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North Brunswick High School Athletic Director Randy Fennel says the school is interviewing students and reviewing tape of Friday's basketball game to figure out who threw a bottle at a Whiteville player. Full story...

On Sunday the UNCW women's basketball team opened the CAA part of their schedule with a defeat. The UNC Tar Heel men's basketball squad opened the ACC part of their schedule with a setback. The Washington Redskins also lost on Sunday. Despite a knee injury Robert Griffin III tried to play through pain, but the Seattle Seahawks prevailed to advance in the NFL playoffs. Full story...

On Friday night WWAY provided extensive coverage from the Laney Sports Hall of Fame ceremony. The hall grew by seven. Friday was also a special night at New Hanover High School. The 2012 state champion Wildcat basketball team was honored prior to the New Hanover-New Bern game. Friday also featured a game in Leland that was marred by fan misconduct. The game started with a packed house. It finished with all the fans being ejected. Full story...

It was a close Waccamaw Conference game between North Brunswick and Whiteville, when a hard foul changed the atmosphere of the crowd in Leland. Chaos erupted. Fans had to leave in order for the basketball game to be completed. Full story...

UNCW was full of screaming, enthusiastic school children on Thursday. Nearly 5,000 spectators, mainly school children, packed into Trask Coliseum in order to watch the UNCW women's basketball team play NC A&T. The Aggies left town with a victory though as the Seahawks fall to 1-10. Tom O'Brien left Raleigh last month, but he's going to stay in the ACC. Plus more! Full story...

On Wednesday the UNC Wilmington men's basketball team lost their first home game of the season. The Towson Tigers got off to a great start. UNCW made a valiant comeback, but it was too little too late in the CAA opener for the Seahawks. On Wednesday we also had high school hoops on WWAY. The West Brunswick boys knocked off North Brunswick. West Bladen edged South Brunswick. Full story...

Despite more than 3,300 cheering Seahawk fans, the cash box was not overflowing at UNC Wilmington tonight. It was Business Appreciation Night at Trask Coliseum, and members of the business community were invited to enjoy a game on the house. Full story...

From a record-setting year for Hollywood East and championship seasons for some area teams to high-profile arrests and an election year dominated by the debate over a ballpark, 2012 was a year to remember. We'll also say goodbye to some folks who left us this year. Full story...

The Leon Brogden Holiday Basketball Tournament wrapped up on Saturday at UNCW. Ashley High School claimed the first ever girls championship. The Eagles beat Laney 39-37. While it was an in-town team taking home the girls tourney, Hoke County beat Hoggard 60-49 to win the boys championship. Full story...

The 2012 Leon Brogden Holiday Tournament is over. Ashley High School is the girls champion. Hoke County captured the boys tittle. Full story...

The campus of UNC Wilmington was the place to be on Friday for day two action from the Leon Brogden Holiday Basketball Tournament. WWAY is proud to be the presenting sponsor for the tournament. We've posted Friday scores, plus the pairings for Saturday's action for the Brogden event. Click the video icon in order to see Friday's Full Court Press. Full story...

Thursday's action from the Leon Brogden Holiday Basketball Tournament is in the books. All four of the girls teams from Wilmington won. Only two of the four boys teams from Wilmington will be able to move onto the winner's bracket on Friday. We have first round highlights, postgame reaction, scores and pairings for Friday. Plus scores from other regional holiday tournaments. Full story...

This season the UNCW men's basketball team has two players on the team that call Wilmington home. Former Hoggard Viking Zack Allen and former New Hanover Wildcat Freddie Jackson both reside in the Port City. Allen is a walk-on. He's in his first season at UNCW. Allen has only played in one game this season, but that may change soon if he keeps knocking down shots in practice from behind the arc. Full story...

On Monday night on WWAY we had an encore presentation from the "Singing Seahawks", or you call them the UNCW men's basketball team. Hoggard head basketball coach Brett Queen gave us a quick preview of the upcoming Leon Brogden Holiday Basketball Tournament. Plus we previewed Tuesday's NBA action that will be shown on WWAY. Full story...

The Carolina Panthers keep racking up victories late in the season, but it's too little too late for a run at the playoffs. In the 2012 home finale the Panthers held off the Oakland Raiders in a penalty-filled game. It's the fourth win for Carolina in their last five games. The UNCW men's basketball team is in the holiday spirit. Check out the Seahawk singers! Full story...