Archive - Aug 2012 - Sports Article
August 7th
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith was held out of the second half of Tuesday morning's practice after bruising his left knee.
Coach Ron Rivera says Smith is "fine" and anticipates he will return to practice Wednesday. Rivera says the decision was made to ice Smith's knee right away.
August 6th
When fans of the Fred T. Foard football team and spectators alike show up at the FCA Jamboree on Wednesday, they will all notice a new addition to the Tigers’ kicking game.
After the departures of part-time kickers Zach Schellenberger and Tanner Fleming, senior Rebecca Crawley joins the Tigers to aid their special teams.
Only totaling six total hits, the Greenville Drive managed to muster enough offense to escape with a 3-0 home victory over the Hickory Crawdads on Monday.
Two of those six hits came off of the bat of leadoff hitter and second baseman Bryan Johns, who plated two runs in the contest.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Panthers coach Ron Rivera says trainers are optimistic wide receiver David Gettis will be back on the practice field in about "four or five days."
Rivera says Gettis, who started 15 games for the Panthers in 2010, will not play for Carolina (No. 20 in the AP Pro32) in its preseason home opener Saturday night against the Houston Texans.
August 3rd
During the past 20 seasons of Hickory Crawdads, the team's roster has featured players — from the United States, South America and Canada.
Now until this year did it feature a player from the Netherlands.
Shortstop Nick Urbanus is the first Crawdad to ever come from Holland.
In his first-ever season of head coaching, St. Stephens' Chris Bunting admits the first few months leading into the season have been entertaining.
Despite a small coaching staff and only 30 players on the varsity squad, the new chief for the Indians is hoping to lead his team to a successful 2012 campaign.
By
STEVE REED,AP Sports Writer
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Safety Haruki Nakamura believes Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers have all of the ingredients to be a perennial playoff team.
They just need a taste of it first.
August 2nd
Heading into his 26th season on the sidelines, Randy Lowman looks to guide the Bandys Trojans to the playoffs again.
Lowman, the most veteran high school football coach in Catawba County, hopes his coaching experience will propel Bandys to a Catawba Valley 2A title and also another long postseason run this season.
The Catawba County Hornets, partnering with the Newton Parks and Recreation Department, are sponsoring their annual Football Skills Clinic on Saturday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Westside/Jaycee Park.
This year marks the sixth annual Skills Clinic, which has taken place since 2007.
NASSAU, Bahamas — Duke, Louisville and Memphis will be among the teams playing in this year's Battle 4 Atlantis holiday basketball tournament.
The eight-team field, which has a combined 160 NCAA tournament appearances, will play Thanksgiving weekend on a court inside a converted ballroom.
The field also will include Missouri, Minnesota, Virginia Commonwealth, Stanford and Northern Iowa.
