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Today's Sports

  • Young turkey hunters learn about...

    BY RITA SELLERS
    SPECIAL TO THE BEACON
    It may not have officially been turkey-hunting season, but a lot of shooting at turkeys was done Oct. 8 at the inaugural NWTF Jakes Day. The Brunswick County Longbeards Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) sponsored this event. The event took place at Roans Branch Hunting Preserve on Green Lewis Road in Bolivia.

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  • Cold-water fishing has begun in...

    Cold-water fishing has begun in Brunswick County, and that means local anglers targeting the big three low-temperature inshore fish: speckled trout, redfish and black drum. It is important to know how to catch each species and what the regulations are for keeping or releasing them.

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  • Shock wins soccer championship 4...

    STAFF REPORT

    The Shallotte Shock 12U girls’ soccer team  finished its season with a 4-1 victory in championship game.
    The Shock started quickly with a goal three minutes into the game when Hayley Giordano dribbled to the side of the field and hit a crossing shot for a goal.
    Ashley Oakes followed minutes later with a goal. Mia Adcock crossed the ball from the side of the field into the middle and Oakes played it off her chest to her feet and  placed it into the corner of the goal.

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  • NOAA public meeting on gillnets...

    The Office for Law Enforcement under the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA will present a public meeting to all members of the fishing community in Southport on Nov. 16 at the Southport Community Building, 201 E. Moore St.
    The presentation will begin at 6 p.m. and admission is free.
    The primary objective of this meeting is to better educate those who use gillnets in coastal waters of this state, on the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP) and the requirements therein.

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  • State seeks comments on fishery...

    The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is asking the public to submit comments on issues they would like to see addressed in an upcoming Shrimp Fishery Management Plan.
    The division is beginning a mandated five-year review of the N.C. Shrimp Fishery Management Plan that was adopted by the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission in 2006.
    The agency is soliciting public comment as part of an internal process to determine what procedural method to take in reviewing the plan.

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  • Sports calendar

    FREE SOFTBALL CLINICS AT WEST
    West Brunswick High School softball coach Joe Noble and his staff will conduct free softball clinics for girls 13 and younger. The clinics will take place 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays at the West softball field. Please contact Noble at 443-1138 if you plan to attend.

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  • White, Hart named Players of Week

    STAFF REPORT

    Carly White, who helped lead Mount Olive to a pair of home wins last month that clinched a conference tournament berth for the Trojans, has been named Conference Carolinas Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week. The award is the second this season for White, who was also named conference player of the week October 11.

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  • Sports briefs

    Planet Fun bowling
    Planet Fun Classic: Terry Decker 247-236-205-688, Jeff Kelly 235-221-212-668, Tommy Gutierrez 237-226-660, Zachary Bailey 231-231-658, Rick LaChance 234-225-654, Don Ruth 226-200-624, Garry Marion 241-202-617, Anne Decker 215-204-615, Samuel Champion 223-216-615, George Kleinmann 223-203-610, Dawn Clardy 219-561, Paula Micale 202-512, Collin Vanderburg 246, Bill Brothemarkle 213, Charles Wilbur 209, Michael Oxendine 209, Arnold Sanchez 204.

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  • McCumbee 10th at Rockingham

    Chad McCumbee started 12th and finished 10th in the CARS Pro Cup Series American 200 Saturday at Rockingham Speedway.
    McCumbee finished 148 of the 150 laps in his Black’s Tire Service Ford. Only four of the 20-entered cars finished 150 laps.
    The practice session Friday was rained out and McCumbee had had seven laps of practice on Saturday before the race began.

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  • Trojans lose to Wilson Fike in...

     Wilson Fike ended West Brunswick’s soccer season by beating the Trojans 4-0 Saturday in a second-round game of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 3A state playoffs.

    West finishes the season 12-6-2. Fike, the No. 3 seed from the Big East Conference, is 14-7-1.

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