College Sports

Notebook: Duke women’s basketball awards celebration to be April 18

Duke will be hosting its annual awards women’s basketball celebration Monday, April 18, at Scharf Hall in the Krzyzewski Center for Academic Excellence.

The celebration will kick off at 7 p.m. with a dessert reception on the Scharf Hall patio, followed by the awards program at 8-9 p.m. The cost will be $20 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under.

Football

Wake Forest: The annual spring game is set for Saturday, April 9, at 3 p.m. at BB&T Field. Fans are invited to come out and watch the Deacons in action. Admission and parking will be free. The gates to will open at 2 p.m.

Baseball

Duke: The Blue Devils travel to Wake Forest for their first ACC road series of the season. The games are scheduled to begin at at 6 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday at David F. Couch Ballpark.

Saint Augustine’s: Standouts Corey Brassington and Darrell Langston were honored by the CIAA on Wednesday. Brassington was named CIAA Offensive Player of the Week and Langston was selected CIAA Defensive Player of the Week.

Softball

Saint Augustine’s: Korey Hill was named CIAA Defensive Player of the Week.

Men’s Track and Field

UNC: The Tar Heels are ranked No. 17 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s Preseason Poll for the outdoor season. They are one of four ACC teams to make the preseason top 25.

Men’s Golf

Campbell: On the heels of the Camels’ seventh top-five finish in their past eight outings, they swept the Big South Conference weekly honors. Craig Hornberger was named golfer of the week, and Jesper Svensson collected freshman of the week recognition.

Miscellaneous

Raleigh Sports Club: Mike Gminski will be the keynote speaker for the 2016 banquet.

The banquest will be Wednesday, April 6, at North Ridge Country Club in Raleigh. The event will have a social from 6 to 7 p.m. with cash bar and complimentary ice tea. The dinner and program will run from 7 to 9:30 p.m. There also will be a three-course dinner. The cost will be $35 per person. Reservations are being accepted.

This story was originally published March 24, 2016 at 7:30 PM with the headline "Notebook: Duke women’s basketball awards celebration to be April 18."

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