Comments for Greensboro Sports

Comment on Georgia Tech fast out of the gate and able to handle N.C. State late in ACC semis at the Greensboro Coliseum by Amused

Amused — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:23:42 +0000

NC State loses and these clowns finally give them a headline. Way to cover the news!

Comment on On the court with the Quakers: Guilford College over EMU by tom

tom — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:37:28 +0000

I was only there for the second half, but that place was electric. Everybody was really into the game and Guilford looked really good. They push the ball up the court and they are not afraid to shoot. They are really entertaining. EMU has some great athletes as well. Godd Luck to the Quakers and hopefully the will bring home the national championship.

Comment on Carolina Phoenix Women’s Tackle Football by Josephine Shaffer

Josephine Shaffer — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:00:43 +0000

I want women’s football game back on television i want it really bad.

Comment on Have faith in Haith(Frank)…Miami over Virginia Tech/NC State and Georgia Tech upset winners by Andy

Andy — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:24:19 +0000

Right and I waited until about 12:30am or till 12:45 and they never put anything up on N.C. State at either ACC.Com or at espn.com…..

They had some blog news, but I’m not using that…..

We use many different means to reach the end and sometimes the candle is burning at both ends and it is time to blow out the candle and go to bed and give it another shot on the next day…

Have gone back and added Wolfpack report from last night’s game with Florida State….

Comment on One year ago today by John J.

John J. — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:20:25 +0000

Save money and let the communities care more for their schools. Neighborhood schools is the only way to go. Stop busing and offer the ssame things at every school or offer kids credit for on the job training during their junior and senior years.

Comment on Have faith in Haith(Frank)…Miami over Virginia Tech/NC State and Georgia Tech upset winners by amused

amused — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:20:01 +0000

Hey, I think you guys may have missed the night games again? NCSU and Ga Tech won them. Guess you guy had nothing bad to say about Lowe so you saif nothing at all.

Comment on One year ago today by Eddie Willis

Eddie Willis — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:07:27 +0000

Before anyone jumps me, I have nor did I have anything to do with Northern Guilford HS, but after taking time to reflect on the anniversary that Andy pointed out it really shows me that educators, etc. in this county are not and maybe never have been about the kids. If they were, they would have punished the offenders like the head coach and the players who were living out of the district. Instead, they have punished the whole NG community, not because of anything other than jealousy.
I actually heard yesterday from a parent whose 9th grader plays varsity softball at a GCS school, that a GCS employee has actually parked outside and near his home to track comings and goings of his daughter whose time is shared between two parents who are divorced. Now, how do we have many for this and other extravagances like a PR officer , but we constantly cut back on teaching and exposing our students to the cultural arts like music, art, etc.. It just does not make sense to me. We have an administration that is totally out of touch with the community and its needs. By the way, I have been more than a casual observer at many of our schools in GCS at multiple locations.
If the GCS administration thinks the witch hunts are doing anything to enhance education, they are totally clueless.
My advice to Mr. Green and his overpaid and overstaffed administration, is to trim those costs at the executive level and to get back to the basics of education—the three “Rs”, not the three “Os” —overstaffed, overpaid, and oversight (of the wrong components of education).
You need to get it and get it fast, ’cause I for one will be working against every incumbent school board member to bring us new ideas and new life to education.
Thank you for reading,
Eddie Willis
PS. The magnet schools in GCS are not working either at the original intended level or at the reinvented level which, by the way, occurs every time their is any scrutiny of the programs themselves.

Comment on ORMA press conference today by Andy

Andy — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:03:24 +0000

There are quite a few comments that never make it up here and many that have to be edited.

I am happy that you as an educated readership, don’t have to see or deal with all of these.

The ones that don’t get up here, I see them and they can be harsh.

You’ll thank me in the long run and I will continue to serve my country and my county…..

Comment on Have faith in Haith(Frank)…Miami over Virginia Tech/NC State and Georgia Tech upset winners by Andy

Andy — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:20:14 +0000

THe lame have been made to walk again, the blind have been made to see and the deaf can hear through major miracles.

We can still do it. We can climb that mountain and reach the sky.

As Winston Churchill once said as he gave a commencement address and he said it five times, sitting down each time after he uttered these words and then he was done, his address complete…..

Churchill said these three words and they have come to us again over the years and here they are again today during the ACC Tournament which Jim Valvano helped write a major chapter in the events modern-day history and here are those three famous words that both Churchill and Valvano found to be so profound and effective,

On that day Churchill said it and later Valvano as he was at death’s door, said the same thing:

NEVER GIVE UP!

Comment on Quakers victory makers on Friday night by Andy

Andy — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:06:51 +0000

Chris,

The place was packed and the noise level was at a stage that I have never heard in that in building.

I heard that they had to stop selling tickets up top because it was a near sell-out.

That stat sheet had the crowd listed at 1750, but it looked like there were more fans than that, or least I would be more in agreement with your 2,000-plus estimate.

I hope that the Quakers get that same turn out this evening. Ragan-Brown Field House is a great place to watch a game and hopefully the community support will be there in full force again tonight as Guilford takes on Eastern Mennonite at 7pm….