basketball
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Coaching the next generation
St. Andrews men’s basketball assistant coach Kortez Smith instructs a group of campers during the Knights’ summer camp this week. The camp, which ended Wednesday, provided young players with a chance to learn from coaches and current St. Andrews players. St. Andrews will host its team camp for high school…
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Registration open for SAU summer camps
LAURINBURG — Registration is open for a couple of St. Andrews University’s summer camps. St. Andrews’ men’s basketball program will host its team camp on June 29. The registration fee is $200 per team. Registration materials can be found online at saubasketballacademy.com. The deadline to register is June 25. There…
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Tester: The madness continues
Welcome to March. It’s the time of year when you’ll see Anteaters beat Wildcats and Racers defeat Golden Eagles. We’ve seen both of those things happen in the early stages of March Madness, as a field of 64 teams narrowed down to 16. Several low-seeded teams have pushed perennial powers…
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Scotland’s 12U basketball team wins first game of tourney
LAURINBURG — Scotland County’s boys 12U basketball team got off to a hot start in the North Carolina Recreation and Park Association sectionals at Sycamore Lane Elementary School. Scotland defeated Dunn 39-16 on Friday night. Scotland used a 22-2 run in the first half to pull away from its opponent.…
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Boys hoops tourney starts Friday
LAURINBURG — Scotland County Parks and Recreation is hosting the North Carolina Recreation and Park Association 12U boys basketball sectionals this weekend at Sycamore Lane Elementary School. Nine schools, including Scotland County’s squad, will compete in the double-elimination tournament, which begins Friday and ends on Sunday. The other teams are…
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Scotland Christian boys win title, girls finish third at conference tournament
Both of Scotland Christian Academy’s varsity basketball teams had successful runs at the Carolina Christian Athletic Association tournament. Scotland Christian’s boys team defeated Antioch Christian 96-58 to capture the conference tournament title on Saturday afternoon at Liberty Christian in Fayetteville. Brodie Clark scored 36 points and logged eight assists to…
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Saints register top-3 finishes at jayvee tournaments
FAYETTEVILLE — Scotland Christian Academy’s jayvee basketball teams had successful runs at the Carolinas Christian Athletic Association tournament over the weekend, as the boys finished in first place and the girls finished in third. The jayvee boys defeated Temple Christian 55-43 in the championship game. Scotland Christian’s Lacota Locklear earned…
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Battle of the Eagles: Carver splits doubleheader with East Hoke
LAUREL HILL — Carver Middle School’s girls basketball team continued to right the ship after a tough start to the season, defeating East Hoke 38-18 on Wednesday night with the help of 11 points from Natalia Rodriguez. The win was the third in a row for the Lady Eagles, and…
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Knights lose to Shock
TAKOMA PARK, Md. – The St. Andrews University men’s basketball team lost 80-54 against Washington Adventist on Thursday evening. Washington Adventist (6-5) started the game with an 8-0 run that resulted from several turnovers by the Knights (4-9) within the first two minutes of the contest. The Knights eventually tied…
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Hurricane Florence leaves its mark on Scotland
LAURINBURG — Scotland High School Athletic Director David Johnson had a message for the school’s coaches and players after Hurricane Florence hit eastern North Carolina. “Be considerate and compassionate,” Johnson said. Johnson said he wanted them to remember that while some parts of the region suffered minimal damage, many other…
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Scotland stumbles against Lumberton to open SEC tournament
LAURINBURG — The Fighting Scots had three chances to sink the game winning basket against Lumberton on Monday. With 4.8 seconds left the Scots got the inbound, tried the lay up to Trey Dixon — the ball rolled off the rim. The Scots got the rebound and junior Niem Ratliffe…
