College Sports
Retired Auburn University athletic director David Housel will speak May 28 at the Rome Area History Museum. (Contributed photo)
Housel to address Auburn supporters at history museum
Retired Auburn University Athletic Director David Housel will address the Auburn faithful in Rome on May 28 at the Rome Area History Museum. Housel will be joined at the Northwest Georgia Auburn Cl...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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SEC Baseball: ’Dores, Tigers headline tourney
Vanderbilt and LSU are the favorites to win this week’s Southeastern Conference tournament after mowing through regular-season play with uncommon ease. The real intrigue, however, is the new single...
May 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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UGA Baseball: Perno dismissed as coach after 12 seasons
Athens — David Perno’s run as Georgia’s baseball coach has come to an end. Perno, who led the Bulldogs’ to unprecedented heights during his 12 seasons at the helm, was dismissed by Athletic Directo...
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Tennis: Bulldogs reach Final Four in NCAA postseason
The Georgia men’s tennis team has a history of success in the NCAA postseason, and this year’s team is adding to it. The Bulldogs moved into the semifinals of the NCAA Championships with Saturday’s...
May 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Berry Volleyball: Lady Vikings welcome McCathren, Truluck
Berry head coach Mika Robinson announced two newcomers on Friday who are slated to join his program next fall: Mary-Michael McCathren and Katie Truluck. McCathren is an outside hitter/right side fr...
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Armuchee’s Tanner Boyd
College Signing: Armuchee’s Tanner Boyd
Armuchee senior Tanner Boyd (seated, second from left) signed to play golf at Reinhardt University (in Waleska) on Friday afternoon. Joining Boyd at the signing ceremony were his father Ted Boyd (s...
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Coosa’s Debresha Haselrig
College Signing: Coosa’s Debresha Haselrig
Coosa senior Debresha Haselrig (seated, center) signed Thursday to be a cheerleader at Shorter University. Joining Haselrig at the signing ceremony were LaShawn Hall (seated, from left), DeVeion Ha...
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Norman Arey (RN-T.com)
Norman Arey Column: Sportsmen aren't tough anymore
Sports columnist Norman Arey talks about the weakening of sports rivalries in Friday's print edition of the Rome News-Tribune.
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College Signing: Rome High’s Amy Hou
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Rome High senior Amy Hou (seated, left) signed to wrestle at the Colorado Springs United States Olympic Education Center (in Colorado Springs, Colo.) on Thursday afternoon. Joining Hou at the signi...
College Signing: Coosa’s Nick Tucker
May 17, 2013 | 3 3 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Coosa senior Nick Tucker (seated, center) signed to play baseball at West Georgia Technical College (in Carrollton) on Thursday afternoon. Joining Tucker at the signing ceremony were his mother Les...
UGA Baseball: Bulldogs outlast Yellow Jackets
by Staff reports
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Georgia baseball team was down early, but clawed its way back for a wild 14-13 win in 11 innings against rival Georgia Tech on Tuesday. The Bulldogs were down 7-0 going into the fifth inning wh...
Berry Women's Soccer: Lady Vikings add several to roster
by Berry reports
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The Berry women’s soccer team will have an influx of fresh faces next season, with a host of new players — including Armuchee senior Casey Born — set to join the team. The recruiting class, which w...
UGA Cheerleading: Former Coosa athlete performs in New York City
by Jonathan Blaylock, Rome News-Tribune Sports Writer
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
When former Coosa multi-sport athlete Brandon Jenkins began his college career at UGA, he probably didn’t see this coming. Jenkins and his UGA co-ed cheerleading squad appeared on NBC’s Today Show...
Berry Softball: Stoll, Herring named all-region
by Berry reports
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Kristen Stoll and Lacey Herring were named all-region by the National Fastptich Coaches Association (NFCA). Both were picked to the Atlanic Region third team. A senior first baseman, Stoll was fift...
Shorter Softball: Lady Hawks avoid elimination
by Shorter reports
May 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Shorter softball team was pushed to the brink of elimination on Friday, but the Lady Hawks didn’t go over the edge. Competing on the second day of the NCCAA National Championships in Troutville...
College Signing: Rome High’s Jimmy Franklin
May 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Rome High senior Jimmy Franklin (seated, center) signed to play soccer at Point University (in West Point) on Wednesday afternoon. Joining Franklin at the signing ceremony are Joel Collins (seated,...