http://www.wect.com/category/13456/sports &nbsp;WECT sport headlines for New Hanover, Brunswick, Bladen, Columbus and Pender Counties.<br /> en-us Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and WECT Sport 15 sports http://www.wect.com/story/22301741/legendary-high-school-football-coach-jack-holley-passes-away http://www.wect.com/story/22301741/legendary-high-school-football-coach-jack-holley-passes-away?t=2013-05-20T17:10:55Z WECT Mon, 20 May 2013 17:10:00 EDT High school football coaching legend Jack Holley passed away Monday after a battle with myelofibrosis. Holley was 74. Bob Bonner Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22303763/seahawks-to-visit-tar-heels-in-2013-14 http://www.wect.com/story/22303763/seahawks-to-visit-tar-heels-in-2013-14?t=2013-05-20T21:21:51Z WECT Mon, 20 May 2013 21:21:00 EDT Buzz Peterson has confirmed that UNCW will visit Chapel Hill to face the Tar Heels during the 2013-14 season. Bob Bonner Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22301352/an-open-letter-from-dave-allen http://www.wect.com/story/22301352/an-open-letter-from-dave-allen?t=2013-05-20T16:34:22Z WECT Mon, 20 May 2013 16:34:00 EDT Soon after learning his program faced the possibility of being cut, Dave Allen was overwhelmed by the number of calls, emails and letters of support that he received. Bob Bonner Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22301281/dave-allen http://www.wect.com/story/22301281/dave-allen?t=2013-05-20T16:28:49Z WECT Mon, 20 May 2013 16:28:00 EDT In his 36th year as head coach, Allen is facing a possible retirement if recommendations to cut his program are finalized. Bob Bonner Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22293133/duke-beats-notre-dame-12-11-in-ncaa-lax-quarters http://www.wect.com/story/22293133/duke-beats-notre-dame-12-11-in-ncaa-lax-quarters?t=2013-05-19T17:20:53Z APNC Sun, 19 May 2013 17:17:00 EDT David Lawson scored his career-best fifth goal with 2:16 remaining to lift Duke to a 12-11 win against Notre Dame in the lacrosse quarterfinals Sunday. Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22292643/denver-rallies-to-beat-unc-12-11-in-lax-quarters http://www.wect.com/story/22292643/denver-rallies-to-beat-unc-12-11-in-lax-quarters?t=2013-05-19T15:18:40Z APNC Sun, 19 May 2013 15:17:00 EDT Eric Law scored with 13 seconds left to cap Denver&#39;s big comeback in a 12-11 win over North Carolina in an NCAA lacrosse quarterfinal Sunday. Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22290847/jimmie-johnson-races-to-record-4th-all-star-win http://www.wect.com/story/22290847/jimmie-johnson-races-to-record-4th-all-star-win?t=2013-05-19T00:02:52Z APNC Sat, 18 May 2013 23:57:00 EDT Jimmie Johnson became the first four-time winner of NASCAR&#39;s annual All-Star race Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22290677/harrels-wins-2a http://www.wect.com/story/22290677/harrels-wins-2a?t=2013-05-18T23:09:03Z WECT Sat, 18 May 2013 23:09:00 EDT Harrels Christian Academy took home the 2A NCISAA Softball State Championship with a 13-4 win over Fayetteville Christian School. John Smist Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22290588/hammerheads-end-skid-with-2-1-win-over-los-angeles http://www.wect.com/story/22290588/hammerheads-end-skid-with-2-1-win-over-los-angeles?t=2013-05-18T22:37:33Z WECT Sat, 18 May 2013 22:37:00 EDT The Wilmington Hammerheads tallied their second win of the season Saturday night versus the Los Angeles Blues in a 2-1 victory at Legion Stadium. Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22289729/uncw-mens-golf-finishes-9th-at-regionals http://www.wect.com/story/22289729/uncw-mens-golf-finishes-9th-at-regionals?t=2013-05-18T18:04:04Z WECT Sat, 18 May 2013 18:04:00 EDT UNCW junior Payne McLeod carded a final round one-over-par 73, to finish in a tie for 32rd and lead the Seahawks at the NCAA Fayetteville Regional at the Blessings Course. Sport - NCAA http://www.wect.com/story/22289684/diamond-hawks-avoid-sweep-beating-hofstra-12-10 http://www.wect.com/story/22289684/diamond-hawks-avoid-sweep-beating-hofstra-12-10?t=2013-05-18T17:52:02Z WECT Sat, 18 May 2013 17:52:00 EDT Luke Dunlap&#39;s two-run homer to deep left lifted UNCW past Hofstra, 12-10, in the Colonial Athletic Association series finale on Saturday at University Field. Sport - NCAA http://www.wect.com/story/22286718/uncw-basketball-picks-up-tennessee-transfer-yemi-makanjuola http://www.wect.com/story/22286718/uncw-basketball-picks-up-tennessee-transfer-yemi-makanjuola?t=2013-05-17T22:43:44Z WECT Fri, 