Northern Girls Golf Defeats Page and Grimsley

| August 30, 2011

Bryan Park Golf Club Par 36 Northern Guilford 120, Page 122, Grimsley 135 Top 8 Individuals 1. Taylor Penzer (NG) 37; t-2. Elizabeth Ewing (NG) 39; t-2. Erica Gallerani (P) 39; 4. Shannon Paylor (G) 40; 5. Anna Gallerani (P) 41; 6. AB Osteen (P) 42; 7. Nicole Kasica (NG) 44; 8. Madison Cobb (NG) …Read the Rest…

Wild finish from last Friday night as Mount Tabor posted 21-17 win over a heartbroken East Forsyth

| August 30, 2011

from Mason Linker at www2.journalnow.com: KERNERSVILLE — Juawan Ferguson scored on a 12-yard run up the middle of East Forsyth’s beleaguered defense with 21 seconds left, lifting Mount Tabor to an improbable 21-17 nonconference win on Friday night. The score capped a game in which East Forsyth — which nearly survived seven turnovers — made …Read the Rest…

Ryan Houston to start at tailback for North Carolina while James Washigton gets the nod at N.C. State

| August 30, 2011

from the Charlotte Observer: CHAPEL HILL Ryan Houston(Matthews Butler) has been limited to noncontact drills all training camp because of offseason shoulder surgery, but North Carolina’s redshirt senior tailback has insisted all month he would be ready for the Tar Heels’ opener against James Madison. Houston apparently will be proven right Saturday, earning the starting …Read the Rest…

TE Jeremy Shockey tackles tenderloin and saves Panther teammate’s life

| August 30, 2011

from www.charlotteobserver.com: Carolina Panther Jeremy Shockey has made a career as being a difference maker on the football field. But now the tight end’s quick thinking is being credited with saving a teammate. Shockey is credited with helping save fellow tight Ben Hartshock from choking in the team’s lunch room on Monday. A piece of …Read the Rest…

Last game was HUGE for Burlington Williams quarterback Harry Cohen

| August 30, 2011

Harry Cohen(Burlington Williams High School) passed away on Monday evening at the UNC Childrens Hospital, in Chapel Hill, N.C. and his last game as a Burlington Williams Bulldog was HUGE and a kid like this, with effort like this, can not be replaced…..His memory and this last game will live on Forever….. from Jerome Richard …Read the Rest…

Final Greensboro Grasshoppers Home Game of the Season Tonight at NewBridge Bank Park(With the Playoff Races)

| August 30, 2011

The Final Hoppers Home Game is TONIGHT! The baseball season is almost over, but the Hoppers have one last spectacular game left for you to enjoy! Come support your Hoppers as they make a run for the playoffs! Stick around for the Huge Fireworks Show after the game…… THE PLAYOFF RACES: Hickory swept a doubleheader …Read the Rest…

It’s now “For Real”, for Greensboro Grasshoppers catcher J.T. Realmuto, as the Hoppers pursue the playoffs……

| August 30, 2011

from Bill Hass, with Bill on Baseball, at www.gsohoppers.com: J.T. Realmuto describes this season as “a dream come true.” The Hoppers catcher is on a team that’s in the thick of a playoff hunt. Team chemistry is good and everyone is having fun. Monday night they won their sixth straight game, handing Delmarva an 8-0 …Read the Rest…

Local athletes in the spotlight as the College Football Countdown to Kickoff Continues

| August 30, 2011

Local athlete Eric Davidson(Western Guilford High School), has recently accepted a Preferred Walk On spot, with “The University of Utah Utes” Football Team. The opportunity came late in the summer and Eric was happy about the offer to play in The Pac-12 conference…… Eric will red shirt this year and have his remaining 4 years …Read the Rest…

Message to East Carolina Pirate Football Fans from Triad Pirates Club

| August 30, 2011

PIRATE FANS!!! It’s football season. Thanks to Jerry Cunningham for hosting our Triad Co. Football Kickoff party this past Sat. evening. We had a great turnout. We raffled off 2 tickets to the first home games, congratulations to all the winners. Everyone who purchased a raffle ticket, you are still eligible for the rest of …Read the Rest…

Grasshoppers win again on Monday evening at NewBridge Bank Park(With Box Score)

| August 29, 2011

Greensboro Grasshoppers 8 Delmarva Shorebirds 0 WP:Alex Caldera(2-1) LP:Matt Bywater(0-4) HR:(GSO) J.T. Realmuto(11) The Grasshoppers are playing as good/well as anybody in the league right now, going (7-1) in current homestand……. Last home game on Tusday night at 7pm at NewBridge Bank Park…. Box score courtesy of South Atlantic League: Delmarva Shorebirds Player Pos AB …Read the Rest…

