HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYOFF UPDATE; PLAYOFF ACTION ON THE RADIO THIS FRIDAY
In your high school basketball playoff update involving area teams, the Trion Lady Bulldogs beat Strongrock Christian 51-38 in the Class A girls preliminary round at home last night, and will advance to the next round on the road against St. Francis on Friday. Trion’s Bulldogs’ season came to an end (also at home) last night with a loss to WD Mohammed 65-52 in the Class A boys preliminary round.
BERRY COLLEGE SPLITS PAIR WITH COVENANT TO CLOSE OUT 2011-2012 SEASON; END OF SEASON NEARS FOR SHORTER UNIVERSITY
The 2011-2012 season came to a close for Berry College’s basketball teams with a win for the Lady Vikings and a loss for the Vikings in matches with Covenant College at Berry’s Cage Center last night. The Lady Vikings picked up a 74-60 victory over the Lady Scots to finish the season with an 8 win – 14 loss record. The Vikings fell to the Scots 63-58, leaving them with 3 wins and 22 losses for the season.
SHORTER SWEEPS, BERRY SPLITS IN COLLEGE BASEBALL
Shorter University’s baseball Hawks hardily swept Reinhardt University in a double header yesterday at Shorter’s Robert H. Ledbetter Baseball Complex, 9-2 and 13-0. The Hawks will return to action this weekend in New Orleans, Louisiana with a three game series against Southern States Athletic Conference rival Loyola University.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYOFF ACTION ON THE RADIO THIS FRIDAY
We’ll have high school basketball playoff action on the radio for you this Friday evening. WLAQ AM 1410 will be at Darlington as the Lady Tigers host the winner of the upcoming Greenforest Christian/Holy Innocents game in a Class A match up at 7 pm. The game will also be aired online at www.wlaq1410.com. We’ll have coverage on 95.7 FM The Ridge and www.theridge957.com as the Model girls host Union County at 6 pm in Class AA action.
ATLANTA HAWKS DROP PRESIDENT’S DAY GAME TO CHICAGO BULLS ON THE ROAD
In NBA news, the Atlanta Hawks lost to the Chicago Bulls 90-79 in a President’s Day game yesterday in Chicago. The Hawks have only netted one win and three losses so far in their current road series. They’ll close out their five-game road trip with a stop in New York to take on the Knicks tomorrow night at 7:30 pm.
REGULAR SEASON WINDING DOWN FOR LOCAL COLLEGE BASKETBALL TEAMS; ELLISON NAMED CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA
Tune in for Berry College basketball tonight on WLAQ AM 1410. The Vikings and Lady Vikings will close out the 2011-2012 season against Covenant College at the Cage Center on the Berry College campus. The women will play at 6 pm, followed by the men at 8 pm. The games will also be broadcast online at www.wlaq1410.com.
