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Hurricanes take to holiday on ice
A few points to ponder while waiting for the crowds to thin at the mall: •It’s been unseasonably warm for November and December in these parts. I’m not complaining, mind you. Snow is a four-letter ...
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Deacs can start improving on last year’s record today
For all the talk of improvement over last season, Wake Forest sits with the same 6-4 record this year as it did last December.
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Blanchard savors Mermaid Bowl crown
Michael Blanchard is in Madrid, Spain, searching for a team in an effort to extend his football career during the second phase of a European journey. If he doesn’t find a squad, he will have the sa...
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Guilford County Hall of Famers savor moment
Chuck Hartman was looking for a sign. A graduate assistant at the University of North Carolina in 1957, Hartman had been offered a job as an instructor, tennis coach and assistant basketball coach ...
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Furniture City Classic kicks into motion
Over a hundred teams from three states will descend on the High Point soccer fields this weekend for the 26th Annual Furniture City Classic. Play will begin Saturday morning at 8 a.m. and finish wi...
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HiToms focus on 2011's positives
The standards the Thomasville HiToms have set are high. They have always been high. That’s why three Coastal Plain League championship flags fly beyond the outfield fence. After a disastrous 2010 s...
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Grizzlies oust HiToms
The Thomasville HiToms have battled back from tough spots all season. They did it once Saturday at Finch Field against the Gastonia Grizzlies but couldn’t do it a second time. After falling behind...
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Koontz home run powers HiToms in 10
Patrick Koontz knew it was gone as soon as the ball left his bat and rocketed toward the blackness beyond the outfield fence. The former Ledford and Post 87 standout blasted a walk-off solo home ru...
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HiToms drop Game 1
Michael Heesch fired a complete-game three-hitter and kept the Thomasville HiToms off balance all night as Gastonia took game one of the best of three series 4-0 from the HiToms on Thursday night a...
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HiToms ready for Petitt Cup
After a year away, the Thomasville HiToms are back in the Coastal Plain League’s Petitt Cup playoffs. Two years removed from the third of their three-peat titles, the third-seeded HiToms enter toda...
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HiToms secure home-field edge
The Thomasville HiToms have begun to steadily check off their regular-season goals. With a berth in the Coastal Plain League’s Petitt Cup already in hand, the HiToms wrapped up home-field advantag...
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HiToms gear up for playoffs
The HiToms are gearing up for a birth in the Pettit Cup Playoffs coming up later this week as they begin the quest for a fourth Coastal Plain League title. The Tommies will host a first-round game ...
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HiToms stop skid
The Thomasville HiToms snapped a two-game losing streak on Sunday afternoon as they downed the Gastonia Grizzlies 5-1 at Sims Legion Park. The HiToms (16-10) got on the board first against Tyler Wa...
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Where did July go?
I can’t believe we’ve reached the last weekend of July. School will be back in session in a couple of weeks, and prep fields and gyms will be buzzing with high schools sports of every ilk.
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HiToms sink Mustangs, 4-3
The HiToms picked up their second consecutive road win on Thursday night as they moved past the Martinsville Mustangs 4-3 at Hooker Field to expand their lead in the West division.
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HiToms topple Owls in 12-inning marathon
With the regular season winding down, every win the Thomasville HiToms can get is a big one. On Sunday night, it took a while to win it, but the HiToms outlasted the Forest City Owls 7-6 in 12 inn...
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HiToms saddle Mustangs with 5-3 loss
The Thomasville HiToms might be having to piece things together as well as they can. But it seems to be working just fine for now. Kurt Giller and Matt Dillon gave the HiToms solid pitching, and Br...
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Rays shine as champs
The Rays could barely contain themselves. After giving it their all in the blazing heat Friday at the Sportscenter pool, they arrived at the moment they’d been waiting and working for, sitting and ...
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Braves-Reds ready for national spotlight
For many years, Braves fans lamented the fact that their team was not ready for prime time. For most of the 1970s and ‘80s, Atlanta languished at or near the bottom of the National League West stan...
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Three more HiToms make CPL All-Star team
Three more Thomasville HiToms were named to the Coastal Plain League’s American All-Star team, the league announced Wednesday. Pitcher Travis Tingle and outfielders Patrick Koontz and Jacob Rogers ...
