Wednesday Roundup: West Bladen softball loses 2-1 to North Brunswick

BLADENBORO — Gabby Elkins’ solo home run in the fifth inning Wednesday was the deciding run as North Brunswick beat West Bladen 2-1.

Elkins’ blast put North Brunswick ahead 2-0.

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West Bladen (1-5) scored its run in the bottom of the fifth. Karlee Gause lined a one-out single to center, but was forced out at second on Addison Wilcox’s grounder to second. Maycee Kinlaw followed with a single to right that pushed Wilcox to third. Wilcox scored on a double steal.

In the seventh, Allison Hickman and Wilcox had singles, but the Knights couldn’t push across the tying run.

Kinlaw pitched six innings for West Bladen and allowed five hits, two runs and had five strikeouts.

Kali Allen, Brenna Hester, Hickman, Gause, Wilcox and Kinlaw each had one hit for West Bladen.

North Brunswick had beaten the Knights 15-0 on March 3.

Track & Field

In Southport, Tahlela Bethea won the high jump with a leap of 4-feet-8 and West Bladen won the 4×800 boys’ relay in the Southeastern Conference meet.

Here are West Bladen athletes who finished in the top 5 in their events:

Boys

4×800 relay: 1. West Bladen (Dylan Taylor, Jeremiah Bryan, Jennson Martinez, Jonathan Ortiz), 10:38.31

100: 4. Jace Lesane, 11.67

4×200 relay: 4. West Bladen (Damarion Bryant, Isaiah Robinson, Shy’Ron Thompson, Calvin Sinclair) 1:42.73

4×100 relay: 4. West Bladen (Calvin Sinclair, Jace Lesane, Elijah Gainey, Sincere McKinley) 46.78

3200: 3. Dylan Taylor 13:24.27

Shot put: 5. Alvin Lacewell 37-4

Girls

100: 4. Amiya McCarty, 14.01

4×200 relay: 4. West Bladen (Janavia Adams, Britannia Maultsby, Jamaiya Ballard, Amiya McCarty) 2:20.76

4×100 relay: 3. West Bladen (Amiya McCarty, Honesti Sinclair, Alejeh McMillan, Janavia Adams) 58.43

High jump: 1. Tahlela Bethea 4-8

Long jump: 3. Alejeh McMillan 13-0

Discus: 2. Serenity Council 72-7

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11

HIGH SCHOOL

Softball

North Brunswick 2, West Bladen 1

Track & Field

Boys: South Brunswick 139, Fairmont 90, Whiteville 88, Red Springs 81, South Columbus 71, West Bladen 31

Girls: Whiteville 161, South Brunswick 118, South Columbus 59, Fairmont 56, West Bladen 40, Red Springs 39

THURSDAY, MARCH 12

HIGH SCHOOL

Baseball

Hobbton at East Bladen, 6 p.m.

Girls’ Soccer

Hobbton at East Bladen, 6 p.m.

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Baseball

Harrells Christian vs. Emereau, County Park, 4 p.m.

Softball

Fayetteville Homeschool vs. Emereau, County Park, 4 p.m.

Girls’ Soccer

Emereau at Cape Fear Academy A, 5:15 p.m.

RECREATION

10-12-Year-Old Boys at King Street Gym, Elizabethtown

Heat vs. Celtics, 6:30 p.m.

Pacers vs. Mavericks, 7:15 p.m.

Warriors vs. Lakers, 8 p.m.

7-9-Year-Old Boys at King Street Gym, Elizabethtown

Huskies vs. Longhorns, 5:45 p.m.

FRIDAY, MARCH 13

HIGH SCHOOL

Baseball

East Bladen at West Bladen, JV 4 p.m., Varsity 6 p.m.

Softball

East Bladen at West Bladen, 6 p.m.

Girls’ Soccer

East Bladen at West Bladen, 6 p.m.

Boys’ Tennis

East Bladen at West Bladen, 4 p.m.