NCAA College Baseball DI Regionals

| May 28, 2009

We have several local players in the field of 64 teams that begin play on Friday and here are a few of the guys and if have or know of others please help us build upon this list….. Dustin Ackley-UNC(North Forsyth) Ben Bunting-UNC(Randleman) Levi Michael-UNC(North Davidson) Greg Holt-UNC(West Forsyth) Clint Moore-Army(Grimsley) JP Polchinski-Army(Ragsdale) Scott Riddle-Elon(Eastern …Read the Rest…

Greensboro Palomino Baseball 2009 Schedule

| May 28, 2009

GREENSBORO PALOMINO LEAGUE SCHEDULE May 28, 2009 (H) Denotes Home Team DATE TIME TEAMS FIELD Sat 5/30 2:00 Elks –v- Diamondbacks (H) Stoner-White 4:15 Reno’s –v- Chatham (H) “ “ Sun 5/31 2:00 D’Backs –v- Reno’s (H) Stoner-White 4:15 Elk’s –v- Villains (H) “ “ Tues 6/2 6:00 Reno’s -v- Elks (H) Stoner-White 8:15 Chatham …Read the Rest…

NCAA Track Regionals this weekend‏ at N.C. A&T

| May 28, 2009

GREENSBORO– There is a very good reason the Greensboro community should carve out some time this weekend to attend the NCAA Division I East Regional Track and Field Meet held at North Carolina A&T’s Irwin Belk Track May 29-30. As spectators, the community will get an excellent chance to see the United States’ future track …Read the Rest…

The Colts are cookin’ and it’s not even the 4th of July yet

| May 28, 2009

Greensboro Colt Baseball Standings as of 5/25 from www.coltleague.webs.com: 1)Northeast 2)Grimsley 3)Jamestown 4) Eastern 5)Southwest 6)Dudley 7)HP Central 8)Southern 9)Northern 10)Page 11)Western 12)Northwest 13)Wesleyan For full game info such as schedules, stats, wins-losses etc. go to www.coltleague.webs.com

The basketball season continues and then ends for Northern Guilford at the Airport Marriott

| May 28, 2009

The Northern Guilford Nighhawks got their Championship rings and plaques at last night’s Awards Ceremony at the Airport Marriott and as expected, the place was packed. Hope you had a chance to check our pictures from the event and as we were stating earlier, “the basketball season continued and then ended”, last night at the …Read the Rest…

Two new on the Positive people and places: Uplifting Faces among the Crowd

| May 28, 2009

We have two new members for induction into this week’s edition of our new, Positive people and places:Uplifting Faces among the Crowd. Charter members are: Jason Roberts(Southwest Guilford/Charlotte Liana Blue(Northeast Guilford/Charlotte Tony Ferrante(High Point Wesleyan) Trey Godette(Dudley) They are joined today by Brennan Wyatt(Dudley HS) and Corban Collins(High Point Andrews). Reader says: I hear that …Read the Rest…

Hoppers stay out of the Lake, but still get wet

| May 28, 2009

The wet weather got a hold of the Greensboro Grasshoppers(24-21) on Wednesday and now they will play a doubleheader with the Lake County Captains today with game one beginning this afternoon at 5:30pm. Hoppers in Ohio: 27 @ Lake County, Postponed: Rain 28 @ Lake County, 5:30 PM

Northern Guilford Basketball Awards Banquet

| May 27, 2009

The Northern Guilford High School Boys Basketball Team held their Annual Awards Banquet tonight at the Airport Marriott. Andy Durham was there for the pictures below. So were some other media, apparently for another purpose. We cover these banquets when invited. Click on any picture to see them all.

Dudley Boys Football – Reading To Kids At Barnes and Noble

| May 27, 2009

Shortly after the Dudley Girls Basketball Team finished reading to kids at the Barnes And Noble at Friendly Center, the Dudley Boys Football Team came in for Round Two. Andy got pictures of the Football Team reading and the crowd at the store. Click on any picture to see the full set of 54.

