August 2, 2008
GREENSBORO -- The Proehlific Power has one agenda this summer: win the Palomino World Series. This is not a new goal. They reached the World Series a year ago, stood proudly among the world's best, only to experience defeat. After finishing in fifth place...
Read More
July 24, 2008
GREENSBORO -- If you looked outside your window during Wednesday night's rainstorm, you probably would have seen bright flashes of lightning accompanied by loud claps of thunder. Unfortunately, this is the same thing that was seen at Grimsley High's Jamie...
Read More
July 23, 2008
GREENSBORO -- In the 17th annual East-West All-Star girls soccer game, the West repeated its winning effort from a year ago, beating the East 1-0 at the UNCG Soccer Stadium Tuesday night. Lena Suarez of Hopewell High School was named the game's MVP after...
Read More
July 22, 2008
GREENSBORO — Though it had its chances, the West failed to take the lead at any point during the 60th Annual East-West All-Star Game, eventually losing to the East 99-93. Their all-time series is now tied 30-30. Bo Ingram from Kinston finished with 24 p...
Read More
July 18, 2008
GREENSBORO — The Grasshoppers continue to struggle in the second half of the season, losing to the Savannah Sand Gnats 9-6 on Thursday night. Though they beat the Sand Gnats (12-15, 45-52) on Wednesday, the Hoppers (9-18, 47-50) have yet to record a win...
Read More
July 4, 2008
GREENSBORO -- The losses keep mounting for the Grasshoppers. Their 9-2 loss Thursday night to the Delmarva Shorebirds was their seventh in a row, tying their longest losing streak of the season. This time, the offense and defense were equally lacking befo...
Read More
July 2, 2008
Bobby Christiansen was on a mission. He left his house at 4 a.m. Sunday and started running. He ran in a giant loop, passing through Bur-Mil Park and parts of the Lake Brandt trail, and finally came home 10 miles later. Then he took a quick break and did...
Read More
June 30, 2008
GREENSBORO -- In their last contest of a six-game homestand, the Greensboro Grasshoppers failed to gain any form of a home field advantage, falling 7-3 to the Kannapolis Intimidators on Sunday evening. The loss extended their losing streak to four games.
Read More
June 27, 2008
GREENSBORO -- Bryan Park has earned a reputation as the premier soccer facility in the area. Now Greensboro Youth Soccer is trying to build that reputation on an international level. The U.S. Soccer Federation will hold its inaugural Development Academy...
Read More
June 26, 2008
The Proehlific Power baseball team is back in Greensboro after it was crowned co-champion of the Decker College World Series last weekend at Omaha, Neb. The Power now will return to its regular season, including a doubleheader tonight at Reynolds High in...
Read More
June 22, 2008
GREENSBORO -- Kencie Brewer is a linebacker, first and foremost. Football is his favorite sport, his passion. Shot put is just something he picked up to keep him in shape. So you can imagine his surprise when he found out he qualified to participate in th...
Read More
June 21, 2008
GREENSBORO - Sirrell Butler walked off the track shaking her head Friday after a heat in the girls 100-meter dash at the Nike Outdoor Nationals. She didn't even know what place she finished, or what time she ran. She just knew she didn't win. "I went...
Read More
June 20, 2008
The U.S. Youth Soccer Regional Championships start today, and although they qualified in January, the Greensboro Twisters Green have spent the past month scrambling to get back into game shape.The Twisters are an under-17 girls team comprised of players f...
Read More
The U.S. Youth Soccer Regional Championships start today, and although they qualified in January, the Greensboro Twisters Green have spent the past month scrambling to get back into game shape. The Twisters are an under-17 girls team comprised of players...
Read More
June 19, 2008
William Graves Jr. recalls sitting in his high school cafeteria when the track coach approached him. Graves had never run track at Southern Guilford. But the coach saw Graves perform as a running back on the football team and was impressed with his speed.
Read More
William Graves Jr. recalls sitting in his high school cafeteria when the track coach approached him. Graves had never run track at Southern Guilford. But the coach saw Graves perform as a running back on the football team and was impressed with his speed.
Read More
June 18, 2008
Baseball has had problems controlling steroid and HGH usage. Football has had trouble controlling its arrest-prone players. Basketball, it seems, has caught up with a major issue of its own. Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was convicted last year of illega...
Read More
June 15, 2008
Do you hear anything? Wait, listen a little closer. No? Nothing at all? Well, why not? Shouldn't we all be talking about Ken Griffey Jr. hitting 600 home runs? I thought we all would be. I even thought we should be. But apparently, I'm in the minority on...
Read More
June 13, 2008
Wednesday morning at War Memorial Stadium, all you could hear were metal bats connecting with baseballs. Clink, clink. By the sound of it, you would think these were just a bunch of kids taking batting practice. In reality, the field was filled with about...
Read More
Wednesday morning at War Memorial Stadium, all you could hear were metal bats connecting with baseballs. Clink, clink. By the sound of it, you would think these were just a bunch of kids taking batting practice. In reality, the field was filled with about...
Read More
June 9, 2008
GREENSBORO -- This weekend's weather has been heating everything up, including the Hoppers' bats. Greensboro collected a scorching-hot 17 hits, including three home runs, en route to a 15-6 blowout of the Kannapolis Intimidators on Sunday night at NewBrid...
Read More
June 7, 2008
The All-Star break is fast approaching, and the Greensboro Grasshoppers are fourth in the Northern Division of the South Atlantic League. That's the same place they finished last season. After Friday's 7-3 victory at Lexington, the Hoppers are 33-28, and...
Read More
June 5, 2008
Picture yourself as a teenage baseball player. You've been recruited for the summer to play on a travel team comprised of the best players in your state. You get to train at a top-notch facility sponsored by a former NFL player. And if that weren't enough...
Read More
May 31, 2008
GREENSBORO -- Despite a valiant effort, the Grasshoppers didn't quite have what it took to come back Friday night. When the team faced a four-run deficit in the eighth inning, designated hitter Mike Stanton blasted a three-run homer deep over the left fie...
Read More
May 28, 2008
GREENSBORO -- In only his seventh game this season, third baseman Matt Dominguez reminded Grasshoppers fans why he was the 12th overall pick in the MLB Draft a year ago. Dominguez went 3-for-3 and scored three runs in the Hoppers' 6-4 win over the Delmarv...
Read More
