Northern Nash High School Valedictorian David Williams has won a $500 scholarship From the American Legion. You might say that's nice but it's only $500. David has been chosen and when the American Legion World Series begins in Shelby later this month he is now on a list of candidates to be named American Legion All American Academic Team. If he is one of the eight chosen for this team with it comes another $2,500. By the end of the World Series the National American Legion will announce the National winner of the eight All Americans and if he should win that there sits another $5,000 Scholarship. David is proof that athletics and education can work together when you have a family that stands behind you every step of the way.
You may recall in the spring of this year we featured David on this blog which was titled Every Team Needs a Williams Family. The story celebrated David's accomplishments on the playing field of Northern Nash and every member of his family mom, dad and grand dad for everything they do following Northern Nash Baseball. This summer David played second, short and even caught for Post 58 during this past Legion season and yes his family was right there every step of the way. David will be leaving later this month for Duke University where he will be a member of the baseball team while he studies in Blue Devil Land.
Busy day for Northern Nash as not only August 15th is the big Football Jamboree at Nash Central where all four Nash County high schools will take on four other teams from outside the area but back on the campus of Northern Nash there will be a boys soccer Jamboree. The event starts at 5:30pm and tickets will be $5. The four teams taking part will be Northern, Southern Nash, D H Conley and Corinth Holder.
So next Thursday with football, and soccer don't forget that next Thursday is also the makeup night for the Fourth of July rain out at the Sports Complex as the Tams will be part of the festivities going on at Sports Complex football field. The Fourth Of July Fireworks will fire off at about 9:15pm. If you can't find any thing to do next Thursday you just don't want to do anything.
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Oh Good The ACC Has A Bowl Game For Every Team
The ACC announce Wednesday that it has signed contracts that nine ACC teams will play in a bowl game every year through 2020. Isn't that wonderful that will give us six of the nine teams will be 6-6 every year and they will go play in some of the biggest bowls games around. There are 13 bowl tie ins. The ACC will only be in nine in any one year. Thank goodness there is only nine per year. How can anyone keep up as to where these games are. . Let's play "Guess Where this game is"
1. The Hyundai Bowl: Yes siree I have been wanting to go there for years. My only problem where is it? How bout if I say Sun Bowl? Now you know that hot spot in Texas where in late December the temperature might get above freezing El Paso Texas.
2. The Detroit Lions Bowl: Must be in Detroit. I guess since the Lions never win in the NFL they will try to beat up on a college team. Don't think that is a hot spot for sun bathers either.
3. New ERA Bowl: That bowl game has been around for years hasn't it. Maybe this will help Pinstripe Bowl, yes this one is in New York at the same place the ACC basketball Tournament is going.
4. Birmingham Bowl: Guess that couldn't get a sponsor like KIA.
5. Beef O' Brady Bowl: That one is played in a restaurant. I actually had to look that one up. It's played in St Peterburg Russia, I mean Florida.
6. Franklin American Mortgage: Must be in Philadelphia, nope how bout if I say Music City. That's right Nashville, NC
7. Taxslayer Bowl: That's a good one. They don't play this game until April 15th. They have really messed up the Gator Bowl with this name.
8. The Military Bowl: Has been moved to Fort Bragg. Used to be in Washington DC.
9. Russell Athletic Bowl: This one is played in the jock strap capital of the world Orlando
10: Orange Bowl: Least it is still in Miami and is played in Sun Life Stadium. Bet it rains on game day.
11: Belk Bowl: For you old timers it is really the Belk Tyler Bowl.
12: Capital Bowl: Don't know how Orlando can stand having two top notch bowls games every year.
13: Advo Care V100 Bowl: Saved the best for last. Here is the easy part. It is played in Houston in Reliant Stadium. It goes down here from there. Advo Care promotes a power drinks and some kind of watermelon cream for your skin.
Alright now let's get fire up!!!
1. The Hyundai Bowl: Yes siree I have been wanting to go there for years. My only problem where is it? How bout if I say Sun Bowl? Now you know that hot spot in Texas where in late December the temperature might get above freezing El Paso Texas.