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Mustangs outlast HiToms in 11
Over the last two nights, no lead for the Thomasville HiToms has been comfortable against the Martinsville Mustangs. After barely hanging onto an eight-run lead Tuesday, the HiToms squandered a two...
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HiToms' Steele enjoys Wilson homecoming
Jeff Steele knows Wilson’s Fleming Stadium well – from its cramped manager’s office and old-time clubhouse to the intricacies of its 75-year-old field to its diehard fans who show up for every gam...
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HiToms crush Copperheads
A night after struggling mightily at the plate, the Thomasville HiToms returned to form Sunday afternoon against the Asheboro Copperheads. The HiToms set the tone with two first-inning runs and bus...
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Wilson rallies past HiToms for 3-2 win
The Thomasville HiToms sputtered after a strong start. The Wilson Tobs took advantage. After scoring two runs to lead early, the HiToms allowed three straight runs – including a key two-run single ...
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Former Wesleyan star Myers looks to shine on Minor League All-Star stage
A local product looks to shine on the national Minor League All-Star stage this evening in Phoenix. Wil Myers, the former Wesleyan Christian Academy star currently tearing up the Double-A ranks wit...
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Post 87 pounds Concord
Mother Nature put on quite a lightning display at Finch Field on Friday night. American Legion Post 87’s bats also provided plenty of electricity in a 7-2 victory over Concord Post 51 in the first...
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HiToms' Frank shares CPL honor
Thomasville HiToms outfielder Chaz Frank was named Coastal Plain League Co-Hitter of the Week, along with Columbia’s Brison Celek, for Week 5. Frank, a rising junior from North Carolina, led the le...
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HiToms pass Mustangs' test
It was certainly an unusual win, but the Thomasville HiToms will gladly take it. With both teams limited offensively, the HiToms broke a tied game in the seventh with an unconventional go-ahead run...
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Owls outslug HiToms for 7-6 victory
The ball was flying out of Finch Field on Wednesday night. Unfortunately for the Thomasville HiToms, it wasn’t them doing most of the damage. The Forest City Owls hit three home runs – including a ...
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Team USA faces Swedish test
A few points to ponder while waiting for cooler weather: •The United States women face their toughest test of Group C World Cup soccer action this afternoon. Team USA battles powerful Sweden at 2:4...
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Blanchard answers Denmark's call
The gridiron kept calling Michael Blanchard’s name louder than a head coach barking instructions at full volume. Upon graduation from Davidson College in May, Blanchard could have gone directly to ...
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Local track team brings the Heat
The High Point Heat sizzled in the N.C. AAU Region Five national qualifying meet at the Charlotte 49ers’ track this weekend. As a result, the Heat will be on prominent display at the AAU National ...
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Area baseball action promises plenty of fireworks
Happy Fourth of July, everybody! As we celebrate America’s birthday and all of the freedom and blessings that come with living in the greatest nation on earth, here’s hoping those hot dogs and hamb...
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HiToms ground Pilots
The Thomasville HiToms are finally beginning to find themselves. After a bumpy first half in the Coastal Plain League, in which they topped .500 in only the penultimate game, the HiToms came from b...
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Nicknames fade with time
Willie Nelson said it best: It’s surprising how time slips away.
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Frank, HiToms walk off winners
The Thomasville HiToms got the job done late – thanks to a two-out single by Chaz Frank in the bottom of the 10th – as the Tommies rallied for a 4-3 win Sunday afternoon in Finch Field. Thomasville...
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Healthy Myers back on Royal track
A little bit of misfortune is turning out to be a positive for Wil Myers. The freakish setback came in the second week of May for the former Wesleyan Christian Academy star, who has played so far t...
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HiToms ground Owls
The Thomasville HiToms needed to find a way to win Wednesday against the Forest City Owls. The HiToms, trailing the Owls by 3½ games in the Coastal Plain League’s West Division coming in, broke fre...
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Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame adds 14
Fourteen new members, including Guilford County’s first Olympic gold medal winner, have been named to the Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame in the Class of 2011 announced Wednesday. Members with ...
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Strong field set for Senior Hall of Fame tourney
HIGH POINT — A lean, mean field will take to High Point Country Club’s Willow Creek course this week for the National Senior Amateur Hall of Fame tournament.
