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THE BRUNSWICK&BEACON B 1 Thursday. April 14/1994 Inside this section: ? Weekly golf scores, Page 4 ? Delinquent tax list, 6-11 ilAFF rHOTO BY DOUG WiTTER WEST BRUNSWICK BASEBALL COACH MIKE ALDERSON (left) talks with infielders Chris Payne and Heath Inman during last Wednesday's third-round Seashell Invitational game against Hoke County. SPORTING SCENE North Baseball Team Makes Strong Showing I get the feeling North Brunswick High's baseball team is going to do something special one of these days, like win a conference championship or a state title. Nearly every time I watch the Scorpions play ball, I walk away lik ing what I saw. I loved what 1 saw last week when they took second place in the eight-team Seashell Invitational tournament at Wilmington's Hardee Field. The Scorpions probably would have won the thing had it not been for the "unbeatable" New Hanover Wildcats. Even without depaited superstar Trot Nixon, the Cats are awesome. The tournament title gave them 35 straight wins. The 10-2 loss to New Hanover in the tournament championship game did not take away from an otherwise outstanding tournament for 1A North Brunswick, the smallest school in the field. The Scorpions defeated a pair of 4A teams, Fayetteville E.E. Smith and Wilmington Lancy, to reach the championship game. It was the second straight year that North played for the Seashell crown. "I'm proud of the kids for working hard and getting this far," North Brunswick Coach Keith Moore remarked following the title game. Coach Moore and the North Brunswick parents and fans should be proud of the dozen players on the varsity baseball team. Each school North Brunswick faced in the tournament was at least twice as big as North. The Leland school has approximately 434 students, according to last year's N.C. High School Athletic Association realignment figures. The three schools the Scorpions faced in the tournament average more than 1,100 students each. Laney has about 1,269 kids, New Hanover 1,027 and E.E. Smith 1,026. None of that seems to matter to North Brunswick's kids, who have grown quite accustomed to facing larger schools. Coach Moore says North has a group of talented athletes who benefited greatly from the experience they gained last summer by playing American Legion ball for Brunswick County Post 68. "The kids are hard-working and they battle, and I try to get everything out of them I can," Moore said. I have watched North Brunswick kids compete in athletics for nearly three years now, and the one thing they all have in common is they never give up. This year's girls basketball team was a perfect example. To be honest. North Brunswick did not have the talent to compete with most of the teams it played. The girls lost 22 games and won one. But that never stopped the Lady Scorpions from trying. The few times I saw the them play, I never saw them not hustling. It didn't matter if they trailed by 30 or more points in the fourth quarter. They still dove on the floor for loose balls and continued giving their best until the game was over. One of my favorite children's books is "The Little Engine That Could." I am reminded of that book's positive message whenever I see a North Brunswick team compete. SUNSHINE BUILDERS CUSTOM BUILT HOMES Decks, Gazebos, Utility Buildings, Remodeling & More Let us put a little sunshine in your life! (Your Lot or Ours) NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION Affordable Housing at TALL PINE PLANTATION & BRIERWOOD ESTATES [Thinking about remodeling or an addition? CALL NOW (910)754-8746 NC LIC. #31915 ? Bank Financing Available Builder: Billy Street SEASHELL INVITATIONAL Hoke Bucks Shut Out Trojans BY DOUG RUTTER "You don't hit, you don't win." That was all West Brunswick Baseball Coach Mike Alderson could say after his Trojans managed just four hits in a 5-0 loss to Hoke County last Wednesday in the final round of the Seashell Invitational high school tournament. Mike Johnson had two singles for West Brunswick and Eric Johnson and Chris Payne had the other two. Hoke County's Fighting Bucks didn't fare much better at the plate with only six hits, but they came at the right time. Three consecutive singles in the third inning led to the game's first run. With one out, Terrell Mclntyre and Lee Ward singled and Mclntyre came home on another base hit by Rodney Easterling. The score remained 1-0 until the bottom of the sixth, when Hoke County loaded the bases with one out. A leadoff single by Easterling, a hit batsman and intentional walk set the stage for a big inning. West Brunswick pitcher Cameron Jones hit another batter, Tim Furm age, to force one run home and give the Bucks a 2-0 lead. Relief pitcher Phillip Leonard then threw a wild pitch to let another run score, and pinch hitter George Brit followed with a two-run triple to the fence in right-center field for a 5-0 cushion. West Brunswick had its chances to score. The Trojans left the bases loaded in the second inning. One in ning later, a runner was tagged out after getting caught in a run-down between third and