Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. By John McClellan For Hometown Headlines Northwest Georgia’s four-year streak of having at least one state football champion ended in 2018 as Cartersville lost in the state finals and Calhoun and Rome fell short in the state semifinals. The… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Media release: Current Atlanta Braves stars Dansby Swanson and Austin Riley are scheduled to rehab with the Rome Braves at State Mutual Stadium for the remainder of the current homestand. Barring schedule changes, Swanson is currently slated to play Thursday, Friday and Saturday night.… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. SPORTS HEADLINES The Rome Cross Country team will be hosting the 28th Annual Ridge Ferry Invitational on Saturday, Aug. 24. The course, which winds through Ridge Ferry Park, will boast seven races, beginning every 30 minutes. The races will be… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Georgia no. 3 in AP Top 25 preseason poll. Clemson and quarterback Trevor Lawrence from Cartersville are in the no. 1 spot followed by Alabama at no. 2. Rounding out the SEC: LSU is no. 6, Florida is no. 8, Texas… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. The 2019 high school football season’s first rankings are out a few of the normal no. 1 teams — Rome, Cartersville and Calhoun — are not at the top of their respective classifications — yet. According to the AJC:… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. More than 400 runners and walkers braved the August heat for the annual Gary Tillman Memorial Clocktower 5K Race and Health Walk. The Men’s Race winner was Oscar Ogwaro with a time of 16:39 and the Women’s Race winner was… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. SPORTS HEADLINES Darlington’s Tate Ratledge named to AJC’s Super 11 list: The 11 best high school football players in the state. Ratledge, a senior offensive lineman/defensive lineman, is the nation’s No. 4 offensive tackle prospect (No. 35 overall) and No. 5… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. SPORTS HEADLINES Unity Christian School opens 2019 football season with a 52-0 win over The Oaks School (Opelika, Ala.). Scrimmages: Rome over New Manchester, 34-0. Armuchee loses 14-7 to SE Whitfield. Pepperell loses 23-21 to Cass. Cartersville over Dalton, 24-21.… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. SPORTS HEADLINES Unity Christian School hosts Oaks tonight to start high school football season. See John McClellan’s pick below. Nine high school scrimmage games tonight. See schedule below. Preseason NFL: Falcons lose third straight exhibition game, 22-10 to Jets. Rome… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Media release: The 2020 season marks the Rome Braves 18th season at State Mutual Stadium. The Single-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves begins the season Thursday, April 9, with a seven-game home stand against Hagerstown and Greenville. As previously announced, the… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Today’s sports agenda: Football scrimmage: Model at Mount Zion, 7 p.m. NFL preseason: Falcons host New York Jets, 7:30 p.m. TV: Atlanta CW. Radio: 92.9 FM (The Game) Fall sports signups: Last week to early register for Y soccer: Register in person… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. It was another huge day for Rome High’s Jah’Lia Evans only this time it was on home turf. Jah’Lia, who set the triple jump record during the National Junior Olympic Championships this summer, spent time with Gov. Brian Kemp,… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. The Berry Vikings football team reported on Tuesday as preparations begin for the season’s first game, away at Maryville. The regular-season schedule is above. Vikings Below is the full 2019 Shorter Hawks’ football home schedule with start times: Date Opponent, Time,… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. BASEBALL Rome Braves at Asheville. Game release: Rome opened its series and road trip Monday evening with an 11-6 loss to Asheville at McCormick Field in a marathon game defined by inconsistent defense and some missed opportunities for the visitors. The win… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Also hear John McClellan’s preseason predictions here: Below please find John McClellan’s first high school football column of the 2019 season. John also joined us recently at Brand Red Studios for an audio interview on the coming season. You can… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. BASEBALL Rome Braves pound Augusta 11-0 on Sunday afternoon to tighten playoff race. Game release: The Rome Braves concluded their pivotal series against 1st place Augusta with an 11 run thrashing of the GreenJackets on Sunday afternoon, delivering the home team a series… Continue Reading