Laney High School

On Thursday night on WWAY we featured the championship game of the girls holiday high school basketball tournament at Laney High School. Undefeated Laney hosted Ashley, but the Bucs didn't capture the title. It went to the Screaming Eagles instead. We also featured highlights from the Wallace-Rose Hill boys basketball championship game. That title game showcased Topsail and East Carteret. Click play video to highlights from these games. Click full story to see the complete high school & college basketball scoreboard from Thursday night's play. Full story...

On Wednesday night the UNC Wilmington men's basketball team had the lead in the second half against Wake Forest, but the Demon Deacons came up big down the stretch despite 32 points from UNCW freshman Adam Smith. Click play video to highlights from Winston-Salem along with local high school basketball holiday hoops. Click full story to see the complete high school basketball scoreboard from Wednesday night's play. Full story...

On Tuesday night we featured high school basketball action from Wilmington and Teachey. 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 Duke's decisive victory over UNCW in women's basketball and several high school basketball holiday tournament games(four games for girls and one for boyrs). Full story...

On Wednesday night we featured high school basketball action from Elizabethtown and Wilmington. Click full story to see the complete high school basketball scoreboard from Wednesday night's play. Click play video to see it all in case you weren't with us Wednesday night at 11 for sports. This includes an East Bladen team that's making great strides under Ken Cross. We also have an Owen Spencer NFL update and a Michael Jordan NBA update. Full story...

On Wednesday night the UNCW women's basketall team came from behind to beat Charlotte on the road. We also featured high school basketball action from around the region (Pender vs. Ashley and South Brunswick vs. Laney). Click full story to see the complete high school basketball scoreboard from Wednesday night's play(high school & college). Click play video to see it all in case you weren't with us Wednesday night at 11 for sports. Full story...

On Tuesday night we showcased the two local players who earned All-ACC honors in football. UNCW head basketball coach Buzz Peterson talks about UNCW's next opponent. In fact the Seahawks will have to play without point guard Craig Ponder. We've got highlights from five high school basketball games. Click play video to see all that. Click full story to see the complete high school basketball scoreboard from Tuesday night's play(high school & college). Full story...

Wilmington native Brack Hardee is battling brain cancer. Former Boston Red Sox outfielder Trot Nixon and several of his friends from the baseball fraternity will be organizing a one day baseball camp fundraiser next week to raise funds to assist in Brack's fight against cancer. Full story...

Dave Karlson has resigned as the Laney head soccer coach. Karlson just concluded the best soccer season in the history of Laney High School. Full story...

The governor recently launched the "Career and College Promise." It lets high school students get a head start on a college education. Students can earn tuition-free course credits at community colleges, which can go toward a four-year degree. Full story...

The dream season for the Laney Buccaneers came to a crashing halt on Saturday night in Wilmington. Pinecrest eliminated the Bucs from the state soccer playoffs. With the win the Patriots advance to the 4-A east title game. Full story...

Laney's dream season in high school soccer will continue after a playoff victory on Wednesday. The season came to a crashing end for Topsail on Wednesday. Full story...

Basketball practice is in full gear all around the region. Non-conference games will tip off in about two weeks. We have a sneak peak look at the boys teams at Ashley, Hoggard, Laney and New Hanover. Full story...

The Laney Buccaneers opened the first round of the state soccer playoffs with a win on Tuesday. The Bucs beat the Garner Trojans 4-1. Full story...

Until Wednesday night Laney had never won a league title before in boys soccer, but Laney beat Ashley on Wednesday to secure their first soccer title. The Bucs will host a first round state playoff game on Tuesday. Full story...

Laney High School entered Thursday's soccer game against New Hanover sporting a ten game winning streak. That makes the Bucs the hottest team in the region, but can they beat the Wildcats for the second time this season? Full story...