The Metro 4-A Conference Tournament was in full swing Tuesday night at Grimsley and the results were a bit lopsided. The Whirlies made a statement at least a statement about where Grimsley and Page stand right now in baseball. The Whirlies jumped on the Pirates early with 4 runs in the first two innings and… Continue reading Grimsley-Page: This One’s About Baseball
There’s No Doubtin’ Jeff Van Houten: Great Saturday Night Comeback
The Greensboro Grasshoppers have done it again. In the bottom of the 11th on Saturday night you saw or heard one of the most improbable comebacks in the history of Eugene Street. The Bellemede Bombers were at it again as the Hoppers were down 4-0, then 4-3, then 5-4, then 7-5, and then the Hoppers… Continue reading There’s No Doubtin’ Jeff Van Houten: Great Saturday Night Comeback
Sidney, Southwest, and the SLS
N.C. State has a new basketball coach and he is not a stranger to the Wolfpack Nation. Sidney Lowe is the man in Raleigh and the now the Red and White is back on track, they are the Pack and let’s lay the Smack. Lowe should be a State graduate by the time the mail… Continue reading Sidney, Southwest, and the SLS
Hoppers Salvage Series/Johnson NASCAR Winner
The Greensboro Grasshoppers found a way to win on Sunday at First Horizon Park and boy are the fans happy and even better than that the West Virginia Power has finally left town. The Power have the Hoppers number so far in 2006 winning 7 of 10 game against our Hometown Heroes. The Grasshoppers got… Continue reading Hoppers Salvage Series/Johnson NASCAR Winner
Hopper’s Wednesday Mid-Week Wakeup
The Hoppers were droppers of their early morning mid-week game up in West Virginia. The contest got underway at 10:36 AM and Greensboro got off to a great start but the ending was way too rough for the boys to handle. The Hoppers went out in front early and rode a 6-2 lead into the… Continue reading Hopper’s Wednesday Mid-Week Wakeup
Van Houten Has Hopper Fans Shoutin’
Jeff Van Houten has the Greensboro Grasshopper fans shouting after his fifth home run in the past 3 days. Van Houten hit one Saturday night, two more on Sunday afternoon and then two more on Monday during the Hoppers day game victory over the Hickory Crawdads. The Hoppers swept the Crawdads in a three game… Continue reading Van Houten Has Hopper Fans Shoutin’
Incoming News
Got the word today that Alan Ashkinazy’s Grimsley baseball team has moved to 14-5 on the season and they are starting to feel the full effects of the young men that joined the Whirlies this year from the Southeast Guilford Falcon program. Clint Moore now has a 5-1 pitching mark on the mound and Lester… Continue reading Incoming News
High School Lacrosse/N.C. State’s Next Basketball Coach
I had a chance to watch a Lacrosse match between Southeast Guilford and Northwest at the Falcons home field on Tuesday evening. Lacrosse is receiving quite a bit of publicity these days and although I had planned on seeing a baseball game at Southeast the Lacrosse activity turned out to be very entertaining. The girls… Continue reading High School Lacrosse/N.C. State’s Next Basketball Coach
Hopper’s Sanchez Putting a Hurt on the Ball
The Greensboro Grasshopper’s have found a weapon that is proving to be lethal early in this 2006 season. Gabby Sanchez has been putting a hurting on the ball having already hit 7 homeruns just 11 games into the campain. The Hoppers are leaving town for Lakewood, New Jersey on a four game road trip and… Continue reading Hopper’s Sanchez Putting a Hurt on the Ball
Jeremiah Jenkins of Eastern Guilford Getting Attention
Jeremiah Jenkins a senior basketball player from Eastern Guilford has been selected to the Burlington Times All-Regional team that was in last Sunday’s edition of the BT. Jenkins is looking to attend Rockingham Community College with hopes of transferring to a Division I school. There has been some interest expressed in JJ by Tennessee Tech,… Continue reading Jeremiah Jenkins of Eastern Guilford Getting Attention
Hoppers Start Strong
The Greensboro Grasshoppers are off to the best start in the history of the franchise. This team has only been around for 2 years but this really has been a special beginning to year number two at First Horizon Park in beautiful downtown Greensboro. The weather has been super except for the Saturday night affair,… Continue reading Hoppers Start Strong
Hoppers Hit Home Run
NINE THOUSAND – ONE HUNDRED – TEN…. The largest crowd in current Greensboro baseball history. Needless to say Donald Moore and the Greensboro Grasshoppers have built on last year’s success and are keeping momentum up. Over the winter, the left field berm was rebuilt from scratch and now it can hold easily a thousand or… Continue reading Hoppers Hit Home Run
High School Hoops Poll Revisited
We closed out the high school basketball season with our final hoops poll back on March 8th. Dudley won the State 3-A public school title and Greensboro Day School took the boys private school 3-A championship. The Bishop McGuiness girls went undefeated and grabbed the 1-A crown in their first year of public school competition.… Continue reading High School Hoops Poll Revisited
Revolution – Round Two
The Revolution’s second game was not has successful as the first; but, then this is not the NFL. As the owner has stated, this is entertainment and I say it’s still a good deal. The Lakeland Thunderbolts came to town and they were better than the Revolution on the field. The Thunderbolts are 3-0; but… Continue reading Revolution – Round Two
3 Games in 3 Days: All 3 Very Different
Last week saw the baseball season come into full swing for greensborosports.com and with so many choices, we made sure to get at least 3 games in over the end- of -the -week- period, running Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. First Horizon Park played host to 2 of our 3 games and the third meeting took… Continue reading 3 Games in 3 Days: All 3 Very Different
ACW Wrestling Photos
GreensboroSports.com was on hand last Saturday night for the ACW Wrestling event held at the Special Events Center at Bessemer Center (2523 Phillips Ave.) in Greensboro. Below is a collage of pictures taken during the matches. The event was made possible by the following sponsors: Bill Black Chevrolet/Cadillac, Thrifty Market, Taylor’s Discount Tire and Automotive,… Continue reading ACW Wrestling Photos
Wrestling Roundup
There used to be a radio show with host Charlie Harville called “Racing Roundup”, so today we will bring back part of that old radio type program and bring to you “Wrestling Roundup” with Charlie Durham. The big ACW card that lit up the night sky last Saturday evening brought over 129 fans to the… Continue reading Wrestling Roundup
Revolution – I Believe
There was a lot of nay-sayers about Matt Brown’s decision to bring the National Indoor Football League’s Greensboro Revolution to the coliseum. Both the league and the ownership have questions about their past. Regardless of those questions, it was a smart move because it has returned an activity that the citizens of Greensboro can afford… Continue reading Revolution – I Believe
Wrestling Reminder
As we first reported earlier in the week, ACW Wrestling is coming to Greensboro tomorrow night. The event will take place at the Special Events Center (old Bingo Hall) at Bessemer Center on Phillips Avenue. Bell time is 7:30 pm. Tickets are $8.00 and can be purchased at the door. I was looking over the… Continue reading Wrestling Reminder
Greensboro celebrates Joey Cheek Day
Greensboro honored hometown Olympic hero Joey Cheek Thursday with a number of activities throughout the city. The culmination of the day’s events was a public celebration held at First Horizon Park in downtown Greensboro. The event featured a number of speakers, a video about Cheek shown on the Jumbotron and, of course, a brief speech… Continue reading Greensboro celebrates Joey Cheek Day