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Today's Sports

  • Trojans reach fourth round in...

     The West Brunswick baseball team beat Jacksonville 2-1 Friday in Shallotte in the third round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 3A state playoffs.

    West (19-4) got the winning run in the bottom of the seventh. Senior shortstop Cole Josselyn led off with a walk against sophomore Ryan Thompson. Senior second baseman Erick Hill bunted Josselyn to second. Senior center fielder Markel Jones lined the ball toward the second baseman, who was unable to field it. The ball landed in right field. Josselyn slid home with the winning run.

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  • Cook, Lady Trojans stun Nash...

     NASHVILLE—The West Brunswick High School softball team stunned Nash Central 1-0 May 14 in the second round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 3A state playoffs.

    West pitcher Kim Cook gave up one hit—with two outs in the bottom of the ninth—and struck out 12 batters as the Trojans beat a Nash team that entered the game 19-1 and had won 17 straight games.

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  • BCC advances for first time to...

     MOREHEAD CITY—The Brunswick Community College baseball team beat Lenoir Community College 9-5 Monday night, winning the Region 10 championship series and advancing for the first time to the NJCAA Division II World Series May 25-June 1 in Enid, Okla.

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  • BCC one victory away from World...

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    The Brunswick Community College baseball team needs one more victory in the Region 10 championship series in Morehead City to advance for the first time to the NJCAA Division II World Series May 25-June 1 in Enid, Okla.

    BCC moved into the Region 10 title game by beating Region 10 regular-season champion Catawba 6-3 Sunday afternoon. The title game is set for 7 p.m. Monday. If a second game has to be played, it will be on Tuesday.

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  • Trojans win opener in baseball...

     The West Brunswick baseball team beat South Johnston 5-2 Friday in Shallotte in a first round game of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 3A state playoffs.

    Starter Ryan Caison struck out seven batters in four-plus innings and Landon Tilley struck out eight in three innings.

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  • Cook throws 1-hitter in playoff...

     The West Brunswick softball team beat Triton 2-0 Friday in Shallotte in a first round game of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 3A state playoffs.

    West (15-6) will play at Nash Central (19-1) on Tuesday (too late for this edition).

    Senior Kim Cook pitched a one-hitter. She walked two batters and hit a batter. She struck out seven.

    The Trojans scored their winning runs in the bottom of the fifth.

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  • South’s Minor wins state title;...

     GREENSBORO—South Brunswick junior Colin Minor won the shot put championship Saturday in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 3A state track and field championships at the Irwin Belk Track at North Carolina A&T State University.

    Minor finished second in the discus throw.

    West Brunswick freshman Tyler Stanley finished third in the high jump.

    Minor won the shot put with a mark of 55 feet, 5 inches, a personal best. Last year, he was second (51-10.5). The Class 3A record is 60-4.25.

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  • West names football coach

     West Brunswick High School Principal Brock Ahrens has recommended to the Brunswick County Board of Education that Scott Frazier be the school’s next head football coach.

    "I feel that coach Frazier will be an instant fit into our athletic program and into our faculty,” Ahrens said. “We are excited to have him join us.”

    Frazier has coached at Western Carolina University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Presbyterian College and Elon University.

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  • Wounded Warriors to participate...

    Four foursomes of Wounded Warriors will participate in the Future Generations Tournament -n June at St. James Plantation.
    “We will once again have the honor of hosting our Wounded Warriors in the Future Generations Tournament, the largest charity golf event in the region with about 500 participants each year,” said Wayne Moody, tournament chairman. “Eight will come from Fort Bragg and eight will come from Camp Lejeune.”

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  • Glimmers of hope in fishing world

    I opened the door this morning and was greeted to an arctic blast, which resulted in an immediate about-face and wardrobe adjustment.

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