Here are Three Things to Know for Saturday, February 1:

1. Join a Jones Lake State Park ranger Saturday at 2 p.m. to learn about the various snakes in the area and the other unique species found throughout the state. Information: 910-588-4550. Event is free.

2: East Bladen High School Class of 1975 will have a 45-year reunion meeting on Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. at the Bladen County Library in Elizabethtown. Information: Jewell L. Smith at 910-862-2989.

3: N.C. Wildlife Commission forum at Bladen Community College auditorium, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. Discussion of Sunday hunting on game lands.

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FAIRMONT – Senior Patience Ward posted a double-double of 26 points and 11 rebounds to lead East Bladen to a 59-35 Three Rivers Conference girls basketball victory over Fairmont Friday night.

The victory sets up a rematch for first place Tuesday night when Coach Patty Evers’ Lady Eagles, now 12-1 in the TRC and 18-3 overall, host unbeaten St. Pauls.

Sophmore Mya McDonald fired in a trio of baskets, and Ward popped in 2 baskets and a free throw as the Lady Eagles grabbed an early 11-7 lead.

Ward lit up the scoreboard with 5 baskets in the second quarter, freshman AnnaGrey Heustess dropped in a pair of baskets, and McDonald and senior Lorna Mendell tossed in a basket each to pad the East lead to 29-15 at halftime.

Ward delivered 3 baskets and a free throw in the third quarter, Mitchell sank 2 free throws and a basket, McDonald pumped in a basket and a free throw, and freshman Maegan Burney added a basket as the Lady Eagles opened up a 45-25 lead.

McDonald canned 2 free throws and a basket in the final period, Ward drained a pair of baskets, Mitchell netted a basket and a free throw, junior Sara Gargala pumped in a basket, and Burney hit a free throw.

Ward was also credited with 5 steals and 2 assists. McDonald racked up 15 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Mitchell filled up the stat sheet with 7 points, 6 steals, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Mendell and junior Katie Evans grabbed 5 rebounds each. Senior Abbie Cross dished out 3 assists, and Evans had 2 assists. Heustess totaled 4 points and 3 rebounds.

Georgianna Waters led Fairmont with 11 points, and Paris Bethea followed with 10 points.

East Bladen  11  18  16  14 – 59
Fairmont        7    8  10  10 – 35

EAST BLADEN (59) – Katie Evans, Lily Lin, Mya McDonald 15, Alexus Mitchell 7, AnnaGrey Heustess 4, Karlie Priest, Abbie Cross, Maegan Burney 3, Patience Ward 26, Sara Gargala 2, Aaniyah Jackson, Lorna Mendell 2.

FAIRMONT (35) – Paris Bethea 10, Lakayla Chavis 2, Georgianna Waters 11, Amyrikal Vaught 2, Vera McNeil 2, Santana Anderson 2, Kaitlyn Hunt 2, Jakirra White 4.

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WHITEVILLE – Whiteville rode a 10-point advantage at the foul line to a 43-40 Three Rivers Conference girls’ basketball victory over West Bladen Friday night.

Trinity Smith made all 4 of her free throw attempts in the final period as the Lady Wolfpack connected on 6 of 7 foul shots in the quarter, while the Lady Knights converted only 2 of 5 attempts. For the game Whiteville made 21 of 28 free throws; West Bladen was only 11-of-21 at the line.

Sophomore Trinity Smith topped the Whiteville attack with 15 points, and junior I’Reona Johnson finished with 8 points. Senior Lexie Corrothers and freshman Rylee Chadwick shared scoring honors for West with 8 points each. Sophomore Haley George followed with 7 points, and senior Seniah Johnson added 6 points.

Chadwick sparked the Lady Knights to an early 13-8 lead with 2 baskets and 2 free throws. Johnson nailed a 3-point shot, and George and senior Kasee Singletary sank 2 free throws each.

Corrothers threw in 2 baskets and 2 free throws in the second quarter. George flipped in a basket and a free throw, and senior Mikayla Meadows dropped in a basket to keep West on top 22-16 at halftime.

