Laney High School

Laney senior Elijah Wilson scored 42 points against New Bern High School in a four overtime game on February 13. That scoring output tied Michael Jordan's single game scoring record at Laney. ESPN has now recognized Wilson with their SE regional player of the week award. Full story...

Thursday marked the fourth night of conference tournament week for high school basketball. Click full story for all the scores. Click play video to see our game highlights. We also have video of UNCW's loss to James Madison in women's college basketball. On top of that, Duke made the comeback of all comeback to NC State in men's basketball at Cameron Indoor. Full story...

Wednesday marked the third night of conference tournament play throughout the region for high school basketball action. Click full story for all of Wednesday's scores. Click play video to see all the action. One thing's for sure. New Hanover will face Hoggard on Friday in the finals of the Mideastern Conference Tournament based on Wednesday's results. Full story...

On Tuesday night we featured highlights from Norfolk, Virginia. Old Dominion beat UNCW in men's basketball 81-64. KK Simmons returned to the court for UNCW after a brief suspension. We also featured night number two of conference tournament play in high school basketball. Click full story for all of the scores. Click play video to see the game highlights. Full story...

It's not every night a high school basketball player can put his name in the same sentence as the great Michael Jordan, but that's exactly what happened last night at Michael Jordan Gymnasium at Laney High School when Elijah Wilson tied M.J.'s single-game scoring record. Full story...

Michael Jordan used to hold Laney's single game scoring record by himself. That distinction is now a shared honor. Elijah Wilson scored 42 points for Laney on Monday night in a boys basketball game against New Bern. After the game Wilson committed to play for the College of Charleston. Full story...

Hoggard's Ashley Brem is a state champ. Laney junior Travis Johns is a state champ too. WWAY first introduced our viewers to Travis Johns when he was just a freshman. We even have a link to the video feature that we did with Travis two years ago if you click Full story...

UNC Tar Heel Stilman White attended the Hoggard-New Hanover game. We talked with White and we showcased the Vikings & Wildcats along with the Laney-Ashley matchup in Buctown. The girls game at Laney went down to the wire. On Thursday we also featured Topsail as our team of the week. Plus we had a UNCW baseball preview and a buzzer beater report involving Cynthia Cooper-Dyke's squad. Full story...

Another Full Court Press is in complete. Click full story in order to see all of the high school basketball scores from around the region from Friday night. Click the Full Court Press icon on our homepage to watch Friday's Full Court Press. We also had a chance to meet the new interim head basketball coach at the College of Charleston on Friday. It's former UNCW Seahawk Mark Byington. 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...

On Tuesday night first place was on the line in the Mideastern Conference between Hoggard and New Hanover in boys basketball. First place was also on the line between Ashley and Laney in girls basketball. New Hanover easily beat Hoggard. Laney played tenacious defense to beat Ashley. Click full story to see all of Tuesday's scores. Click play video to see Tuesday's sports. Full story...

This will be a light week for hoops in our region, but there will be plenty of basketball action on Monday afternoon at Union High School in Sampson County. Three Wilmington boys basketball teams will be competing. Full story...

To an outsider watching Pop Herring's basketball tryout in November 1978, it would not have been obvious that the gym at Laney High held a player destined to become the greatest in the universe. He was still Mike Jordan then, not Michael Jordan, just another sophomore guard among 50 eager boys competing for 15 spots on the varsity and 15 more on the junior varsity. Full story...

On Tuesday night we featured high school basketball action and a preview of Wednesday's UNCW-Northeastern men's basketball game. Click full story to see the complete high school basketball scoreboard from Tuesday night's play. Click play video to see it all in case you weren't with us Tuesday night at 11 for sports. This includes one of the best high school slam dunks of the season. Full story...

A schoolyard brawl isn't news, until it hits YouTube allowing the whole world to access the girl fight at Laney High School. Brooke Glisson's mom Emily says her daughter is the victim of the fight and she doesn't want her daughter's future destroyed by someone else's recklessness. Full story...