Greetings on March 7, 2024 … As of midnight, last night, we have received just over an inch of rain over the past 24 hours … Yesterday’s high temp was 74 degrees…
There is a slight chance of more rain today (Thursday). Patchy fog early this a.m. … gradually becoming mostly sunny with a high near 69 degrees and a 20% chance of rain…
Partly cloudy tonight with a low around 49 … Friday, mostly sunny with a high near 68 … Looking ahead to Sunday (Church Day) … Sunny with a high near 65.
Next game for the East Bladen Lady Eagles, (State Playoffs), will be Eagles vs. Fall Lake Academy in eastern NC 1A basketball semifinals. Iveonna “NeNe” Ward recently scored her 1,000th point as an Eagle and she is just a junior. She has had great support from her teammates … The next game will be played in Creedmoor Friday night. John Clark has a great article on our Sports Page…
The Eagles season record is 24-4 … Falls Lake Academy is 30-2…
Men’s ACC results … Boston College 67 – Miami, Fl 57. Next games are scheduled for Saturday…
ACC ladies basketball standings…
Virginia Tech 23-6 overall, 14-4 in conference play…
Other ACC conference team standings:
NC State 13-5
Syracuse 13-5
Notre Dame 13-5
Louisville 12-6
Florida State 12-6
Duke 11-7
UNC 11-7
other selected standings…
Clemson 5-13
Wake Forest 2-16
Check our BOL website for Election Highlights … It appeared to be a good day for most local candidates…
Ray Beasley died recently. When I began broadcasting local high school football … many, many years ago, Ray and Chicky Robbins were Elizabethtown High School athletic managers … water, towels, etc. … and were popular and good at their jobs…
NASCAR is in Phoenix this weekend for the 2024 Shriners Children’s 500 race.
PGA action … The Arnold Palmer Invitational is this weekend … being played at Bay Hill Club and Lounge golf course near Orlando, Fla.
“Life is like a camera … Focus on what is important … capture the good times … develop from the negatives and if things don’t work out … Take Another Shot.” (shared by a friend.)
“The most important thing in communications is hearing what isn’t said.” Peter Drucker
“Doctors always say … just listen to your body … Mine screams constantly.” Colin Mochrie.
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