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These are the kind of “Shoes You Can Not Fill”: Joe Sirera’s time at the News and Record/HSXtra.com has come to an end

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from Joe Sirera on Twitter: Joe Sirera @JoeSireraSports Today is my last official day at the N&R and the Journal. I haven’t been laid off, it’s just time. I want to thank all the athletes and coaches who’ve allowed me to tell their stories for the last 9 years and everyone who’s helped along the … These are the kind of “Shoes You Can Not Fill”: Joe Sirera’s time at the News and Record/HSXtra.com has come to an end

Charlie Atkinson, former Greensboro Bats and Greensboro Hornets writer for the N&R has finished his time on his own terms, at the N&R/WS Journal

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This report came out last week, but some of you may have missed it, and this man deserves some special recognition, for time served… Charlie Atkinson, a former Greensboro Bats and Greensboro Hornets writer for the News and Record, and he also wrote about high school sports, and local college sports while at the N&R, … Charlie Atkinson, former Greensboro Bats and Greensboro Hornets writer for the N&R has finished his time on his own terms, at the N&R/WS Journal

Sadness in the Local Sports Community:Page HS Soccer coach and former News and Record high school sportswriter Tim Nash has died

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from Page High Athletics on Twitter….. Page High School Athletics @PagePiratesATH Heartbroken to share that beloved @PHSstudentbody women’s soccer coach, Tim Nash, unexpectedly passed away last night. He touched the lives of so many in the Page Community. We send our sincerest condolences to his wife and family. We love and miss you, Coach.Page High … Sadness in the Local Sports Community:Page HS Soccer coach and former News and Record high school sportswriter Tim Nash has died

Former News and Record Sports Editor Wilt Browning has passed away:Former Greensboro Grasshoppers’ and Atlanta Braves’ official scorer is gone

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He was the official scorer for the Greensboro Grasshoppers and the Atlanta Braves and he was much more than that…. Wilt Browning, who touched many of us with his work/the written word, Wilt Browning is gone…I was just asking Bill Hass(another outstanding N&R writer) about Wilt Browning a few weeks ago…It seems like only yesterday….. … Former News and Record Sports Editor Wilt Browning has passed away:Former Greensboro Grasshoppers’ and Atlanta Braves’ official scorer is gone

Ed Hardin’s last piece/post/article at the News and Record may have been his best work ever!!!

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Read this the other day from Ed Hardin, the former News and Record sportswriter and columnist…This may be Ed Hardin’s best article ever, and I would have to say, this is one of the best, if not the best, I have read from Ed… Picked it up again tonight on Twitter, and thought I would … Ed Hardin’s last piece/post/article at the News and Record may have been his best work ever!!!

Newspaper Carnage Continues with Ed Hardin and Jeff Mills receiving tough pills to swallow:Hardin and Mills gone from News and Record, and now who is left in the Sports Department at N&R???(Former News and Record editor John Robinson reacts)

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Not really sure how to process all of this…Ed Hardin, last year’s North Carolina Sportswriter of the Year gone from the News and Record….Jeff Mills, one of the top sportswriters in the state, with his college and community coverage, Jeff is also gone… That leaves us with the question…Who is left in the sports department, … Newspaper Carnage Continues with Ed Hardin and Jeff Mills receiving tough pills to swallow:Hardin and Mills gone from News and Record, and now who is left in the Sports Department at N&R???(Former News and Record editor John Robinson reacts)

Wake Forest Beat Writer Conor O’Neill Gone from the Winston-Salem Journal/Lee Enterprises:Patrick Ferlise(WS Journal HS writer) also let go by Lee

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Just heard Conor O’Neill on The Adam Gold Show yesterday, and now today he is GONE from the Winston-Salem Journal… He was the beat writer for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, covering the Deacs for the Journal and for the News and Record, by way of the papers’ owner, Lee Enterprises… Conor O’Neill came up … Wake Forest Beat Writer Conor O’Neill Gone from the Winston-Salem Journal/Lee Enterprises:Patrick Ferlise(WS Journal HS writer) also let go by Lee

Charlie Harville’s Racing Roundup:311 Motor Speedway Owner Speaks Out with Jeff Mills of the News and Record(Mike Fulp says he knows his troubles are self-inflicted, but that he meant no harm)

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Mike Fulp, the controversial owner of the 311 Motor Speedway in Madison/Pine Hall, North Carolina is speaking out, as we bring you our Charlie Harville’s Racing Roundup for a Saturday Night….. For Saturday night June 27, races at the half-mile red-clay oval(311 Motor Speedway) were abruptly canceled…. The old “Daytona of Dirt” was shut down, … Charlie Harville’s Racing Roundup:311 Motor Speedway Owner Speaks Out with Jeff Mills of the News and Record(Mike Fulp says he knows his troubles are self-inflicted, but that he meant no harm)

News and Record has left their downtown offices:N&R ‘Vacated the Premises'(Remembering Much of the Sports Staff that worked in that building on East Market Street)/A look at the new N&R offices on South Elm-Eugene Street

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+++++++++++Now a look at the new News and Record offices on South Elm-Eugene Street…..++++++++++ Plus from News and Record reporter John Newsom on Twitter, and John said he is gone from the old N&R downtown building, and all others from the N&R staff have vacated the premises…. (I’m thinking John Newsom was on the sports … News and Record has left their downtown offices:N&R ‘Vacated the Premises'(Remembering Much of the Sports Staff that worked in that building on East Market Street)/A look at the new N&R offices on South Elm-Eugene Street

After 31 Years, Scott Hoffman says “Farewell to News and Record Photography”:Completing a Great Career, “The Man” is moving on!!!

