REGULAR SEASON ENDS
Local Prep Wrestlers Ready For Eastern Repional Tourney
BY DOUG KITTKR
Brunswick County high school wrestlers arc hoping
tor a good showing when they compete in the North
Carolina Eastern 1-A/2-A Regional Tournament Friday
antl Saturday at Wilhamston.
A strong finish at rcgionals means a ticket to the
state wrestling championships next week at the Greens
boro Coliseum. The top four finishers in each weight
class will advance.
"We're looking forward to the rcgionals," South
Brunswick Coach Don Millwood said Monday. "We
think we have several young men that will do real well
and go on to the suite meet."
The county's prep grapplers will have to go a long
way to lop last year's performance, when 12 of them
qualified for the state tournament.
West Brunswick finished fourth in the 18-team re
gional tournament last year and sent five of its wrestlers
to Greensboro. Four qualified from North Brunswick
and three from South Brunswick.
Five of the 12 state qualifiers from last year w ill re
turn to the regional tournament this year, including three
-lime county tournament champion trie Andreis of
West Brunswick. Andreis is the county's lop 152
pounder.
Also returning to Williamslon will be North sopho
more Casey McBride, who was the big surprise at last
year's eastern regional when he placed fourth at 135
pounds. McBride won the county championship this
season at 145.
South's three state qualifiers in 1992 captured indi
vidual county lilies this season as the team's senior tri
capiains. Ty Haughn, Phillip Craven and Craig Fra/.icr
led Soulh to the county regular-season and tournament
titles.
Coaches were expected to meet Wednesday night in
Williamslon to set the secdings for the regional tourna
ment. Competition will be held Friday night and all day
Saturday.
North Brunswick Coach Mike Dumas said Tuesday
he's hoping three or four of his wrestlers are seeded high
and do well enough at the regional meet to qualify for
states.
"I believe I've got two that could go, possibly three
or four," he said. "If I get three or four I'll be super hap
py"
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STAFF PHOTO BY DOUG R'JTTH
WEST BRUNSWICK WRESTLER Eric Andreis (lop) will be one of the favorites to place high at this
weekend's N.C. Eastern Regional Tournament. The photo was taken during a recent match with Ayn
or's Hrandon Caroll.
Dumas said North Brunswick's match Saturday at ing in a regional tournament. St. James High of
Myrtle Beach wasn't much of a match at all. Myrtle Charleston had transportation problems and didn't show
Beach only fielded about six wrestlers and forfeited the up for the match
rest of the weight classcs. "We got all souped up to go down there and didn't
Conway was scheduled to wrestle but was compet- get anything out of it," Dumas said. "We'll go into the
regional* this weekend without any real mat experience
for two weeks. That may work to our advantage and it
may not."
North Brunswick ended the regular season 6-17-1.
South Humped in Playoffs
So.ilh Brunswick crushed first-round opponent
Edenton Holmes but fell to Dixon in the state 1-A/2-A
dual team wrestling playoffs last Tuesday at Dixon High
School.
The Cougars deleatcd Edenton's Aces in the open
ing round 58-8 before losing a tough match to the Dixon
Bulldogs 33-24. The Cougars finished the season 20-6.
with three of the six losses to Dixon.
"We were a little frustrated with that," Coach
Millwood said. "We felt like we had a chance to beat
them Tuesday night but we didn't quite do it. They have
a good team."
After defeating Currituck 33-27 Thursday, Dixon
lost its fourth-round playoff match 42-16 to eventual
state champion East Davidson.
Despite the losses to Dixon, Millwood said he was
happy with his team's performance. "I'm really, really
tickled with the way they got alter it and pulled together.
We did real well for as long as we've been wrestling."
Braves Scalp Trojans
West Brunswick's wrestling squad saw its regular
season come to a disappointing conclusion last Wed
nesday in a 41 -26 loss to visiting Socastcc.
The Braves recorded just two pins compared to three
for the Trojans, but Socastcc picked up 18 free points by
winning three divisions by forfeit.
West Brunswick was without the services of 125
poundcr Barry Johnson and 130-poundcr Al Johnson,
who sat out for disciplinary reasons. The Trojans fin
ished die regular season 10-12-1.
West-Socastee Results
103 pounds: Holmes (S) won by forfeit; 112:
Cokeley (W) dcf. Boyd, 11-2; 119: Jackson (W) def.
Williams, 13-1; 125: Perez (S) won by forfeit: 130:
McDonald (S) won by forfeit; 135: Sawieky (S) dcf.
Woodard, 17-2; 140: Radcckc (S) pinned Lewis, :28;
145: Mitchell (W) pinned Hickman, :48; 152: Walker
(S) dcf. Andreis, 4-3; 160: Young (S) def. Stanley, 4-2;
171: Sinclare (S) pinned Register, :56; 189: Crawford
(W) pinned Dcichclbor, 2:52; Hwt: Brooks (W) pinned
Dishncau, 1:06.
This Week
In Brunswick Sports
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11
?Brunswick County Men's Basketball League at Shallotte
Middle School: Cars of Distinction vs. Natural Lites, 7
p.m.; UCB Nets vs. Young Guns, 8:15 p.m.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12
?West Brunswick hosts South Robeson in basketball. 5 p.m.
?North Bninswick at F.ast Bladen in basketball, 5 p.m.
?South Brunswick hosts West Columbus in basketball, 5
p.m.
?N.C. Eastern Regional High School Wrestling Tournament,
Williamston.
?Brunswick County Men's Church Basketball League at
Waccamaw Elementary School: Jennies Branch vs. Zion
Baptist, 6:30 p.m.; Mount Olive vs. Ocean View, 7:30 p.m.;
Emanual Outreach vs. Camp Methodist, 8:30 p.m.;
Shallotte Presbyterian vs. Friendship Baptist, 9:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13
?N.C. Eastern Regional High School Wrestling Tournament,
Williamston.
