HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS / CAMPS It doesn’t appear Tim Tebow will be making a return visit to Rome this year when the Columbia Fireflies, the Class A team of the New York Mets, play the Rome Braves in September. He was promoted Sunday from Columbia up to… Continue Reading
HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS / CAMPS Shorter’s Deangelo Harris finished in 8th place in the 400m at Saturday’s USATF Junior Outdoor Championships, crossing the line in 49.20. Harris, who is a two-time qualifier in the 400m at DII Nationals and All-American in the 4x400m, had hoped to earn… Continue Reading
HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS / CAMPS New coaches join Shorter University’s sports staff: Two new coaches join the Shorter University sports staff, the latest hires in a series of replacements for nearly 20 sports coaches and administrators in the last 27 months. There are: Julianne Pham will become head… Continue Reading
New coaches join Shorter University’s sports staff: Two new coaches join the Shorter University sports staff, the latest hires in a series of replacements for nearly 20 sports coaches and administrators in the last 27 months. There are: Julianne Pham will become head coach of Shorter’s women’s lacrosse team. Pham said she is looking forward to coaching… Continue Reading
By Norman Arey As a rule, I don’t like or even approve of goodbye columns. They’re often self-serving, self-indulgent and unnecessary but that’s always when it involves someone else other than me. This will be my last column for the Rome News-Tribune in a series that began somewhere around seven years ago and the deal… Continue Reading
HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS / CAMPS Norman Arey: All fun things have to come to an end, even for me. Click Norman Arey Bobby Howard, one of the state’s top high school baseball coaches, takes Cartersville job. Good background piece: Columbus ROME BRAVES Rome Braves fall 7-1 to Asheville as… Continue Reading
HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS / CAMPS A big summer tradition returns to Cedartown July 2. The annual Cedartown Wheelchair Athlete 5K is set for Sunday evening, July 2, with a finish line at College Street in Peek Park. The race begins at 7:30 p.m. Source: City of Cedartown.… Continue Reading
HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS / CAMPS Berry College head softball coach Cori Thiermann announces seven newcomers to join the defending Southern Athletic Association champions for the upcoming 2018 season. “We are very excited for this incoming class,” Thiermann said. “It is a group of great athletes that want… Continue Reading
HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS / CAMPS ROME BRAVES Rome Braves’ All-Star Squad ready for tonight’s game vs. the northern all-stars: Five Rome Braves are part of the southern squad. They include pitcher Brandon White as well as Bryse Wilson, Cristian Pache, Randy Ventura, and Brett Cumberland in Columbia, S.C.… Continue Reading
HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS / CAMPS ROME BRAVES Rome Braves at the break: The defending South Atlantic League champions missed a return trip to the post-season by 3.5 games as visiting Greenville won the southern division crown as of Sunday evening. Rome gets a second chance beginning Thursday… Continue Reading
HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS / CAMPS ROME BRAVES Rome Braves top Greenville, 8-5. Game release: The Rome Braves with help from a five run fourth inning defeated the Greenville Drive 8-5 Saturday before a crowd of 3,661. Rome scored the game’s opening run in the first on an RBI single… Continue Reading
HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS / CAMPS ROME BRAVES Rome Braves fall to Greenville, 14-5. Game release: The Greenville Drive defeated the Rome Braves Friday evening by a final score of 14-5 before a crowd of 2,082. The Braves scored twice in the first inning on an RBI single by Kurt… Continue Reading
HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS / CAMPS ROME BRAVES Rome Braves fall to Augusta, 7-2. Media release: The Rome Braves were defeated by the Augusta GreenJackets 7-2 Thursday night at State Mutual Stadium before a crowd of 1,877. The game was delayed by one hour due to heavy winds and… Continue Reading