OCEAN — Croatan four-year varsity baseball standout Aaron Keel wasn’t going to let a last-minute opportunity to continue playing baseball slip through his fingers.

OCEAN — Most athletes use their junior and senior seasons to showcase their abilities, but Ethan Coleman didn’t get that chance.

There are some feelings that cannot be denied.

Last week, I wrote about red drum, especially basically what kind and where. This week, I will tackle baits, specifically artificials. So what baits?

I’ve been thinking a lot about time lately.

MOREHEAD CITY — Few people have “bled the red, white and blue colors of West Carteret athletics” like Craig McClanahan.

KINSTON — Baseball lovers felt a sense of normalcy Saturday night at Grainger Stadium, but the game was anything but normal.

PELETIER — An electrifying performance from rookie sensation Carsyn Gillikin headlined Saturday night’s season opening Team Chevrolet of Swansboro Shootout at Bobby Watson’s Carteret County Speedway.

OCEAN — Croatan alum Jacob Boucher is ready to play not one, but two sports in college.

There are a lot of sports “could have beens” in the county thanks to the novel coronavirus.

MOREHEAD CITY — For the first time since the summer of 2009, there will be no collegiate, woodbat baseball in Morehead City.

OCEAN — Croatan coach Will Sutton recently got the opportunity of a lifetime with an appearance on NBC’s The Titan Games slated for Monday, July 13.

Croatan's Aaron Keel hit a walkoff sacrifice fly to cap an 11-run comeback and give Beaufort, Carteret, Craven and Pamlico County a 21-20 win over Duplin, Jones, Onslow and Sampson County in the Senior Sendoff game at Historic Grainger Stadium Saturday

NEWPORT — Paul Stanley says he has big shoes to fill.

“Metal, plastic, sometimes wood,” may not sound like a recipe for catching puppy drum along the surf, but for those of us who like the challenge of catching redfish only on our cunning and deceit, it is the ultimate light tackle anglers high.

Depending on what list you found, the top 10 Supercross riders of all-time entering this season looked something like this …

SALT LAKE CITY — A fantastic finish to the season wasn’t enough for Cooper Webb to repeat as the Monster Energy AMA Supercross 450 class champion.

There was a lot of chatter on social media last week about the final Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament prize payout.

ATLANTIC BEACH — The Carteret County Parks and Recreation Department saw a solid turnout last week in its first Beach Run of the 2020 series.

MOREHEAD CITY — Ariana Wolkerstorfer didn’t quit wrestling in high school, and she’s not about to start now.

BEAUFORT — There are 53 high school varsity head coaching positions in the county.

SALT LAKE CITY — You can call him Cooper “Wednesday” Webb at this point.

Last week, I talked about the Portuguese man-of-war since they have recently appeared, albeit uninvited, to our beaches in large numbers…ouch!

MOREHEAD CITY — The 62nd annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament is in the books, and Pelagic Hunter II added to the offshore fishing competition’s long list of champions.

SALT LAKE CITY — Cooper Webb couldn’t have raced much better since Monster Energy AMA Supercross resumed its season 2½ weeks ago.