17 May 2013 22:43:00 EDT 6&#39;9" Yemi Makanjuola is transferring from Tennessee and will have two years of eligibility after sitting out next season. Bob Bonner Sport - NCAA-Basketball http://www.wect.com/story/20153626/hs-scoreboard http://www.wect.com/story/20153626/hs-scoreboard?t=2013-05-17T22:18:13Z WECT Fri, 17 May 2013 22:18:00 EDT Area high school scores. Bob Bonner Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22284438/uncw-baseball-clinches-top-spot-for-caa-tournament http://www.wect.com/story/22284438/uncw-baseball-clinches-top-spot-for-caa-tournament?t=2013-05-17T22:17:35Z WECT Fri, 17 May 2013 22:17:00 EDT William and Mary&#39;s loss to Georgia State Friday afternoon sends UNCW to the CAA Baseball Tournament as the number one overall seed. Bob Bonner Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22286678/seahawks-in-eighth-place-at-fayetteville-regional http://www.wect.com/story/22286678/seahawks-in-eighth-place-at-fayetteville-regional?t=2013-05-17T22:08:34Z WECT Fri, 17 May 2013 22:08:00 EDT UNCW remained in eighth-place overall after 36 holes after carding a 13-over-par score in the second round of the NCAA Fayetteville Regional on Friday at the Blessings Golf Course. Sport - NCAA http://www.wect.com/story/22286019/edwards-grabs-poll-for-sprint-all-star-race http://www.wect.com/story/22286019/edwards-grabs-poll-for-sprint-all-star-race?t=2013-05-17T19:35:23Z APNC Fri, 17 May 2013 19:23:00 EDT Carl Edwards captured the pole for the Sprint All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22283642/area-players-selected-for-east-west-football-game http://www.wect.com/story/22283642/area-players-selected-for-east-west-football-game?t=2013-05-17T15:21:09Z WECT Fri, 17 May 2013 15:21:00 EDT To be eligible for the all-star game, players must be seniors and be nominated by their coach. Bob Bonner Sport - High School-Football http://www.wect.com/story/22275844/possible-uncw-athletic-cuts-will-not-affect-caa-championships http://www.wect.com/story/22275844/possible-uncw-athletic-cuts-will-not-affect-caa-championships?t=2013-05-17T07:41:02Z WECT Fri, 17 May 2013 07:41:00 EDT There is&nbsp;concern that the recommended athletic cuts at UNCW wouldn&#39;t just effect the Universities programs, but the Conference as well. South College Community News caa UNCW athletics Bob Bonner Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22277064/following-in-dads-footsteps http://www.wect.com/story/22277064/following-in-dads-footsteps?t=2013-05-17T11:54:39Z WECT Thu, 16 May 2013 22:29:00 EDT In Middle School Bruce Kopka played football, baseball, and wrestled.&nbsp; It was only by chance that he found out about pole vault. John Smist Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22275095/sheriff-ex-nascar-driver-dick-trickle-dead-at-71 http://www.wect.com/story/22275095/sheriff-ex-nascar-driver-dick-trickle-dead-at-71?t=2013-05-16T17:39:46Z APNC Thu, 16 May 2013 17:36:00 EDT Authorities in North Carolina say former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 71. Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22268323/student-athletes-voice-concern-over-proposed-uncw-cuts http://www.wect.com/story/22268323/student-athletes-voice-concern-over-proposed-uncw-cuts?t=2013-05-16T09:29:54Z WECT Thu, 16 May 2013 09:29:00 EDT 117 student-athletes are facing the possibility of losing their sport after cuts were recommended on Wednesday. Bob Bonner Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22261553/source-cuts-recommended-for-five-uncw-athletic-programs http://www.wect.com/story/22261553/source-cuts-recommended-for-five-uncw-athletic-programs?t=2013-05-16T07:33:06Z WECT Thu, 16 May 2013 07:33:00 EDT Recommendations have been made to eliminate the UNCW men&#39;s indoor track/cross country, men&#39;s and women&#39;s swimming/diving and softball teams. South College Community News UNCW atheltics sports budget Bob Bonner Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22259817/uncw-student-athletes-informed-of-pending-decision http://www.wect.com/story/22259817/uncw-student-athletes-informed-of-pending-decision?t=2013-05-15T13:18:39Z WECT Wed, 15 May 2013 13:18:00 EDT UNCW student athletes have been notified via email that the results of the&nbsp;Intercollegiate Athletics Review Committee will be made public Wednesday afternoon. Bob Bonner Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22253025/non-conference-schedule-ends-with-a-loss-for-seahawks http://www.wect.com/story/22253025/non-conference-schedule-ends-with-a-loss-for-seahawks?t=2013-05-14T22:46:06Z WECT Tue, 14 May 2013 22:46:00 EDT The Chanticleers, who extended their winning streak to six, earned a split of the home and home series with the Seahawks and improved to 33-18. The Seahawks, meanwhile, dropped to 36-17 with the non-conference road loss. Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22248053/casey-barth-waived-by-atlanta http://www.wect.com/story/22248053/casey-barth-waived-by-atlanta?t=2013-05-14T13:36:51Z WECT Tue, 14 May 2013 13:36:00 EDT Casey Barth was waived by the Atlanta Falcons after the first rookie mini-camp. Bob Bonner Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22248031/bcc-baseball-team-headed-to-national-tournament http://www.wect.com/story/22248031/bcc-baseball-team-headed-to-national-tournament?t=2013-05-14T13:34:38Z WECT Tue, 14 May 2013 13:34:00 EDT The Dolphins knocked off Lenoir 9-5 to win the Region Ten title Monday night in Morehead City. Bob Bonner Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22222284/lori-beth-adams-making-championship-run http://www.wect.com/story/22222284/lori-beth-adams-making-championship-run?t=2013-05-10T21:52:00Z WECT Fri, 10 May 2013 21:51:00 EDT Adams will enter Saturday&#39;s final round part of a three-way a tie for seventh place with a 36-hole total of even par 144 (69-75). Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22303946/uconn-trio-headline-u19-world-championship-team http://www.wect.com/story/22303946/uconn-trio-headline-u19-world-championship-team?t=2013-05-20T22:12:15Z APNC Mon, 20 May 2013 21:56:00 EDT UConn will be well-represented at the U19 World Championship. Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22303921/qb-mitchell-decides-on-north-carolina-state http://www.wect.com/story/22303921/qb-mitchell-decides-on-north-carolina-state?t=2013-05-20T22:12:15Z APNC Mon, 20 May 2013 21:52:00 EDT Former Arkansas quarterback Brandon Mitchell says he is transferring to North Carolina State to play his final season. Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22303840/us-womens-hoops-team-chosen-for-wug http://www.wect.com/story/22303840/us-womens-hoops-team-chosen-for-wug?t=2013-05-20T21:40:10Z APNC Mon, 20 May 2013 21:36:00 EDT National champions Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and Bria Hartley headline the U.S. women&#39;s basketball team that will compete in July at the World University Games. Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22303005/ap-source-jordan-changing-team-name-to-hornets http://www.wect.com/story/22303005/ap-source-jordan-changing-team-name-to-hornets?t=2013-05-20T19:18:28Z APNC Mon, 20 May 2013 19:12:00 EDT A person familiar with the situation says Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is changing his team&#39;s name to the Hornets. Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22302905/uncs-stafford-odom-takes-over-concordia-irvine http://www.wect.com/story/22302905/uncs-stafford-odom-takes-over-concordia-irvine?t=2013-05-20T19:18:28Z APNC Mon, 20 May 2013 19:00:00 EDT North Carolina assistant Trisha Stafford-Odom is leaving to become head coach at Concordia-Irvine, an NAIA program in California. Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22300664/allgaier-thrives-despite-changes-to-nascar-team http://www.wect.com/story/22300664/allgaier-thrives-despite-changes-to-nascar-team?t=2013-05-20T16:00:09Z APNC Mon, 20 May 2013 15:36:00 EDT NASCAR Nationwide driver Justin Allgaier started the season with a new car, a new crew chief and a relatively new pit crew. Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22300250/uncs-moran-named-acc-player-of-year http://www.wect.com/story/22300250/uncs-moran-named-acc-player-of-year?t=2013-05-20T15:03:24Z APNC Mon, 20 May 2013 14:52:00 EDT North Carolina third baseman Colin Moran is the Atlantic Coast Conference&#39;s player of the year and teammate Kent Emanuel is its pitcher of the year. Sport http://www.wect.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880170 http://www.wect.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880170&t=2013-05-21T01:35:19Z APNC Mon, 20 May 2013 03:35:00 EDT Longtime NASCAR driver Ken Schrader became the oldest winner in ARCA Racing Series history Sunday, dominating the Menards 200 at Toledo Speedway. Sport http://www.wect.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880169 http://www.wect.