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Copperheads strike for 11-6 win over HiToms
When the Thomasville HiToms have played poorly this season, the culprit has been one thing: the big inning. Thomasville scored two early runs before allowing 11 straight runs – including seven in a...
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Jankowski, HiToms jump the Sharks
J.J. Jankowski made his third consecutive quality start for the HiToms on Tuesday night in Wilmington and finally earned a win as Thomasville pulled off a 4-2 win over the Sharks at Buck Hardee Fie...
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Mahan, Gabriel take Oak Hollow Junior tennis crowns
Christopher Mahan and Jasmine Gabriel led a parade of champions at the Oak Hollow Junior State Open tennis championships that ended on Monday at Oak Hollow Tennis Center. The fifth-seeded Mahan of ...
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Whited's two homers power Post 87
Mike Whited hit two more home runs, giving him eight for the season, as the Post 87 HiToms fashioned a 9-5 victory over Kernersville Post 36 in American Legion play Saturday at Finch Field. Sean Ge...
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Minus Triple Crown hopeful, Belmont loses its luster
I still get chills whenever I remember Secretariat’s stunning 31-length victory in the 1973 Belmont Stakes. I recall watching the race on a small black-and-white TV at my grandparents’ house. I tho...
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HiToms go wild, 4-3
Kevin Sanders was determined to redeem himself. After missing a sign earlier in the inning, he scored on a wild pitch with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to give the HiToms a wild 4-3 win Fri...
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HiToms’ Threlkeld drafted by Royals in 25th round
HiToms third baseman Mark Threlkeld was selected Tuesday in the 25th round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Kansas City Royals. Threlkeld, a junior from Louisiana Tech, was tabbed the thir...
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UNC, Stanford set for Super Regional clash
Stanford could find runs hard to score against North Carolina (48-14) in the NCAA baseball Super Regional that opens today in Chapel Hill (3 p.m., ESPN2) if the Tar Heels’ pitching continues to shi...
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HiToms rock Hurricanes
The HiToms did not waste any time in rocking the Carolina Hurricanes. Thomasville’s offense, which has been spotty to open the season, broke loose in scoring 10 runs in the first inning en route to...
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SwampDogs trip HiToms
One inning did the HiToms in against the Fayetteville SwampDogs on Friday evening at Finch Field. After scoring three runs through three innings, Thomasville allowed six runs in the fifth inning, k...
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HiToms drop home opener
Trying to make do with nine position players, the HiToms literally threw their home opener away Wednesday. Committing three crucial infield errors on ground balls and bunts, Thomasville opened the...
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HiToms target return to glory
The Thomasville HiToms set a high standard of success for their organization. And the last couple years have simply not met that standard. This year, however, the HiToms look for an about-face from...
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Junior HiToms take season opener
Zach McLean slugged a three-run home run and teammate Chase Saunders added a three-run double to power the Post 87 Junior HiToms to an 11-1 romp past Asheboro Post 45 on Thursday night at McCrary P...
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Post 87 rolls in exhibition
Chris Ferrante cracked a three-run home run to help Post 87 finish their exhibition schedule with a 17-7 romp over the Greensboro Red 17-7 in a game stopped in the eighth inning because of a 10-run...
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Charity doubles tennis champions crowned at Oak Hollow
The Greensboro Harley-Davidson Tennis Classic produced plenty of terrific net work this weekend at Oak Hollow Tennis Center. The three-day charity event raised money for Big Brothers Big Sisters of...
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High Point's Richardson earns World Cup 1,000-meter title
High Point’s Heather Richardson can add another impressive title to her speedskating resume – World Cup 1,000-meter champion. Richardson secured the season 1,000-meter crown with a solid sixth-plac...
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Tennis serves three generations of Clinards
It’s easy to see the Clinards are passionate about their tennis. It’s even easier to see that they are passionate about the time they spend together. While many families enjoy their sports, it’s ra...
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Leaving the gun home and working the dog
If I had to give up carrying a gun or taking a dog upland bird hunting, I think I’d give up the gun. Don’t get me wrong, I love shooting upland birds, it’s just the satisfaction of working your own...
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Soccer clubs come together
HIGH POINT – Six years ago, when organizers for the Piedmont Soccer Alliance and Kernersville Soccer Association decided to bring the two clubs under one heading, many people were not happy with th...
