OCEAN — The Croatan boys and girls cross country teams placed second in a three-team meet Tuesday at the school.

Reporters typically don’t cover a lot of cross country meets.

ROCKY POINT — The last four 1A/2A Coastal 8 Conference volleyball league titles have come down to Croatan and Dixon, and it looked as if this year would be no different Monday in the first set.

HAVELOCK — The West Carteret volleyball team continued its dominance in the 3A Coastal Conference this past week.

OCEAN — Croatan senior Will Barker was looking to be more than “just another swimmer” in college.

OCEAN — It was a happy day for Croatan senior Kiernan O’Connell on Wednesday, Nov. 18.

ATLANTIC BEACH — Organizers had little to complain about after the Atlantic Beach King Mackerel Tournament.

The N.C. Citation/Tournament program (http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/mf/recreational-fishing-tournaments) is a special benefit for us anglers when we catch that “special” fish, whether it’s a citation spot or trout or one of the BIG guys like a blue marlin or tarpon.

While closely monitoring the surging coronavirus pandemic and its impact on prep sports, the N.C. High School Athletic Association has to also face realignment, which begins next fall.

OCEAN — While the rest of the world seems upside down, things remain the same for volleyball in the 1A/2A Coastal 8 Conference. Croatan continues to cruise despite the coronavirus pandemic upsetting everything else.

SWANSBORO — Volleyball matches between West Carteret and Swansboro tend to be tighter than the scoreboard suggests.

HOUSTON — The Monster Energy AMA Supercross schedule has been released, and that should be music to Cooper Webb’s ears.

The first week of prep sports is in the books, and man is it weird.

BEAUFORT — The East Carteret volleyball squad became the first county high school team to see the new season affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

JACKSONVILLE — West Carteret opened the cross country season Wednesday by splitting races with White Oak.

MOREHEAD CITY — West Carteret looked to be in trouble Tuesday night in its volleyball season opener, trailing 8-0 in the second set after dropping the first set.

OCEAN — The scoreboard, the gym floor, the volleyball and the net were about the only normal things in Croatan’s 3-0 sweep of Lejeune.

The last two weeks, we covered saltwater fishing regulations involving size and creel limits for North Carolina anglers. But have you ever caught a really nice fish and say, “Wow that’s a nice sea mullet,” or fill in the blank for your favorite species?

There will likely be plenty of bumps in the road during the 2020-2021 high school athletic season.

PELETIER — Cody LeBlanc picked up the victory in Saturday night’s Carolina Mini-Stock Challenge 4-Cylinder Nationals main event at Bobby Watson’s Carteret County Speedway – his first win at the track.

CHAPEL HILL — Emme Fisher showed significant improvement in her senior cross country season with the North Carolina Tar Heels.

MOREHEAD CITY — The Morehead City waterfront charter business will have one less icon going offshore next year.

CAPE CARTERET — The Turkey Trot for the Trail in Cape Carteret will look to raise spirits and funds on Thursday, Nov. 26, outside The GYM @ Cape Carteret Aquatic & Wellness Center.