Athletic fields all over sat empty for much of the spring as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. Many baseball and softball fields, soccer pitches and basketball courts didn’t see the usual excitement as the response shuttered leagues.
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
The Rocky Mount Little League announced its winners of the rookie of the year awards.
Friday, September 04, 2020
Mauricio Morales is going to run. How could he not?
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
The Rocky Mount Rockets track and field team went to Florida in early August with a goal of competing hard. Mission accomplished.
Friday, July 24, 2020
After playing seven games on the five hottest days of the year between Friday and Wednesday, the Tarboro River Bandits pitching staff was feeling the effects of the heat and humidity.
Monday, June 08, 2020
The Eastern North Carolina Athletic Officials Association is seeking high school and middle school volleyball officials for the 2020 Season.
Watching skilled players is a nice perk that comes along with the high school basketball playoff tournament. And with the tournament entering the third round on Saturday, opportunities to consume prep hoops are dwindling.
Tarboro’s Tar River Bandits will open their inaugural season in the Carolina Virginia Collegiate Baseball League with an inter-league exhibition game with the Edenton Steamers on May 26 at Tarboro’s Municipal Stadium.
Brian Goodwin pulled off his green jacket and stepped into the left-handed batter’s box to loud cheers.
Rocky Mount native and Los Angeles Angels outfielder Brian Goodwin is hosting a free baseball clinic.
The Rocky Mount Rockets Park and Rec cross country team went to the AAU national championships held Dec. 7 in Knoxville, Tenn.
It’s time to start thinking about baseball again.
College-level baseball is officially coming to Tarboro beginning in May 2020, as the Tar River Bandits have been awarded a franchise in the Carolina-Virginia Collegiate League (CVCL) and the Town of Tarboro has a signed contract with the team as owner Wayne Turnage has begun putting his team…
Fans of the Southern Nash softball team might not know that Taylor Bailey doesn’t like to bat leadoff.
Rocky Mount Academy hosted a baseball and softball game on an early-spring afternoon.
Christopher Gardner remembers being focused.
At the end of the high school baseball season, Nash Central coach Willie Langley was contacted by a scout from a major league baseball team.
Evan Hart was drawn to baseball because he liked the idea of chasing down hits.
Barrett Eidson is the soccer version of one of those coin sorter machines.
Life makes sense for Cameron Johnson when he’s on a tennis court.