Trinity Smith rallied Whiteville with 3 free throws and a basket in the third period. Senior Jazmin Faison popped in 2 baskets, and Johnson contributed 2 baskets as the Lady Wolfpack pulled to within 30-29.

Freshman Lainey Autry, George, Chadwick and Corrothers pumped in a basket each to keep the Lady Knights on top.

Besides Smith’s 4 free throws, the Lady Wolfpack received a basket and a free throw from junior Emily Hewett in the final quarter. Johnson and Meadows scored a basket and a free throw each for West in the period, and sophomore Hannah Pait and Singletary added baskets.

The Lady Knights, now 9-3 in league play and 12-5 overall, will travel to West Columbus Tuesday night.

West Bladen  13  9    8  10 – 40
Whiteville        8  8  13  14 – 43

WEST BLADEN (40) – Lainey Autry 2, Haley George 7, Kasee Singletary 4, Lexie Corrothers 8, Seniah Johnson 6, Rylee Chadwick 8, Mikayla Meadows 5, Hannah Pait 2.

WHITEVILLE (43) – Trinity Smith 15, Alexandria Bellamy 3, Marnasia Smith 6, Jael Jones, Jazmin Faison 6, I’Reona Johnson 8, Emily Hewett 5, Metaya Carmichael.

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FAIRMONT – Junior Cedrique Smith and senior Kobe Davis keyed a 22-10 third quarter spurt that propelled Fairmont to a 54-42 Three Rivers Conference boys basketball victory over East Bladen Friday night.

Smith drained a pair of 3-point shots in the quarter and led the Tornadoes with 17 points. Davis worked inside for a pair of baskets and finished with 11 points. Senior Tyrese Bradley totaled 8 points in the game.

Junior center Javant McDowell topped the Eagle scoring list with 12 points, and junior Jacob Priest followed with 10 points. Junior RaSean McKoy totaled 7 points, and senior Corey McKoy finished with 6 points.

RaSean McKoy powered in a basket, junior Donevin Keith canned 2 free throws, and McDowell made one to keep the Eagles within 9-5 at the first quarter break.

Seniors Tayshaun Berkeley and Juwan Baldwin and McDowell pumped in a basket each in the second quarter. Corey McKoy cashed in 2 free throws as the Eagles trimmed the Fairmont lead to 15-13 at halftime.

Priest sank 3 free throws and a basket in the third quarter. McDowell and RaSean McKoy powered in baskets, and Baldwin hit a free throw, but Fairmont had opened up a 37-23 lead.

McDowell converted 5 straight free throws in the final period and added a basket. Priest buried a 3-point shot and 2 free throws, Corey McKoy delivered 4 straight free throws, and RaSean McKoy connected on a basket and a free throw.

East Bladen, now 3-14, will host St. Pauls Tuesday night.

East Bladen  5  8  10  19 – 42
Fairmont      9  6  22  17 – 54

EAST BLADEN (42) – Donevin Keith 2, Tayshaun Berkeley 2, RaSean McKoy 7, Zach Meares, Javant McDowell 12, Corey McKoy 6, Juwan Baldwin 3, Jacob Priest 10.

FAIRMONT (54) – Dewayne McCormick 4, Jakeem Moore 4, Tyrese Bradley 8, Cameron Sweat 2, Sharron Wilson 5, Javian Manning, Kobe Davis 11, Cedrique Smith 17, Jalen Brown 2, Colby Thorndyke 1.

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WHITEVILLE – Whiteville jumped to a 24-6 lead and went on to defeat West Bladen 69-51 Friday night in Three Rivers Conference boys basketball action.

Junior Ervin Moore led the early Wolfpack rally with 10 points, and seniors William Godwin and Ty Moss added 2 baskets each. Senior Tyre Boykin sank a basket and 2 free throws for the Knights, and senior Xayvon Davis dropped in a basket.

Boykin drained a 3-point shot, 2 other baskets and a free throw in the second period, and junior Jadacus Register popped in a basket to keep the Knights within 34-16 at halftime.

Juniors Wendell Smith and K. J. Hall contributed 4 baskets each to a 24-point third quarter for the Wolfpack. Two of Smith’s baskets were 3-pointers.

