Media release from Georgia Highlands College: Meet your local Chargers athletes, the new Georgia Highlands College (GHC) Director of Athletics Nicole Leverling and a former Atlanta Brave during the college’s “Field Naming Celebration” on Sunday, October 20, at 3PM. The Chargers baseball team made history in spring 2024 as the first Chargers team to make…… read more »
Media release from the Rome Emperors: With a unique connection to each state affected by Hurricane Helene, the Rome Emperors are launching their “Bigger Than Baseball” t-shirt fundraiser to aid in the relief effort. The t-shirt features silhouettes of the states affected by Helene on top of the words “Bigger Than Baseball.” Despite having competitors in…… read more »
The Atlanta Braves’ run in the 2024 MLB postseason ended Wednesday night with a loss out in San Diego, CA to the Padres by 5-4 in Game Two of their National League Wild Card Series. San Diego swept the series. Marcell Ozuna drove in a run for the Braves with a sac fly during the…… read more »
The Atlanta Braves were shut out by the San Diego Padres by 4-0 on Tuesday night in Game One of their best-of-three National League Wild Card Series at Petco Park in San Diego, CA. Fernando Tatis Jr. had a two-run homer to get the Padres on the board in the bottom of the first inning.…… read more »
The eighth 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 improved to 4-2 overall and 2-0 in region play last Friday with a 21-20 victory over Pepperell. In the…… read more »
Choptober has arrived! The Atlanta Braves secured their seventh straight trip to the MLB postseason with a 3-0 shut out victory over the New York Mets in the teams’ last game of the ’24 regular season on Monday evening at Truist Park. The Braves will be in San Diego, CA tonight to take on the…… read more »
The Atlanta Braves fell to the Kansas City Royals by 4-2 on Sunday in the finale of a three-game set at Truist Park. It denied a sweep of the series for the Braves, who also saw their latest winning streak come to an end at five straight. They have two more opportunities to clinch a…… read more »
The Atlanta Falcons improved to 2-2 on the 2024 regular season with a 26-24 victory on their home field over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday afternoon at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Falcons will remain at home as hosts to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Thursday Night Football; kick off is scheduled for 8:15 pm.… read more »
Media release from Atrium Health Floyd: The Paper Doll Parade and Breast Cancer Awareness 5K, sponsored by Atrium Health Floyd, has been rescheduled for Oct. 19 at Ridge Ferry Park. The event was originally scheduled for this Saturday but was washed out by Hurricane Helene. The costume contest will begin at 5 p.m., followed by…… read more »
The Atlanta Braves games with the New York Mets that had been scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday nights at Truist Park have been postponed due to weather concerns. They will be made up as a part of a traditional double header on Monday with first pitch of game one at 1:10 pm. Atlanta beat New…… read more »