Wood’s on fire in a game of runs, as N.C. State runs past Wake Forest 87-76, plus FSU ekes out win over UVA and GA Tech slips by BC

| February 4, 2012

NC State 87 Wake Forest 76 Scott Woods with 23 points for N.C. State, including 6 three-pointers, plus C.J. Williams and C.J. Leslie had 18 points each for the Pack, while C.J. Harris led the Demon Deacons with 21 points….. Florida State 58 Virginia 55 Georgia Tech 51 Boston College 47 Atlanta, Ga

ACC Men’s Hoops Today:Among some of your favorites we have Wake at State and UNC at Maryland(Have your radios ready with 600AM and 94.5FM Jeff Cushman Radio)

| February 4, 2012

*****Remember Wake and State last time? What was it a 36-point game, with State winning at Wake, 76-40? Will be interesting today….***** from www.theacc.com: Virginia @ Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. 1:00 PM TV: ACC Network split/ESPN3 Wake Forest @ NC State Raleigh, N.C. 1:00 PM TV: ACC Network split/ESPN3 600AM Boston College @ Georgia Tech …Read the Rest…

College Women’s Basketball Final – Randolph-Macon 77, Guilford 68

| February 4, 2012

ASHLAND, Va. – Taylor Wieczorek scored 16 of her game-high 18 points in the second half of Randolph-Macon College’s 77-68 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) women’s basketball win over league-leader Guilford College Friday night. Wieczorek, who also grabbed nine rebounds, scored the game-tying and go-ahead buckets on consecutive possessions, triggering a 15-4 game-ending run. Guilford’s …Read the Rest…

Elon Welcomes The Citadel to Alumni Gym as SoCon Play Heats Up

| February 3, 2012

ELON, N.C. — Just days after a thrilling double-overtime win against College of Charleston, the Elon men’s basketball team will be back in Alumni Gym to host The Citadel at 7 p.m. on Saturday evening. The Phoenix is coming down the home stretch of Southern Conference play, sitting in second place in the North Division …Read the Rest…

College Baseball News – Guilford Tabbed Sixth in Preseason ODAC Poll

| February 3, 2012

FOREST, Va. – Guilford College’s baseball team was picked sixth in the annual preseason Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Poll released Friday. The league’s head coaches cast votes in the 10-team poll. Bridgewater College sits first thanks to seven first-place nods and 79 points. Defending league champion Randolph-Macon College earned the remaining three first-place votes …Read the Rest…

Elon Men’s Tennis Picks Up Win in Home Opener

| February 3, 2012

ELON, N.C. – The Elon men’s tennis team opened up the 2012 home season at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center in impressive fashion with a 7-0 win over Tennessee Tech today, Feb. 3. The Phoenix improves to 1-2, while the Golden Eagles fall to 1-4. “It was really good to see the team at full …Read the Rest…

Four Named to SoCon Softball Preseason All-Conference Team

| February 3, 2012

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Four Phoenix softball players were named to the Southern Conference 2012 preseason all-conference team, including one first-teamer, the league announced today, Feb. 3. The Elon squad was selected to finish sixth in the preseason coaches poll after receiving 32 points. Outfielder Tomeka Watson earned first-team honors after starting all 54 games for …Read the Rest…

Elon Hosts Furman on Saturday for Play4Kay Event

| February 3, 2012

ELON, N.C. – The Elon women’s basketball team returns to the friendly confines of Alumni Gym tomorrow at 2 p.m. when the Phoenix hosts Furman for its annual Play4Kay event. ABOUT PLAY4KAY: Elon will participate in the 2012 Play 4Kay initiative on Saturday against Furman. Play 4Kay, formerly known as WBCA Pink Zone, is an …Read the Rest…

Elon Women’s Soccer Inks Six for 2012 Season

| February 3, 2012

ELON, N.C. – Elon University head women’s soccer coach Chris Neal has announced six student-athletes have signed national letters of intent to join the Phoenix next season. The commitments include Sam Burch (Chapel Hill, N.C./Triangle FC), Nicole Dennion (Ewing, N.J./FC Bucks), Mel Insley (Dillsburg, Pa./Pennsylvania Strikers), Katie Boyle (Anthem, Ariz./Sereno SC), Julie Hibberd (Gambrills, Md./Bethesda …Read the Rest…

