2+ hour, 34+ min ago   (506+ words) Sheila Ford Duncan receives the NAIA tournament Most Valuable Player award after leading UNC Asheville to the national title in 1984. Sheila Ford Duncan played at Clarkton High School in the late 1970s and will be inducted into the Western North Carolina…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (494+ words) West Bladen’s Kimberly Dowless (left) leaps to make a return against Pender on Wednesday, Aug. 19. West Bladen’s Kimberly Dowless had a team-high eight kills in a four-set victory against Pender. Sonny Jones | Bladen Journal It took a match and a…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (364+ words) Diego Santos lofts the ball over the Lakewood keeper for West Bladen’s second goal in a 5-1 win Wednesday, Aug. 19. West Bladen’s Alejandro Lopez Sandoval (7) drives to the goal against Lakewood. West Bladen defeated Lakewood 5-1 in a non-conference boys’ soccer match Wednesday, Aug....

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (549+ words) It’s a new season and, basically, a new volleyball team at West Bladen following an historic 2025 campaign. The 2026 season got off to a rough start Monday, Aug. 17 inside Ken F. Cross Gymnasium as Trask swept the Knights 25-18, 25-22, 26-24. West Bladen was…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (402+ words) East Bladen’s Jaden Lewis-Gary (21) looks for an opening against South Brunswick in a scrimmage Friday, Aug. 14 at West Brunswick High School. East Bladen quarterback Zahmarion Pone (8) throws a pass againsts South Brunswick. The East Bladen offensive line, led by Tyrone…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (622+ words) West Bladen’s Alejandro Lopez Sandoval (17) was named to the All-Southeastern Conference team last season. The West Bladen boys’ soccer team is hoping to build off last season when it was in a four-way battle for the top spot in the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (407+ words) East Bladen’s Sana’a Singletary returns a shot against Whiteville on Tuesday, Aug. 11 in a non-conference girls’ tennis match. East Bladen’s Ava Allen East Bladen’s Amanda Bollinger Sonny Jones | Bladen Journal The East Bladen girls’ tennis team opened their season Tuesday, Aug....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (575+ words) East Bladen’s Taylor Dowless (11) goes up for a kill against Whiteville in a non-conference volleyball match Tuesday, Aug. 11. East Bladen’s Keri Burgess (14) jumps to make a block against Whteville. Tenley Dowless of the East Bladen JV volleyball team winds up…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (313+ words) ROCKY POINT — Taylor Dowless had 14 kills and Addie Douglas made only one error on 30 service receptions Monday as East Bladen opened its volleyball season with a 3-1 non-conference win against Heide Trask. The Eagles won the first two sets by scores of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (571+ words) West Bladen’s Kimberly Dowless (12) will be a key player on the front line. Greer Pope is a strong server and setter for the West Bladen volleyball team. Sonny Jones | Bladen Journal Topping a record-setting 2025 season that featured eight seniors will…...