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Today's Sports

  • Weather and fishing are finally...

    After reading last week’s report by Capt. Barrett McMullan, I am inspired to write at new literary heights. “Far better is it to dare mighty things, though checkered with failure, than to take ranks with those poor souls who live in the quiet of darkness and thus know not the thrill of victory nor the agony of defeat.”
    Really? How can I compete with such genius? Here is my best effort, but kudos to Capt. Barrett for such strong presentation.

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  • West-North tennis photos
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  • Whiteville beats West in soccer

     Defending girls’ soccer conference champion Whiteville beat West Brunswick 2-1 April 10 in Shallotte.

    This was the second time this season the Wolfpack has beaten the Trojans, who fall to 4-2 in the conference.

    Whiteville scored both of its goals in the first half, the first goal about nine minutes into the game.

    Whiteville scored with about 13 minutes in the half in taking a 2-0 lead.

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  • BCC sweeps Danville in...

     The Brunswick Community College baseball team beat Danville Community College in a doubleheader Saturday at Founders Field, winning the first game 10-0 in five innings and winning the second game 9-1 in seven innings.

    In the first game, BCC scored three runs in the first inning, taking advantage of three walks and an error.

    Ryan Brendle doubled home the first run, and the second run scored on an error on the play. Tony Sanchez singled home the third run.

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  • Trojans beat North in classic...

     West Brunswick beat North Brunswick 1-0 April 3 in the championship game of the Touchstone Energy Beach Diamond Invitational.

    West scored the winning run in the bottom of the sixth. With one out, Markel Jones reached third base on an outfielder error. Jones later scored on a passed ball.

    The game had state-playoff intensity from the first pitch to the last. North junior Randy Clark threw a two-hitter. He walked three and struck out five.

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  • Cougars now 7-0 in conference

    Staff Report

    The South Brunswick High School tennis team continues to roll through the Waccamaw Conference, winning two more matches last week.
    On March 26, the Cougars beat West Bladen 9-0 and improved to 7-0 in the conference.
    In singles, Gabe Azzato def. Reyes Velarde 6-0, 6-0. Caleb Stanley def. Christopher Lemmings 6-1, 6-0. Noah Pieper def. Martin Sanchez 6-0, 6-0. Joey Kronenwetter def. Luke Taylor 6-4, 6-1. Jarrett Walls def. Adam Rutland 6-4, 6-4. Caleb Hemphill def. Bryan Labra 6-1, 6-2.

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  • Golf tournaments

    Sharon UMC tourney April 6
    The Sharon United Methodist Church legacy youth group is sponsoring a four-man captain’s choice golf tournament April 6 at Brierwood Golf Course in Shallotte. Cost is $50 per person or $200 per team. For more information, call Van Fulford at (910) 443-1999 or Charlie Tarlton at (301) 502-9647. All proceeds will benefit the youth group of the church.

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  • First Tee golf and leadership...

    By Mike Gildea
    Special to The Beacon
    The Carolina Life Skills and Leadership Academy—a new, state-of-the-art golf and leadership youth academy—will open in early April in Brunswick County under the aegis of the Carol S. Petrea Youth Golf Foundation. The foundation is The First Tee umbrella organization for several local chapters in the region, including The First Tee of Brunswick County.

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  • Scores, highlights of area golf...

    Beachcombers
    The Beachcombers played a net-team tournament Friday at the Pearl. The winners with a score of 217 (+1) were Larry Cecil, Gary Gutheil and Danny O’Connell. Second were Bud Dunham, Brett Dunham, Ed Nocella and Hal Riebesehl at 310 (+14). Gross: Brett Dunham, Gary Gutheil and Dan O’Connell, 89. Net: Dan O’Connell, 65. Dan O’Connell is golfer of the week.

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  • Marie Strickler: Saying goodbye...

    I got the news last fall. Marie Strickler had been hospitalized with a ruptured brain aneurism.
    Marie had been playing golf at Farmstead when she collapsed. Ambulances were called. Over the next months, she was transferred to several hospitals. There were surgeries, rehabs and treatments.
    It went on and on until March 21, when her brave fight ended.

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