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880169&t=2013-05-21T01:35:12Z APNC Mon, 20 May 2013 03:35:00 EDT Longtime NASCAR driver Ken Schrader became the oldest winner in ARCA Racing Series history Sunday, dominating the Menards 200 at Toledo Speedway. The 57-year-old Schrader surpassed Iggy Katona as the oldest series winner.... Sport http://www.wect.com/story/21968389/this-hour-latest-north-carolina-sports http://www.wect.com/story/21968389/this-hour-latest-north-carolina-sports?t=2013-05-21T01:35:19Z APNC Mon, 20 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT Jimmie Johnson became the first four-time winner of NASCAR&#39;s annual All-Star race Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22301877/vanderbilt-lsu-headline-expanded-sec-tournament http://www.wect.com/story/22301877/vanderbilt-lsu-headline-expanded-sec-tournament?t=2013-05-20T17:22:47Z APSC Mon, 20 May 2013 17:20:00 EDT By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer Vanderbilt and LSU are the favorites to win this week&#39;s Southeastern Conference tournament after mowing through regular-season play with uncommon ease. Sport http://www.wect.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880119 http://www.wect.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880119&t=2013-05-21T01:35:03Z APSC Mon, 20 May 2013 11:08:00 EDT AT&amp;T is hiring 120 people across South Carolina as it expands its wired and wireless network nationwide. News - AP-State http://www.wect.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880172 http://www.wect.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880172&t=2013-05-20T23:35:40Z APSC Mon, 20 May 2013 03:35:00 EDT Former South Carolina player Mark Anderson won the BMW Charity Pro-Am on Sunday for his first Web.com Tour title, closing with a 6-under 65 at the Thornblade Club for a five-stroke victory. The 27-year-old Anderson had a... Sport http://www.wect.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880173 http://www.wect.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880173&t=2013-05-20T23:35:40Z APSC Mon, 20 May 2013 03:35:00 EDT Former South Carolina player Mark Anderson won the BMW Charity Pro-Am on Sunday for his first Web.com Tour title, closing with a 6-under 65 at the Thornblade Club for a five-stroke victory. Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22293378/mark-anderson-wins-webcom-tour-event http://www.wect.com/story/22293378/mark-anderson-wins-webcom-tour-event?t=2013-05-19T18:17:49Z APSC Sun, 19 May 2013 18:09:00 EDT Former South Carolina player Mark Anderson won the BMW Charity Pro-Am on Sunday for his first Web.com Tour title, closing with a 6-under 65 at the Thornblade Club for a five-stroke victory. Sport http://www.wect.com/story/21968391/this-hour-latest-south-carolina-sports http://www.wect.com/story/21968391/this-hour-latest-south-carolina-sports?t=2013-05-20T23:35:40Z APSC Sun, 19 May 2013 04:17:00 EDT Jimmie Johnson became the first four-time winner of NASCAR&#39;s annual All-Star race Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Sport http://www.wect.com/story/21968390/sports-minute-here-is-the-latest-south-carolina-sports-from-the-ap http://www.wect.com/story/21968390/sports-minute-here-is-the-latest-south-carolina-sports-from-the-ap?t=2013-05-20T23:35:40Z APSC Sun, 19 May 2013 04:17:00 EDT Jimmie Johnson became the first four-time winner of NASCAR&#39;s annual All-Star race Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Johnson got a fast final pit stop from his Hendrick Motorsports crew to restart the race in... Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22263512/south-carolina-signs-juco-player-of-year http://www.wect.com/story/22263512/south-carolina-signs-juco-player-of-year?t=2013-05-15T17:56:52Z APSC Wed, 15 May 2013 17:51:00 EDT South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has signed the junior college player of the year in 5-foot-7 guard Olivia Gaines. Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22260953/holbrook-handling-ups-and-downs-with-gamecocks http://www.wect.com/story/22260953/holbrook-handling-ups-and-downs-with-gamecocks?t=2013-05-15T14:44:27Z APSC Wed, 15 May 2013 14:39:00 EDT South Carolina baseball coach Chad Holbrook hasn&#39;t been surprised by anything that&#39;s happened during his debut season, not even the second-guessing from fans expecting more after two national championships and a... Sport http://www.wect.com/story/22258911/clemson-signs-6-10-djitte-from-senegal http://www.wect.com/story/22258911/clemson-signs-6-10-djitte-from-senegal?t=2013-05-15T12:02:51Z APSC Wed, 15 May 2013 11:51:00 EDT Clemson has added 6-foot-10 Sidy Djitte (SIH&#39;-dee zhih-TAY&#39;) of Senegal to its newest men&#39;s basketball class. Sport