Lady Pack gets soccer win

Whiteville High School soccer player Sabra Jessup (left) makes a leaping kick against a West Bladen defender in Monday night’s Waccamaw/Southeastern Conference soccer game at the WHS field. Whiteville won 3-1. Coach Mike Buckpitt’sLady Wolfpack played host to Pender on Wednesday (see result in A-section). Whiteville has clinched the runnerup spot in the conference standings behind South Brunswick.

Staff photo by Mark Gilchrist

Sabra Jessup scored two goals and Sarah Gore tallied one Monday as the Whiteville High School girls soccer team defeated visiting West Bladen 3-1 in a Waccamaw/Southeastern Conference soccer match.

Gore also had two assists for the Lady Wolfpack.

Whiteville, which has clinched the conference runner-up spot, played host to Pender Wednesday (see result in A-section) and will close out its regular-season schedule next week with a Monday road game at East Bladen, and Wednesday and Thursday home games with Trask and Waccamaw Academy respectively.

With its runner-up finish in the conference, the Lady Wolfpack will have a first-round home game in the upcoming state 2A playoffs.