WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – The Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) has unveiled the opponents for the upcoming season of the UNCW women’s basketball Seahawks. The season will be held on an 18-game conference schedule with nine home and away games each against all 13 league opponents. Dates and times for conference games, as well as non-conference
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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – After decades of helping children receive a good education, Natalie Sherwood decided it was time to focus on herself and get serious about her health. “I’m 80, that was my motivation because it’s now or never,” said Sherwood. The other motivation was her son’s concern with her strength. “My son said
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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Beth Grace says it’s “scary”: Running, planting a pole and bending the body over a bar 14 feet in the air. But Hannah Grace makes it look easy. The recent Coastal Christian High School graduate is North Carolina’s best girls pole vaulter ever, considered one of the nation’s best and has
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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) -The Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame has announced its inductees for 2025. The inductees are chosen from a list of athletes, coaches, and other personnel who have had a significant impact on athletics in the Wilmington area. Louise McColl visited the WECT studio to discuss this year’s new inductees and reception.
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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – The #2 seeded Laney High School softball team won a first-round game Tuesday night, but the top-seeded West Bladen baseball team was upset as the state playoffs got underway across North Carolina. According to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, the top-seeded Knights fell behind #32 St. Pauls 5-2 in
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(AP) – The prank call to Shedeur Sanders during the NFL draft wasn’t related to the ones other players received, a person familiar with the league’s investigation told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing. Tyler Warren, Kyle McCord, Mason Graham and Chase Lundt
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – A multibillion dollar legal settlement involving the NCAA that is expected to alter the landscape of college athletics is likely just weeks away from being finalized. The settlement, which would pay roughly $2.8 billion to past and present college athletes, also includes a number of significant rule changes that would go
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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – The 11th annual Evan Cup Outreach Invitational soccer game is set for this weekend to honor one boy’s love of the game, who sadly died in an accident. Coach Kim Crabbe, the founder of Cape Fear Outreach, visited the WECT studio to share how the event has grown in the community’s
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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – The Laney Buccaneers are two wins away from their first baseball state championship since 2010. Laney opens a best-of-three series Friday night at 8 p.m. against T. C. Roberson High School out of Asheville. The second game will be Saturday at 2 p.m. and the third game, if necessary, at 8
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Updated: May 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM EDT Email This Link Share on Facebook Share on X (formerly Twitter) Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn Ashley High School Advances To 4A Finals High-school Ashley soccer advances to next round with win over Cardinal Gibbons Updated: May 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM EDT Ashley hosting Cardinal
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