ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen was clinging to a touchdown lead against Clinton early in the fourth quarter Friday night.

ROCKY POINT – Tyreek Moore scored three touchdowns and ran for 170 yards on 15 carries Friday night as Heide Trask rolled past West Bladen 44-6 in a non-conference high school football game.

Registration for Bladen County Recreation Department’s youth volleyball program continues through Oct. 3.

What in the world is going on with the weekly football predictions? The “Negative Nelly” in me fears it’s going to collapse any week now. However, through three weeks, the season record is 39-4 for a correct rate of 91% (90.697% for you decimal fans), including a 17-1 record last week.

BLADENBORO – Kimberly Dowless had seven kills and five blocked shots Thursday to power West Bladen to a three-set sweep against Fairmont in a Southeastern Conference volleyball game.

ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen had the two-time N.C. High School Athletic Association 1-A East boys’ soccer champions on the ropes Wednesday night, but Hobbton rallied late for a 2-all draw in the Carolina Conference opener for the Eagles.

RALEIGH – The results are in, and thanks to judges from the Nebraska Press Association and numerous volunteers across the nation who contributed, we have winners to announce.

West Bladen and East Bladen won varsity and junior varsity high school volleyball matches Tuesday while Bladenboro swept Clarkton in middle school soccer.