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The UNCW women's basketball team played their final home game of the season on Wednesday at Trask Coliseum. The setback dropped UNCW's CAA record to 2-15. East Carolina has a new director of athletics. Jeff Compher is now the leader of the Pirate nation. Full story...

NC native and NFL star Levar Fisher stops by WWAY before visiting area schools to promote good decisions and following your dreams. 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 Tuesday night we provided previews of basketball games that will take place on Wednesday. It'll be senior night at UNCW on Wednesday. It's going to be farewell to Keith Rendleman and Matt Wilson. Wednesday will be the last home game for the two UNCW seniors. On Tuesday we previewed state playoff action for high school basketball. Round two of the state playoffs will tip on Wednesday. Plus more, including swimming news! Full story...

NC State and Duke both survived scares on the road on Sunday in men's college basketball. In Wilmington on Sunday we covered the nationally ranked UNCW men's tennis team, the UNCW softball team with new head coach Kristy Norton and the Cape Fear Community College women's basketball squad. Full story...

On Thursday night Laney's Christian Caveness captured the state championship in the boys 100 butterfly at the 4-A state title swim meet in Cary. Check out our coverage from the meet. The UNCW women's basketball lost on the road against James Madison. It was the 8th consecutive loss for UNCW. Full story...

On Wednesday night we showcased NC State swimmer Stephen Coetzer on our sports segment on WWAY. This wasn't our first time featuring the former Laney standout. In fact we went down memory lane with the former Buccaneer who's now one of the top swimmers on the nationally ranked Wolfpack swim team. Full story...

The streak is over. West Bladen had a 17 game winning streak over East Bladen in boys basketball until Tuesday night. East Bladen's Hastin McGill hit the game winner to give East Bladen a 46-44 win. It was the first victory for East Bladen over West Bladen since 2005. Pender defeated Trask in boys hoops. Wake Forest edged NC State. The Carolina Hurricanes lost their home opener. 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...

On Wednesday night the UNCW men's basketball team captured their second consecutive conference win. The Seahawks are now 2-3 in the CAA after a 65-60 victory over Old Dominion. On Wednesday on WWAY we also featured Wilmington's Derek Brunson. The Hoggard graduate is an MMA pro. Brunson recently won his UFC debut in Las Vegas. Full story...

Turnovers troubles continue to haunt UNCW. On Wednesday night the UNCW men's basketball turned the ball over 21 times against James Madison. The Duke downed the Seahawks 78-50 in Harrisonburg. UNCW is now 0-3 in the CAA this season. NC State manged to hold off Georgia Tech. Wake Forest won along with the Cape Fear Community College women. Full story...

On Tuesday on WWAY we covered six different basketball games. This included high school basketball action from Lake Waccamaw, Whiteville and Shallotte. It also included hoops from a holiday collegiate tournament at Brunswick Community College. Full story...

On Tuesday on WWAY we checked out high school basketball action from around the region. NC State beat Connecticut in the Jimmy V Classic in New York. The Coastal Cowboys won a consolation game on Tuesday at the Pop Warner Super Bowl at Disney. Full story...

There's a new leader of the pack in Raleigh. Dave Doeren was officially introduced as the new head football coach of the NC State Wolfpack on Sunday. Former New Hanover Wildcat Cari Blalock had a great weekend in the pool at Ohio State for the UNC Tar Heels. Blalock broke a UNC school record at the Ohio State Invitational.

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On Tuesday on WWAY we checked out the home opener of the 4-A defending state champion New Hanover Wildcats. Tuesday marked the beginning of the Nathan Faulk era at Laney High School. Tuesday also marked the final game for Coastal Christian at their current basketball facility. The Centurions move into a new gym on Friday.

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