Hoppers use long-ball to make long-haul……

| May 27, 2008

Three wins in a row after Tuesday’s afternoon game with Stanton and Peterson coming up big and Peterson’s throw from centerfield to get Anthony Martinez tagging and trying to go from second to third on a fly ball was the best throw made here so far this year….Hoppers win again and here’s the inside from …Read the Rest…

Greensboro College’s Johnson Tabbed USAS Woman of Year

| May 27, 2008

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – The NCAA Woman of the Year award honors student-athletes for their collegiate achievements in service, leadership, athletics and academics. The USA South Athletic Conference’s 2008 Woman of the Year and nominee for the NCAA award is Greensboro College senior softball player Jenee Johnson. Johnson, an outfielder for The Pride, concluded her collegiate …Read the Rest…

Hurricane feeling the pain again…

| May 27, 2008

1270 WMPM(Smithfield, N.C.) is reporting that Gregory “Hurricane” Helms(WWE Wrestler) faces criminal charges for his role in an altercation at a Smithfield bar with Dustin Narron. Helms took out an assault warrant shortly after the incident on May 6. Since, Narron has filed a misdemeanor assault charge which was served to Helms on May 22. …Read the Rest…

Dusty Dunn is done…..

| May 27, 2008

This Friday a voice lots of us grew up with and grew older, Dusty Dunn will do his last show from 7a.m. to 10a.m. on WGOS 1070 am radio. Dusty is calling it quits due to his Dad’s declining health. A couple of years ago, Dusty’s dad had a medical problem that requires someone to …Read the Rest…

Proehlific Power goes 2-2 over the weekend….

| May 27, 2008

The Power finished the weekend 2 – 2 in a showcase tournment held in Hickory this past weekend. The Power beat the Georgia Roadrunners and the South Charlotte Panthers while losing to the Anglers and the Charlotte Heat. Every team was strong. The Power played 4 games and saw 4 excellent pitchers. Power pitcher Esterlin …Read the Rest…

He is the Hunter…..

| May 27, 2008

Mense Collects Two Home Runs, Career-High, Four RBI Greensboro, N.C. – Greensboro was hunting for its second consecutive win over the Delmarva Shorebirds Monday and Hunter Mense fired two shots out of the park, his first and second home runs of the season, to hand-deliver the Grasshoppers’ 11-4 victory. Mense homered in back-to-back at-bats in …Read the Rest…

Kyle Kaminska named SAL pitcher of the week…

| May 27, 2008

Righty Earns Greensboro’s First Weekly Award of 2008 Greensboro, N.C. – Greensboro’s Kyle Kaminska was selected as the co-Pitcher of the Week in the South Atlantic League after posting a 2-0 record in two appearances and not allowing an earned run in all of his 11 innings on the mound. Delmarva’s Cole McCurry, who posted …Read the Rest…

Greensboro Hockey – Bob Anderson passes away

| May 26, 2008

It’s a sad day in Greensboro as Bob Anderson, husband of Pat Anderson, passed away today after suffering a heart attack and massive stroke yesterday. Most folks would know Bob for his duties manning the Booster Club merchandise booth during the Greensboro Monarchs and Booster Club information booth during the Greensboro Generals. He quietly and …Read the Rest…

Hogans talk trash about crash victim John Graziano

| May 26, 2008

There’s no end to Hogans and their sleezy excuse/exit plans as Hulk Hogan and his son Nick Hogan cook up a cover-up idea and plans for a way to make money off of Nick’s time spent in jail. Brooke Hogan was involved in an accident Sunday and Nick is serving time for nearly killing his …Read the Rest…

Auto accident invovling Hogan during Memorial Day weekend…

| May 26, 2008

Brooke Hogan was driving a Merdeces that crashed in a seven car pileup earlier Sunday in Clearwater, Fla., not Hulk Hogan as reports initially stated. The Fox News affiliate led with the headline: “Hulk Hogan involved in car accident.” The CBS affiliate said his role wasn’t known. The police report, obtained by TMZ.com, says Brooke …Read the Rest…

What others are saying about 7 on 7′s and Spring HS football practice…..

