Sports – Carolinas

Baladez Garners All-South Region Honors

Baladez Garners All-South Region Honors

COLUMBIA, S.C. Dec. 21, 2011 – South Carolina sophomore forward Bradlee Baladez has earned NSCAA (National Soccer Coaches Association of America) All-South Second Team Honors, as announced by the organization. Baladez paced the Gamecocks with seven goals and five assists for 19 points in 2011. Baladez paced the Gamecocks during his sophomore campaign with seven [...]

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Gamecocks Add SCQHA Champion Rider Savanna Southard

Gamecocks Add SCQHA Champion Rider Savanna Southard

COLUMBIA, S.C. Dec. 22, 2011 – South Carolina equestrian coach Boo Major has announced the signing of Savanna Southard (Moncks Corner, S.C./Berkeley) to a national letter of intent to join the Gamecocks for the 2012-2013 season. Smith will be competing with South Carolina’s Western team. Gamecock Equestrian on Facebook | Gamecock Equestrian on GamecocksInsider Smith [...]

Pirates Down Jacksonville In Myrtle Beach, 70-64

Pirates Down Jacksonville In Myrtle Beach, 70-64

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – A spirited on both ends of the floor in the second half Sunday allowed East Carolina to record a 70-64 victory over Jacksonville in the first game of the Carolinas Challenge at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. The Pirates improve to 6-3 with the win, capturing their first triumph away from [...]

Jim Rutherford Statement on Faulk, World Juniors

Jim Rutherford Statement on Faulk, World Juniors

RALEIGH, NC – Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today issued the following statement about Justin Faulk and the World Junior Championship. “Justin has already become an integral part of our team at a very young age,” said Rutherford. “He had the experience of representing the United States [...]

Posted in: Events, Hockey, Raleigh NC
ECU Challenges No. 23 North Carolina

ECU Challenges No. 23 North Carolina

GENERAL INFORMATION Date December 20, 2011 Location Myrtle Beach, S.C. TV None Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ecuwomenshoops EAST CAROLINA PIRATES Record 6-3 Ranking NR Last Game Defeated Jacksonville 70-64 Head Coach Heather Macy Career Record: 137-57 East Carolina Record: 22-18 NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS Record 7-2 Ranking No. 23 Last Game Lost to South Carolina, 79-48 Head Coach [...]

Hurricanes to Reassign Nash to Charlotte

Hurricanes to Reassign Nash to Charlotte

RALEIGH, NC – Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team will reassign forward Riley Nash to the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL). Nash, 22, was recalled from Charlotte on Friday on an emergency basis for forward Tim Brent, and played in [...]

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Gamecocks Host Southeastern Louisiana Wednesday

Gamecocks Host Southeastern Louisiana Wednesday

Columbia, SC Dec. 20, 2011 – The South Carolina men’s basketball team (4-6) will host Southeastern Louisiana (5-4) on Wednesday as part of a men’s and women’s basketball double-header at Colonial Life Arena, as the Gamecock women’s team will host Savannah State at Noon. OPENING TIP Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 Tipoff: 7 p.m. ET [...]

ECU Cruises Past Coastal Carolina, 76-51

ECU Cruises Past Coastal Carolina, 76-51

From wire and staff reports GREENVILLE, N.C. Dec. 19, 2011 – Shamarr Bowden scored a season-high17 points, leading four double-figure scorers for East Carolina as the Pirates ended Coastal Carolina’s four-game winning streak, 76-51, on Monday night. Box Score | Quotes | Post-Game Interviews | Box Score (as a PDF) Pirate Basketball Central Basketball Home | [...]

Game Time Changed For Jan. 14 Contest Against Tulsa

Game Time Changed For Jan. 14 Contest Against Tulsa

GREENVILLE, N.C Dec. 20, 2011 — The East Carolina men’s basketball game against Tulsa on Jan. 14, 2012 has been moved to 1 p.m. The game, originally scheduled for a 5 p.m. start, will be televised locally on WITN. WITN will also televise the Pirates’ Feb. 11 game against Marshall in Huntington as well as [...]

Gamecocks Roll in 65-39 Win Over Savannah State

Gamecocks Roll in 65-39 Win Over Savannah State

COLUMBIA, S.C. Dec. 21, 2011 – South Carolina women’s basketball earned its 10th win of the season in a 65-39 victory over Savannah State on Wednesday at Colonial Life Arena. The win gives the Gamecocks a 10-2 start, their best since the 2002-03 campaign when South Carolina ran out to a 13-1 record. It also [...]