Helps On The Way

The years 2004-2005-2006 were great success for Rocky Mount area summer sports.  Those three years Babe Ruth Teams from this area played in the World Tournaments.  Some of those players  who played on those teams found their way to Rocky Mount High school and a State High school Championship would come.  This week our Babe Ruth U-13 team heads to Union City Tennessee to play in the Southeast Regional as the North Carolina Eastern State Champs. Sunday in Williamston our 11-12 year old representing Rocky Mount won the Tar Heel State Title.

This follows that some of these 11 year olds on the championship team were part of the 9/10 year old group that won the State title last summer.  Looks our area high schools help is on the way and for the high school that captures the most of these champion all stars playing this summer a deep run could be in the offing like North Nash Did  playing for the east title one spring and Rocky Mount winning it all once. All of that happened after the Babe Ruth run in 2006.

I hope you have seen the plight of the U-13 team.  They leave this week for Union City Tennessee and should they stay all the way up to the championship game they might be there up to ten days.  Not only is this a tremendous expense to the local Babe Ruth Association but think of the parents who most will be taking days off to go with their sons to play in Tennessee.  Not many parents asked for this week off weeks  ago  thinking we are going to win the east State title and I had better ask for a week off just in case.

Today a sectional qualifying tournament is being held at Benvenue County Club.  The only local golfer who has even made it this far in qualifying is Daniel Claytor the former Northern Nash Knight and three time College All American golfer at Barton.  The top finishers Monday qualify for the U S Amateur that is coming in August.

Sunday night Garner and Wilmington were playing in the third day undefeated winners bracket at the American Legion State Championships going on in Fleming Stadium in Wilson.