasted two home runs on its way to a 9-6 win over South Columbus on April 2.

    Ben Maggard hit a three-run homer in the third, while Johnathan Marvin slugged the Cougars’ other homer.

    South led 5-1 after three but starting making errors and lost the lead.

    “We made four errors in the fourth inning, and South Columbus took advantage of it,” South coach Lee Shelton said.

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  • West Brunswick Sports Round-up

    West Brunswick’s baseball team knocked off previously unbeaten Hoggard 2-1 in Wilmington last week.

    “Ethan Cox pitched a gem, we got some key hits at the right time, and we had zero errors,” said West coach Mike Alderson.

    “Ethan pitched a 2-hitter. Josh Powell went 2-for-2 with a double and a home run and got walked. Pat Kamfolt got a double in the gap.”

    The win gives West a 3-1 record in the Mideastern 3A/4A Conference and 7-3 record overall. Hoggard drops to 5-1 in league play and 12-1 overall.

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  • Brunswick Wildlife: Little waders

    Birds called waders are always lurking around the salt marsh. Some are large and some small.

    They drop by to scrounge up some grub, especially when the tide is low, a time when mud flats are exposed and fish are concentrated into small pools of shallow water called pannes.

    This article is about two of the little guys. The big guys like the great blue heron and great egret can wait for a later article. They are so large and photogenic they get enough attention. I am pretty sure every Brunswick County resident who owns a camera has taken a photo of them by now.

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