?Shallotte Babe Ruth League holds youth baseball and soft
ball registration, Shallotte American Legion Building, 10
a.m. until noon.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16
?North Brunswick hosts Whiteville in basketball, 5 p.m.
?West Brunswick at West Columbus in basketball, 5 p.m.
?South Brunswick at South Robeson in basketball, 5 p.m.
?Bninswick County Men's Church Basketball League at
Waccamaw Elementary School: Friendship Baptist vs.
Camp Methodist, 7 p.m.; Seaside Methodist vs. Zion
Baptist, 8 p.m.; Calvary Baptist vs. Shallotte Presbyterian,
9 p.m.
?Brunswick County Co-Rec Volleyball League at Shallotte
Middle School: Kari's Team vs. Rita's Team, 7 p.m.;
Roberto's Pizza vs. Richard Jones Construction, 7:50 p.m.;
Richard Jones Construction vs. Gene's Auto Body, 8:40
p.m.; A&A Auto Rentals vs. Brunswick Community
College, 9:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17
?Brunswick County Men's Basketball League at Shallotte
Middle School: Young Guns vs. Natural Lites, 7 p.m.;
Turntables vs. UCB Nets, 8:15 p.m.
This week's listings include events reported to the Beacon. To list a
sporting activity call 754-6X90 or write to Doug Rutter, The Brunswick
Beacon. P.O. Box 2558, Shallotte, N.C. 2X459.
Turntables Drop Guns
In Men's Hoop League
The Turntables improved to 10 0 proved to 8-2 with a 109-91 victory
in the Bninswick County Men's over Cars of Distinction. William
Basketball League last Thursday Johnson led the Lakers with 34
night at Shallotte Middle School points, and Shellon Vereen had 29
with a 69-65 victory over the third- for the Cars.
place Young Guns. Also on Wednesday, Jeff Register
... scored 18 points to lead the UCB
Jeff Johnson scored121 points ti. j^cls lo a narrow 72-69 win over the
lead the Turntables, which present y Natural i,jics. White again led the
hold a two-game lead in the league U[cs wjlh 23 jn|s_
standings. Chris Johnson had 30 Men's Basketball League
po.nLs for the Young Guns, who fell Standings As Of Feb. 8
to64 TKAM WINS LOSSKS
In other action Thursday, Greg Turntables 10 0
White scored 28 points to lead the Lakers 9 2
Natural Lites to an 87-82 win over Young Guns 6 4
ihc Warriors. Joe Vereen had 27 UCB Nets 3 5
points in a losing causc for the Cars Of Dist. 3 7
Warriors. Warriors 2 7
Last Wednesday, the Lakers im- Natural Lites 2 8
SPORTING SCENE
The Russians Are
Coming To Ploy
America's Game
The Russians arc coming! The Russians arc coming!
With apologies to Haul Revere, the Russian Olympic Baseball Team
will be coming to Shallotte this spring to take on West Brunswick's baseball
team in what will probably be the biggest exhibition game ever played in
these parts.
Mark it on your calendar, folks,
in black Magic Marker. The Russians
will invade Shallotte Friday, April 9.
West Brunswick Coach Mike
Alderson assures me this isn't a junior
national team or anything bogus.
"This is the real thing," he said.
"We're going to be playing a bunch
of 22-year-olds."
Wow! The Russian Olympic
Baseball Team coming to Shallotte of all places. The high school, and the
community in general, should really go out of its way to do something spe
cial for the visitors.
"I think playing them, no matter what the score is, will create a lot of
community interest here," Alderson said. "We're going to try to build it up
real big and get a lot of people out here for that night game."
"It's something the kids will be able to look back on when they're our
age and say, 'We played the Russians.' It's going to be good for the commu
nity and the kids."
So how will the Trojans stack up against the Russian Olympic squad?
Well, practice doesn't officially start until Monday, but West Brunswick
should have a good baseball team this year.
"We should be decent," Alderson said. "We only lost three starters last
year and everybody else is back. But baseball's funny. You never really
know what might happen."
The Trojans have been to the state playoffs each of the last two years,
and advanced all the way to the Eastern N.C. Championship last season.
Returners will include last year's co-county players of the year, ace
pitcher Scott Gore and power-hitting catcher Bryan Fleming.
Baseball season begins in mid-March. West will have pre season scrim
mages with New Hanover and South Columbus. The Trojans have two
games with Waccamaw Academy and one with Dillon, S.C., before opening
the conference slate against Whitcville.
New Press Box
A new press box is under construction at the West Brunswick baseball
field, and from all appearances it's going to be a real nice one when it's
completed.
The second floor of the building is about 30 feet long and 12 feet wide.
That includes a press box area and conference room.
Below will be a concession stand, and possibly rcstrooms.
Folks sitting in the press box this year won't have to look through
chain-link fence like they have in the past. The fence has been cut out. The
press box crew will watch the game through large windows tins year.
The new building also will be loved by concession stand operators.
They'll actually be able to watch the games this season. In the past, the
snack stand has laced away from the field.
"We've had a lot of support here. A lot of people have donated materi
als and labor. We only have about S1,400 in it now," Alderson said last
week.
Windows, vinyl siding and shingles were donated, and press box project
coordinators Howard Benton and Danny Gore have been able to get good
prices on cinder block and lumber.
There's even a phone line from the press box to the Trojan dugout. It
should be great for stealing signs (]"*? kidding) or alerting the coach when
one of his outfielders has dozed off.
Alderson says the new box will be the best in the Waccamaw
Conference. I'd like to say I'll miss die old one, but I'd be lying. Of course,
it did provide easy access to the popcorn machine.
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