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Aussie Open serves up some great action
The grand slam tennis season makes its smashing debut at the Australian Open today in Melbourne, Australia. Actually, due to the time difference between the Triad and the Land Down Under, a few “Mo...
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Suire doubles pleasure as CPL team owner
THOMASVILLE – Greg Suire isn’t used to being the one in the hot seat these days.
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From the newsroom to the classroom
Folks who do a lot of different things in a working environment often are said to “wear many hats.” Last Friday, I put an interesting twist on that popular expression by wearing many shirts. Perhap...
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Guilford Sports Hall of Fame welcomes Phillips
Benny Phillips has never been shy about telling a good story. His speech during induction ceremonies for the Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame on Monday night was no exception. The former sports ...
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Myers is catching on
Wil Myers exclaimed earlier this week that he’d been looking forward to his team’s visit to Winston-Salem “forever.” Granted, he only joined the Wilmington Blue Rocks on July 1 and thus had a mere ...
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Coaches soak up knowledge at seminar
Steve Johnson raved over the food offered during the CornerStone Health Care Foundation’s two-day sports medicine seminar. Then he fretted over what he learned during the panel discussion on nutrit...
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HiToms eye quick return to top form
Greg Suire positively beamed on the special nights his HiToms celebrated the past few years. The ring ceremonies. The pennants being raised beyond the center-field fence. Posing for the championshi...
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Myers goes 4-for-4 before home folks
Wil Myers enjoyed a second straight successful night for the Wilmington Blue Rocks in their visit to BB&T Ballpark. His prospects for a third fun homecoming game appeared dim after Myers exited Tu...
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HiToms escape with 8-7 victory
Bucking a trend from earlier in the season, the HiToms refused to fold Friday night. After blowing a five-run lead and trailing by one, Thomasville took advantage of the last of seven Columbia er...
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HiToms snap out of funk
For one night, at least, everything went right for the HiToms. Two years removed from three straight Coastal Plain League championships, the HiToms came into Wednesday night’s game with Martinsvill...
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Two-day program tackles sports medicine
More than a dozen seats remain available for area coaches and others involved in high school and middle school athletics who are interested in learning about various sports medicine topics. A free...
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Red light can't stop Haas
Emblazoned on the gate of one of Jarrett Silvey’s transporters in the Oak Hollow pit area was the phrase “Drag racing ... no room for error.” That wasn’t the case for Silvey or John Haas in a wild ...
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Robbins enjoys rookie thrill
Mike Robbins enjoyed the biggest thrill as a rookie in drag boat racing’s featured class on Saturday. Robbins, from Youngsville and making just his 11th pass in a Top fuel Hydro boat, outran point...
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Reynolds hopes to find speed in a pinch
Andy Reynolds serves as a pinch hitter in this weekend’s drag boat races at Oak Hollow Lake. The Belmont native, who lives in Lake Wylie, S.C., and is one of the few professional racers in the Luca...
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Former Bison golfer Glenn Heer mourned
Candy and Glenn Heer spent Tuesday night watching the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. To those who knew Glenn best, the fact baseball was on the television instead of golf might come as a surp...
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Copperheads rally past HiToms
This was one night the HiToms would have preferred another one-run loss. Beleaguered Thomasville owned a 3-0 lead most of Wednesday before Asheboro jumped ahead 4-3 in the seventh at Finch Field. A...
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HiToms' woes continue with 7-0 loss
The last thing a team mired in a season-long slump needs is to fall in an early hole. That was merely a sign of things to come Sunday afternoon for the HiToms. Gastonia jumped out to a 2-0 lead in...
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End of the road for Post 87
One last thrilling rally never materialized for High Point Post 87 in the conclusion of a thrilling American Legion Baseball playoff series. As a result, the Junior HiToms’ season concluded far ear...
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HiToms rally past Mustangs
The excitement of HiToms baseball is back at Finch Field after the Tommies pulled off a stellar comeback to defeat the Martinsville Mustangs 6-5 Thursday evening. Plagued by disappointment, the Hi...
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HiToms unveil chainsaw art
The HiToms always are on the lookout for guys who are good with wood. Randy Everett fits the bill, but not with a bat. Tonight at Finch Field, a figure who stands just shy of 6-feet tall and weighs...