Boykin tossed in a 2-point basket and 5 free throws in the third period. Davis and junior Josh Lewis pumped in a basket and a free throw each, senior Tra’shawn Ballard nailed a 3-point shot, and freshman Gary Parker netted a basket to keep West within 58-34 at the break.

Four free throws from Boykin, and 2 inside baskets by senior Nijeah McKoy keyed the Knight offense in the final quarter. Register flipped in a basket and a free throw, Ballard drained another 3-ball, junior Donovan Stone cashed in 2 free throws, and Lewis hit one.

Boykin topped the Knight scoring with 23 points, Ballard followed with 6 and Davis and Register totaled 5 points each. Hall led Whiteville with 16 points, Moore followed with 13, Smith tallied 12 points and 6-8 John Baldwin finished with 10 points.

The Knights, now 5-14, will travel to West Columbus Tuesday night.

West Bladen  6 10  18  17 – 51
Whiteville   24  10  24  11 – 69

WEST BLADEN (51) – Gary Parker 2, Josh Lewis 4, Tyre Boykin 23, Jadacus Register 5, Donovan Stone 2, Deonte Lacy, Tra’shawn Ballard 6, T. J. Smith, Nijeah McKoy 4, Xayvon Davis 5, Nolan Bryant.

WHITEVILLE (69) – Wendell Smith 12, Zion Wilson, Ty Moss 8, K. J. Hall 16, Antonio McFadden 4, Xavier Singletary, William Goodwin 4, Ervin Moore 13, Bryson Cokley, Isaiah Currie, Jakeim Carmichael, John Baldwin 10, Noah Harvey 2.

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WHITEVILLE- Whiteville bolted to an early 11-4 lead and held on for a 42-34 Three Rivers Conference jayvee boys basketball victory over West Bladen Friday night.

Javonta Matthews and Anthony Cowan tallied first quarter baskets for the Knights, but E. J, McLeod fired in 7 of his game-high 15 points in the period for Whiteville.

Matthews pumped in 2 baskets and a free throw in the second quarter, and Josiah Brown nailed a 3-point shot and another basket. Kearean Ballard worked the paint for a basket and a free throw to trim the Wolfpack lead to 21-17 at halftime.

Kearean Ballard drilled in a 3-point shot and made 2 free throws in the third period, and Matthews tossed in 2 baskets to keep the Knights within 34-26.

Keshawn Ballard connected on 5 of 6 free throws in the final quarter for the Knights, and Matthews sank a basket and a free throw.

Matthews topped the West Bladen scoring list with 14 points. Kearean Ballard followed with 8 points, and Keshawn Ballard and Brown finished with 5 points each.

The Knights, now 7-9 on the season, will travel to West Columbus Tuesday night.

West Bladen  4  13    9  8 – 34
Whiteville    11  10  13  8 – 42

WEST BLADEN (34) – Travail Baldwin, Javontae Matthews 14, Anthony Cowan 2, Amir Stepps, Jordan Underwood, Keshawn Ballard 5, Kearean Ballard 8, Anthony Mitchell, Aaron Thompson, Josiah Brown 5.

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FAIRMONT – Fairmont raced to a 28-9 first half lead en route to a 44-24 Three Rivers Conference jayvee boys basketball victory over East Bladen Friday night.

Freshman Malcolm Bolden drove for an Eagle basket, and Malaki Monroe hit a free throw in the first period. Monroe and Bolden tossed in baskets in the second quarter, and Nazire Smith sank 2 free throws.

Bolden fired in 4 baskets in the third quarter, and Monroe dropped in another basket. Smith threw in a basket and a free throw in the final period, and Bolden scored another basket.

Bolden topped the Eagle scoring with 14 points, and Smith and Monroe finished with 5 points each.

East Bladen will host St. Pauls Tuesday night.

East Bladen  3    6  10  5 – 24
Fairmont    13  15  10  6 – 44

EAST BLADEN (24) – Ahmad Powell, Nazire Smith 5, Yontee Dobson, NyQuan Richardson, Marvin McKiver, Brandon Fine, Cameron White, Malaki Monroe 5, Malcolm Bolden 14, Jacob Nixon, Weston Hatcher, Corey Robbins.

