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Baseball: Promotional nights a home run for Yard Gnomes
The calendar read July, but it was the end of December inside Guy Smith Stadium on Saturday. Santa was in the house and presents were being wrapped. The Greenville Yard Gnomes hosted a ‘Christmas in July’ promotional night on Saturday while hosting the Wilson Tobs in a Coastal Plain League game. The event was one of 28 promotion nights on the Gnomes’ schedule this season. It was a popular event...
Tobs still lurking behind Sharks for final Pettit Cup spot
An offensive explosion in a 14-4 victory Friday night at High Point-Thomasville didn’t enhance the Wilson Tobs’ position in the summer collegiate baseball Coastal Plain League’s standings — but it didn’t hurt them either. The win left the Tobs still a game behind the Wilmington Sharks in the CPL East Division’s overall standings. Wilson and Wilmington, a 4-1 victor over […] The post Tobs still lurking behind Sharks for final Pettit Cup spot first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Hall of Fame Selection Criteria
To honor those individuals who have demonstrated exceptional athletic talent and. strength of character in representing North Carolina Wesleyan University in various areas. 1. Be a former N.C. Wesleyan student-athlete, coach, administrator, or other. supporting friend of Bishop athletics. 2. Have participated in N.C. Wesleyan athletics for at least two...
Hunt High announces fall sports tryout schedule
Hunt High athletic director Jon Smith announced the starting dates and times for tryouts for all the Warriors fall sports teams for the upoming 2024-25 school year. The opening day of practice for football, boys soccer, volleyball and cross-country will be Wednesday, July 31, while girls golf and girls tennis will commence Thursday, Aug. 1. Smith said there will be […] The post Hunt High announces fall sports tryout schedule first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
CLOSING OUT STRONG: River Bandits split with Southpaws, one-hit Steamers
The Tarboro River Bandits are trying to close out the regular season strong as they prepare for the Old North State League playoffs. The River Bandits split Sunday’s Northeastern Division doubleheader with the division-leading New Bern Southpaws at Kafer Park. New Bern ended Tarboro’s four-game win streak in the first game (the completion of a suspended contest) with an 11-9 victory, while the Bandits took the second game 11-2. As...
Pope’s soccer finale comes at East-West All-Star Game
Her final high school soccer match proved to be fairly uneventful for recent Fike High graduate Erin Pope but she was certainly glad to be a part of it. Pope, a three-time all-state selection by North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association, was on the East side in a 1-0 loss in the North Carolina Coaches Associaion’s East-West All-Star Game on Tuesday, […] The post Pope’s soccer finale comes at East-West All-Star Game first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Tobs’ playoff hopes staggered in loss to Gnomes
GREENVILLE — Chasing after the final East Division spot for the fast-approaching Coastal Plain League’s Petitt Cup playoffs, the Wilson Tobs discovered in Saturday evening’s game against the Greenville Yard Gnomes, that when it rains, it pours. With the monsoon that washed over Wilson around 8 p.m. fast approaching Guy Smith Stadium, the Tobs, trailing 7-4, loaded the bases with […] The post Tobs’ playoff hopes staggered in loss to Gnomes first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
East Carolina Softball Adds Chloe Geijer From Indiana and Trinity Nichols From Syracuse for 2025 Season
East Carolina Softball has announced the signing of transfers Chloe Geijer and Trinity Nichols for the 2025 season, adding depth to the team under head coach Shane Winkler. Geijer, a former Indiana player, displayed strong offensive capabilities in the Big Ten, while Nichols, previously at Syracuse, brings versatility and hometown pride to the Pirates.
ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 42 Julien Davis
East Carolina is inside of 50 days of kickoff, when the Pirates take on Norfolk State inside Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Aug. 31 to begin the sixth year of the Mike Houston era in Greenville. To count down the days to kickoff, we will be utilizing the Pirates' football roster to help us, going in numerical order from the highest number on the roster to the lowest.
Tobs bash 4 HRs as Miller gets 5th win in romp over HiToms
THOMASVILLE — When the Wilson Tobs packed their power-hitting bats their bags for their annual trip to play their Coastal Plain League sister club, the High Point-Thomasville HiToms, on Friday night. Wilson bashed a season-high four home runs while CPL All-Star starter Reese Miller notched his fifth victory in a 14-4 outcome in eight innings at Finch Field. The teams, […] The post Tobs bash 4 HRs as Miller gets 5th win in romp over HiToms first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
ECU picks up pledge from Liberty relief pitcher Talor Grubbs
East Carolina has added an arm with some experience to its bullpen for the coming season, picking up a pledge from Liberty relief pitcher transfer Talor Grubbs. The 6-foot, 200-pound right-hander appeared in 16 games this past season for the Flames, throwing 27 innings with 26 strikeouts and 12 walks, surrounding 33 hits with a 6.00 ERA total.
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