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On Friday West Brunswick, Topsail and North Brunswick advanced in the baseball state playoffs. Trask and West Bladen advanced in the softball state playoffs. The UNCW baseball team clinched first place in the CAA regular season despite dropping a doubleheader. Plus more! Full story...

On Tuesday we had more than our fair share of high school state playoff action for both baseball and softball. Click the play video icon to check it all out! On Tuesday the Coastal Carolina Chanticleer baseball team rocked UNCW 15-3 in the final non-conference game of the season. Plus more! Full story...

The Brunswick Community College Dolphins won their first Region 10 baseball title on Monday night. The BCC Dolphins beat Lenoir 9-5 in Morehead City to earn an invitation to the national junior college baseball tournament later this month in Oklahoma. Check out our highlights from BCC's win. The Topsail boys tennis season ended on Monday. Tommy Burleson is headed to the NC State Sports Hall of Fame. Plus more! Full story...

On Friday we had state playoff action from Ashley, Hoggard, Whiteville and Cerro Gordo on WWAY. The biggest upset of the night took place in Whiteville where the defending 2-A state baseball champs lost to Clinton. Trask won the 1-A state title in track. On Friday the Wilmington Hammerheads dropped to 1-4 on the season. UNCW had an historic win in men's tennis. Seahawk Lori Beth Adams continues to tear up the golf course. Plus more! Full story...

On Thursday the ECU Pirate Caravan rolled into the Port City for a party on the USS North Carolina. Football coach Ruffin McNeill and basketball coach Jeff Lebo entertained the "Pirate Nation." The UNCW baseball team got back on track on Thursday with a win over William & Mary. The Hoggard baseball team won a first round state playoff game. Plus more! Full story...

On Tuesday NC State knocked off UNCW in college baseball in Raleigh. The Seahawks lost 7-2 against the Wolfpack. Tyler Ptacek will not be coming to UNCW to play basketball for Buzz Peterson & the Seahawks. A Seahawk golfer has been named player of the year in the CAA. We had more than our fair share of high school sports. Plus more! Full story...

UNCW's career hits leader has been suspended from the team. Slugger Hunter Ridge has played his last game as a Seahawk. Columbus County native Otis Nixon was arrested over the weekend outside Atlanta on drug charges. Nixon played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball. Plus more! Full story...

Kenny Gattison, Glenn Sasser, Maggie Will and the late Thell Overman were inducted into the Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday night. Thirsty Thursday will return to the Shark Tank this summer. It's not just a Thursday "thing" anymore. The PGA Tour made a stop in Charlotte this week. Plus more! Full story...

WWAY 5th Quarter co-host Trot Nixon will be honored in May with a star on the Wilmington Walk of Fame. Celebrate Wilmington will honor Trot Nixon on May 31. Former New Hanover Wildcat Jermaine Jones continues to tear up the track every time he puts his cleets on for St. Augustine's. Plus more! Full story...

The UNCW men's golf team captured the CAA men's golf title on Sunday at St. James Plantation in Brunswick County. The Seahawks won by 24 strokes over James Madison. UNCW's Payne McLeod won the individual title. The UNCW baseball team dropped two games over the weekend. Wilmington's Casey Barth and Nick Becton both signed NFL contracts. Michael Jordan tied the knot in Florida! Full story...

On Friday we showcased high school baseball action from New Bern, Shallotte and Wilmington. In order it was an Ashley win, a West Brunswick victory and a Laney triumph. The UNCW baseball team continued their roll. We provided an update on Wilmington's newest NFL player, Jonathan Cooper. The CAA men's golf championship is underway. Plus more! Full story...

The rain held off, but it was awfully windy. Regardless, the Wilmington Hammerheads shutout Antigua 2-0 on Friday in the season opener at Legion Stadium. WWAY checked out first round CAA women's golf action from St. James Plantation. We had plenty of high school baseball as well.Plus more! Full story...

On Tuesday the UNCW baseball team beat East Carolina for the second time this season. It's the first season sweep for UNCW over ECU since 2003. In high school sports we had game highlights from Ashley-Hoggard and West Brunswick-North Brunswick. Plus more! Full story...

On Monday the UNCW baseball team moved into the top 25 poll published by Baseball America. It's the first national ranking for UNCW in baseball since 2009. Laney knocked off New Hanover in high school baseball on Monday. WWAY was there for all the action. Plus more! Full story...

The national championship for beach wrestling will be held at Carolina Beach later this month. We have the details on the national event. The UNCW baseball team suffered a home loss on Sunday against Delaware. Adam Scott is the first Australian to win the Masters. Sports is part of the Azalea Festival; thus, we checked out Azalea boxing. Plus more! Full story...