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WHITEVILLE – Whiteville built leads of 19-3 and 31-11 en route to a 57-19 Three Rivers Conference jayvee girls basketball victory over West Bladen Friday.

Kia Lewis sank 2 free throws,and freshman Makayla Wright made one in the first period for the Lady Knights. Wright fired in 2 baskets and 2 free throws in the second quarter, and Anniya Phillips threw in a basket.

Wright pumped in a basket and a free throw in the third quarter and led the Lady Knights with 10 points. Azillyah McDonald bombed in a 3-point shot in the final period for West Bladen, and freshman teammate Whitney McLean tossed in a basket.

West Bladen, now 3-10, will travel to West Columbus Tuesday.

West Bladen  3    8    3    5 – 19
Whiteville    19  12  15  11 – 57

WEST BLADEN (19) – Kia Lewis 2, Xia Phair, Cassi Humphrey, Makayla Wright 10, Azillyah McDonald 3, Fabiola Sandoval, Kirsten Warrick, Whitney McLean 2, Anasia Baxley, Anniya Phillips 2.

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FAIRMONT – Fairmont rode a 10-4 third period spurt to a 22-16 victory over East Bladen in Three Rivers Conference jayvee girls basketball action Friday.

The Lady Eagles jumped in front 7-2 early, but the Lady Tornadoes rallied to tie the game 11-11 at halftime.

Center MaKayla Dixon worked the paint for 8 points to lead the East Bladen scoring. Teammate Lavada Jackson threw in 6 points.

East Bladen, now 7-5 in league play and 9-5 overall, will host St. Pauls Tuesday night.

East Bladen  7  4   4  1 – 16
Fairmont      2  9  10  1 – 22

EAST BLADEN (16) – Tahjanae Bell, Calise Jackson, Lavada Jackson 6, Azariah Rhodie, Mariah Smith 2, Brianna Phillips, Joi Kemp, Perla Haro, MaKayla Dixon 8.

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Contributed

Jim Hardee, formerly of Elizabethtown, and a graduate of East Bladen High School, is the Hardee in Hardee, Hunt and Williams Real Estate Company on Wrightsville Beach, His company, for many years, has been the top broker team for volume of property sold on the beach. HH&W again was the top sales team as they handled 46 transactions worth a total of $45,310,500.

When you combine the sales that HH&W handled in all of New Hanover county the total transactions came to 56 with a total volume of $50,727,600.

Hardee is married to the former Beverly Hester of Clarkton. They have two sons, Fisher and Jackson, and a furry child, Lula.

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The Elizabethtown Rescue Squad made 31 calls in December of 1984.

Dr. Jerry Wallace was the guest speaker at the Elizabethtown Jaycee’s Distinguished Service Banquet.

The Bladen Lakes Players were presenting the play “Mary, Mary.”

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Contributed by Bladen County Commissioner Arthur Bullock

National Wear Red Day is Friday, February 7, 2020. The first Friday of February is designated as “Wear Red Day” through out the entire United States.  This is in recognition of women’s health.  https://www.goredforwomen.org/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rssen/get-involved/give/wear-red-and-give

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The Substance Abuse Task Force released the Marijuana Facts vs. Myths Information Sheets to help educate the community about the illegal substance. 

Dr. Cathy Gantz, Program Coordinator of the Substance Abuse Task Force and Bladen County Commissioner Charles Ray Peterson released some announcements in reference to the task force.

The task force formerly known as the Opioid Task force will now be known as the Bladen County Substance Abuse Task Force. Anyone interested in participating with the task force is invited to attend the meetings held on the second Tuesday of each month at 2:00 pm. The meetings are held at the Bladen County Health Department. Syd Wiford, the Principal Consultant of Addiction, Consulting, and Training Associates, LLC, presented a summary of the Bladen County Substance Abuse Task Force Strategic Plan at the January meeting.

Commissioner Peterson said he hopes the task force members can get started on the new plan at the February meeting.

Bladen County does not have an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in the County.