2. The Detroit Lions Bowl: Must be in Detroit. I guess since the Lions never win in the NFL they will try to beat up on a college team. Don't think that is a hot spot for sun bathers either.
3. New ERA Bowl: That bowl game has been around for years hasn't it. Maybe this will help Pinstripe Bowl, yes this one is in New York at the same place the ACC basketball Tournament is going.
4. Birmingham Bowl: Guess that couldn't get a sponsor like KIA.
5. Beef O' Brady Bowl: That one is played in a restaurant. I actually had to look that one up. It's played in St Peterburg Russia, I mean Florida.
6. Franklin American Mortgage: Must be in Philadelphia, nope how bout if I say Music City. That's right Nashville, NC
7. Taxslayer Bowl: That's a good one. They don't play this game until April 15th. They have really messed up the Gator Bowl with this name.
8. The Military Bowl: Has been moved to Fort Bragg. Used to be in Washington DC.
9. Russell Athletic Bowl: This one is played in the jock strap capital of the world Orlando
10: Orange Bowl: Least it is still in Miami and is played in Sun Life Stadium. Bet it rains on game day.
11: Belk Bowl: For you old timers it is really the Belk Tyler Bowl.
12: Capital Bowl: Don't know how Orlando can stand having two top notch bowls games every year.
13: Advo Care V100 Bowl: Saved the best for last. Here is the easy part. It is played in Houston in Reliant Stadium. It goes down here from there. Advo Care promotes a power drinks and some kind of watermelon cream for your skin.
Alright now let's get fire up!!!
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Weekly Minor League Update
Been worried over the past week as Brian Goodwin has not played for a week or so. Checked all the wires to see whether he may be injured but I don't believe the minor leagues have the disabled list so if a player is injured he just doesn't play. I can find no official word from the Washington Nationals. I hope if he is injured he is healthy by September. I just have a feeling that since the Nationals going into Tuesday's game with the Braves were 12 games back that Brian might get called to and see some action in Washington during September since they are pretty much out of the race in the National League East.
Hobbs Johnson has pitched another two inning in his new home of Appleton Wisconson. He has give up one run in two appearances but he has struck out eight batters in four innings. Every time he has pitched this summer he has pitched two innings so it surly looks as if the Brewers are grooming him as a long relief pitcher.
Since I don't have a crystal ball to look in to but from where I sit in North Carolina Xavier Macklin days seemed to be numbered with the Oakland A's. This summer X has been relegated to playing about one game a week Being and outfielder that is not a good sign when you are not in the lineup. I would suspect that at the end of the season X will probably get released by Oakland and Xavier will have to make a decision. Can I play this game at this level and do I want to shop myself around to other teams? Right now X have only batted about 12 times in the last month and his batting average is less than 190.
Some of you may be interested in the progress of John Wooten who's dad is Sonny Wooten and was a member of the 1973 Gryphon State Championship baseball team. John who played at Eastern Wayne in Goldsboro and played at ECU is hitting 251 in Beloit for the A's. Beloit is the upper A level and is the same league where Hobbs Johnson is. John has shown to be a power hitter having hit 16 dingers so far since signing out of ECU.
Finally today I run into many people over a week's period and have been asked this question many times. Where is Wes Bradshaw these days? Many of you Gryphon fans know when Wes Graduated from Rocky Mount I think in 2000 he had a hard time cutting loose his high school ties and for many years was at every Gryphon sporting event there was. Funny thing about what getting married and having a child it can really change your life. Wes works for a Home Health Care Company out of Wilson but he works the Greenville area. This summer you could find Wes in Pinetops coaching little league.
Since many of you are like me and have direct TV or Dish and you don't get WHIG-TV then you wouldn't know that Wes still can be seen every Sunday night on the All New Sports show and will be doing play by play of the game of the week this fall during football season.
Hobbs Johnson has pitched another two inning in his new home of Appleton Wisconson. He has give up one run in two appearances but he has struck out eight batters in four innings. Every time he has pitched this summer he has pitched two innings so it surly looks as if the Brewers are grooming him as a long relief pitcher.
