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Today's Sports

  • VIDEO County wrestling...

     At 119 pounds in the county wrestling championships, South Brunswick senior Matt Craven (35-4) won a first-round match by fall over North’s Steve Ercole. Craven won the championship by beating West senior Dillon Aubrey 5-0. Aubrey won a first-round match by fall over North’s Steve Ercole.

    Craven was one of five wrestlers to successfully defend their titles. He also was one of nine South wrestlers to win a title. See story on this website.

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  • VIDEO County wrestling...

     South Brunswick senior Stephen Ikalowych, left, is the county wrestling champion at 171 pounds. Ikalowych (37-2) also was named one of the wrestlers of the year. 

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  • VIDEO INCLUDED County wrestling...

     South Brunswick wrestlers won nine titles and West Brunswick wrestlers won four titles in the annual county wrestling championships Saturday at West.

    West junior Ronnie Dellinger and South senior Stephen Ikalowych were named wrestlers of the year.

    At 103 pounds, Dellinger (31-1) defended his championship by fall in 45 seconds over South junior Steven Von Voight.

    Dellinger’s only loss this season was to a wrestler ranked No. 2 in Class 4A, West wrestling coach Jimmy Caraway said.

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  • North’s girls defeat South...

     LELAND—Tyera Fisher scored 26 points as North Brunswick beat South Brunswick 63-41 in a conference basketball game Friday.

    Barbara Graham scored 13 points, Daja White 11 and Jolanda White 8 for North, 9-1 in the conference, 14-4 overall.

    The victory completed a sweep of the four regular-season games against West Brunswick and South Brunswick.

    For South, winless in the conference, 3-15 overall, Kacy O’Connor scored 16 points.

    North’s defense led the Scorpions to a first-quarter lead of 19-9.

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  • South’s boys beat North Brunswick

     LELAND—South Brunswick outscored North Brunswick 10-0 at the start of the third quarter and went on to beat the Scorpions 55-40 in a conference boys’ basketball game Friday at North.

    The victory completed a regular-season sweep of four games against West Brunswick and North Brunswick.

    For the Cougars (6-4, 10-8), Edward Reid scored 18 points, Montez Loman 15 and Terrell Stanley 11.

    For the Scorpions (3-7, 8-10), Jeremy Young scored 9 points.

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  • South Brunswick catcher Brendle...

     South Brunswick High School senior baseball player Ryan Brendle signed a letter of intent Feb. 2 to play baseball for Brunswick Community College. He will be a catcher for the Dolphins.

    Present at the signing were his mom and dad. Also in attendance were BCC baseball coach Robbie Allen and Cougar baseball coach Lee Shelton.

    “The college is close to home,” Ryan Brendle said, “and Coach Allen is great. He is in need of a catcher because the catcher from last year (is going) to Coastal Carolina.”

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  • VIDEO INCLUDED Jasmine Jackson...

      Jasmine Jackson made two free throws in the final 9.3 seconds and West Brunswick overcame injuries to two players in the final 2 minutes to beat West Bladen 61-59 Feb. 3 in a conference basketball game.

    Jackson scored a season-high 29 points and had 24 rebounds. She also had six steals, two assists and one blocked shot.

    Kayla Padgett scored 21 points and had 14 rebounds. She also had two steals and two blocked shots.

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  • Three South Brunswick football...

     BOILING SPRING LAKES—Three South Brunswick High School football players signed national letters of intent Feb. 2 in the school library.

    Terrell Stanley will be going to East Carolina University as a defensive tackle for the Pirates. Cam Scott will be heading across the country to Reedley College in California, located just outside of Fresno, and will be a wide receiver for the Tiger football program. Devante Stanley will travel up Interstate 40 and on over to Raleigh to play linebacker for the Saint Augustine’s Falcons.

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  • West Brunswick’s James signs...

     Most football players marked Feb. 2 as the first day they could sign letters of intent. For West Brunswick High School senior Darius James, the date had a more important significance: his mom’s birthday.

    “My mom (Brenda) means a lot to me,” he said. “Unfortunately, she passed about six years ago. Today is her birthday. That really makes me happy that I’m signing on her birthday.”

    James’ mom died after he had finished sixth grade. Up to that time, football was not a priority in James’ life.

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  • Whiteville sweeps West Brunswick

     

    West Brunswick cut a 21-point second-half deficit to 4 points before losing to Whiteville 55-47 in a conference boys’ basketball game Feb. 1.

    Whiteville, second in the league with one conference loss, led 36-15 and appeared to be on the way to a rout. West’s Taylor Buffkin began the comeback when he hit a 3-pointer and scored seven straight points, which cut the lead to 40-24 entering the fourth quarter.

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