| May 26, 2008

A note from one our readers that says this is the truth and he is the Truth: Quick heads up to Northern, it is against the NCHSAA’s rules to have a full team practice in the spring. I know your coach is from SC where they can do that, but here in NC you can …Read the Rest…

Orange-boro Blast

| May 26, 2008

Petersen, Stanton Homer In Hoppers 2-1 Win Greensboro, N.C. – The Greensboro Grasshoppers kicked their four-game losing skid to the curb Sunday; two game balls landed not to far away. Donning their orange hats, orange jerseys and orange sox together for the first time this season, Byran Petersen and Mike Stanton each blasted two-out, solo …Read the Rest…

Dynamo tie in Weekend Action with Panama City

| May 26, 2008

The Carolina Dynamo tied 2-2 with Panama City Saturday night in a Premier Development League game played at Macpherson Stadium. The Dynamo got a late goal by Sam Cronin which tied the match in injury time. Jamie Franks scored Carolina’s other goal in the first half. Carolina’s record now stands 3-1-1 on the season. The …Read the Rest…

Dudley over HP Central 5-3 in the Seven on Seven chamionship game…

| May 24, 2008

Dudley and High Point Central ended up playing for the 7 on 7′s championship HS football game this afternoon at Grimsley High School. www.flickr.com Greensboro Sports’ 2008-05-24 photoset Dudley defeated HPC 5-3 in the title game that was halted by injury on the last unofficial play of the game. Play was stopped with about 5 …Read the Rest…

7 on 7′s at Grimsley:HS football scrimmages…..

| May 24, 2008

The 7 on 7 scrimmages are under way at Grimsley’s Jamieson Stadium today and there looked to be at least seven or eight teams out on the field going at it in helmets, “T” shirts and shorts. Dudley, Grimsley, Smith, HP Andrews, HP Central, WS Atkins, and others are running passing plays and playing pass …Read the Rest…

Voss takes the loss for Hoppers at Lakewood, N.J.

| May 24, 2008

Southpaw Suffers From Hoppers’ Offensive Setback Voss Tagged With Loss In First Career Quality Start; Hickman Snaps 0-for-16 Skid Lakewood, N.J. – Greensboro could not have asked for a better start from Jay Voss on Friday night; but his efforts were ultimately wasted in a 2-0 loss to Lakewood as the Hoppers were blanked for …Read the Rest…

Matt Dominguez is here to help the Hoppers…

| May 23, 2008

Dominguez Does His Part Hoppers Drop Second Straight in Lakewood Lakewood, N.J. – Matt Dominguez wasted little time Wednesday. Playing in just his second game this year, Greensboro’s third-baseman doubled in the first inning and the Hoppers’ next batter, Torre Langley, drove him home with a triple. In just one inning, the Florida Marlins’ top …Read the Rest…

Prohelific Power tops Burlington-Graham Post 63 at GMS…..

| May 23, 2008

The Prohelific Power didn’t have to wait long to earn their first win of the new season as they exploded with 10 runs in the 7th inning en route to a 15-10 victory over the Burlington-Graham Post 63 Legion team on Thursday evening at the Graham Middle School. The Power sent 14 men to the …Read the Rest…

Guilford College’s Mary Broos to Retire As Head Athletic Trainer

| May 22, 2008

Greensboro, N.C. — After 30 years of service to the Guilford College community, Mary Broos of Thomasville, N.C., will retire as Guilford’s head athletic trainer May 30. She will remain at the college in her role as an instructor in the sports studies department. Mary Broos Guilford has created an endowed fund to benefit the …Read the Rest…

Guilford College Names 2008 Football Captains

| May 22, 2008

Greensboro, N.C. — Guilford College head football coach Kevin Kiesel announced rising seniors Mike Six (Clemmons, N.C./Reynolds) and Josh Vogelbach (N. Fort Myers, Fla./Bishop Verot (East Carolina)) as the Quakers’ 2008 captains Thursday. Six, a 6-3, 270-pound defensive lineman, is a two-year starter and two-time Second Team All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) selection. He enters …Read the Rest…