Since I don't have a crystal ball to look in to but from where I sit in North Carolina Xavier Macklin days seemed to be numbered with the Oakland A's. This summer X has been relegated to playing about one game a week Being and outfielder that is not a good sign when you are not in the lineup. I would suspect that at the end of the season X will probably get released by Oakland and Xavier will have to make a decision. Can I play this game at this level and do I want to shop myself around to other teams? Right now X have only batted about 12 times in the last month and his batting average is less than 190.
Some of you may be interested in the progress of John Wooten who's dad is Sonny Wooten and was a member of the 1973 Gryphon State Championship baseball team. John who played at Eastern Wayne in Goldsboro and played at ECU is hitting 251 in Beloit for the A's. Beloit is the upper A level and is the same league where Hobbs Johnson is. John has shown to be a power hitter having hit 16 dingers so far since signing out of ECU.
Finally today I run into many people over a week's period and have been asked this question many times. Where is Wes Bradshaw these days? Many of you Gryphon fans know when Wes Graduated from Rocky Mount I think in 2000 he had a hard time cutting loose his high school ties and for many years was at every Gryphon sporting event there was. Funny thing about what getting married and having a child it can really change your life. Wes works for a Home Health Care Company out of Wilson but he works the Greenville area. This summer you could find Wes in Pinetops coaching little league.
Since many of you are like me and have direct TV or Dish and you don't get WHIG-TV then you wouldn't know that Wes still can be seen every Sunday night on the All New Sports show and will be doing play by play of the game of the week this fall during football season.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Who Has The Right Answer?
I asked this question to Lynn Driver of the City of Rocky Mount Recreation Department many years ago. Why is Rocky Mount in the Tar Heel Little League Association instead of the Little League Association where the team could go to Williamsport Pa to the Little league World Series? His answer was very simple and over the years I have forgotten exactly what he told me but this is the jest of it. The city decided because of cost to send teams to Regional tournaments and maybe even to Williamsport it was better to be involved in a program where the State Championship was the last stop.
The local Babe Ruth Association has just sent a team to Union City Tennessee and Union City is in the eastern half of the great State of Tennessee. This was the Southeast Regional of 13 year old Babe Ruth. They held fund raisers in order to help get the team there. If they had of won that tournament the Babe Ruth World Series this year is being played in Williston North Dakota. If they had to raise money to send the team to Tennessee, what kind of funding would have been needed to send a team across the country?
I don't see that there is a right or wrong answer to this question of which one is the right way to go. Both are working and it is as easy to see as the end of you nose that Rocky Mount/Nash County does well in what ever baseball event they are taking part in having won Little League state titles the last two years and the Babe Ruth has won four Eastern State Championships in the last ten years and three Southeast Regional championships.
Any family that commits to follow their children in any sport now days is committing their life to that sport. Those players good enough to make all star teams have practically been playing ball every day since March. I would suspect the all Stars players have played some with their regular seasons and now all stars fifty games and that doesn't include practice.
The further you go in playoffs the farther the games get away from home. This year the little league Championships were in Williamston so in some cases that was seven straight days driving there. The just recent completed Babe Ruth Regional required in Union City required motel rooms for just the players and coaches at least five days and that doesn't include family. Just suppose they had of won and were heading to Williston North Dakota 1900 miles away. Williston boarders Montana and a good rock throw from Canada.
Somehow or other the city's decision was a right one and the local Babe Ruth is also right. I guess this is a great example of how great our country really is. We are able to make decisions on what we want to do in life. Some times different decisions work together for the betterment of all of us that enjoy watching sports.
The local Babe Ruth Association has just sent a team to Union City Tennessee and Union City is in the eastern half of the great State of Tennessee. This was the Southeast Regional of 13 year old Babe Ruth. They held fund raisers in order to help get the team there. If they had of won that tournament the Babe Ruth World Series this year is being played in Williston North Dakota. If they had to raise money to send the team to Tennessee, what kind of funding would have been needed to send a team across the country?
I don't see that there is a right or wrong answer to this question of which one is the right way to go. Both are working and it is as easy to see as the end of you nose that Rocky Mount/Nash County does well in what ever baseball event they are taking part in having won Little League state titles the last two years and the Babe Ruth has won four Eastern State Championships in the last ten years and three Southeast Regional championships.
