It’s time for Friday night lights in Northwest Georgia as area high school football teams take the field for the fourth week of play in the 2024 regular season! WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM have coverage of Darlington football again this year. The Tigers are off this week. In the match-ups on tap for week four:…… read more »
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ATLANTA BRAVES DENIED SWEEP WITH LOSS IN SERIES FINALE TO COLORADO ROCKIES, SET VERSUS TORONTO BLUE JAYS ON TAP FOR THIS WEEKEND AT TRUIST PARK
The Atlanta Braves fell to the Colorado Rockies by 3-1 on Thursday night in the finale of a three-game set at Truist Park. That denied a sweep of the series for Atlanta. The Braves scored the first run of the evening on an RBI single from Ramon Laureano in the bottom of the first inning.…… read more »
ROME EMPERORS EXTEND LATEST WINNING STREAK WITH THURSDAY NIGHT WIN AT HICKORY OVER CRAWDADS, SERIES CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND TO FINISH 2024 REGULAR SEASON
The Rome Emperors beat the Hickory Crawdads 10-6 on Thursday night in the third meeting of a six-game set at Hickory, NC. It was the sixth straight win for Rome. The teams will meet again tonight at 7 pm. The Emperors will have games on Saturday evening and Sunday at Hickory to wrap up the…… read more »
KELENIC HOMERS AS ATLANTA BRAVES PICK UP SECOND STRAIGHT WIN OVER COLORADO ROCKIES IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT OUTING AT TRUIST PARK
The Atlanta Braves defeated the Colorado Rockies 5-2 on Wednesday night in the middle outing of a three-game set at Truist Park. That allowed Atlanta to take the series. Matt Olson got the Braves on the board with an RBI double in the bottom of the first. Jarred Kelenic also clubbed a three-run homer in…… read more »
ROME EMPERORS EXTEND WINNING STREAK TO FIVE STRAIGHT WITH WEDNESDAY NIGHT VICTORY AT HICKORY, NC OVER CRAWDADS
The Rome Emperors beat the Hickory Crawdads by 9-3 on Wednesday night in game two of a six game set at Hickory, NC. That was the fifth consecutive win for Rome. The teams will meet again tonight at 7 pm. The Emperors will begin their run in the 2024 South Atlantic League playoffs next week.…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES OPEN HOMESTAND WITH SHUTOUT WIN OVER COLORADO ROCKIES
The Atlanta Braves began a seven-game homestand on Tuesday night with a 3-0 shutout victory over the Colorado Rockies in the first meeting of a three-game set at Truist Park. The Braves notched their first run of the evening on an RBI double from Gio Urshela in the bottom of the third inning. Urshela went…… read more »
ROME EMPERORS OPEN LAST SERIES OF THE 2024 REGULAR SEASON WITH WIN IN HICKORY, NC OVER CRAWDADS
The Rome Emperors opened their last series of the 2024 regular season with a 7-0 shutout win in Hickory, NC over the Crawdads on Tuesday night. That was the fourth consecutive win for the Emperors. Their six-game set against the Crawdads will continue with game two tonight at 7 pm. Rome will face Bowling Green…… read more »
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS ENTER WEEK FOUR OF THE 2024 REGULAR SEASON
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 »
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 »