• College

    HPU VB Panthers Clip Eagles in Four Sets

    Site: High Point, N.C. (Millis Center) Score: High Point 3, Winthrop 1 (25-18, 25-12, 23-25, 25-11) Records: HPU 9-0 (9-0 Big South), WU 5-4 (5-4 Big South) Next HPU Event: Friday, March 12, 2021 — vs. Winthrop (Millis Center, High Point, N.C.) 2 p.m. HIGH POINT, N.C. – The High Point University volleyball team made it nine straight wins to start the season with a 3-1 victory over Winthrop University on Thursday afternoon (March 11). While the match extended the team’s winning streak, the Panthers’ set-victory streak was snapped at 25, one away from matching the program record. The four-set…

  • College - High School

    National Calling Day

    National calling day is approaching or has already started for prospective girls and boys Basketball players that are rising seniors. Those players that are seriously being recruited should have coaches calling them during this time. It normally happens right after the Final Four is concluded. Congratulations to UCONN for the girls and Louisville for the boys for earning the National Title. For many this will be a very intense time . Making a decision about which school to attend is not hard. Making the wrong decision is. It is very imperative that a prospective student athlete needs to know exactly…

  • Uncategorized

    Looking back on girls’ NCHSAA Playoff Numbers

    PRIME TIME STATE PLAYOFF GIRLS PLAYERS The local area has had some very impressive players whom have produced at a very high level over time and have been one of the main reasons as to why their teams have advanced in the playoffs year in and year out. It shows a high level of focus,skill set and determination to lead by their work ethic. As the playoffs move forward this year, more players will be added as the performance matches the previous high level of performances from the past. The local area should be proud of the young players that…

  • High School

    Girls/Boys Prime Time Performers from Monday night’s games:Check out the names???

    *****Some of the big names that had big games on Monday night in the playoffs….***** Who would have thought that you would have a girl/woman and a boy/man hit for 38 and 37 points on the same….Kind of crazy, but that is Round One of the playoffs….. Amanda Coffer: Northern Guilford: 38 pts, 12 rebs, 10 blks in win over Rockingham 89-41:2013 Moriah ‘Mo’ Davis: Dudley: 25 pts in win over Reynolds 55-52: 2013 Santia Davis: Andrews: 22 pts in 79-40 win over Wheatmore: 2013 Going to add a couple of boys names in here too for good measure on…

  • High School

    Looking back on girls’ NCHSAA Playoff Numbers

    PRIME TIME STATE PLAYOFF GIRLS PLAYERS The local area has had some very impressive players whom have produced at a very high level over time and have been one of the main reasons as to why their teams have advanced in the playoffs year in and year out. It shows a high level of focus,skill set and determination to lead by their work ethic. As the playoffs move forward this year, more players will be added as the performance matches the previous high level of performances from the past. The local area should be proud of the young players that…

  • College - High School

    College Basketball cranks up this weekend and let’s look back at the ladies’ list

    Below are players from this area that are now playing Division I Basketball. They will range from a Freshmen to a Senior. Also included is a little information about them and their accomplishments. We would like for you to look over each player and vote on the one that you think will have the greatest impact on their team this coming season as far as productivity and team improvement. Former Coaches are also welcome to cast their votes and input. Samantha Cofer: Northern Guilford: Elon: enters sophomore year: averaged 5.9 ppg and 4.7 rpg: saw lots of playing time and…

  • College - High School

    A Scholarship is a Privilege and not a Right!

