Wilmington’s first indoor pickleball facility is gearing up to open its doors. Owners Jason and Kayse Beasley are putting the finishing touches on Pickle & Taps, a 10-court indoor pickleball venue at 1207 S. 13th St. in Wilmington. Converting the 30,000-square-foot space, formerly occupied by Queensboro shirt company, into a pickleball venue has taken months of hard work with help from friends made through pickleball, Kayse Beasley said.

(This story was updated to add new information.) As you drive on Interstate 40 in the Murrayville area of New Hanover County, you'll notice a new sign highlighting a North Carolina college team's championship win. But it's not for the University of North Carolina Wilmington. ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) – Jim Harris is a UNCW Seahawk through and through. “Bonafide,” says Harris of his Teal pride. “I’ve been pretty active on campus… Even other than keeping the clock for 50 years.”. His commitment to the job was unquestioned. Now, it is...

The Filios/Murphy 6.5 men’s 65+ doubles team will enter state competition at the end of October in Wilmington to compete for the state championship. The team won the league championship by defeating Compass Pointe 17-15 in a tiebreaker. The team represents St. James Plantation in USTA competition. Shown in the picture, from left, are Fred Broyles, Michael Bisconti, Don Murphy, Mike Miller, Bob Murphy (co-captain), Jim Kontoulas, Dave Filios (captain) and Kevin Daly. Team members not in the photo are Tom Galligan, Brian Murphy, Brett Arsenault and Jeff Moore.

The UCF women’s golf team finished the fall season Sunday with a fifth-place finish in the Landfall Tradition tournament. The team played in the three-day tournament Friday through Sunday in Wilmington, North Carolina. UCF was coming off back-to-back fourth place finishes in the Illini Women’s Invitational and the Mercedes-Benz...

Two dominant signal callers in Jacob Monroe and Matthew Boring are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The New Hanover Wildcats will challenge the Hoggard Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. New Hanover will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after...

From Greensboro to Wilmington, former high school basketball coach Brittany Drew brings her knowledge and experience of the game to Trask Coliseum. Native to Greensboro, N.C., Drew played ball at Page High School and Guilford College and was recognized as a top-performing guard and All-Conference player at both establishments. She may only stand at 5’3,” but her game was anything but small. Drew marked down 870 career points, almost 199 assists, and over 100 steals at Guilford from 2011-2015.

Another week packed with big performances from Wilmington-area athletes is in the books. We start this week's Anderson Air StarNews Athlete of the Week Poll off with a unique occurrence. For the first time, two athletes will be eligible under one nomination. That's because two Wilmington athletes claimed a girls tennis individual doubles championship for the first time in program history. ...

On Friday the Corry girls and boys soccer team went head to head in celebration of their seasons ending. The made District playoffs and went up against the Wilmington Greyhounds on Saturday the 19th. They ended up losing against the Greyhounds the score being 0-2, causing their season to end. The boys soccer team didn’t qualify for the District playoffs, so their season ended a little earlier on Monday the 14th. Their game was against the Titusville Rockets and ended on a positive note with a win of 2-0.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The men’s and women’s soccer teams at Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) returned to Wilmington on Saturday as conference champions. Both teams competed in Region 10 of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The men’s team defeated Patrick & Henry Community College 1-0 to take home the championship, while the women’s team beat Richard Bland College 1-0.

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After capturing first at a tournament just two weeks ago, the Blue Devils seemed poised to do it again. Duke fired off two solid rounds before stumbling on the last day of the par-72 Landfall Tradition, finishing second in Wilmington, N.C. One stroke separated the Blue Devils from first-place Florida...

WILMINGTON, N.C.-- Boston College men's tennis team continued Fall action at the UNC Wilmington Invitational this weekend competing against UNC Wilmington, Coastal Carolina, and Davidson. The team of Lukas Rais paired with O'Leary against Davidson, McDonald against Coastal Carolina, and Overvelde against Davidson went 3-0 only to fall against UNCW...

WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Irish women’s golf team concluded its fall slate Sunday at the Landfall Tradition in Wilmington, North Carolina. The three-day tournament took place Oct. 25-27 at the Dye Course at the CC of Landfall. The University of Notre Dame squad finished in a tie for 13th overall at the annual event with a score of 894 (+30).

Recent UNC Wilmington graduate and East Bend native Mallory Fobes, hopeful of a pro playing career, won the second Carolinas Women’s Mid-Amateur last week at Longleaf Golf Club in Southern Pines. Fobes (pictured) shot 71 and 77 to finish at 4-over-par 148, beating Courtney Stiles of Pinehurst with a...

WILMINGTON, North Carolina – The first of a school-record 19 opportunities for Seahawk Nation to descend upon Trask Coliseum happens Wednesday when the UNCW men's basketball team hosts Fayetteville State for a 7 p.m. tip-off in an exhibition contest. GAME COVERAGE. UNCW Seahawks vs. Fayetteville State Broncos. Radio: 95.9...

3A/4A Mideastern Top Player Performances of the Week. Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!. A Season-Best Performance from Joquin Dingle Leads Laney over North Brunswick. Joquin Dingle produced his most...