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BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) —After a tough 2025 season, West Bladen is ready for a fresh start. The Knights finished 2-9 but still reached the playoffs. Now, they return for another year in head coach Preston Worley’s system. The roster…
The UNCW women’s soccer team has been picked to finish second in the Coastal Athletic Association’s South Division preseason poll.
ROCKY POINT, NC (WWAY) — New expectations are building at Heide Trask as the Titans look to make a statement this season. After a…
Mt. Olive Pickles is beginning its third season as the Official Pickle, Official Pickle Juice and Official Partner of the Carolina Panthers.
The UNCW Swim and Dive Team, presented by the Wilmington Swim Academy, will host a free community water safety school for children ages 6 to 12.
The Wilmington Sharks captured their fourth championship in team history Monday night, defeating the Macon Bacon 11-0 in a decisive Game 3 to win the Pettit Cup.
UEFA, CONCACAF and AFC accuse FIFA of ‘deception’ and ‘breach of trust’ over World Cup plans.
Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history who won five championships as a player with the Boston Celtics, died Sunday. He was 86.
Darrion Williams has signed with Texas Tech to play a fifth season of college basketball, taking advantage of a recent court ruling that granted some players one more year of NCAA eligibility. He is returning to the Lubbock campus after being North Carolina State's leading scorer last season.
HAMSTEAD, NC (WWAY) --Topsail football is entering the 2026 season with a new head coach, a new system and a new mindset after a winless campaign…
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity has announced that Eagle’s Dare in Downtown Wilmington will serve as the packet pickup location for the 2026 Cape Fear Habitat Turkey Trot. Packet pickup will take place Wednesday, Nov. 25,…
PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) --Pender football did not waste much time making noise last season. The Patriots opened the year with eight straight wins, finished…
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) --New Hanover enters the 2026 season looking to build on a six-win campaign and a trip to the second round of the…
There were mornings when St. Xavier High School football coach Steve Specht would walk into his office and find his young linebacker, Luke Kuechly, sitting in front of the television studying game video of the team's next opponent before sunrise.
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- Laney is coming off a six-win season and a playoff appearance. But the biggest change heading into 2026 is a new face leading the program. The Buccaneers…
The Wilmington Sharks are one win away from advancing after defeating the Morehead City Marlins in Game 1 of their best-of-three playoff series Tuesday night. The Sharks won 9-8, after overcoming an early five run deficit.
South Brunswick football is coming off one of its best seasons in years. The Cougars finished 7-4, earned a share of the conference title and hosted a first-round playoff game in 2025, a major turnaround after going 0-10 the previous season.
The first random drawing has been completed for the Wilmington Municipal Golf Course Centennial Tournament celebrating 100 years of the Muni.
After a season marked by injuries and narrow losses, North Brunswick enters the 2026 high school football season with a healthy roster and renewed optimism.
Ashley High School is entering the 2026 football season with a new head coach and a renewed focus on establishing the program's identity.