home. West also stranded runners at the corners in the seventh. Jones suffered the loss for West Brunswick. He yielded five runs and five hits and recorded two strike outs. In posting the shutout, Hoke County pitcher Nakomia Locklear did not overpower West's batters. The sophomore right-hander record ed only two strikeouts, but induced 14 ground outs and retired eight consecutive batters during one stretch. West Brunswick (5-4) lost two out of three games at the annual Scashell Invitational. The Trojans suffered a 7-1, opening-round loss to Wilmington Laney before heating Fayetteville E.E. Smith 11-6 in the second round. "It's a great tournament," Coach Alderson said. "We enjoy coming here every year. It's great competi tion. The hospitality's top notch." Game Summary West Brans 0 0 00 00 0 ?0 4 1 Hoke County 0 0 10 0 4 X?5 63 Men's Softball Deadline May 5 The registration deadline is May 5 for teams interested in completing in the Brunswick County Parks and Recreation Men's Softball League. The registration fee is $325 per team, and league play is sched uled to begin next month. For more information, contact county athletic coordinator Joe Rosselli at 253-4357 or 1-800 222-4790. Mii ?E mm W^J^i.^SLwtag -?>. .;*/>? STAFF PHOTO BY DOUG RUTTER WEST BRUNSWICK'S GWYN CHAPPELL pitched the Lady Tro jans to a 9-4 win over East Columbus in the second round of the Southern Shore Invitational softball tournament Saturday in Wil mington. NORTH WINS TWICE West Beats Gators In Tourney North Brunswick won two games North Brunswick (6-3) opened and West Brunswick won once in the tournament with a 15-0 victory the Southern Shore Invitational high over the Lady Pirates of Topsail, school softball tournament last Jenny Crowder pitched the shutout, weekend in Wilmington. and Regina McKoy and Ashley Whiteville, New Hanover and Burton combined to knock in four Hoggard were the three pool win- runs. ners in the 12-team tournament held On Saturday morning, North Friday and Saturday at Hoggard Brunswick fell behind early to High School. Whiteville and suffered a 9-7 loss. West Brunswick's Lady Trojans The Lady Scorpions came back (3-8) defeated Waccamaw Confer- Saturday afternoon with a 10-6 win ence foe East Columbus 9-4 Sat- over Dixon. Amy Mercer had two urday morning for their only win of hits and four RBI to lead North the tournament. Brunswick. Pender defeated West Brunswick South Brunswick lost its three 16-6 Saturday night. The Lady Tro- tournament games. The Lady Coug jans lost their first tournament game ars fell to New Hanover 25-10, Lan 17-2 to Hoggard. ey 10-2 and South Columbus 14-4. Calabash Cafe OPEN 6 AM-2 PM Register for our free Z Lunch Specials weekly drawing. , Meati, vegetans You could win a Bread & Tea breakfast or lunch! Hwy. 17 S., at NC/SC state line ? 579-1130 1 Shallotte Glass & Mirror lor All Your (/lass Xeeds Where I In- Workmanship Makes The Difference HAS MOVED to our new location at BRADSHER'S AUTO GLASS i 6456 Ocean llwy., 5 minutes south of Shallotte on llwy. 17 579-6778 ? 1-800-579-6778 ? FAX # 579-7862 \ West Blasts Bulls 11-6 West Brunswick defeated Fayet- Winning pitcher Eric Johnson (1-1) teville E.E. Smith 11-6 in the second struck out seven batters and issued round of the Seashell Invitational just one walk. high school baseball tournament last The Golden Bulls scored four Tuesday in Wilmington. runs on five hits and two West Josh Baker went 2-for-4 with Brunswick errors in the third inning, three RBI, Chris Jackson went 2-for- E.E. Smith added two runs on two 4 and Chris Payne had a two-run hits and three Trojan errors in the single to lead the Trojans. fourth. West Brunswick scored five runs Game Summary in the first inning and five more in E.E. Smith 0 0 4 20 0 0?6 9 4 the fifth to improve its record to 5-3. West Bruns. 5 1 0 0 5 0 X?11 75 Bellamy Leads Bowling League Mike Bellamy rolled a 258 high Ricky Danford, 201, 529; and Crvin game and 627 series to lead the men Stanley, 201,449. in the Woodmen of the World Mixed Mimi O'Sullivan led the women league last Friday at Brunswick with a 192 high game and 527 se County Bowling Center in Shallotte. ries. Also posting high scores were Other top finishers were Brian Becky Rountree, 189, 509; Mona Formyduval, 239, 623; Terry Deck- LaFontainc, 179, 384; Audrey er, 214, 622; Donald Robbins, 210, Redwine, 178, 485; and Beverly 564; Waddell Evans, 201, 566; Causey, 175,464. Cape Fear Fence Residential ? Commercial CHAIN LINK AND WOOD FENCES QUALITY WORKMANSHIP 26 Years Experience Low Prices Free Estimates Serving All of Brunswick County! 754-3826 or 371-3826 ^ What** Mappening, (Jit... ^ Boot Scooters^ 5 COUNTRY MUSIC DANCE CLUB $ ** Hwy. 904* Between Post Office & Food Lion ? Sunset Beach, N.C. ** ** asr n ** i EARL THOMAS CONLEY $ $ Friday - April 29 ? 8:30 P.M. ? ** advance TICKETS $25 per couple and ** ** $15 per person ? VIP Seats $25 per person Ticket Locations Boot Scooters, Sunset Beach ? Nanway Carpets. Seaside Seaside Appliance, Seaside ? Calabash Insurance, Calabash Tee Beaus Western Wear, Calabash ? 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