    Now that the Summer AAU girls basketball season is over and one last tournament for coaches to watch either seniors or up and coming players is during the first week end in October. Most coaches at this time will have already had their first choice players that are seniors to attend their respective campus on an official visits. This is to insure that their commitment is firm when they sign on the early signing period in November. Most schools wil have on average about three scholarships. Those scholarships will be offered to the players that they have been following for…

  • High School

    Top Five Area Girls Basketball Players from the Summer Workouts

    These are players from this past AAU season that have stood out and are or could become college basketball prospects in the coming year(s). Getting a scholarship is not a certainty whether its D1, D2, D3 or Juco. Assessing ones own talent and ability should be judge by their performance and work habits that are demonstrated either through their highschool efforts or through AAU experience. The NCAA has rules in place as far as the process goes all year round. Coaches watch kids during the Spring, Summer and Fall because of time constraints. For seniors that are being recruited and…

  • College

    America East Ranks Third Overall in NCAA APR

    from www.americaeast.com: CAMBRIDGE, Mass.— America East Conference teams on average rank high in Division I according to the latest Academic Progress Rate (APR) data released by the NCAA Wednesday afternoon. The conference APR average improved five points from last year’s data to 984, the third-best conference average in the nation. The America East APR average continues to trend upward, staying even or improving in every year since 2004-05. Every Division I sports team calculates its APR each academic year, based on the eligibility and retention of each scholarship student-athlete. Teams scoring below certain thresholds can face sanctions, such as scholarship…

  • High School

    A Critical Month For Athletes Ahead

    June is going to be a very critical month for prospective girls and boys basketball players as school comes to an end this week. Many students are going to be looking forward to what they veiw as vacation time and they should. But for the serious athlete it is critical that they use this time to better their game and participate in their summer leagues so that their coach can get a better idea of whom will be on the team when November rolls around. It also allows them to become better acquainted with the teammates. It also allows them…

  • High School

    Girls Basketball:The Area’s Top 1500 Point Producers over the last five years

    NOTE: Below is the top scoring producers and their records along with accomplishments during their highschool career with in the last five years. These young student athletes are to be commended for a job well done based on outstanding individual productivity. It exemplifies hard and dedicated work because this is not something that anyone could have done given another set of circumstances. They set the mark and made it happen based on where they were at. If you know of any student athlete that scored over 1500 points and is left off this list, please be sure to send in…

  • College - High School

    Late Signing Period and Choices

    The NCAA girls and boy basketball seasons are about to conclude with in the next few days and there are still many unsigned seniors for DI basketball programs. In the coming weeks some kids will draw interest and many will not; Most will draw interest from either D2 , D3 or JUCO type schools. Some student athletes will get a final look for some sort of senior day camp where a few schools will attend to see if there is anything there that may spark their interest. One word of caution, be careful spending money at these camps that may…

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    A Note About Commenting From The Admin

    There has been a lively discussion about High School Baseball and personally, I wished I had not closed the forum because it would be better suited in that environment. (We will re-open the forum before school starts back.) When a person comments, they can leave a Name and Email Address, which does not necessarily have to be real. However, all commenters have their IP Address logged. I have noticed that there are several comments from the SAME IP ADDRESS with different names and email addresses. Given the nature of the IP Address, it’s pretty safe to say we have somebody…

  • Professional

    Chris Benoit – The Bruce Mitchell – Andy Durham Discussion

    Andy sat down with Bruce Mitchell of the Pro Wresting Torch for a lengthly discussion about the tragic death of Chris Benoit and his family. They sat down at Hugo’s on Spring Garden early Tuesday afternoon. [audio:2007-07-03-Mitchell.mp3] Download There’s been lot’s of discussion on this topic, give Bruce and Andy a listen – it’s a long one because it is a serious subject – 74 Minutes.

  • Amateur - High School - Professional

    Alan Ashkinazy – Grimsley HS Baseball – Interview

    Andy Durham caught Alan Ashkinazy for a 17 minute audio interview before a Greensboro Grimsley High School Baseball Team practice. In addition to coaching the Whirlies, Alan has played professional baseball and founded the Greensboro Batting Center.  He’s one of many athletes to have played in Greensboro and decided to call us home. Andy’s interview with Alan run approximately 17 minutes.

  • High School

    NE Guilford vs Dudley Radio

    Greensboro Sports Radio – we’re going to try this out to see how well it works. We have the Northeast Guilford – Dudley Triad 3A Boys Final Game, downloadable mp3 files as 4 Quarters. First Quarter – 15mb Second Quarter – 32mb Third Quarter – 16mb Fourth Quarter – 25mb A Fast Connection is recommended.