Burlington Williams quarterback Harry Cohen dies Monday evening at UNC Hospital

| August 29, 2011

from www.digtriad.com: Burlington, NC — Burlington Williams High School quarterback Harry Cohen died Monday evening at UNC Children’s Hospital in Chapel Hill. Alamance Burlington School System released this statement about Cohen’s death Monday night: “We are extremely saddened to confirm that Harry Cohen, Williams High senior, passed away this evening at approximately 8:00 p.m. at …Read the Rest…

Northern Guilford Girls Golf Results

| August 29, 2011

Bryan Park Golf Club Par 36 Northwest Guilford 122, Northern Guilford 128, Grimsley 141 Top Individuals 1. Amanda Wyrick (NW) 38; 2. Sarah Choi (NW) 39; 3. Taylor Penzer (NG) 41; t-4. Nicole Kasica (NG) 43; t-4. Shannon Paylor (G) 43; 6. Bryce Huntoon (NG) 44. Records: NW Guilford 2-0, Northern Guilford 2-3, Grimsley 0-2

Week #2 – 2 Perfect Scores

| August 29, 2011

E Ford Jr. was one of two people correctly picking all 10 games this week; but his entry was 12 hours earlier – proving once again – the early bird gets the Doughnuts – Two Dozen Doughnuts from the Krispy Kreme on Battleground Avenue. Week #3 starts Thursday at Noon.

Burlington Williams’ quarterback taken to UNC Hospital with WFMY and WXII reports and game video from Friday night

| August 29, 2011

from www.wxii12.com: A Burlington Williams High School football player remained hospitalized Monday after being taken to the hospital on Sunday. Information on why Harry Cohen, a senior who plays quarterback on the team, was taken to UNC Hospital was not released. Williams High was observing as normal a school day as possible Monday, said Alamance-Burlington …Read the Rest…

Carolina’s Mick Mixon talking football and says the Panthers have many more problems than just what is happening at the QB position

| August 29, 2011

The battle appears to be between Cam Newton and Jimmy Clausen, but Carolina Panthers radio announcer and former UNC football analyst Mick Mixon says, the Panthers have plenty of problems and that much of the trouble the Panthers are facing, comes from the defense and that the Panthers’ defense has to tighten up, or it …Read the Rest…

Raleigh Millbrook’s Briana Day says she will not play for North Carolina backing out of earlier commitment

| August 29, 2011

from Nick Stevens at www.wralsportsfan.com: Millbrook center Briana Day has rescinded her commitment to North Carolina. Day told www.wralsportsfan.com’s HighSchoolOT.com that she has reconsidered the commitment after giving it some thought. “I feel like it was too early and I want to explore my options,” she said. Briana’s twin sister, Bria, remains verbally committed to …Read the Rest…

Blast from the past with Greensboro News and Record’s 2006 Girls Basketball All-Star Teams

| August 29, 2011

Special to Greensborosports.com and a look back at Girl’s Basketball for 2006 in and around Guilford County…… Player of the Year: Kathryn Lyons- Jr. Bishop Mcguiness: Mcdonald’ All American candidate. Two time News -Records Palyer of the year.Verbal to Maryland as a sophomore. Rated as one of the top guard prospects in the country by …Read the Rest…

Battle of the Schools:Cheerleading teams will do battle on the Battleship USS North Carolina in Wilmington, N.C.

| August 29, 2011

Battleship NORTH CAROLINA Battle of the Schools Cheerleading Competition September 10, 2011 10:00 am – 5:00 pm WILMINGTON, NC – Just in time for NFL, college and high school football seasons, it’s time to see who’s the best of the best! It’s a battle of the cheerleaders… it’s a battle of the schools! September 10, …Read the Rest…

“Mr. Dominant” James Leverton, takes over the game on Superhero Sunday at NewBridge Bank Park(Hoppers win again)

| August 29, 2011

from Bill Hass with Bill on Baseball, at www.gsohoppers.com: Leverton creates his own super character It was “Superhero Day” at Sunday’s game, with the Grasshoppeers’ staff dressed in an assortment of costumes ranging from Wolverine to Supergirl to a purple-suited Joker. And there was one character nobody expected. James Leverton donned an orange jersey, white …Read the Rest…

Fenley on the field with Western Guilford football coach Chris Causey

| August 29, 2011

Special to Greensborosports.com from Bryan Fenley, Department of Communications at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and WXII NBC Weekend Sports Producer…… Spotlight on Western Guilford Coach Chris Causey You’ve probably heard the comparison before. A football team is like a family. But how often do you hear that comparison turned around? Say, one’s …Read the Rest…