WWAY Student Athlete of the Week: Seth Williams

West Columbus senior leads Vikings in hits, slugging and home runs; talks promising career as an engineer

CERRO GORDO, N.C. (WWAY) – West Columbus senior Seth Williams in the WWAY Student Athlete of the Week. “I think it’s very important to be a student before athlete,” says Williams. “Sports can get you very far in life yes but at the end of the day being a student first is going to get you further.” The first baseman…

“I have a love for the game that I can’t get away from,” senior chief at Oak Island Coast Guard also volunteers as South Brunswick coach

The Officer in Charge says leading young adults is a passion and he sees parallels between both jobs

Logan Adkisson lives a double life. By day and by night, he leads and serves in different ways.

Luckily for the Officer in Command at Oak Island Coast Guard, a lot of the qualities crossover, allowing him to be successful as an assistant soccer coach at South Brunswick High School.

UNCW baseball holds off NC State comeback

Seahawks beat Wolfpack 5-4

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) – UNCW held off NC State Friday after a great defensive play from shortstop Kevin Jones sealed the game. UNCW improves to 20-13 and 14-7 at home. That’s five straight losses for the Wolfpack. Read more from UNCW here. Categories: Sports Tags: Diamond Hawks, seahawk baseball, Trevor Marsh, UNCW Baseball

Hundreds of Couples Getting Married During Solar Eclipse

Russellville, AR (WWAY) — Today in Arkansas hundreds of people gathered to get married during the solar eclipse. The event was called “Elope at the Eclipse.” There was a total of 358 couples that all said, “I do.” Giving a whole new meaning to the phrase “total eclipse of the heart.” The mass wedding ended just before the skies above…