For ACC basketball fans, this is a great week … ACC tournament being held this year in Washington, D.C. at Capital One Arena … Actually began Tuesday and play continues thru Saturday, March 16. The last tournament held in DC was 2016.
Results from yesterday’s play…
Game 4: #9 seed Florida State defeated #8 Virginia Tech 86-76
Game 5: #5 seed Wake Forest 72, #12 Notre Dame 59
Game 6: #10 seed NC State 83, #7 Syracuse 65
Game 7: #11 seed Boston College 76, #6 seeded, Clemson 55.
Winners advance, losers put the uniforms in mothballs … season over…
4 more games set for today (Thursday), March 14 … All games telecast on ESPN or ESPN2…
12 noon – #1 seed North Carolina vs #9 Florida State
2:30 p.m. – #4 Pitt vs #5 Wake Forest
7 p.m. – #2 Duke vs #10 NC State
9:30 p.m. – #3 Virginia vs #11 Boston College
Semifinals, Friday, March 18 @ 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Championship: Saturday, March 16 @ 8:30 p.m.
Tough days for Boeing airlines, maybe others … Airlines under the microscope, as they should be … Last place for a miscue, shoddy work.
Yesterday’s weather left little to complain about … OK, some wind. High temp in our area … 77 degrees.
Forecast for today and tomorrow … Sunny today with a high near 82 degrees, light wind … Tonight, clear skies, with a low around 53 … Friday, sunny with a high near 82 and windy, gusts as high as 28 mph … Looking ahead to the weekend … near perfect … A 20% chance of rain Saturday, high near 77. Sunday, mostly sunny with a high near 78.
Farmers ready to return to the open fields … and gardens … planting’ time…
White Lake, NC Water Festival? Glad you asked … May 18, 2024.
“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” Margaret Atwood
“I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden.” Ruth Stout
“Spring is nature’s way of saying, “Let’s Party!” Robin Williams
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