Today's Sports

Mount Olive won the Conference Carolinas championship softball tournament April 22, Mount Olive’s first championship since 2000. The championship qualified the Trojans (34-13) for the NCAA Division II softball tournament for the first time in school history.

Mount Olive won four consecutive elimination games en route to title. It won the third game after being down to its final strike of the season for 10 consecutive pitches.

 West Brunswick beat North Brunswick 6-0 in a conference soccer game Friday night in Shallotte.

West, which had beaten North 9-0 four days earlier, is 7-2 in the conference.

Carla Zio scored four straight goals, giving her 32 for the season.

Zio scored nine minutes into the game off an assist from Amanda Davinson.

 BOILING SPRING LAKES—North Brunswick’s boys and South Brunswick’s won most of the events in the county meet April 18 at South.

In the boys’ meet, North won 10 events.

North’s Brandon Addison won the 400 in 52.44, beating West’s B.J. Bellamy by 0.01 seconds. Addison won the long jump in 19-4.

J.J. Batts won the 800 in 2:07, beating West’s Spencer Waters by 4 seconds. 

Kevon Perkins won the 100 in 10.87. Teammate Chris Graham was second in 10.93.

Relay for Life tourney is set for April 20
Town Creek Elementary School is sponsoring a golf tourney April 20 at Magnolia Greens and the proceeds benefit Relay for Life. The shotgun start is 8 a.m. The fee is $60 per golfer, $240 per team, and covers lunch. To register, call Stella Tucker at (910) 253-6500 or email stucker@bcswan.net by April 1.