It’s time again for Friday night lights as area high school football teams take the field for week five of the 2021 season! WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM is again your radio home for Darlington football. The Tigers will host Heritage, Catoosa tonight. Kick off is slated for 7:30 pm at Chris Hunter Stadium on the…… read more »
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ATLANTA BRAVES AND COLORADO ROCKIES SERIES FINALE RAINED OUT, BRAVES NOW OUT WEST TO FACE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS OVER THE WEEKEND
Thursday afternoon’s series finale between the Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies at Truist Park has been postponed because of inclement weather and unplayable field conditions. It will be rescheduled at a later date. The Braves will be in San Francisco, CA over the weekend for a three-game set versus the Giants. Ian Anderson will be…… read more »
CORRECTED: ROME BRAVES BEAT HICKORY CRAWDADS AT SMS, THIS WILL BE THE FINAL WEEKEND OF BRAVES BASEBALL IN ROME FOR ’21
The Rome Braves beat the Hickory Crawdads 6-2 on Thursday evening at State Mutual Stadium. The teams were originally slated to meet in a double header to make up a game that was rained out on Wednesday night, but ended up playing a single nine inning game. They will meet again tonight with first pitch…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES FALL IN EXTRAS TO COLORADO ROCKIES ON A RAINY NIGHT AT TRUIST PARK
The Atlanta Braves were defeated by the Colorado Rockies 3-2 in 10 innings on Wednesday night in the middle outing of a three-game set at a rainy Truist Park, which allowed the Rockies to take a 2-0 lead in the series. The Braves jumped on board first with an RBI single by Eddie Rosario in…… read more »
ROME BRAVES RAINED OUT ON WEDNESDAY, TWIN BILL SET FOR TODAY
Wednesday night’s Rome Braves game versus the Hickory Crawdads has been postponed because of unplayable field conditions. It is now scheduled to be made up as part of a double header today at State Mutual Stadium. The first pitch of game one is set for 5 pm. The Braves are in the midst of their…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES DROP SERIES OPENER TO COLORADO ROCKIES AT TRUIST PARK
The Atlanta Braves fell to the Colorado Rockies 5-4 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game National League series at Truist Park. Freddie Freeman got the Braves on the board first in the back-and-forth affair with an RBI single in the bottom of the first inning. But the Rockies assumed the lead in…… read more »
ROME BRAVES OPEN FINAL HOMESTAND OF 2021 WITH A WIN OVER HICKORY CRAWDADS
The Rome Braves opened their final series of the 2021 season with a victory over the Hickory Crawdads 8-1 on Tuesday evening at State Mutual Stadium. Game two of the six game set is scheduled for tonight at 7 pm. Fans may buy tickets for this last homestand of the year at www.romebraves.com.… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES BACK TO WORK VERSUS COLORADO ROCKIES AT TRUIST PARK
The Atlanta Braves had an off-day on Monday and will wrap up their current nine game homestand with a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies tonight through Thursday at Truist Park. Touki Toussaint will be the starting pitcher for Atlanta in tonight’s opener, while Jon Gray will head to the mound for Colorado. The first…… read more »
ROME BRAVES RELEASE 2022 SCHEDULE, READY TO OPEN THEIR FINAL HOMESTAND OF ’21 VERSUS HICKORY CRAWDADS
Major League Baseball released the Rome Braves’ ’22 schedule on Monday. The Braves’ season will begin on the road on Friday, April 8th in Greensboro, NC against the Grasshoppers. Their home opener is slated for Tuesday, April 12th at State Mutual Stadium versus the Hudson Valley Renegades. Rome, the High A affiliate of the Atlanta…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES BEAT MIAMI MARLINS, TAKE WEEKEND SET AT TRUIST PARK
The Atlanta Braves defeated the Miami Marlins 5-3 on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a three-game National League East set at Truist Park; it allowed the division-leading Braves to take the series 2-1. Atlanta notched a total of three home runs, including a tie-breaking solo shot by Ozzie Albies in the bottom of the…… read more »