“We are interested in having a weekly meeting and are looking for individuals who are members of Alcoholics Anonymous who would help get a weekly meeting started in Elizabethtown,” Dr. Gantz said in an earlier statement. Space for the meetings has already been acquired for the meeting and day and time are flexible. If you are interested in helping establish an AA meeting in Elizabethtown, please contact Cathy Gantz, Program Coordinator of the Substance Abuse Task Force at cgantz@bladenco.org or 910-872-6256.

Below are the two fact sheets Dr. Gantz released in referenced to Marijuana Facts vs. Myths, according to https://pttcnetwork.org?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss.

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A former union president is sentenced for embezzlement, a new business incubator officially opens in Elizabethtown and a school gym is named for a retired basketball coach who won a lot of games in the facility.

Those were some of the top stories in Bladen County for the week of January 26-February 1, 2020.

Former United Food and Commercial Workers Local Union 1208 president Keith Alan Ludlum, 48, of Bladenboro was sentenced to a combined 10 years in prison, fined $10,000 and ordered to pay restitution January 28 after pleading guilty to conspiracy and embezzlement of labor union assests, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

An audit and investigation found that between January 2012 and March 2015 Ludlum and former union secretary/treasurer Terry Slaughter embezzled and misused more than $200,000 in union funds, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

On January 29, the Elizabethtown Small Business Incubator had its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting celebration. The incubator is located in the former Elizabethtown Post Office at 207 E. Broad Street. There are four tenants in the newly renovated building.

Sam Boger won a lot of games and a state championship while serving as basketball coach at East Bladen High School in the 1970s and 1980s. On January 29, the facility where he spent much of his time was renamed Samuel C. Boger Gymnasium. The school now is Elizabethtown Middle School.

Boger’s Cougars won the 1984 3-A state championship and he was named conference coach of the year 16 times.

In other news,

Bladen County native Dana Melvin Mills (pictured, left) has been hired as Bladen County Schools’ director of Career and Technical Education. She will replace Willa Dean Williams, who is retiring March 1.

Bladen County Health Education Travis Greer resigned to take a position with Cumberland County Department of Public Health.

Elizabethtown Police Sergeants Roger Thomas David and Willie James Thompson Jr. received their Criminal Investigation Certificates for completing investigative training in order to be better prepared for the rigors and challenges of criminal investigation.

In sports,

East Bladen’s Gabe Barber (pictured, left) was selected to play in the East-West All-Star soccer game in Greensboro in July. He is the first Eagle and first Bladen County player to be selected to play in the game.

It’s been tough seasons for the East Bladen and West Bladen boys’ basketball teams. They have a combined 8-29 record. The schools played Jan. 27 and East Bladen came away with a 60-41 win.

The girls teams for each school have fared much better. East Bladen is second in the Three Rivers Conference and West Bladen is third. East Bladen won the first game between the teams this season 45-35.

Cody Butler of Elizabethtown signed to play baseball at North Carolina Wesleyan in Rocky Mount next season. He is a senior at Harrells Christian Academy.

Enjoy the week ahead.

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Here are Three Things to Know for Sunday, February 2:

1. Cape Fear Valley Blood Donor Center is having a blood drive Monday at the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office, 299 Smith Circle in Elizabethtown. The drive will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call Mac Warner at 910-862-6960 to register. Photo identification required.

2: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration will be held Tuesday at 111 a.m. in the Bladen Community College auditorium. Keynote speaker will be East Bladen High principal Dr. Jason Wray. Information: Cierra L. Griffin at 910-879-5564. (READ MORE)

3: “Navigating Grief” workshop scheduled Tuesday at noon. Topic – Self-care, Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Bladen Office, 103 E. Dunham Street, Elizabethtown. A 90-minute workshop offered for those dealing with the death of a loved one. Pre-registration required by calling 910-515-6689.

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1802 – 1st leopard exhibited in US, Boston (admission 25 cents)

1869 – James Oliver invents removable tempered steel plow blade.

1892 – Bottle cap patented by William Painter.

1913 – NYC’s Grand Central Terminal opens.

1923 – Ethyl gasoline 1st marketed, Dayton, Ohio.

1927 – Ziegfeld Theater (Loew’s Ziegfeld) opens at 6th Ave & 54th St., NYC.

