SPORTING SCENE
Tourney Play Abounds
On Prep Diamonds
During Easter Break
BY JOHNNY CRAIG
All Brunswick County prep baseball teams, along with nearly every
member of the Waccamaw 2-A Conference, saw plenty of action during the
recent week-long Easter break.
West Brunswick staged its first holiday diamond tournament in several
years and finished last in a four-team field comprised of Spartanburg, S.C.
area squads.
South Brunswick won two of three games to take third in the annual
Sea Shell Invitational Tournament in Wilmington. It was the Cougars' best
finish after participating in each of the four Sea Shell events.
North Brunswick lost three straight in the Sea Shell tourney but don't
count the Scorpions out of the Waccamaw Conference race.
The Scorpions (6-5) ended up near the bottom of last year's tourna
ment but rebounded to finish strong in the league season and advanced to
the second round of the state playoffs for the first time in over five years.
The Sea Shell tournament boasted a strong field including 4-A teams
Hoggard, New Hanover and Laney, along with eastern 2-A power East
Carteret.
WhiteviUe won its own Easter tournament last Friday with a 9-1 romp
over Wallace-Rose Hill. The Wolfpack, currently 7-0 overall, ripped Pender
14-2 in the first round to advance to the championship game.
Richie Biackwell, the winning pitcher in the Wolfpack's decision over
West Brunswick two weeks ago, fired a no-hittcr for five innings to high
light Whiteville's victory over Wallace-Rose Hill.
Both West Columbus and East Bladen participated in local baseball
tournaments over the week-long break.
West Columbus, the defending champion of Jiggs Powers Easter
Invitational, was one of eight teams competing in the sixth annual event
held at Williams Township. Others participating along with the Vikings and
host Aggies were Nakina, Hallsboro, Tabor City, Waccamaw Academy,
Bladenboro and West Stanley.
West Stanley, the only non-Columbus County entry in the tournament,
was the eventual winner defeating Waccamaw Academy 6-4 in the champi
onship contest. The winners downed Tabor City in the opening round and
West Columbus in second-round play.
East Bladen defeated Acme-Delco 7-3 to win its own holiday tourna
ment last week. Also participating in the Cougars' tourney were Clinton
and Harrells Christian Academy.
Fairmont was a first-round winner in the St. Pauls Diamond Classic.
The Golden Tornadoes, despite a rebuilding year, blanked 1-A Liulefield
KM) in the opener before dropping a 13-0 decision to the host Bulldogs in
the championship game.
Tar Heel Seniors Coming To Shallotte
University of North Carolina Tar Heel seniors Pete Chilcutt, King Rice
and Rick Fox will be among the members of an all-star basketball team
scheduled to play at the West Brunswick gym on Saturday, Apr. 27 at 2
p.m.
The Tar Heel team will also include former University of North
Carolina players as well.
More information will be available next week according to game coor
dinator Billy Mims, West Brunswick boys basketball coach
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Buffkin, Bland Named Top Weekly Spring Athletes
West Brunswick soflball standout
Becky Buffkin and golfer Chris
Bland arc recipients of the Trojan/
Burger King Spring Athlete of the
Week award after leading their re
spective teams to early-season suc
cess.
Bland was named Trojan athlete
of the week for the period ending
April 1 while Buffkin was selected
for the same honor for the week
ending March 25.
Bland shot a 72-holc, team-lead
ing 313 in last week's 10-tcam
Hoggard Invitational Gold Tourna
ment in Wilmington.
Earlier in the week Bland carded
rounds of 73 and 78 for medalist
honors while leading West Bruns
wick to a First-place finish in a
NVaccamaw 2-A Conference match
in Elizabcthtown.
The Trojans finished the league
match with a team-total 338 fol
lowed by South Brunswick (341),
East Bladen (346), Whiteville (349)
and Fairmont (415).
"Chris is exceptionally devoted
to golf," said West Brunswick ath
letic director Marshall Scay of the
award. "He has been devoted to the
game ever since I've known him.
The success he is having now is di
rectly related to his hard work and
the quality instruction he receives
from coach Will Cockrcll."
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Buffkin, a senior third baseman,
went an amazing 9-for-lO at the
plate during the week prior to the
Easter holidays as the Lady Trojans
won two of three games during the
STAFF PHOTO BY JOHNNY CltAlC
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SPRING ATHIJETES OF THE WEEK are Chris Bland (left) for
the period ending April 1 and Becky Buffkin for the week ending
March 25.
period.
Included in her 10 plate appear
ances were seven runs baucd in as
West Brunswick (6-3 overall) de
feated both Waccamaw Conference
foes South Robeson and Fairmont
while losing to non-league oppo
nent Pender.
"Becky is off to a great offensive
start this season," said West Bruns
wick softball coach Tracy James.
"She provides excellent senior lead
ership."
Buffkin collected a triple, double
and single in the win over Fairmont
and last week, went 2-for-3 with a
solo home run and a double in a win
over New Hanover.
"Becky is my kind of athlcie,"
said Scay. "As a football coach, I ap
preciate consistency, reliability and
extreme dedication from a player.
Becky has been all of these things to
our girls' athletic program."
"She is now Finishing up her se
nior year at West Brunswick and I
predict she will be just as competi
tive in the game of life."
The multi-sports standout is also
a three-time All-Brunswick County
and All-Waccamaw Conference
basketball performer and was
named county player of the year as
a senior. She was also voted team
most valuable 'player as a sopho
more and junior and is a four-year
letterman in both sports.
Buffkin has narrowed her college
choices to Pfeiffer or the College of
Charleston. She plans to continue
playing both basketball and softball
while majoring in sports medicine.
IN SOFTBALL
West Girls Edge South Robeson 7-3
Perry Culpepper belted a grand
slam home run in the fourth inning
and winning pitcher Jenny Judah
went the distance as West
Brunswick defeated visiting South
Robeson 7-3 last Thursday in
Waccamaw 2-A Conference softball
play.
Culpepper's blast highlighted a
four-run fourth for the Lady Trojans
who also scored a single run in the
first inning and two more in the
fifth.
Lena Janeda went a perfect 2-for
2 at the plate for West Brunswick
while Meg Small and Becky
Buffkin both collected two hits in
three trips.
Chastity Oxcndine was the losing
pitcher.
South Robeson 000 030 0 ? 3 - 7-0
W.Brunswick 104 020 X? 7-12-2
Lady Cougars Rip West Columbus
South Brunswick exploded early
with a 10-run first inning and then
cruised to an 18-6 romp over visit
ing West Columbus in Waccamaw
2-A Conference softball action last
Thursday.
Tracy Frank was the winning
pitcher while Melissa Hardin was
charged with the loss.
Stacy Isenberg and Tasha Sellers
both went 3-for-5 at the plate to
lead the Lady Cougars' 16-hii at
tack. Included in Sellers' three hits
was a two-run homer.
Sheila Hemmingway went 2-for
3 to lead West Columbus while Kim
Edge blasted a two-run homer and
Clementine Martin, a solo home
run. Pat Hasty also had two hits for
the Lady Vikings, now 4-2 overall.
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