Girls Soccer Advances

Rocky Mount High has advanced to the second round of the state playoffs beating Northern Guilford 3-1.

The winter/spring sports awards will be handed out at a banquet in the gym on May 21st at 6.00pm. There will be a meal served so tickets are $10.

Opening round of the baseball playoffs start Thursday. You know one of the reasons that I like baseball so much is that unlike other sports every game is different because there is a different pitcher on the mound every game.

Despite their record of 12-14 Southern Wayne may have one pitcher who can beat any body. You know playing only one game this week they will throw the best they have against Rocky Mount. The Gryphons lost two years in a row in the opening round 2006 as the #1 seed and 2007 as a #2 seed.

Just because they are 19-2 compared to 12-14 for the Saints they had better be ready for the first pitch. This is not football where you are playing a 2-8 team in the first round.

Wilson Fike finished second in the state golf championships while Northern Finished in the top ten. Daniel Claytor of Northern finished eleventh in the individual.

Just as I expected the Hurricanes came out trying not to be too aggressive and get penalties in the early going and what did it get them? Boston jumped on them feet first and had a 2-0 lead before the Canes started playing hockey.

Game seven is Thursday night. The start time is 8.00 pm on Fox Sports South. The key for the Hurricanes winning Thursday is they have to score first. If they blow this 3-1 series lead that they had against Boston then they will wasted the win with .2 tenths of a second left and the seventh game where they scored two goals the last 1.20 of the game. You would think a team that can win games like that should win the Stanly Cup.

There is a report out that John Wall has trimmed his list to two teams who he will play for Kentucky and Miami. Thank goodness he has scrapped the Wolfpack, Carolina, and Duke from his list. Wall is a probaton waiting to happen for someone. I hear through the grapevine that Miami is the leading team because Kentucky is telling him to leave his entourage home.