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H. Scott Hoffman, and the H. could probably stand for handy and helpful, because he was both…You would see him on the sidelines at high school football games, the East-West All-Stars football, basketball and soccer games, at local professional, high school and amateur baseball games, in fact at all kinds of sporting events, including the … After 31 Years, Scott Hoffman says “Farewell to News and Record Photography”:Completing a Great Career, “The Man” is moving on!!!

New News and Record Boys and Girls High School Basketball Top Ten Polls:GDS, NWG, Dudley and Smith lead the Boys/Girls see NWG, Ragsdale and SEG in Top Three Spots

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News News and Record Top Ten Basketball Polls for this week, with several key games on the slate for Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday of this week….. The Top Tens were compiled by News and Record HSXtra.com staff writer Joe Sirera, with input from area coaches…. (www.hsxtra.com) Boys Top Ten Poll for this week… 1. GREENSBORO … New News and Record Boys and Girls High School Basketball Top Ten Polls:GDS, NWG, Dudley and Smith lead the Boys/Girls see NWG, Ragsdale and SEG in Top Three Spots

New News and Record High School Football Top Ten Poll with Reidsville Rams at the top of the Top Ten

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News and Record High School Football Top Ten Poll is compiled by N&R/HSXtra staff writers Joe Sirera and Spencer Turkin, with input from area coaches…. Go to this link for more info, HSXtra.com, or go to www.greensboro.com…. Here is the Top Ten Poll for the week of August 26….New Poll due out next Monday…. 1. … New News and Record High School Football Top Ten Poll with Reidsville Rams at the top of the Top Ten

News and Record HSXtra All-Area High School Football Team for 2016:Hendon Hooker(Dudley HS) Player of the Year

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CLICK HERE for the News and Record’s 2016 All-Area Football Team from the HSXtra section and you will find many of the Guilford County players and area players that you followed all season long, in 2016…. CLICK HERE for the Player of the Year section on Hendon Hooker, from Dudley High School… *****Selections for the … News and Record HSXtra All-Area High School Football Team for 2016:Hendon Hooker(Dudley HS) Player of the Year

New News and Record Top Ten High School Football Poll and Top Two hold on to spots, but others fall and all-in-all Eagles and Panthers leaving others behind

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The East Forsyth Eagles have that top spot in the News and Record Top Ten High School Football Poll for this week and the Dudley Panthers are a very close second….After the Top Two, the Top Ten has begun to spin and if you don’t win, it is almost a sin and you might not … New News and Record Top Ten High School Football Poll and Top Two hold on to spots, but others fall and all-in-all Eagles and Panthers leaving others behind

Ed Hardin(News & Record) named North Carolina Sportswriter of the Year

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During ceremonies on Monday night in Salisbury: Ed Hardin, from the News & Record, was honored as the North Carolina Sportswriter of the Year…… Jeff Gravley(WRAL TV 5/Raleigh) Sportscaster of the Year…. Named to the national Sportscasters/Sportswriters Hall of Fame: Bill Raftery Dick Schaap Hal McCoy Lesley Visser Read more on this when you CLICK … Ed Hardin(News & Record) named North Carolina Sportswriter of the Year

Say it ‘aint so, we hear Rowe set to go at the end of the Big ‘O’:Oh No, Rowe(N&R) on the GO to HPU!!!

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From the stories we have heard and read about over the years, this man(Jerri Rowe) used to play a lot of pickup basketball down in Columbia, South Carolina and he has written several thousand columns over the years for Greensboro’s News and Record, but incoming this morning is the news that Jerri Rowe will go … Say it ‘aint so, we hear Rowe set to go at the end of the Big ‘O’:Oh No, Rowe(N&R) on the GO to HPU!!!

Saturday Morning Rewind/Saturday Evening Post:What’s up with N&R names?(Doe, Blow, Black, Public and Spratt)

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John Doe…Joe Blow…Jack Black…John Public…Jack Spratt… What is up with the News and Record names in the box score for the Southeast Guilford Falcons’ 22-13 win over the Northeast Guilford Rams……I have no idea how this list of names in the box score came about, but it does not look good at all…Kind of looks … Saturday Morning Rewind/Saturday Evening Post:What’s up with N&R names?(Doe, Blow, Black, Public and Spratt)

News and Record high school sports writer Jason Wolf heads into the ‘Eye of the Storm’

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Jason Wolf tweet, as he began his new job today, returning to his hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania….. I’ve been hired to cover the @Sixers & help on @Eagles & @Phillies beats for the Wilmington (Del) News Journal & Camden (NJ) Courier-Post! The Wolf has headed into the ‘Eye of the Storm’…. He used to battle … News and Record high school sports writer Jason Wolf heads into the ‘Eye of the Storm’