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. COLLEGE FOOTBALL/TODAY Berry season over with today’s playoff loss to Huntingdon, 27-24. Couple of highlights: Berry’s Isaiah Dawson reached 1,000 rushing yards on the year, a program record. Mason Kinsey caught his 50th career TD HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Friday night’s… 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. Registration is under way for the annual Rome Half Marathon to be held Saturday, Dec. 14,at State Mutual Stadium. In addition to the 13.1-mile Half Marathon, the event that is presented by GoGo Running and Redmond Regional Medical Center includes a 5-kilometer… 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. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Friday night’s scores: FINAL: Class 1A Private: Darlington falls to Mt. Paran, 16-13. FINAL: Class 2A: Pepperell loses at Thomasville, 49-7. FINAL: Class 2A: Rockmart falls to Brooks Co., 41-3. FINAL: Class 3A: Calhoun loses at Peach Co., 35-0. FINAL:… 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 Todd Wheeler resigns as Coosa High head football coach. CHS Kickoff forecast for tonight’s high school playoffs: 59 degrees, 70 percent chance of rain at 7:30 tonight. Big win for Georgia Tech over N.C. State, 28-26. Game details… 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: After seven seasons, Todd Wheeler has resigned as Coosa High School’s Head Football Coach. Wheeler submitted his letter of resignation to the school following the end of the 2019 season. Although he will no longer be leading CHS’s… 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. Shorter’s Xavier Robinson named GSC Defensive Freshman of the Year. Robinson, an inside linebacker, led the Hawks with 79 tackles, which put him third in the GSC. Robinson also had 8.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, and a forced fumble. His best outing came against… 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. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL UPON FURTHER REVIEW…. the lineup has been changed for the games at Barron Stadium on Aug. 21. Cedartown will be playing Carrollton at 5:30 p.m. The Corky Kell Classic is set to kickoff the 2020 high school… 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. VanCampen leads three Berry Volleyball All-America selections. Release For the second straight season, Berry’s Carson VanCampen earned first-team All-America recognition from the American Volleyball Coaches Association to lead three Vikings honorees. Laura Beier claimed third-team recognition while Emily Hancock earned honorable… 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. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL John McClellan’s playoff picks for Friday: Close wins for Rome, Rockmart; Darlington, Cartersville should do fine; season ends for Pepperell, Calhoun. McClellan Rome High Football Fan Buses will be leaving from the RHS Friday at 2:15 p.m. The cost… 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. By John McClellan For Hometown Headlines The state high school football playoffs move into the second round this weekend with six local teams still in the quest for a championship. Rome in Class 5A, Cartersville in Class 4A, Calhoun in… 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’s minor league contraction plan hits close to home but Rome Braves are safe: The New York Times has a comprehensive list of some minor league baseball teams that would go away as Major League Baseball continues with a plan… 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 NCAA Division III Football Committee announced Sunday the field of 32 teams for the 2019 NCAA Division III Football Championship, with the Berry College Vikings selected to host the Huntingdon College Hawks on Saturday at noon… 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 College football team defeated Austin College 55-28 on Saturday for Senior Day, clinching the program’s fourth consecutive Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Championship and third straight trip to the NCAA Playoffs. With the win, Berry improves to 9-1 on… 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. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Berry Vikings: Berry tops Austin, 55-28 in their final game of regular season. The Vikings have won the SAA title for fourth year in row. Vikings Shorter Hawks. Shorter falls at Florida Tech, 42-3, to end their season. Hawks HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL… 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. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Friday’s games: Class 1A: Public / Private Darlington has a bye week; plays Nov. 22 hosting Mt. Paran. FINAL: Trion falls at Commerce, 23-6. Class 2A: FINAL: Chattooga loses at Callaway, 54-7. FINAL: Model falls at Bremen, 17-0.… 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. Five Berry College volleyball student-athletes earned All-Region honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Berry’s Laura Beier, Molly Bergin, Emily Hancock, Jordan Leitch and Carson VanCampen earned recognition after leading the Vikings to the program’s third straight Southern Athletic Association… 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. Berry College wide receiver Mason Kinsey has accepted an invitation to participate in the 95th East-West Shrine Bowl on Jan. 18 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. Kinsey, a native of Demorest, earned preseason All-America recognition and will graduate as the… Continue Reading