The Rome Braves beat the Hickory Crawdads 5-4 on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a six-game set at Hickory, North Carolina. That allowed the Braves to take the series by four games to two. Rome is off today and will open a six-game series at home on Tuesday night versus the Greensboro Grasshoppers. For…… read more »
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THE 2023 REGULAR SEASON BEGINS FOR AREA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS, FOLLOW THE DARLINGTON TIGERS ON WLAQ
It’s time for Friday night lights in Northwest Georgia as area high school football teams take the field for the first week of play in the 2023 regular season! WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM will have again coverage of Darlington football this year. The Tigers will open up their regular season as hosts to Christian Academy…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES PLAY HOST TO THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS OVER THE WEEKEND
The Atlanta Braves had a scheduled off-day Thursday and will resume their current nine-game homestand over the weekend with a three-game set versus the San Francisco Giants at Truist Park. Spencer Strider serve as the starting pitcher for Atlanta in tonight’s opener, while Alex Cobb will be on the mound for San Francisco. First pitch…… read more »
ROME BRAVES SNAP LOSING SKID WITH WIN IN HICKORY, NC OVER THE CRAWDADS, TEAMS’ SERIES TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND
The Rome Braves beat the Hickory Crawdads 3-2 on Thursday night in the third outing of a six-game set in Hickory, North Carolina. It allowed Rome to snap a three-game losing skid. Hickory leads the series 2-1. Those teams will meet again tonight at 7 pm. Rome’s series at Hickory will continue through Sunday. It…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES COMPLETE THREE-GAME SWEEP OF THE NEW YORK YANKEES WITH SHUT OUT WIN IN SERIES FINALE
The Atlanta Braves completed a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees with a 2-0 victory in the series finale on Wednesday night at Truist Park; that marked the Braves’ second straight shutout win over the Yankees. Eddie Rosario led the Braves offensively with a two-run homer in the bottom of the second inning. Charlie…… read more »
ROME BRAVES LOSE SECOND STRAIGHT IN HICKORY, NC TO THE CRAWDADS
The Rome Braves lost to the Hickory Crawdads by 7-6 on Wednesday night in the second match of a six-game set at Hickory, North Carolina. It allowed the Crawdads to take a 2-0 lead in the series. The teams will meet again this evening at 7 pm. Rome’s series at Hickory will continue through Sunday.…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES SHUTOUT NEW YORK YANKEES IN TUESDAY NIGHT OUTING AT TRUIST PARK
The Atlanta Braves blanked the New York Yankees 5-0 on Tuesday night in the second outing of a three-game interleague set at Truist Park. That allowed Atlanta to take a 2-0 lead in the series. Marcell Ozuna got the home team on the board with a three-run homer in the bottom of the first inning.…… read more »
ROME BRAVES DROP SERIES OPENER AT HICKORY, NC TO THE CRAWDADS
The Rome Braves fell to the Hickory Crawdads by 9-3 on Tuesday night in the opener of a six-game set at Hickory, NC. The teams will meet again this evening at 7 pm. Rome’s series at Hickory will continue through this Sunday. The team will be back on their home field next Tuesday evening as…… read more »
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IS BACK! TUNE IN FOR COVERAGE OF THE DARLINGTON TIGERS ON WLAQ!
High school football is back in Northwest Georgia! WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM will have coverage of Darlington football again in 2023. The Tigers will open up the regular season this Friday night as hosts to Christian Academy of Knoxville, TN. In other week one matchups: Armuchee Indians @ Gordon Central Warriors Chattooga Indians @ Lafayette…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES OPEN HOMESTAND WITH VICTORY OVER NEW YORK YANKEES
The Atlanta Braves began a nine-game homestand on Monday night with an 11-3 victory over the New York Yankees in the first meeting of a three-game interleague set at Truist Park. The Yankees got the board with a ground out by Harrison Bader in the top of the first. The Braves tied the game at…… read more »