Any family that commits to follow their children in any sport now days is committing their life to that sport. Those players good enough to make all star teams have practically been playing ball every day since March. I would suspect the all Stars players have played some with their regular seasons and now all stars fifty games and that doesn't include practice.
The further you go in playoffs the farther the games get away from home. This year the little league Championships were in Williamston so in some cases that was seven straight days driving there. The just recent completed Babe Ruth Regional required in Union City required motel rooms for just the players and coaches at least five days and that doesn't include family. Just suppose they had of won and were heading to Williston North Dakota 1900 miles away. Williston boarders Montana and a good rock throw from Canada.
Somehow or other the city's decision was a right one and the local Babe Ruth is also right. I guess this is a great example of how great our country really is. We are able to make decisions on what we want to do in life. Some times different decisions work together for the betterment of all of us that enjoy watching sports.
Monday, August 5, 2013
Judgement Day
If all the reports are true then Major League baseball will bust all of the drug users in the latest scandal rocking baseball. If all of the reports are true 12 have signed off on their suspensions and will take the medicine being given them by Major League baseball. Only Alex Rodriquez seems to be the only holdout denying all allegations.
Those of you who can remember this sounds a whole lot like Pete Rose and even Ryan Braun. We are a country of innocent until proven guilty in the court system but this is a business telling their employees they are out of work because you didn't follow company policy, so all that legal stuff is out the window. If 12 of the 13 names are guilty and taking their punishment then why would Rodriquez be the innocent one of the bunch getting frame? Of all the players at this point in the high price player world of sports he has made more than anybody else. Do you suppose I could get my money back every time during his career that I paid a ticket to see him play since he was cheating right in front of my eyes.
Drugs to help you hit the ball farther is to me worse than gambling and there is no way under the sun baseball could survive if gambling was allowed to exist. It is time all sports teams and franchises and leagues got together with all unions involved and said this is it and all came together to wipe cheating out from all sports.
We have had so much Babe Ruth and American Legion going on the past few weeks I have never said one thing about the P J Hairston drama in Chapel Hill. Once the NCAA puts a value on all the free vehicles he seems to use from people that don't like Carolina I would guess they will sit him down for a few games when basketball cranks up in November.
However I do feel that Carolina has a more serious problem to deal with in Hairston. He is either the dumbest or the most arrogant player to ever go to school at Carolina. After having all those marijuana and gun charges dropped three days later gets caught driving 93 in a 65 MPH zone in a car he doesn't own. He is a danger to all of us when on the highway and it seems he has no vehicle of his own only ones given to him. I just don't see how Roy Williams can afford to allow him to play this year regardless of what the NCAA rules. Hairston needs to learn about life from the sidelines when something you cherish is taken away because of your stupidity. If something isn't done to help this young man he will be a trouble maker the rest of his life.
Finally today I want to thank everyone as Sunday turned out to be the third biggest hit day on this blog as people followed what little bit of info I had on the 13U team as the day unfolded. It is obvious when something of major importance sports wise goes on in our area people want to know what is happening in supporting our teams and players and I am glad that some times I can be that information. I can't do it alone and I am thankful for everyone who knew anything kept feeding me what they knew so I could pass it on to you.
Those of you who can remember this sounds a whole lot like Pete Rose and even Ryan Braun. We are a country of innocent until proven guilty in the court system but this is a business telling their employees they are out of work because you didn't follow company policy, so all that legal stuff is out the window. If 12 of the 13 names are guilty and taking their punishment then why would Rodriquez be the innocent one of the bunch getting frame? Of all the players at this point in the high price player world of sports he has made more than anybody else. Do you suppose I could get my money back every time during his career that I paid a ticket to see him play since he was cheating right in front of my eyes.
Drugs to help you hit the ball farther is to me worse than gambling and there is no way under the sun baseball could survive if gambling was allowed to exist. It is time all sports teams and franchises and leagues got together with all unions involved and said this is it and all came together to wipe cheating out from all sports.
