Ashley High School

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...

Wednesday turned out to be a fairly dramatic night in our region for second round state playoff action in high school basketball. We showcased six high school games plus the backyard Brunswick-Cape Fear men's college game. On top of that it was senior night at UNCW where Keith Rendleman and Matt Wilson both played their final game at Trask Coliseum. Full story...

Conference championship tournament night is in the books. The New Hanover boys won a tournament title, along with the Laney girls, the East Columbus boys, the East Columbus girls, the Whiteville boys and the Whitevile girls. State playoff action will start on Monday. Full story...

The Hoggard boys basketball team will be in the Mideastern Conference championship game for the fifth year in a row. It'll be the Vikings vs. the New Hanover Wildcats on Friday. In the Waccamaw Conference slowing the game down worked for the West Brunswick boys. They'll be in the finals on Friday. The East Bladen girls knocked off arch-rival West Bladen on Friday. Plus more! Full story...

Keith Rendleman is now the all-time leading rebounder at UNCW. Rendleman broke Brian Rowsom's record in a setback against Old Dominion. In high school hoops conference tournament week continues with a come from behind victory for the Whiteville boys and a decisive win for the Whiteville girls. Full story...

Conference tournament action continued on Tuesday night throughout the region for high school basketball. The Ashley boys had an impressive win over Laney. 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...

An abandoned house caught fire Friday afternoon on Fontana Road near Tahoe Road and Ashley High School. According to Ray Griswald of the New Hanover County Fire Department, crews are still investigating the cause of the fire. Firefighters were still putting out hot spots underneath the floor of the house late this afternoon. No one was injured. Full story...

To Ashley High School teacher Sandra Cecelski, marine science is about more than "fish and whales and things." And with the creation of a new marine science-focused academy in New Hanover County Schools, she's going to help students dive into the subject. Full story...

On Friday night we featured high school basketball action from all across the region. We had highlights from Shallotte, Whiteville, Lake Waccamaw, Deep Run, New Bern, Rocky Point, Greenville and Wilmington. 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...

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...

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...

On Thursday night the Ashley girls basketball team kept their perfect record in league play with a victory over New Bern. In fact the Ashley boys did the same. Check out our game action from the home of the Bears. The UNCW women's basketball team did not have the same type of success though. The Seahawks lost by 24 points at home against Old Dominion. Plus more! 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...