January 18, 2009
GREENSBORO -- A relentless full-court press by N.C. A&T eventually wore down Maryland-Eastern Shore in an MEAC men's basketball game Saturday, leading to a 76-61 win at the Corbett Center. The Aggies (7-10, 2-2 MEAC) employed the pressure throughou...
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January 17, 2009
GREENSBORO -- When two young teams trying to find their identity meet, every point is crucial and every turnover can be critical. The Grimsley girls learned that lesson Friday night. The Whirlies built a lead late in the third quarter and hit enough free...
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GREENSBORO -- Despite being in a hostile environment, the Page boys basketball team kept its perfect mark in the Metro 4-A conference intact Friday with a come-from-behind 55-50 win over Grimsley. The Pirates had a frustrating night shooting the ball at t...
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January 10, 2009
GREENSBORO -- Is there ever a safe lead when you are playing Dudley on their home court? Northern Guilford's Stan Kowalewski knows the answer to that after Friday night's Piedmont Triad 3-A showdown. The Panthers overcame a frustrating shooting night and...
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GREENSBORO -- After a trip to Puerto Rico for a tournament during the holidays, the Dudley girls basketball team feels like they can compete with any team. But at the same time, the Panthers don't take anything for granted. Dudley has taken that attitude...
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November 29, 2008
GREENSBORO -- The Page Pirates had overcome losing several close games during the regular season to make it to the third round of the playoffs, but they couldn't overcome the loss of their starting quarterback and fell 38-3 to Fayetteville Seventy-First.
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November 9, 2008
ELON -- After a fairly quiet first half Saturday, the second half of Elon's football game against Western Carolina became the Terrell Hudgins show. The junior wide receiver from Rocky Mount broke the school record for receiving yards, then set the all-tim...
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October 26, 2008
ELON -- The numbers kept stacking up against Elon in its game against Wofford, and the Phoenix couldn't do anything to stop it. The Phoenix were down by 14 after the first quarter, 21 at halftime, and then 28 in the fourth quarter. Elon ended up losing 55...
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September 28, 2008
ELON -- With a big win under its belt, a Top 10 ranking, and a large crowd, the Elon Phoenix looked poised to make quick work of Samford in its Southern Conference home-opener. The Phoenix (4-1, 2-0) eventually came out on top with a 23-17 victory over th...
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September 7, 2008
Editor's Note: The NCAA classification of Winston-Salem State's football program was initially reported incorrectly in this story. The Rams compete in the NCAA's Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA). GREENSBORO -- It's a streak -- a...
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September 1, 2008
GREENSBORO -- It's not likely that Greensboro Grasshoppers fans will see Mike Stanton and Matt Dominguez in NewBridge Bank Park in the 2009 season, but they are sure to remember seeing them this season, especially if they go on to bigger and better things...
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August 20, 2008
GREENSBORO -- After being the saviors of the Greensboro Grasshoppers for most of the first half of the season, the bullpen has started to run out of steam as the season winds down. The bullpen surrendered seven hits, seven runs and four walks in three inn...
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August 11, 2008
GREENSBORO -- Zack Sucher was looking for some summer tournaments that would fit into his schedule in 2007. He found the Cardinal Amateur in Greensboro and won the tournament. This year he made sure it was on his schedule and came from two strokes back at...
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July 22, 2008
GREENSBORO — Coming from behind is nothing new to the Greensboro Grasshoppers, but Monday night's rally was probably one of the more dramatic victories of the season. Down 9-5, the Grasshoppers scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh and got the g...
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July 20, 2008
GREENSBORO -- The Greensboro Grasshoppers looked like they were on their way to the first two-game winning streak they have had in 20 games, but it all fell apart in the ninth inning of a 6-5 loss to the Savannah Sand Gnats. With the Grasshoppers leading...
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June 28, 2008
GREENSBORO -- Starting pitching was a problem for the Greensboro Grasshoppers during the first half of the season. It has gotten worse in the second half. Starter Stu Alexander allowed seven runs in the first five innings Friday, and the Grasshoppers los...
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June 11, 2008
GREENSBORO -- After falling behind early, the Greensboro Grasshoppers left little doubt about their comeback ability Tuesday night. The Hoppers pounded three Lexington Legends pitchers for three home runs and 16 hits in a 13-4 victory at NewBridge Bank Pa...
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November 30, 2007
ELON - With one big play after another, there was little sitting by fans during the 3-A Eastern Regional final between Western Alamance and Rocky Mount. But Western's Levon Curtis had the final big play, a 60-yard interception return, putting a punctuatio...
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November 9, 2007
GREENSBORO - With 13 players designated as running backs on its roster, Erwin Triton had plenty of fresh legs to attack the Southeast Guilford defense. And the Hawks eventually wore down the Falcons in a 20-10 win in the first round of the 3-AA playoffs F...
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November 2, 2007
GIBSONVILLE - Friday night's football game was an emotional roller-coaster for Eastern Guilford. After remembering the fire that destroyed their school about a year ago, the Wildcats had the momentum in the first half, but Southern Guilford used two quic...
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October 30, 2007
GREENSBORO -- Just when it looked like Western Alamance had run out of life, quarterback Donald Britt provided CPR. Britt had a 33-yard run setting up a game-tying 2-yard plunge and then scored on a 25-yard run in overtime to lead the Warriors to a 14-7...
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October 19, 2007
ELON - At this point in the season, Western Alamance is all about staying composed and finishing strong. On Friday night, the Warriors started strong and didn't let up in a 49-14 rout of Western Guilford. "We got in a rut last week, so we talked abou...
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October 5, 2007
GREENSBORO - Despite a halftime lead, the Southern Guilford coaches challenged their players to be more physical. The Storm did just about everything the coaches wanted in the second half of a 34-3 rout of McMichael. In the second half, the offensive line...
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September 30, 2007
GREENSBORO -- For the third straight year, the Souper Bowl was close until the very end. And for the third straight year Guilford pulled out a victory over Greensboro. Josh Vogelbach completed 48 of 79 passes for 422 yards and five touchdowns to lead the...
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September 28, 2007
GIBSONVILLE - Gerrod Herbin and Eastern Guilford have as much confidence as any team in the area right now. The Wildcats created six Southwest Guilford turnovers, converting most of those into points in rolling to a 41-21 win over the Cowboys on Friday ni...
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