A Rocky Mount native and former Appalachian State men’s tennis player was recently inducted into the Mountaineers’ athletic hall of fame.
Thursday, August 12, 2021
Montrezl Harrell is back in the area and he has a full weekend planned.
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Tarboro’s River Bandits are 2-0 when it comes to league championships.
Thursday, August 05, 2021
Members of the KLIMA International martial arts program in Rocky Mount all returned from a recent competition with a first-place finish in at least one event.
Wednesday, August 04, 2021
Tarboro’s River Bandits (26-13) got their two strongest pitching performances of the year when they needed them the most.
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
The Rocky Mount Rockets found plenty of success during the recent club national championships.
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Edenton’s Josh Pernetti (San Joaquin Delta College) blasted a home run to center field in the first-ever Premier Collegiate League Home Run Derby at Municipal Stadium.
Six players from the division-leading Tarboro River Bandits have been named to the Premier Collegiate League’s 2021 East All-Stars first team. The game, pitting the league’s best from the east and west divisions, will square off Friday at Tarboro’s Municipal Stadium.
Tarboro’s River Bandits found themselves in an early hole, only to mount a comeback for a 4-3 win.
TARBORO — Tarboro’s River Bandits pushed across single runs in the first and third innings, then plated three more in the seventh to take a 5-1 win Thursday night over the Greenbrier Knights at historic Municipal Stadium.
Chloe Harrington was one step away from the state championship match.
Judah Harris is on top of the world.
The Tarboro River Bandits stayed undefeated on the season with Wednesday night’s 11-1 run-rule win over the Greenbrier Knights.
“They were ready to get back on the field … they’ve been limited (by the rain) to the batting cages,” Tarboro River Bandits Coach Vince Fondacaro said after his team swept a doubleheader from Catawba Valley, 1-0 and 5-2, Sunday afternoon at Tarboro’s Municipal Stadium.
The Tarboro River Bandits blew the lid off their season opener Monday night, taking an 11-2 win on the road against the Fuquay-Varina Twins.
The boys of summer are back in town.
Tarboro’s River Bandits report Thursday for the team’s second season and first as a member of the Premier Collegiate League.
The Tarboro River Bandits are less than 50 days away from their debut in the Tidewater Premier League, and owner Wayne Turnage is in the process of wrapping up the roster.
The Rocky Mount Rockets track and field team had a strong showing at the indoor national championships.
It was a Tuesday, the first afternoon where the sun poked through the clouds after a weekend of rain, and Kingsley McLeod could be found jogging along Peachtree St. in Rocky Mount.
Tarboro’s River Bandits will play a 46-game schedule, opening on the road against the Carolina Pirates on May 27 at Western Harnett High School, according to the Tidewater Premier Collegiate League (PCL) website.
TeamTrezz, the fourth grade AAU travel basketball team in Rocky Mount, recently finished a 15-game season that included five tournaments.