Tarboro High and University of Georgia running back Todd Gurley on Friday became a professional football player when his signed his contract with the St Louis Rams. Gurley the 10th pick during the NFL draft is still recovering from knee surgery that he had after a knee injury Last football season. The Rams announced that they would in no way push Gurley until he is fully recovered from his surgery. They do however believe that Gurley will be 100 per cent by training camp.
Major League Baseball with approval of the players association has allotted each major league team certain amounts of money to sign their draft picks. 2015 Tampa Bay's figure is near six and a half million dollars. In most cases the top draft picks Will get the bulk of the money. It is very obvious going back to Carolina for one more year might bring a nice bonus Benton Moss' way as he signs a baseball contract with Tampa.
If you figure the top pick gets at least a million of that 6.5 million that Tampa has to spend on all their rookies then you would assume the sixth pick Benton Moss will be able to get a nice sum of money for saying yes and where do you want me to sign?
SouthWest Edgecombe two time state champion golfer Cole Jefferys was featured on the last of the year features on WRAL sports with Tom Suitor "Extra Effort Award". Cole was third in his class of the graduating seniors at SouthWest.
I find it very hard to watch soccer on TV. Had a very hard time getting into a 0-0 game as the USA played Sweden . Daughter Morgan who will be a rising senior at Campbell University is majoring in Sports Marketing. Home for the summer she has worked for the City of Rocky Mount for the last three summers in the Parks and Rec Department down town. She has moonlighted on Home Saturday nights for the Carolina RailHawks in the ticket offices. Trying to get all the Resume' name droppers possible when those job resume's go out next year at this time.
Friday, June 12, 2015
Pork Chop Day at Northern
The Northern Nash football team will be selling pork chop plates today at the school from 10:30 until 2:pm. Pork chops green beans and potatoes will be the food of the day and the cost will be $7per plate. You can pick up your orders in front of the school
Latest update on players of interest. Former Gryphon Sonny Wooten's son John who played at Eastern Wayne and ECU is playing in Potomac Md for the Nationals A team. Just this week they were playing the Mudcats and John hit his third homer of the season in front of family and friends. He's batting 251 playing 1st base.
Another former Gryphons son Whit Merrifield is playing for AAA Omaha for the Kansas City Royals is batting 289 and playing left field. Merrifield's dad is Bill who went to Wake Forest after Rocky Mount High and played baseball for the Demon Deacs. Whit was a member of the South Carolina Gamecocks National baseball champions just a few years back.
Brian Goodwin is struggling in Harrisburg Pa for the AA Nationals. His average has dipped to 206. Those kind of numbers can't last long if he wants to make it back to AAA Syracuse or even to the big club in DC.
Hobbs Johnson has lost two straight games in Buloxi Ms. His record is now 3-3 and Era is still a respectable 3.36. Hobbs is pitching in AA for the Milwaukee Brewers.
There are just some players that draw attention and the Chicago White Sox sure look as if they have a gem of a pitcher in Holly Springs pitcher Carlos Rodon. His last four starts he has pitched 24 innings and allowed just three runs. He is 2-0 and his ERA has dropped to 2.66. He has pitch a total of 40 innings striking out 40.
Two players from Nash County High schools without a Legion team in Rocky Mount have joined Wilson Post 13. Northern Nash Pitcher Derrick Carter who last season played Travel Ball is 1-0 so far for this year's Wilson club who has started 6-1 on the season. Rocky Mount grad Blake Helms who was outstanding last season for Post 58 in Rocky Mount is also 1-0 pitching in Wilson. RMA 2014 graduate MJ Jones who also played in Rocky Mount last summer and has one year under his belt at Catawba College is also on the Roster this season in Wilson.
Latest update on players of interest. Former Gryphon Sonny Wooten's son John who played at Eastern Wayne and ECU is playing in Potomac Md for the Nationals A team. Just this week they were playing the Mudcats and John hit his third homer of the season in front of family and friends. He's batting 251 playing 1st base.
Another former Gryphons son Whit Merrifield is playing for AAA Omaha for the Kansas City Royals is batting 289 and playing left field. Merrifield's dad is Bill who went to Wake Forest after Rocky Mount High and played baseball for the Demon Deacs. Whit was a member of the South Carolina Gamecocks National baseball champions just a few years back.
Brian Goodwin is struggling in Harrisburg Pa for the AA Nationals. His average has dipped to 206. Those kind of numbers can't last long if he wants to make it back to AAA Syracuse or even to the big club in DC.
Hobbs Johnson has lost two straight games in Buloxi Ms. His record is now 3-3 and Era is still a respectable 3.36. Hobbs is pitching in AA for the Milwaukee Brewers.
There are just some players that draw attention and the Chicago White Sox sure look as if they have a gem of a pitcher in Holly Springs pitcher Carlos Rodon. His last four starts he has pitched 24 innings and allowed just three runs. He is 2-0 and his ERA has dropped to 2.66. He has pitch a total of 40 innings striking out 40.
Two players from Nash County High schools without a Legion team in Rocky Mount have joined Wilson Post 13. Northern Nash Pitcher Derrick Carter who last season played Travel Ball is 1-0 so far for this year's Wilson club who has started 6-1 on the season. Rocky Mount grad Blake Helms who was outstanding last season for Post 58 in Rocky Mount is also 1-0 pitching in Wilson. RMA 2014 graduate MJ Jones who also played in Rocky Mount last summer and has one year under his belt at Catawba College is also on the Roster this season in Wilson.
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