Northwest Guilford High School Signings

| February 3, 2012

Northwest Guilford High School is pleased to announce the college signings of several of our senior athletes. We will have a signing day ceremony on Wednesday, February 1st at 3pm in the media center to highlight our signees. Please come and celebrate the achievements of these outstanding student athletes. At this point, the signees will …Read the Rest…

Southeast Guilford Signings today with Justin Reece, Joel Perrell and Candace Forbes[Check out the Photos]

| February 3, 2012

Southeast Guilford had their Letter of Intent signings this morning with Candace Forbes(Soccer) headed to UNCG in the fall, Joel Perrell will attend UNCW and play soccer, while Justin Reece made his commitment to West Point official and he’ll head there to play baseball…..Lots of coaches, teachers, family and friends on hand to join in …Read the Rest…

Elon Comes Out on Top in Double-Overtime Thriller

| February 3, 2012

ELON, N.C. – Two overtimes. Sixty-nine buckets. Nine players in double figures. But in the end, it was a few fingertips that were the difference in the game. Andrew Lawrence’s off-balance jumper in the lane grazed the top of Egheosa Edomwonyi’s outstretched hand and the Elon Phoenix survived a 99-98 double-overtime thriller over the College …Read the Rest…

Greensboro College Women’s Basketball Beats Allen, 78-65, for 7th Straight Win

| February 3, 2012

(GREENSBORO, N.C.) — The Greensboro College women’s basketball team continued its winning ways on Thursday night, beating Allen on the road, 78-65. The victory marked the seventh straight for The Pride. Greensboro rolled out to a 47-28 lead at the break and held off the fiesty hosts down the stretch for the win. Danielle Duncan …Read the Rest…

Signing Day at Northern Guilford with Daniel Downing, John McBeth, Tripp West, D.C. Arendas and Anna Smith[With Photos]

| February 2, 2012

They signed the Letter of Intents/Letters of Intent today in the Northern Guilford High School media center and as one person was quoted as saying, “You have signed your life away, or at least part of it”, and the parts appear to fit nicely together for “Double D” Daniel Downing, John McBeth, Tripp West, D.C. …Read the Rest…

College Golf News – Local Golfers Team Up For Fallen U.S. Servicemen

| February 2, 2012

GREENSBORO, N.C. – A pair of the nation’s top Division III golfers, both with local ties, took to the course over the holidays in the Patriot All-America Championship. Ben Nihart of Greensboro College and Guilford College’s Noah Ratner traveled cross country to Phoenix, Ariz., to participate in the three-day event, consisting of over 80 Division …Read the Rest…

UNC Tar Heels offer football to Durham Hillside Hornet juniors

| February 2, 2012

Coach Larry Fedora and his staff didn’t waste much time on the side of the road, as they hit the recruiting trail hard again today and the Heels came up with two commits for 2013, and both men are juniors heading into their HS senior seasons, in the fall of 2012….One of those Hillside young …Read the Rest…

The Metro/Page HS could see Butler Bulldogs again in the playoffs, you never know and you know who the Bulldogs top player is?(One of the Ferguson brothers and this time Zach)

| February 2, 2012

The Page Pirates met the Butler Bulldogs in Round Three of this past season’s 4-AA football playoffs and knocked off Butler on their way to the NCHSAA 4-AA Title and who knows, they could meet again down the road, against Page or another Metro 4-A squad in the 4-A basketball playoffs and this time around/this …Read the Rest…

Randolph College’s Colton Hunt Earns CoSIDA Academic All-District 5 Honors

| February 2, 2012

LYNCHBURG, VA – For the second consecutive season, men’s basketball junior Colton Hunt (Whittier, NC/Smoky Mountain) has earned Academic Division III All-District 5 accolades, as voted on by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Hunt, who currently sports a 3.93 grade point average in the field of economics, earned the same laurels last …Read the Rest…

Big men playing baseball

| February 2, 2012

Lots of names, of lots of big men playing baseball flying around today, with C.C. Sabathia(6’7/290), Prince Fielder(5’11/280) and even Babe Ruth(6’2/215) being tossed around and how about Ryan Minor, when he was with the Baltimore Orioles at 6’7/250, when he replaced Cal Ripken Jr. on September 20, 1998 and he was playing in Greensboro …Read the Rest…

ACC Women’s Hoops for this evening

| February 2, 2012

from www.theacc.com: NC State @ Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. 7:00 PM TV: RamblinWreck.com Wake Forest @ Duke Durham, N.C. 7:00 PM TV: GoDuke.com Boston College @ Maryland College Park, Md. 7:00 PM TV: umterps.com