Celtics - Lakers.  It’s just got that ring to it and for the first time over twenty years, it’ll be about the rings as the two most storied franchises meet in the 2008 NBA finals.

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After rain spoiled the planned home opener Wednesday, the Fayetteville Swampdogs did a little spoiling of their own Friday, beating the Sharks 4-2 at Buck Hardee Field.

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Freshman Alex Hill went 4-for-4 and reached base five times while junior Brad Holt held Elon to six hits as UNC Wilmington topped Elon, 5-2, in the first game of the NCAA Cary Regional on Friday at the USA Baseball Complex.
The Seahawks (43-15-1), who advanced to the winner’s bracket game to face UNC on Saturday [...]

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WILMINGTON, N.C. - On the eve of opening play in the NCAA Baseball Regionals. UNC Wilmington junior righthanded pitcher Brad Holt and senior catcher Mark Carver, left, were named third-team Louisville Slugger TPX All-America by Collegiate Baseball on Thursday.
Holt and Carver are the Seahawks first All-America selections since the 2006 season when former Seahawk standout [...]

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The Wilmington Sharks were rained out on Wednesday, thus pushing back the home opener.

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It will be a transition season in 2008-2009 for he New Hanover boys’ basketball team.
Departed, will be the core of their roster.  No more Ty Walker, Mr. North Carolina, and the throng of seniors that helped win the state championship in ‘06- ‘07 and went 26-3 in 2008 before their somewhat surprising exit from the [...]

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  The Wilmington Sharks are a member of the Coastal Plain League, the nation’s hottest summer collegiate baseball league.  Celebrating its 12th season, the Coastal Plain League features 14 teams playing in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.  The CPL gives college players the chance to refine their skills with the use of wooden bats.  Players [...]

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  Trot Nixon may be down, but he’s not out.  Playing with the Arizona Diamondback AAA affiliate in Tuscon, Trot is hitting .302 for the Sidewinders with 7 dingers and 25 RBIs. 
  Most of his teammates are younger players trying to make it to the Bigs for the first time, while Trot is the old veteran [...]

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Everybody’s an expert - here’s you chance to put in your two cents for free.  While each athlete below should be commended for their excellence on the field, we wanted to know from our readers, who stands above the rest and is deserving of the being named Wilmington’s High School Athlete of the Year?  You [...]

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Hoggard High School Basketball Camp
June 9-13 from 9 am to 12 pm at Hoggard.  
Registration forms are available at www.hoggardbasketball.com.

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