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Today's Sports

  • Lady Trojans defeat South

    BOILING SPRING LAKES—West Brunswick built a 14-point halftime lead and then withstood poor shooting in the third quarter to beat South Brunswick 43-34 Friday.

    The victory completed a season sweep.

    “We came out and played hard early, which is what we want to try to do to get a good lead and momentum,” coach James Walker said. “Probably the best first quarter we’ve had all season.”

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  • South holds off Trojans for...

    BOILING SPRING LAKES—South Brunswick held West Brunswick to two points in the final two minutes and beat the Trojans 50-45 Friday.

    The victory gave the Cougars a sweep of the season series.

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  • BCC Dolphins open conference...

    After losing two games in the Panhandle Shootout to nationally ranked teams, the Brunswick Community College men’s basketball team opened its Region X season by winning 74-70 Saturday at USC-Salkehatchie.

    “A conference game on the road, that’s the way it goes sometimes,” BCC coach Walter Shaw said about the close game.

    BCC led 38-33 at the half but USCS took a six-point lead in the second half. The Dolphins regained the lead with about nine minutes left and hit free throws to win the game.

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  • Golf action

    THE BEACHCOMBERS

    The Beachcombers played their annual old vs. young tournament at Cypress Bay. The three-round event ended Dec. 12. The winning team was the young team of Reggie Auten, Bob Brownley, Randy Cogdill, Bob Byrne, Dennis Davidson, Jack Goin, Gary Gutheil, Dan O’Connell, Dennis McCann and Jerry Morano.

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  • To shop or not to shop&mdash...

    I have not shopped for myself for 11 months, 4 days, 16 hours and 30 minutes.

    My no-shopping adventure began last Jan. 2, when I decided to really clean out my clothes closet.

    Let me explain. When Gene and I built our retirement home here on the Carolina coast, I wanted a big walk-in closet. In our last home, my clothes were stuffed into a small wall closet with heavy sliding doors that often fell off the track. I dreamed of a big closet the same way golfers yearn for a single-digit handicap or a hole-in-one.

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  • Galloway hits 10 3-pointers in...

    Kiana Galloway scored 30 points—hitting 10 3-pointers—but BCC lost 91-51 to Louisburg College Sunday afternoon at West Brunswick.

    Two 3-pointers by Galloway tied the score 6-6, but Louisburg held BCC scoreless for nearly four minutes in taking a 16-8 lead.

    A score by BCC freshman Jessica Moyer cut the lead to 16-10, but three straight fast-break baskets by the Hurricanes gave them a 22-11 lead.

    A 3-pointer by Galloway left BCC down 24-14, but Louisburg outscored the Dolphins 12-2 the rest of the half to take a 36-16 lead.

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  • West players receive soccer...

    Five players from the West Brunswick High School boys soccer team and an assistant coach have earned postseason honors.

    The N.C. Soccer Coaches Association has selected senior forward John Mendoza to the Class 3-A All-State team.

    The NCSCA also selected Mendoza and teammates Chip Mendoza, Chaz Earp and Casey Leonard to the Region 4 Class 3-A team. West’s Steve Nagy was the Assistant Coach of the Year in the region.

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  • Now is good to time to fish...

    With cold weather having firmly settled in, inshore anglers are finding the going pretty tough. Unless, of course, they happen to be out looking for black drum, which are around in force and are likely to be the best thing happening until spring arrives.

    Black drum are decent fighters and good to eat, and they hit in local waters virtually year-round. Tolerant to extremes in temperature, even the coldest water doesn’t put them off the bite, which is why they are a popular fish in the winter.

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  • Sportsmanship award is meaningful

    One of my co-workers at another paper was a West Virginia native and loyal fan of the Mountaineers’ football team. One time, when we were discussing football, he mentioned no matter what happens each season, West Virginia must beat the University of Pittsburgh. He couldn’t explain it, but, he said, he hated Pittsburgh.

    He was like millions of other college football fans who have intense loyalties to their alma mater and wish a slow death upon their fiercest opponents. With college football rivalries, nothing is sacred. Sportsmanship is a forgotten virtue.

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  • Lady Trojans defeat South...

    West Brunswick held off a fourth-quarter rally by South Brunswick to beat the Cougars 35-31 in a nonconference girls basketball game Friday.

    West led 32-24 with 1:29 left, but South rallied on a basket by Brittany Spivey with 46.2 seconds left, a free throw by Christina Deveney with 42.5 seconds left and another free throw by Shatiqua Smith with 41.5 seconds left. Those scores cut the West lead to 32-28.

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