Wrestling

On Monday night on WWAY we provided a weekend recap of sports from around the region. This includes UNCW's impressive performance at the CAA Swimming & Diving Championships, UNCW baseball, high school wrestling state championship accolades and a salute to the only high school basketball team left in the state playoffs. On top of that we checked out the first woman ever to try out for an NFL team. Full story...

The third round of the high school basketball state playoffs is over. We were in heavy basketball mode on Friday with our final Full Court Press of the season. See what Brett Blizzard and Kevin Schneider had to say about Hoggard's overtime loss. On top of that game we showcased action involving Ashley, East Columbus and North Brunswick on Friday's Full Court Press. Full story...

On Thursday the North Carolina Tar Heels picked up a key ACC road win over Clemson. Duke was not as fortunate. Coach K and the Blue Devils got bitten by the Cavaliers on Thursday night. Former Laney swimming standout Stephen Coetzer swam the second fastest 200 individual medley time in the history of NC State. The UNCW men's swim team appears to be locked in on another CAA title. Plus more! Full story...

On Thursday night the Hoggard boys basketball team lost for the first time all season in league play. New Hanover beat Hoggard 52-32. The Laney girls captured the league title with a come from behind win over Ashley. The Bucs finish league play with a perfect 10-0 conference record. 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...

Only four NFL teams remain in the hunt for a Super Bowl title. The Atlanta Falcons lost their lead, but they didn't lose their NFC playoff game against Seattle. In Wilmington the UNCW women's basketball team couldn't keep up with the Drexel Dragons. Plus more! Full story...

A Scotland High School student has died after he collapsed during a wrestling workout. Full story...

Carolina Beach was the place to be on Saturday for a sporting event that's starting to become one of the newest annual traditions on Pleasure Island. Full story...

Round three of the high school basketball playoffs is complete. Due to severe weather on Friday several playoff games were held on Saturday afternoon. The UNCW men's basketball team also played on Saturday. It turned out to be one of the worst defeats of the season for Buzz Peterson's squad. The UNCW men's swimming team once again is the CAA champ. A local high school wrestler won a state championship on Saturday. Click full story for all this & more. Full story...

In wrestling the name of the game is beat your opponent. Getting a pin is even better, especially when it's a record pin. A Laney junior broke a long standing 21 year old wrestling record in New Hanover County over the weekend. Full story...

It takes three days to complete the state wrestling tournament. For Topsail's Ric McCutcheon it's well worth the wait. He's a state champion... again !! Full story...

In basketball New Bern and Rose are at the bottom of the Mideastern Conference. In wrestling, it's just the opposite. The Bears and Rampants were the top dogs at Saturday's meet. Full story...