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 [...]

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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) [...]

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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.

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Both semi-final match ups were close at the half, neither was tight down the stretch.
Hoggard got some big hoops from Tyler Thayer as they played without an injured Stilman White in the second half, none-the-less they pulled away from Laney in the first semi-final Thursday night.
New Hanover started slowly, they were down 10-2 early [...]

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After Ashley’s Reid Clark tied the game at 46 on a huge three pointer late in the game, Hoggard had a chance to win. That attempt was foiled and Ashley regained possession with less than four second remaining. The chance to win the game, however, went awry.
Lawson Ahrens stole the inbounds pass and [...]

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The final night of the regular season pitted in-town rivals. At Laney, the Bucs fell in the girls game as Ashley finished 9-1 in league play, however the boys got revenge in the night cap. The story of the night was Lawson Ahrens who caught fire in the second half as Hoggard overcame [...]

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With Hoggard’s upset of Greenville Rose Friday night, the Mideastern Conference Championships could be sewn up before the end of the regular season.
Coincidentally, the Vikings helped out their cross-town rivals. With a win at Rose on Tuesday, New Hanover would clinch the out-right title, something Ashley has already done on the girls [...]

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Jesse says: “Dazzling dunks, wicked slapshots, and the post-Benny Moss era is underway.”
Joe says: “Three words, Su-Per Bowl. With the most highlights this side of the Coaches Corner, it’s the Cape Fear Sports Report.”
Yes, Joe knows it is just two words, but didn’t know who was going to win as Mayor Saffo outpicks Joey [...]

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Boys basketball highlights from Tuesday night including dunk of the year, wow-zers.

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High school basketball is off to a red hot start.  Ashley visited Topsail and Fayetteville 71st played at Laney Tuesday night.  With no shortage of early season drama, both games were knotted at 41 at the end of regulation and were decided in overtime.
Despite playing at home, Topsail’s offense was a bit late finding the [...]

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WILMINGTON, N.C. – UNC Wilmington head baseball coach Mark Scalf has announced the additions of Josh Abshire, Dillon Bass, Drew Farber, Ricky Holden, Ryan LaGrange, Christian MacDonald, William Prince, Kelly Secrest and Luis Renvill to play baseball for the Seahawks and continue their education at UNCW beginning in 2010.

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The Laney Bucs will hope the third time is the charm.  After suffering two regular season losses to New Hanover, Laney gets their third shot in the third round of the NCHSAA playoffs Tuesday at Legion Stadium.

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New Hanover and Laney both posted first round wins Tuesday night in the 4A NCHSAA boys soccer playoffs; Hoggard and Ashley will try to do likewise tonight.

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Check it out, a rundown of Hoggard’s win over Ashley and how the Mideastern Confernece is shaping up headed into the final week of the regular season. (Video courtesy WWAY)

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Goals by Zack Sult and Spencer Tayloe powered the Hoggard Vikings past Ashley Thursday night, dashing the hopes of the Screamin Eagles, as a local rival swooped in and claimed the top spot.

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