The fourth week of the 2024 regular season has arrived for area high school football teams. WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM are your radio homes for Darlington football. The Tigers are off this week. They secured their first win of the season last week at Ridgeland by a final score of 49-7 to improve…… read more »
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ATLANTA BRAVES TO OPEN HOMESTAND WITH SERIES VERSUS COLORADO ROCKIES
The Atlanta Braves had a scheduled off-day on Labor Day and will open up a seven-game homestand this evening with the first meeting in a three-game set against the Colorado Rockies. Chris Sale will serve as the starting pitcher for Atlanta, and Kyle Freeland will head to the mound for Colorado. First pitch is slated…… read more »
ROME EMPERORS CLOSE OUT THE REGULAR SEASON ON THE ROAD THIS WEEK IN HICKORY, NC VERSUS CRAWDADS
The Rome Emperors will play their last series of the 2024 regular season this week in Hickory, NC against the Crawdads. Game one of the six-game set is on tap for tonight at 7 pm. Rome went 3-3 during their last homestand of the season last week versus the Greensboro Grasshoppers. The Emperors are guaranteed…… read more »
IT’S TIME FOR FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, WEEK THREE!
It’s time for Friday night lights in Northwest Georgia as area high school football teams take the field for the third week of play in the 2024 regular season! WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM have coverage of Darlington football again this year. The Tigers will hit the road for the first time this season to take…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES FALL IN NL EAST SERIES OPENER TO PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES, DIVISION RIVALRY CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND
The Atlanta Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies by 5-4 on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game National League East set at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA. That brought Atlanta’s latest winning streak to an end at three straight. The Braves struck first with an RBI double by Orlando Arcia during the…… read more »
ROME EMPERORS DROP THURSDAY NIGHT MATCH AT HOME TO GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS, TEAMS’ SERIES CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND
Media release from the Rome Emperors: Carlson Reed and the Grasshoppers carried a no-hit bid into the bottom of the eighth inning en route to winning their seventh straight while handing Rome it’s seventh straight loss. Blake Burkhalter was phenomenal over 6.0 innings of shutout baseball. He struck out a career-high 11 batters, bettering his…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES COMPLETE SWEEP IN MINNESOTA OF TWINS, ONWARD TO PHILADELPHIA FOR NL EAST SHOWDOWN VERSUS PHILLIES
The Atlanta Braves defeated the Minnesota Twins 5-1 on Wednesday night in the finale of a three-game set at Target Field in Minneapolis, MN. It allowed Atlanta to sweep the series. Jorge Soler got the Braves on the board with a solo home run in the top of the first inning. The Twins tied it…… read more »
ROME EMPERORS FALL IN EXTRAS AT HOME TO GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
Media release from the Rome Emperors: As the end of the 2024 regular season creeps closer and closer, the Rome Emperors and Greensboro Grasshoppers continue a week-long preview of what could be the South Atlantic League’s championship matchup. Rome skipper Cody Gabella would give the ball to Luis Vargas in the week’s second game. Vargas…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES BEAT MINNESOTA TWINS IN EXTRA-INNING GAME ON TUESDAY NIGHT
The Atlanta Braves beat the Minnesota Twins 8-6 in 10 innings on Tuesday night in the second meeting of a three-game interleague set at Target Field in Minneapolis, MN. That allowed Atlanta to secure a series victory. Michael Harris II clubbed a two-run homer to get the Braves on the board in the top of…… read more »
ROME EMPERORS DROP SERIES OPENER TO GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
Media release from the Rome Emperors: Drew Compton’s two-for-three day at the plate and Ambioris Tavarez’s stellar day defensively were not enough Tuesday night, as the First-Half Champions in the North took game one, 5-2. Rome was off and rolling in the first inning after a leadoff single from Kevin Kilpatrick Jr. and Drew Compton’s…… read more »