We have had so much Babe Ruth and American Legion going on the past few weeks I have never said one thing about the P J Hairston drama in Chapel Hill. Once the NCAA puts a value on all the free vehicles he seems to use from people that don't like Carolina I would guess they will sit him down for a few games when basketball cranks up in November.
However I do feel that Carolina has a more serious problem to deal with in Hairston. He is either the dumbest or the most arrogant player to ever go to school at Carolina. After having all those marijuana and gun charges dropped three days later gets caught driving 93 in a 65 MPH zone in a car he doesn't own. He is a danger to all of us when on the highway and it seems he has no vehicle of his own only ones given to him. I just don't see how Roy Williams can afford to allow him to play this year regardless of what the NCAA rules. Hairston needs to learn about life from the sidelines when something you cherish is taken away because of your stupidity. If something isn't done to help this young man he will be a trouble maker the rest of his life.
Finally today I want to thank everyone as Sunday turned out to be the third biggest hit day on this blog as people followed what little bit of info I had on the 13U team as the day unfolded. It is obvious when something of major importance sports wise goes on in our area people want to know what is happening in supporting our teams and players and I am glad that some times I can be that information. I can't do it alone and I am thankful for everyone who knew anything kept feeding me what they knew so I could pass it on to you.
Sunday, August 4, 2013
OUT SLUGGED
I am sure for the rest of their lives the bottom of the fifth inning will haunt the the 13U Nash County Babe Ruth team. Nash County scored two in the top of the first, five more in the second to lead 7-0. Lawrenceberg scored one in the bottom of second and two in the third. Nash Co got one in the fourth while Lawrenceberg got two more in the fourth. Nash got one more in the fifth but in the bottom of the fifth the Tennesseeans score ten times to break the hearts of Nash County. Just for good measure Tennessee added two more in the bottom of the 6th. Nash County scored twice in the top of the 7th but fall in the finals.
Lawrenceberg Tennessee 17 Nash Co North carolina 11
Nash County finishes the Babe Ruth playoffs having gone 11-1.
Nash County will play Sarasota Fl sometime today in the semi finals of the Southeast Regional 13U Babe Ruth Tournament in Union City Tennessee. All games were completed by the time they cut the lights off Saturday night except for two games and both of those games have an impact on the semi finals. Glen Allen Virginia has two games left to play in the Tournament. Those two games they have left are with the Gaffney SC who has already been eliminated and Tallahassee FL. Either Tallahassee or Glen Allen will play Lawrenceberg TN sometime today.** Tournament officials decided to complete all necessary games on Saturday so it was well after midnight before Tallahassee beat Glen Allen to win the #2 seed in the American bracket behind Nash County.
Both semi final games are starting at 11am CDT or noon Eastern. Nash County is playing Sarasota Fl and Lawrenceberg TN is playing Tallahassee FL. Once both games are completed the two winners will play one hour after the completion of the last game.
NASH County has advanced to the Southeast Regional final beating Sarasota FL 4-3. Waiting on the finish of the Lawrenceberg TN /Tallahassee FL game. The two winners will play one hour after the completion of the game in progress.
Lawrenceberg TN has beaten Tallahassee FL 10-4 and will now play Nash County for the SE Regional 13U Babe Ruth Championship. Both teams are 5-0 in the tournament so the winner of this game will be the best from the SE Region. First pitch is scheduled for 3.20pm.
Lawrenceberg Tennessee 17 Nash Co North carolina 11
Nash County finishes the Babe Ruth playoffs having gone 11-1.
Nash County will play Sarasota Fl sometime today in the semi finals of the Southeast Regional 13U Babe Ruth Tournament in Union City Tennessee. All games were completed by the time they cut the lights off Saturday night except for two games and both of those games have an impact on the semi finals. Glen Allen Virginia has two games left to play in the Tournament. Those two games they have left are with the Gaffney SC who has already been eliminated and Tallahassee FL. Either Tallahassee or Glen Allen will play Lawrenceberg TN sometime today.** Tournament officials decided to complete all necessary games on Saturday so it was well after midnight before Tallahassee beat Glen Allen to win the #2 seed in the American bracket behind Nash County.
