Ashley trims Topsail in baseball; Hoggard boys lacrosse team rolls

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The 2014 3-A state baseball champions lost for the first time in 2015 on Friday. Topsail suffered a road loss to Mideastern Conference foe Ashley. Check out our game action.

The Providence Day boys lacrosse typically comes into Wilmington each March to play a handful of teams. On Friday the Chargers left Hoggard High with with a setback. Check out our game action.

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Friday High School Scoreboard

Softball
EAST COLUMBUS 11 – SOUTH ROBESON 3
WEST BLADEN 11 – MIDWAY 6, MORGAN SWEENEY 4 FOR 4
TRASK 17 – CLINTON 1
TOPSAIL 7 – ASHLEY 0

Baseball
CLINTON 13 – TRASK 3
LANEY 8 – SOUTH BRUNSWICK 7, WP STEPHEN HAGEWOOD, GAME WINNING HIT BY KENNEDY HARDY
WEST BRUNSWICK 4 – NORTH BRUNSWICK 2
SOUTH ROBESON 7 – EAST COLUMBUS 1
HOGGARD 3 – NEW HANOVER 2, ROBERT WILKERSON WALK-OFF 2 RBI SINGLE FOR VIKINGS
ASHLEY 4 – TOPSAIL 0, FIRST LOSS IN 2015 FOR THE 2014 3-A STATE CHAMPIONS, WP DONOVAN FRANCIS

Girls Soccer
CLINTON 9 – TRASK 0

Girls Lacrosse
LANEY 13 – CAPE FEAR ACADEMY 11

Boys Lacrosse
CAPE FEAR ACADEMY 17 – NORTH RALEIGH CHRISTIAN 5
NEW HANOVER 11 – TOPSAIL 2
HOGGARD 10 – PROVIDENCE DAY 6

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ELIZABETHTOWN, NC (WWAY) –East Bladen’s Abby Norris has been selected as a finalist for a national award. See story below. She is a three-sport athlete, Four County Conference Volleyball Player of the Year, and is number one in her class, heading to UNC in the fall.

CANTON, OHIO (RELEASE) — The U.S. Army and the Pro Football Hall of Fame today announced the 20 high-school athlete finalists for the U.S. Army-Pro Football Hall of Fame Award for Excellence. The program highlights the achievements of student-athletes across the country.

The Award for Excellence program, which is open to all sophomore, junior and senior level high school athletes in the United States, focuses on athletic achievement combined with excellence in academics and community engagement.

“Athletes and Army Soldiers alike know the importance of adaptability and versatility when working as a team,” said Mark Davis, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for marketing. “We are excited to partner with the Pro Football Hall of Fame to recognize these outstanding student-athletes; athletes who excel in their chosen sport, shine academically, and are outstanding members of their communities. We look forward to joining the 20 finalists in Canton, Ohio to celebrate their achievements.”

The 20 finalists for the Award for Excellence will be recognized with a formal ceremony at their schools this spring.

2015 Finalists for Award for Excellence

(Alphabetical Order)

Austin Bell, Broughton High School (Raleigh, N.C.)

Kelly Blake, Loyola High School (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Johndre’ Bowser, Columbia High School (Columbia, N.C.)

Courtney Cecere, Forest Hills High School (Sidman, Pa.)

Robert Creech, Benedictine Military School (Savannah, Ga.)

Colter Eggemeyer, Festus High School (Festus, Mo.)

Lydia Els, River View High School (Warsaw, Ohio)

Lincoln Feist, St. Thomas More High School (Rapid City, S.D.)

Courtney Lamourex, Bartow Senior High School (Bartow, Fla.)

William Love, Indian Valley High School (Gnadenhutten, Ohio)

Tara McFadden, New Brighton Area High School (New Brighton, Pa.)

Daryl Mitchell, Chapel Hill High School (Douglasville, Ga.)

Lauren Norris, East Bladen High School (Elizabethtown, N.C.)

Taylor Peebles, Eustace High School (Eustace, Texas)

Jake Peevy, Walnut Grove High School (Loganville, Ga.)

Ian Poveda, Westminster Christian School (Palmetto Bay, Fla.)

Sophia Poveda, Westminster Christian School (Palmetto Bay, Fla.)

Caroline Schultz, Northeast High School (Pasadena, Md.)

Austin Schyvinck, Reedsburg Area High School (Reedsburg, Wis.)

Zach Ward, Hempfield High School (Landisville, Pa.)