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 »
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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 »
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 »