Today's Sports

ROCKY POINT—A strong second quarter helped carry South Brunswick High School to 54-33 victory Friday over Heide Trask in a conference girls basketball game.

The Cougars improved to 2-2 in the conference.

South sophomore forward Shatiqua Smith hit a jumper to start the game. The Cougars had trouble after that, taking numerous jump shots that never found their mark.

WILMINGTON—The South Brunswick High School swim teams won their final home meets of the season Saturday at the Wilmington YWCA.

Against Clinton, South’s boys won 10-of-11 events in a 67-22 victory. South’s girls also won 10-of-11 events in a 68-22 victory.

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 1-A/2-A meet is Feb. 6-7 at the Willis Casey Natatorium at N.C. State University, and five Cougars have already qualified. Fifteen others have times that merit consideration for the state meet.

Because of exams at West and other schools, changes have been made to the Trojan basketball schedule.

The games Jan. 20 with New Hanover have been changed to Jan. 29.

On Jan. 22, West will play at Jacksonville, with the first game at 6 p.m. The junior varsity games will be at West, with the first game at 4:30 p.m.

On Feb. 6, Senior Night, West will have home games with Jacksonville, with the first game at 6 p.m. The JV games will be at Jacksonville, with the first game at 4:30 p.m.

The weather is cold and unstable, and nobody is fishing much. Well, the birds are fishing, but birds are extremely talented and can catch fish through a blizzard. Anyone who has ever sat and watched them knows no angler can match the skill of our feathered friends. Few humans, however, are out casting about.

There are redfish schools in the shallows (or so I am told) that might or might not be willing to bite on the warmer days. In truth, most are probably just content to chill out and hide from dolphins (who have some freakish fishing skills themselves).