Both semi final games are starting at 11am CDT or noon Eastern. Nash County is playing Sarasota Fl and Lawrenceberg TN is playing Tallahassee FL. Once both games are completed the two winners will play one hour after the completion of the last game.
NASH County has advanced to the Southeast Regional final beating Sarasota FL 4-3. Waiting on the finish of the Lawrenceberg TN /Tallahassee FL game. The two winners will play one hour after the completion of the game in progress.
Lawrenceberg TN has beaten Tallahassee FL 10-4 and will now play Nash County for the SE Regional 13U Babe Ruth Championship. Both teams are 5-0 in the tournament so the winner of this game will be the best from the SE Region. First pitch is scheduled for 3.20pm.
Saturday, August 3, 2013
U13 Advances
Even before they take the field to play their final game in pool play at the Southeast Regional Babe Ruth 13u Tournament Nash County has advanced by virtue of the results from other games in the bracket Friday night. This morning Nash County plays Lexington Tennessee and there was still a possible three way tie scenario that should Lexington beat Nash County this morning that despite being 3-1 in pool play NC could have been sent home with the three way tie breaker.
That scenario was solved for Nash County last night when Lexington had to forfeit it's game to to Tallahassee Florida giving them two losses and the other two teams with one loss Tallahassee and Glen Allen Virginia play each other in the final game of pool play tonight at 7.00 so one of them will have two losses and since Nash County owns any tie breaker with either team they will be the top seed from the American Bracket when the single elimin
ation portion of the Regional begins Sunday.
I have no idea at this point why Lexington had to forfeit and whether that forfeit will effect whether they can play Nash county this morning or not. Check back around 1pm as by then I should have the results of this mornings games. It has been raining all morning in Union City. Nash County final pool game will not start until 4pm.
Nash County has completed pool play going undefeated winning 12-0 over Lexingon TN. Due to rain that right now has the second set of four games to be play in progress at just after 8pm don't know how this will effect the semi finals schedule to be play Sunday afternoon.
Both Gaffney SC and Tallahassee FL the two teams that will be fighting to get the #2 seed in the American bracket behind Nash County will not play each other until the last game of the tournament. If would suspect that game will not play until Sunday and tournament officials would have to decide whether to put the championship game off until Monday. I doubt they would want any team to have to play three times Sunday and if Gaffney or Tallahassee winner made it to the championship game that could happen.
The National League bracket Lawrenceberg TN will be the top seed and they will play the Gaffney /Tallahassee winner.Nash County looks as they will play Sarasota FL who still has a game to play but it is against the host team who had been beaten rather easily in all their games so far.
That scenario was solved for Nash County last night when Lexington had to forfeit it's game to to Tallahassee Florida giving them two losses and the other two teams with one loss Tallahassee and Glen Allen Virginia play each other in the final game of pool play tonight at 7.00 so one of them will have two losses and since Nash County owns any tie breaker with either team they will be the top seed from the American Bracket when the single elimin
ation portion of the Regional begins Sunday.
I have no idea at this point why Lexington had to forfeit and whether that forfeit will effect whether they can play Nash county this morning or not. Check back around 1pm as by then I should have the results of this mornings games. It has been raining all morning in Union City. Nash County final pool game will not start until 4pm.
Nash County has completed pool play going undefeated winning 12-0 over Lexingon TN. Due to rain that right now has the second set of four games to be play in progress at just after 8pm don't know how this will effect the semi finals schedule to be play Sunday afternoon.
Both Gaffney SC and Tallahassee FL the two teams that will be fighting to get the #2 seed in the American bracket behind Nash County will not play each other until the last game of the tournament. If would suspect that game will not play until Sunday and tournament officials would have to decide whether to put the championship game off until Monday. I doubt they would want any team to have to play three times Sunday and if Gaffney or Tallahassee winner made it to the championship game that could happen.
The National League bracket Lawrenceberg TN will be the top seed and they will play the Gaffney /Tallahassee winner.Nash County looks as they will play Sarasota FL who still has a game to play but it is against the host team who had been beaten rather easily in all their games so far.
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