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Reds select Wake Forest pitcher with No. 2 overall pick in MLB Draft
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The Reds on Sunday night selected Wake Forest University right-handed pitcher Chase Burns with the No. 2 pick in the league's annual amateur draft. Oregon State second baseman Travis Bazzana was the first pick by the Cleveland Guardians. This past season at Wake Forest the 6-foot-3, 210-pound...
Greensboro prepares to host Junior Olympics
Greensboro is gearing up to welcome thousands of athletes and visitors to the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic Games. This will be the third time the Gate City hosts the games following successful runs in 2019 and 2022. Officials say the eight-day competition is expected to draw about 40,000 visitors, including athletes, their families, coaches, and spectators.
Jamias Ferere scores 30 as West boys basketball team downs East in all-star game
The East never led in the N.C. Coaches Association East-West All-Star Boys Basketball Game on Monday night, and the West cruised to its third straight victory in the game. Behind a 30-point performance by Southern Guilford's Jamias Ferere, the West beat the East 108-92 at The Fieldhouse at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex.
WrestleCade To Air PBS Jim Crockett Documentary “When Giants Walked Here” On Big Screen With Q&A Panel Featuring Creators And Stars
The PBS documentary “When Giants Walked Here” premieres on August 8th 2024 on PBS North Carolina. “PBS SET TO AIR JIM CROCKETT-ERA PRO WRESTLING DOCUMENTARY RALEIGH, NC – 7/15/2024:. “Dorton (Arena) was a real magical place.” On August 8th, 2024, PBS North Carolina will premiere a new...
Vault Visit | COVID-related sports cancellations
GREENSBORO, N.C. — WFMY News 2 is turning 75 this year and to celebrate, we are opening the News 2 Vault. July 16, 2020, was a day of cancellations due to COVID-19 uncertainty. The Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference (MEAC) decided to suspend all fall sports because of the growing number...
Pair of Wake Forest pitchers drafted early in Day Two
Another couple of Wake Forest pitchers were taken early on the second day of the MLB draft on Monday afternoon. Josh Hartle was picked in the third round, 83rd overall, by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Michael Massey was picked in the fourth round, 114th overall, by the Detroit Tigers. Both pitchers...
Swim program aims to keep kids safe in the water, and becomes a national model
Growing up in land-locked Oklahoma, learning to swim wasn’t a high priority in Rebecca Pearson-Yates’ household. Nonetheless, the Greensboro mother of five made sure her children took lessons. Her youngest daughter, who will be 5 next month, started classes at the YMCA in the spring. “It’s just necessary...
SMU, Cal, Stanford… and now Apple… join ACC for 2024 football season
GREENSBORO, NC (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – SMU, Cal, and Stanford are not the only 2024 additions to the ACC. Now add Apple. The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced a collaboration with Apple to bring IPad Technology to the ACC football sidelines and coaches’ booths starting this coming season. All 17 ACC football programs will have access to conference-provided iPad Pro and iPad Air models to immediately view video playback, which is expected to elevate on field performance.
Nine Mid-Penn Conference field hockey players selected to play in AAU Junior Olympics
Nine Mid-Penn Conference field hockey players have been selected to participate in the AUU Junior Olympics field hockey tournament later this month at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. from July 29 through Aug. 1. Maddie Bell of West Perry, Izzy Hockenberry of Red Land and Mary Olivetti of Mechanicsburg,...
Four players drop from boys soccer all-star game, one from girls game
Some of the players on the field for the N.C. Soccer Coaches Association East-West All-Star Soccer games on Tuesday will be different than previously announced. The NCCA announced on Sunday evening that five players have dropped from the game, and some of them will not be replaced. Only one girls...
Greensboro's Tau Omega Chapter raises money for scholarships with a golf tournament
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The men from Omega Psi Phi, Tau Omega Chapter here in Greensboro do all kinds of service projects. But this one is near and dear to their hearts because it honors one of their own, Dr. Drewery J. Vincent. "He was a dentist in this community...
Cook Medical Beat The Heat 5k returns on Saturday!
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The Cook MedicalBeat the Heat 5k is Saturday at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds. It is organized annually by Twin City Track Club. The race will feature events, races, a championship, food, drinks, and charity. Race Director Er Ralston joined The Local Vibe, to talk about the different...
Trinity’s Payne appreciates role in N.C. East-West All-Star Game
GREENSBORO – Trinity’s Dominic Payne was a late addition to the North Carolina East-West All-Star Game for boys’ basketball and he ended up on the winning team. The West defeated the East 108-92 on Monday night at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex’s fieldhouse. Payne got a spot...
GAME 11 PREVIEW: Wake Forest should be one of Miami Hurricanes easier opponents with question marks on both sides of the ball
CaneSport is previewing Miami's games this season, and today we have your breakdown of Game 11 vs. Wake Forest. The post GAME 11 PREVIEW: Wake Forest should be one of Miami Hurricanes easier opponents with question marks on both sides of the ball appeared first on On3.
Athletics select Wake Forest star Nick Kurtz 4th overall
With the fourth pick in the 2024 MLB Draft, the Oakland Athletics selected Nick Kurtz, a first baseman from Wake Forest University. Kurtz was originally recruited as a left-handed pitcher out of high school but transformed into one of the top draft prospects after transitioning to first base and showing immense power and hitting ability.
Kelly leaves basketball vacancy at Trinity
TRINITY – Tim Kelly really is ready to step away from coaching high school basketball this time. Kelly, the longtime coach at Trinity, has retired as the boys’ coach. Kelly spent 34 seasons as Trinity’s coach. That time has included 673 victories and the 2004 Class 3A state championship.
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