High School Basketball

On Thursday the UNCW women's basketball team had a chance to sweep an opponent for the first time this season, but William & Mary proved to be too tough in the end. The Tribe left Trask Coliseum with a two point victory. Coach Adell Harris and the Seahawks drop to 1-6 in the CAA. Full story...

On Tuesday night the Hoggard boys held their ground by defeating New Hanover in boys basketball. The Vikings remain in sole possession of first place in the Mideastern Conference. Laney now holds first place for the girls. In the Waccamaw Conference there's now a three way tie for first place in the boys with South Columbus, West Brunswick and North Brunswick. Full story...

On Monday the Laney boys basketball team picked up their first win of the season. Laney defeated New Bern. Laney also won the girls game. Unfortunately, the UNCW men's basketball team did not have similar results. Buzz Peterson's squad suffered their second home loss of the season. James Madison beat UNCW 63-56 at Trask Coliseum. Full story...

A handful of games were postponed on Friday, but we still had more than our fair share of high school basketball on Friday's Full Court Press. In the Mideastern Conference the Hoggard boys moved into sole possession of first place with a win over Ashley. In the Waccamaw Conference North Brunswick remains the first place team. Full story...

Due to the winter storm a handful of basketball games in our region will not be played tonight. WWAY will still have a Full Court Press show at 11:15 though. There will still be plenty of hoops to cover. Full story...

On Thursday the New Hanover Wildcat boys basketball team improved their league record to 3-1 with a 49-38 victory over Rose. We had action from Greenville. The UNCW women's basketball suffered another CAA setback. The Carolina Hurricanes picked up their first win of the 2013 season. Plus more! Full story...

On Wednesday on WWAY we showcased the Mideastern Conference Swim Championships at the Seahawk Natatorium on the UNCW campus. Hoggard claimed the girls title for the 14th year in a row. New Hanover lost on the road in boys basketball. UNCW lost in Atlanta against Georgia State. #1 Duke lost by 17 points, while the Tar Heels held off Georgia Tech. Full story...

The streak is over. West Bladen had a 17 game winning streak over East Bladen in boys basketball until Tuesday night. East Bladen's Hastin McGill hit the game winner to give East Bladen a 46-44 win. It was the first victory for East Bladen over West Bladen since 2005. Pender defeated Trask in boys hoops. Wake Forest edged NC State. The Carolina Hurricanes lost their home opener. Full story...

The MLK Jamfest at Union High School is complete. High school basketball action started at 10 in the morning. It lasted until 9 in the evening. Full story...

Every Friday night this month on the Full Court Press we've had something dramatic happen at a basketball game that we've covered. Friday's fantastic finish occurred at the end of regulation in the Laney-New Hanover boys basketball game. We had that covered, plus more on the Full Court Press! Full story...

Russell Dove is the new head football coach at West Bladen High School. Dove replaces Joe Salas who recently left West Bladen in order to take over the football program at Lumberton High School. On Tuesday on WWAY we featured high school wrestling and high school basketball from Wilmington. Plus more! Full story...

On Monday we found out Ryan McCleney will be returning to the Wilmington Sharks as field manager for the second summer in a row. On Monday we checked out action on the hardwood between two of Wilmington's private high schools. As expected Duke is no longer ranked number one in the nation in college hoops. The Blue Devils lost to the NC State Wolfpack on Saturday. Full story...

Rasheed Brown of Trask was the frontrunner for WWAY's play of the night with a sensational slam dunk in the second quarter for Trask. It didn't end up being the play of the night though. Ashley's T.J. Williams ended up with that honor after he slammed home a dunk at the buzzer to give Ashley a one point win over New Hanover. On Friday we featured action from seven different venues with eleven games in all on WWAY's Full Court Press. Full story...

On Tuesday night we had high school hoops from Shallotte, Boiling Spring Lakes and Wilmington. The boys basketball team at South Columbus is on a roll. Pharoah McKever led the Stallions to a 22 point victory on Tuesday with an 18 point effort. The UNCW women's basketball team snapped an eight game losing streak. Plus more! Full story...

On Monday the Cape Fear Academy Hurricanes and the Wilmington Christian Academy Patriots faced each other on the hardwood in a high school basketball affair featuring two of Wilmington's private schools. It's official, Andy Reid is the new head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs. The Buffalo Bills have a new head coach too. Full story...