Polls and Such

| March 8, 2006

The high school teams are just a few feet from the finish line and we have one more look at our Top Ten Polls and a few rambling thoughts on the eve of the ACC tournament. TOP TEN POLL (Boys) 1)Greensboro Day 2)Dudley 3)Northeast Guilford 4)Smith 5)High Point Central 6)High Point Andrews 7)Glenn 8)Eastern Guilford …Read the Rest…

ACC Men’s Tournament Preview II

| March 7, 2006

GreensboroSports.com’s Odds to Win the 2006 ACC Tournament UNC 8 to 5 – The Heels are on a roll. They are NOW the team to beat. Duke 2 to 1 – Duke is still Duke. If JJ gets hot and help from his friends, nobody can stop the Devils. Boston College 10 to 1 – …Read the Rest…

ACC Men’s Tournament Preview

| March 7, 2006

Part One – Thursday’s First Round Games The 53rd Annual ACC Tournament starts Thursday in Greensboro with four First Round contests. The following is a preview of Thursday’s First Round matchups: #8 Miami (7-9, 15-14) vs. #9 Clemson (7-9, 18-11) Tip-off: 12:00 noon Television Coverage: RJ (WFMY Channel 2) Radio Coverage: Hitz 94 FM (Tar …Read the Rest…

Panthers Like Calling Greensboro and Greenville Home

| March 6, 2006

The Dudley boys did it again Saturday afternoon and now they will be playing for the State 3-A Boys Basketball Championship for the 3rd consecutive year. The Panthers defeated Northeast Guilford 81-58 to make their way to the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill. Dudley will be going for back-to-back state titles and their …Read the Rest…

ACC Men’s Tournament Fan Guide

| March 6, 2006

Things to do at the Coliseum In addition to the great college basketball action this weekend at the Coliseum, ACC and Coliseum officials have a number of events planned to entertain those in attendance before and between the Tournament games. ACC FanFest The ACC FanFest is back again this year. The FanFest will take place …Read the Rest…

Tar Heels Win ACC Crown

| March 6, 2006

Recap of the ACC Women’s Tournament With three of the nation’s top four women’s basketball teams coming to Greensboro for this year’s ACC Women’s Tournament, excitement was at an all time high as the Tournament got underway last Thursday morning. By late Sunday afternoon, the North Carolina Tar Heels had claimed the Tournament Title in …Read the Rest…

Heavy Hitters Have HS Hardwoods Hopes Hopping

| March 3, 2006

The HS hardwoods have two teams set to face each other on Saturday afternoon to determine who will qualify for the boys State 3-A title game. The Dudley Panthers have been here before, in fact seven straight years now they have made the trek to ECU to play in the Regionals. The Northeast Guilford Rams …Read the Rest…

ACC Women’s Tournament Update

| March 2, 2006

Opening Game of Women’s ACC: Final #9 Virginia 57 #8 Boston College 54 #9 Virginia vs. #1 North Carolina on Friday at 11am Greensboro Coliseum Game 2 #5 N.C. State 67 #12 Clemson 53 #5 N.C. State vs. #4 Florida State on Friday at 4pm Greensboro Coliseum Game 3 #7 Virginia Tech 73 #10 Wake …Read the Rest…

Nice Warm Weather Equals Baseball/AAU Basketball Tryouts Update

| March 2, 2006

The weather was perfect for a baseball game on Wednesday and we saw a solid early season matchup at Northeast Guilford HS in McLeansville when the Rams hosted Northwest Guilford. The Vikings connected for the long ball and NWG defeated NEG 7-4. The area’s top baseball scout and local Palomino baseball legandary coach Johnny Smith …Read the Rest…

Top Ten Polls and Hoops Talk

| March 1, 2006

Our area lost another team Tuesady night as Eastern Guilford fell in the girls 2-A Regionals in Greenville. The Wildcats went down 71-57 and their season is over for 2005/2006. Tonight the Dudley girls face off against Western Harnett at 7pm in the Greenville Rose HS gym. Both young ladies’ squads have 25-2 records for …Read the Rest…