1940 – Frank Sinatra’s singing debut in Indianapolis (Tommy Dorsey Orchestra)

1942 – US auto factories switch from commercial to war production.

1944 – Allied troops 1st set foot on Japanese territory.

1944 – Baseball officials meet in NYC to discuss postwar action.

1948 – President Harry Truman urges congress to adopt a civil rights program.

1954 – President Eisenhower reports detonation of 1st H-bomb (done in 1952)

1959 – Vince Lombardi signs a 5-year contract to coach Green Bay Packers.

1970 – Pete Maravich becomes 1st to score 3,000 college basketball points.

1977 – Radio Shack officially begins creating the TRS-80 computer.

1980 – FBI releases details of Abscam, a sting operation that targeted 31 elected & public officials for bribes for political favors.

1991 – US postage is raised from 25 to 29 cents.

2003 – Jennifer Lopez starts a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with “All I Have”

2014 – Super Bowl XLVII, Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ. Seattle Seahawks beat Denver Broncos, 42-8, MVP: Malcolm Smith, Seattle, LB.

2016 – First case of Zika contracted on US mainland (Texas) and second known sexually transmitted case confirmed in Texas.

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It’s Super Bowl Sunday…
San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas Chiefs, gametime 6:30 PM. Game being played in Miami, Florida.

Should be a good one…

In ACC basketball action yesterday … Men’s play…
Wake Forest 56 – Clemson 44
Duke 97 – Syracuse 88
Louisville 77 – NC State 57
Boston College 71 – UNC 70

In American Conference play;
Temple 76 – ECU 64

After months of campaigning in Iowa, voters will have their say this week. … Since 1976, winning in Iowa does not guarantee a win in November for the candidates…

Winners, but eventual losers include…
Republicans…
’88 Bob Dole
’96 Bob Dole
’08 Mike Huckabee
’12 Rick Santorum
’16 Ted Cruz

Democrats who won Iowa but were eventual losers…
’84 Walter Mondale
’88 Dick Gephardt
’92 Tom Harkin
’00 Al Gore
’04 John Kerry
’16 Hillary Clinton

Would bet the Republican winner in Iowa this year will be Donald Trump. … No bets on the Democratic side…

NC primary moved up to March, when we should see winners of the first wave of states, come for a visit…

First things first. … Enjoy today’s Super Bowl…

“It’s not the SIZE of the dog in the fight, but the size of the FIGHT in the dog.” Archie Griffin, Cincinnati Bengals

“WINNING is not everything — but making the EFFORT to win is.” Vince Lombardi, Green Bay Packers

“The man who complains about the way the ball BOUNCES is likely the one who DROPPED it.” Lou Holtz

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HEMPSTEAD, NY – East Bladen grad Lacey Suggs fired in a game-high 17 points and grabbed 7 rebounds to lead her UNC-Wilmington Lady Seahawks to a 62-59 Colonial Athletic Association victory over Hofstra Friday night.

Suggs scored 11 straight points in the third quarter as the Lady Seahawks stretched their lead to 46-34. The senior guard sank 2 free throws, dropped in a lay-up, popped in 2 jumpers from the lane then nailed a 3-point shot.

The White Lake native connected on 6 of 8 shots from the floor and hit 4 of 6 free throws. Suggs has scored in double figures in 10 of the last 11 UNC-W games and has led the Lady Seahawks in scoring 7 times this season.

UNC-Wilmington will play at Northeastern Sunday.

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DUE WEST, SC – West Bladen grad Trevor Lesane batted 4-for-7, scored 3 runs and drove in 3 as his Erskine Flying Feet split a non-conference season-opening double-header with Lander Saturday.

Lesane walked and scored a run in the second-inning of Erskine’s 7-6 victory in the opener. The Tar Heel native knocked in Jaisen Randolph with a single to ignite the Flying Feet’s 4-run winning rally in the 9th inning. Lesane later scored the second run of the inning.

Lander won the nightcap 17-6. Lesane stole a base and scored a run in the first inning. The senior outfielder slammed a 2-run double in the fifth inning that scored Shawn Knox and Greg Sanders.

The Flying Feet will travel to Lander Monday.

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