Fans attending the Class 4A and Class 6A GHSA state baseball championships at State Mutual Stadium on Wednesday got to see their fair share of exciting baseball.
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The B15 Arsenal Select team qualified for the State Cup, a GSSA sanctioned tournament for the top 16 teams in the state. They beat Concorde Fire South Black, who finished 4th in Classic Blue, in the play-in game this Saturday. In an 8-2 thrashing goals came from Gonzalo Lemus, Brady Williams…
Baseball games come and go. And some of them go before they even begin.
The Darlington girls’ golf team left no question as to who was the best team on the course during the GHSA Class A-Private state championship at Heron Bay Golf and Country Club in Locust Grove.
With nearly half of the lower level awash in purple, State Mutual Stadium could have been labeled Cartersville East on Monday evening for the Class 4A state baseball championship.
The first day of competition at the GHSA Golf State Championships was a good one for the Rome area golfers spread out across Georgia in pursuit of being the best.
The Cartersville Hurricanes recovered from early setbacks Monday at State Mutual Stadium and forced a decisive Game 3 against Jefferson for the Class 4A state championship.
The action on the courts at the Rome Tennis Center of Berry College on Monday saw some of the nation’s top junior tennis players battle for a chance at a championship.
Drew Waters is quickly carving out his place in the Braves’ organization, and Saturday night’s game against the Asheville Tourists only added to that notion.
The Rome Braves fell to the Asheville Tourists 14-1 Sunday afternoon at State Mutual Stadium before a crowd of 2,640.
The Rome Braves defeated the Asheville Tourists 6-2 Saturday evening at State Mutual Stadium before a crowd of 3,232. The victory was Rome’s fourth in a row.
Rome is once again welcoming some of the top high school athletes to town this week as State Mutual Stadium hosts two of the GHSA Baseball State Championship series.
Rome High may have lost some top talent off its 2017 state championship football team, but the Wolves appear to have plenty to spare.
The Braves topped the Tourists 6-5 Friday night at State Mutual Stadium before a crowd of 3,128.
It wasn’t flashy, but the Rome Braves’ series opening win over Asheville served as a solid representation of how the team has built a 24-15 record and is staying near the top of the South Atlantic League standings.
Darlington head football coach Tommy Atha isn’t looking for the easy route this football season. That’s why he set up Thursday night’s spring game against Class 6A powerhouse Dalton at Darlington’s Chris Hunter Stadium.
The Berry softball team saw its 15-game winning streak come to an end Friday as the Vikings were shut out 4-0 to Virginia Wesleyan in the opener of the NCAA Division III Super Regionals
ROME — The prognosis appears to be good for Atlanta Braves infielder Dansby Swanson as he works his way off the disabled list.
Jean Carlos Encarnacion homered and had three hits, and Bruce Zimmermann struck out nine hitters over seven innings as the Rome Braves defeated the Asheville Tourists 1-0 on Thursday.
Northwest Georgia golfers will try to cap their seasons with state titles next week as GHSA Golf State Championships get under way across the state.
The Rome Braves announce the Atlanta Braves infielder Danby Swanson is scheduled to make a rehab appearance tonight at State Mutual Stadium against the Asheville Tourists at 7 p.m. Swanson was placed on the disabled list on May 4th with left wrist inflammation. He last played on May 2nd when…
The road for 32 high school tennis teams led to Rome last weekend, and they brought quite a number of fans, parents and curious spectators with them.
Three Arsenal Select teams are attempting to qualify for the State Cup. The B15 play this Saturday at 10am at Grizzard Park against Concorde Fire South Black. The B13 play Sunday in Atlanta against Concorde Fire Central Elite. The G16 lost their play-in (1st round) game 3-2 to RYSA Revolutio…
The Model Middle School boys’ and girls’ tennis teams completed a season to remember earlier this month at the Floyd County Athletic Association tournament.
When the moment came this past basketball season for a much-needed shot, a defensive stop or a call for calm among the rough tides of adversity, each team had its own leaders.
Darlington’s football team will look a little different this season.
