Today's Sports

The backwaters surrounding the Ocean Isle Beach area have not been producing the kind of action expected for this time of year.
The flounder bite has been on and off with only a few good fish biting a hook. Red drum and black drum have gotten picky in their feeding habits. Trout seem to be spread all over the place, making them hard to target. I can only speculate that the back-and-forth weather patterns have continued to play a role in making our resident fish sluggish and slowing down the flow of migrating fishing into our waters.

By Alan Hensley
Special to The Beacon
Former West Brunswick golfer Greg Hensley played for the South in the 10th annual North South Tournament April 19-21 at Keith Hills Golf Club in Buies Creek. Hensley is enrolled in the PGA Golf Management program at Campbell University.
The three-day tournament was the last event of the 2013 Spring Semester Tournament Series. Forty-six golf students and two golf instructors were divided in foursomes. North won the tourney.

Miki and Eddie Pear and Gene and I have been friends for more than 20 years and it all began on a golf course.  
I was playing in the fifth position for Navesink Country Club in a Women’s Metropolitan Golf Association team match. We were in series seven and on that particular Tuesday we played against Preakness Hills at Preakness Hills.

By Bill Hennecy

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.—Saturday night racing appeared to be a washout, with rain falling most of the day along the Grand Strand. The rain started clearing at 6 p.m. and track-drying efforts were completed and practice started at 7:20 p.m. Euro-style qualifying hastened the program and the fields were set in what turned out to be a great night of racing.