Not Exactly Breaking News – Dash Stadium Delayed

| May 27, 2009

Anybody who has traveled Business 40 the past few weeks could tell you that the new stadium for the Winston-Salem Dash was not going to be ready this season. Now it’s official. Several media outlets have reported that season ticket holders have gotten the bad news. The discussion is pretty hot at the Winston-Salem Journal. …Read the Rest…

The Will call on Greensboro Grasshoppers roster moves

| May 27, 2009

from Will Cornelius Hoppers’ media: Greensboro Grasshoppers roster moves as of 5/26/2009 C Robert Taylor sent to extended Spring Training -INF Emilio Ontiveros received from Jupiter

Hoppers get in too deep at Lake County

| May 27, 2009

Lake County 8 Greensboro 4 WP:Alexander Perez(3-2) LP:Kyle Kaminska(4-3) GSO(24-21 overall) Hoppers’ Homers: HR: Mattison (6), Bass 2 (6), Skipworth (3) Box score: Greensboro Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG Gran 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 Mattison CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 …Read the Rest…

Freshmen Lead The Way On Day One Of NCAA Men’s Golf Championships

| May 27, 2009

 /Demon Deacons 20^th after opening round/ TOLEDO, Ohio – *Freshman Daniel Meggs went 1-under par on his second  nine holes to finish with a round of 2-over 73 and lead the Wake Forest  men’s golf team to a round of 302 on a soggy first day of the 2009 NCAA  Men’s Golf Championships at the …Read the Rest…

Positive people and places: Uplifting Faces among the Crowd

| May 27, 2009

So far we have: Jason Roberts(Southwest Guilford/Charlotte Liana Blue(Northeast Guilford/Charlotte Tony Ferrante(High Point Wesleyan) Trey Godette(Dudley) This is good list to start with and let’s add to it and keep creating and recognizing some postive forces within our community. Here are the comments that we have received on our Charter Members:(We are always looking for …Read the Rest…

Ken Helms Metro 4-A Coach of the Year

| May 27, 2009

Coach Ken Helms has been named the Metro 4-A baseball Coach of the Year. Coach Helms led the Bison to a 10 win season, the first of this nature for the Bison since back in 1976. The last time the Bison won as many games in the conference as they did this year, was some …Read the Rest…

Sweep’em and Weep – Canes bounced from Playoffs

| May 27, 2009

From the Associated Press – Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins are headed back to the Stanley Cup finals. Max Talbot had a goal and an assist to help the Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 on Tuesday night and finish off a sweep in the Eastern Conference finals. Pittsburgh lost to Detroit last year …Read the Rest…

Dudley Girls Basketball participates in Barnes and Noble Reading Program

| May 26, 2009

Reading is Fundamental – but often not everyone has someone who can read to them. Tonight (Tuesday, May 26, 2009), the Dudley Girls Basketball Team along with the Dudley Band went to the Barnes and Noble in the Friendly Shopping Center to read to the kids. Roll Models and Champions all in one. Andy Durham …Read the Rest…

Canes on the brink at the rink in Raleigh

| May 26, 2009

The Carolina Hurricanes, down three-games-to-none to the Pittsburgh Penguins, face possible elimination tonight at the RBC Center in Raleigh. This will not stop the Greensborosports.com Caniacs from making the trek to Raleigh from the Triad to cheer on their team. Bruce Bullington, who rarely misses a game; plus Bryan Jones, Chris Jones and Petey from …Read the Rest…

Beef ‘O’ Brady’s News‏

| May 26, 2009

Here is the Beefs News!!!!!! Beefs Happenings NHL and NBA are wrapping up the conference finals. MLB Extra Innings Package carries all the games. French Open has started. Catering menu available behind bar. Future Ideas BuzzTime Trivia installation will start in the next two weeks. We are excited for it to get up and running. …Read the Rest…

Positive people and places: Any uplifting Faces among the Crowd?

| May 26, 2009

Here’s sort of a new one for you. Are you seeing some good things going on out there in the local sports land or do you have a national story that caught your eye? We have room for all the positive news that you can send us too. The negative stuff seems to draw the …Read the Rest…