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Forest City chops down HiToms
Fans enjoyed America’s favorite pastime and celebrated America’s birthday Sunday evening at Finch Field, but what they did not get was a win from the hometown HiToms. Forest City spoiled what would...
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Post 87 delivers holiday fireworks
American Legion Post 87 celebrated the Fourth of July with its own fireworks show on Sunday at West Forsyth High School. Fourth-seeded Post 87 outslugged top-seeded West Forsyth 12-11 in Game 1 of ...
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HiToms win third straight
HiToms manager Tom Dorzweiler has been waiting on his team to come around for three weeks. He may have finally gotten his wish.
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HiToms crush Copperheads
The HiToms scored three runs in the top of the fourth inning against the Asheboro Copperheads and Parker Thomas pitched 5 1/3 innings of three-run ball to lead Thomasville to an 8-3 victory Thursda...
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Ogburn, HiToms corral Mustangs
All night long, the HiToms struggled just hitting the ball out of the infield against Martinsville’s Jonathan Cornelius. Turns out Thomasville didn’t need to hit it far to pull out a 2-1 win over t...
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HiToms fall in 13-inning marathon
ow much heartbreak can one team take? For the fourth consecutive game, the HiToms lost a one-run decision, falling to the Forest City Owls 10-9 on Sunday at Finch Field in a 13-inning marathon. The...
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Grizzlies bag HiToms
The Gastonia Grizzlies spoiled a dominant pitching performance by Nate Striz and the HiToms were unable to reverse their fortunes as they lost 2-1, a night after the Grizzlies blanked Thomasville 1...
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Furniture City Invitational set for big splash
One of the city’s biggest swim meets of the year starts at 8:15 this morning at City Lake Pool. More than 400 swimmers from 10 teams are expected to compete in the Furniture City Long Course Invita...
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HPSC swimmers take cold plunge
High Point Swim Club members Taft Kallam and Adam Wetherell are getting accustomed to the good natured remarks questioning their judgment.
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Cubs stand alone in Chicago
Now that the Chicago Blackhawks have captured their first Stanley Cup in 49 years, Windy City sports fans can turn their attention to the city’s other lengthy championship drought.
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Rain, Steamers wreak havoc on HiToms
For the second time in a week, rain showers wreaked havoc with the HiToms’ schedule. For the second time in a week, the end result was not in their favor.
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Guilford Hall of Fame taps Phillips, Foster
Longtime former High Point Enterprise sports editor Benny Phillips became concerned last month when he had not heard when the selection committee for the Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame was to ...
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HiToms' Grisz answers the call with pitching gem
Ben Grisz got virtually no notice that he’d be starting Friday night against Forest City. “He was told and he said, ‘Yeah, I’m ready!’ ” HiToms manager Tom Dorzweiler said. “What an awesome perform...
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HiToms take home opener, 11-1
With the college season still in its final stages, the HiToms only dressed 11 players for their home opener Thursday against defending Coastal Plain League champion Forest City. No problem. Kyle Ba...
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HiToms want to have fun again
The players continue trickling in to Finch Field, even as the Thomasville HiToms’ 12th season in the Coastal Plain League opens tonight.
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Federer, Nadal on course for epic French final
I don’t think there’s been this much anticipation in Paris since that whole revolution thing a few hundred years back. The French Open started Sunday and all eyes are on the men’s side of the draw.
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Post 87 eager for next step
The American Legion Baseball Post 87 squad tasted unprecedented success last summer. A crushing end to the Junior HiToms’ season left the players hungry for more. “We have guys back on the team fro...
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Furman Bisher enjoys homecoming
Arnold Palmer speaks at NSSA banquet; organization offers Dave Goren a new start
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Berry honored posthumously as N.C. sportswriter of the year
Those who knew him in passing offered similar sentiments. “I certainly appreciated his work,” said John Swofford, commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference. “It was tragic to lose somebody that...
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Berry to be honored posthumously by NSSA
An annual event I used to annually dread comes around again tonight. This time, I’ll face the evening with mixed emotions.
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Heyward sparks interest
It’s rare that a 20-year-old rookie right fielder inspires me to DVR regular-season big-league baseball games in early April.
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