HARRISONBURG, Va. – No. 7 seed UNC Wilmington set a tournament-record for fewest points allowed as it cruised to a 50-30 victory over No. 10 seed Towson in the first round of the 2010 Virginia 529 College Savings Plan CAA Women’s Basketball Championship Thursday at the JMU Convocation Center. [Read more →]

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Robbie Monday connected on a three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh to put the Seahawk in front, 5-3, as UNC Wilmington slugged its way past Wake Forest, 10-3, in college baseball action on Wednesday at Brooks Field. [Read more →]

The UNCW Baseball Team suffered another loss, this time in extra innings, they fell 7-6 Tuesday at Brooks Field and are now 4-7 on the season. (Full Story Below)

In high school action, the Ashley Baseball Team had better success, they won 6-0 and the Eagle Softball Team also soared to victory, posting a 8-4 win of their own.  The Ashley Lax team wasn’t as fortunate, they had Hoggard in town, and let the Vikings slip away.  It was a good day for New Hanover as the Wildcat Lacrosse squad netted a 8-7 win over Cary Academy and the Girls Soccer Team topped Jacksonville 2-0.  Jaylyn High and Nina Johnnie both scored, Lexi Herring tallied both assists for the #3 ranked team in the state.

UNCW Baseball Press Release:

T.J. Baumet’s double inside the third base bag with a runner at second [Read more →]

MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING WINS CAA… AGAIN.
UNC Wilmington finished strong on the final day of the Colonial Athletic Association men’s swimming and diving championship to claim its ninth consecutive title, while the women finished second on Saturday at the McKay Natatorium. [Read more →]

The New Hanover boys basketball was involved in a nip and tuck game through out, but led most of the way. That changed late as they found themselves down by two. Freddie Jackson forced overtime with ten seconds left as he drove to the hoop, making the game tying lay up.

The Wildcats pulled away in the final minute overtime, winning 68-64, advancing to round three on Friday when they will host Garner. New Hanover improves to 17-9 with the win.

Hoggard will not be advancing to the third round, they ran into the buzz saw that is the number one team in the state. Hoggard fell 64-25 to Terry Sanford who is now 27-0 with Wednesday’s win. The Vikings end the season 15-12.

The Ashley girls made school history as they won both the regular season and conference tourney championships this year for the first time ever, but they were bounced from the state playoffs in round two in convincing fashion, 59-39, by Fayetteville 71st.

Tune into the Cape Fear Sports Report on Sunday (noon on WWAY) for a complete re-cap of all the playoff action.

Hot, hot, hot. Cape Fear Community College posted their 12th straight win Wednesday night at the Schwartz Center, blowing out Brunswick CC 97-69.

CFCC improved to 22-3 overall and 10-1 in league play. The SeaDevils have clinched the top spot in the Region X regionals and currently sit at #25 in this week’s NJCAA Top 25 poll.

CFCC wraps up their regular season Friday when Denmark Tech CC visits Wilmington. Tip off is set for 7:00 pm. CFCC edged DTCC earlier in the season, but needed overtime to do so.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Senior guard Johnny Wolf led three players in double figures with 16 points and visiting UNC Wilmington committed a season-low eight turnovers as the Seahawks knocked off Drexel, 75-69, Wednesday night in Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball action at the Daskalakis Center. [Read more →]

From Carolina Beach, where the Polar Plunge was a great success, all to benefit Special Olympics… it’s the Cape Fear Sports Report.

Four minutes and thirty-six seconds is all it takes to recapture the glory of this year’s Mideastern Boys Basketball Tourney.

Here’s the first round match ups for the Mideastern teams Monday night.
SE Raleigh (10-13) at New Hanover (17-7)
Greenville Rose (9-15) at Garner (16-8)
New Bern (15-10) at Terry Sanford (26-0)
West Johnston (14-9) at Hoggard (14-11)
Laney (9-13) at Knightdale (15-12)

Here is a complete re-cap of the 2010 Mideastern Conference Girls Basketball Tourney, Congrats Ashley!

The NCHSAA playoffs start Monday, here’s a look at the opening round games for Mideastern teams in the 4A East bracket.

Garner (8-13) at Ashley (20-3)
New Hanover (12-11) at Clayton (25-2)
New Bern (14-11) at EE Smith (21-1)
Knightdale (8-18) at Laney (12-9)
Hoggard (16-9) at SE Raleigh (20-4)

WILMINGTON, N.C. – UNC Wilmington’s bench contributed 36 points and the opportunistic Seahawks forced 23 turnovers to clip Colonial Athletic Association rival Towson, 64-57, in women’s basketball action Sunday at Trask Coliseum.

The Seahawks won for the third time in four games to improve to 10-16 overall and 5-10 in the CAA. The Tigers dropped their second straight and stand at 13-13 and 7-8. [Read more →]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Kevin Lehane’s bases-loaded pinch hit single in the bottom of the ninth lifted Jacksonville to a 4-3 win over UNC Wilmington in college baseball action on Sunday at Sessions Stadium.
The Dolphins, the defending Atlantic Sun Conference champions, averted the sweep with the win and improved to 1-2. The Seahawks, meanwhile, dipped to 2-1. [Read more →]

There were some excellent performances turned in by area high school wrestlers at Saturday’s NCHSAA East Regionals at UNCW Pembroke. Laney, Ashley and New Hanover all had wrestlers that finished at the top of their weight class. [Read more →]

RADFORD, Va. - Radford shot a blistering 69.6 percent to build an 11-point halftime lead and cruised to a 76-68 victory over UNC Wilmington in an ESPN BracketBusters matchup Saturday at the Dedmon Center.

The Highlanders, who hold down third place in the Big South Conference standings, improved to 16-11 overall with the non-conference win. The Seahawks fell to 8-20 after dropping their third straight contest.

“Their size was a real problem,” said interim head coach Brooks Lee. “When they were able to make their outside shots and then get the ball down inside, our margin for error was small. It was just very difficult to get points. When they have their inside-out game going like they did, it’s very hard to play them.” [Read more →]