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Today's Sports

  • Whiteville edges Trojans on late...

     Kasin Medford did everything in his power to deliver West Brunswick its first varsity football victory of the 2017 season.

    In the end, not even a career night from the senior running back was enough as the Wolfpack scored on a two-point conversion with less than four minutes left in the game and held on for a 29-28 victory Friday, Aug. 25, at Legion Stadium in Whiteville.

    Medford set career highs in rush attempts (24), rushing yards (209) and touchdowns (three) in the loss.

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  • Time Capsule - Aug. 31 edition
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  • High school athletics can bring...

     As much as I love college and professional sports, there’s something special about high school athletics.

    I don’t know if it’s the innocence, the purity or the joy of a bunch of 14-to-17-year-olds working together on a playing field or if it’s something else.

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  • Hot Corner with John Surigao

     Editor’s Note: Hot Corner will be published weekly. It’s a conversation revolving around sports between Beacon sports editor Sam Hickman and a Brunswick County resident. If you are interested in chatting on the Hot Corner, email shickman@brunswickbeacon.com. This week’s guest is Ocean Isle Beach resident and former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offensive lineman John Surigao.

     

    Q: Here comes the token opening line. Tell us a little bit about yourself.

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  • Notable scores and golf...

     Results of recent golf events submitted by area golf leagues.

     

    Beachcombers

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  • Bethel earns Farm Bureau Player...

     West Brunswick head coach Kelly Williamson, left, and North Carolina Farm Bureau agency manager Rodney Brown, right, present West Brunswick running back Jacary Bethel with the player of the week award. Bethel, a senior running back and linebacker for the Trojans, racked up 80 rushing yards on 12 carries and a touchdown during West Brunswick’s season-opening loss Aug. 18 against Socastee.

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  • Exploring ways to eliminate “...
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  • Week 2: West Brunswick at...

     Scroll through the slideshow to see photos from Friday night's varsity football game between the West Brunswick Trojans and Whiteville Wolfpack. Whiteville earned a 29-28 victory on a late two-point conversion. Michelle Caulk contributed the photos.

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  • Brunswick County Youth Football...

     Scroll through the slideshow to see photos from last weekend's opening games.

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  • Big plays highlight West Bladen’...

     BOILING SPRING LAKES – Despite an impressive performance on the offensive side of the ball, South Brunswick High School’s varsity football is still searching for its first win following a 39-36 defeat Friday, Aug. 25, at the hands of the West Bladen Knights.

    The Cougars (0-2) reeled off 21 straight points during a first-half onslaught in which South seized control of the game, but the Knights outscored the host team 32-15 in the game’s final 30 minutes.

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