The No. 4 Berry College softball team scraped by with a close 1-0 victory over Maryville College on Sunday in the title game of the NCAA Division III Atlanta Regionals, advancing to the program’s first super regional round.
Three seasons into Rome High head football coach John Reid’s tenure has put the Wolves in the state spotlight and in the crosshairs of any team hoping to prove itself.
There’s not much time or opportunity to get better in a spring football game, but the Coosa Eagles managed to find some areas of improvement in their spring practice finale thanks to a slightly different format.
Rome and the surrounding area completed a successful weekend in the GHSA Track and Field State Championships on Saturday.
The Berry College softball team advanced to the winner’s bracket finals of the 2018 NCAA Atlanta Regionals on Saturday after a 7-1 victory over the Maryville Scots. The Vikings will play Maryville again today at noon with a chance to advance to the Super Regionals. Berry will only need to wi…
ROME/FLOYD YOUTH FOOTBALL CAMP — Rome High School’s football team is hosting a free youth football camp May 23-24 at Rome High School for all Rome and Floyd County students who will be entering first through sixth grade in the fall. The camp will be from 4-6:30 p.m. each day. A late registra…
Some of Rome and Floyd County’s top track and field athletes are making their best efforts while competing in the GHSA Track and Field State Championships at three different sites.
Jim Tejcek can definitely call his first year as the Rome High baseball coach a success.
A pair of Floyd County football teams will have new head coaches when they take the field in the fall, and the work they’ve done this spring has included adapting to the transitions.
The early events of the GHSA Track and Field State Championships yielded some top-five finishes for a group of area student-athletes on Thursday.
The Rome Tennis Center at Berry College continues to be a tantalizing draw for tournaments, bringing in two of the state’s biggest events in this weekend.
With the Atlanta Braves at the top of the National League East standings, local Braves fans have another reason to celebrate.
Josh Mitchell has been named as the new head baseball coach at Model High School. Coach Mitchell is a 2009 graduate of Model High School, where he played four years of varsity baseball. After Model, he continued his baseball career at Shorter University.
For the second consecutive year, Berry College’s Clark Track and Dickey Field at Valhalla Stadium will serve as a host for the Georgia High School Association State Track and Field Championships.
The historic journey of the 2018 Model boys’ soccer team came to an end Tuesday evening as the Blue Devils had their comeback bid cut short in a 3-2 loss to visiting Putnam County in the Class AA Final Four.
As spring turns closer to summer, collegiate sports teams around the country get ready to begin competition on a national scale. Berry College’s softball and women’s golf teams are two such groups.
The YMCA’s Arsenal Rome Select and Academy teams are winding down their regular season games and beginning the tournament season. The B11 and G9 Academy teams won their divisions in the Chattanooga Scenic City Cup. The Select teams earned a 3-5-1 record to bring their season record 26-24-6.
The Rome Braves bounced back from last night’s loss to defeat the Asheville Tourists Monday morning 3-0 before an Education Day crowd of 4,046.
The Rome Braves fell to the Asheville Tourists Sunday afternoon 8-3 at State Mutual Stadium before 2,436 fans.
Aidan Kramer of Oviedo, Florida, earned his first AJGA win on Sunday with a 7-under-par 206 at the Rome Junior Classic presented by State Mutual Insurance Company. Megan Schofill of Monticello, Florida, topped the Girls Division with a 7-under-par 206 for her second AJGA win and first since …
It took overtime, penalty kicks and a sudden death penalty to get there, but the Unity Christian girls’ soccer team captured its third consecutive state title on Saturday defeating Peachtree Academy, 1-0.
The Rome Braves topped the Asheville Tourists Saturday night 6-3 at State Mutual Stadium before 3,542 fans.
On the same day as the iconic Kentucky Derby, one of the state’s top junior golfers took the lead at the Rome Junior Classic.
The third round of the Class AA state soccer playoffs brought excitement to Model’s Woodard-Tuggle Stadium on Friday evening, but only one host team would be left standing after the dust settled.
