Youth Sports
Rome Renegades player Logan McBurnett pitches during World Series play. (Contributed photo) Youth Baseball: Chiefs in Series title game
The Rome Chiefs lost early on Tuesday, but rebounded with a win to put themselves in the 16-year-old Dizzy Dean World Series Championship Game. The Chiefs fell to the Mosley Dolphins, 3-1, in the ...
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Rome Renegades’ Cameron Atkinson (left) stands at first base during World Series action. (Contributed photo) Renegades, Chiefs in semis at Dizzy Dean World Series
Rome will have two teams playing for a spot in the Dizzy Dean World Series finals today in Southaven, Miss. The 12-year-old Rome Renegades will face the Blount County All-Stars in the championship...
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Rome Braves’ Jackson Blaylock gets a hit during Sunday’s action. The Braves went through pool play undefeated. (Jon Alverson / The Desoto Times-Tribune) Renegades, Braves highlight Day 2
Click here for the Dizzy Dean World Series brackets. Dizzy Dean World Series action in Southaven, Miss., hit Day 2 on Sunday with the 12-year-old Rome Renegades highlighting the local contingent...
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Rome teams begin Dizzy Dean title hunt
Six teams from the Rome area began their quest for a Dizzy Dean World Series title on Saturday in Southaven, Miss. With mixed results. The 8-year-old Rome Braves had the best day of the local cont...
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Handful of local teams to represent Rome in Mississippi
Click here for the Dizzy Dean World Series brackets. A total of six teams will begin their journey today for a Dizzy Dean World Series baseball title in Southaven, Miss. The 12-year-old Rome Re...
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Youth Baseball: Rome All-Stars win World Series!
9-year-olds complete undefeated run in Tupelo, Miss.
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The Rome 7yr All Stars team end their season at the Dizzy Dean (Stephanie Carson, RN-T) Youthful excitement: Rome 7-year-olds fall short of title game
The third time wasn’t the charm for the 7-year-old Rome Braves on Wednesday night in Ringgold. The Braves faced the Hobgood Storm for the third time this season in the semifinals of the Dizzy Dean...
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Jane Tullis, 9, and her six-year-old brother Sam have both earn invitations to the IronKids National Championships in October. (Contributed photo) Brother-sister duo tackling triathlons
When it comes to racing, the triathlon is one of the most challenging, but that hasn’t stopped a couple of local siblings from finding success at an early age in the three-part event. Jane Tullis...
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Georgia Junior Open continues
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Click here for complete results. Bottled water was a popular product on Monday at the Georgia Junior Open, where the players battled a high heat index in addition to a high level of competition....
Rome All-Stars remain undefeated
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It’s a long way from Rome to Tupelo, Miss. — but so far, the lengthy trip has certainly been worth it for the 9-year-old Rome All-Stars. They are making memories in the Magnolia state by storming ...
Youth baseball: Rome teams standing ground in Series
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Two Rome teams playing in the Dizzy Dean World Series had more success Sunday. The 11-year-old Rome Venom, competing in East Ridge, Tenn., defeated Rossville, 11-3, and the 9-year-old Rome All-...
Local teams start strong at Dizzy Dean World Series
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Two teams from Rome began their quest for titles at the Dizzy Dean World Series with wins on Thursday. The Rome Venom, who won the 11-year-old Dizzy Dean state tournament last week at Riverview Pa...
Another Dizzy Dean tourney in the book
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Click here for the tournament bracket. The Powder Springs Indians defeated the Boynton Blaze, 13-6, in Wednesday’s championship game of the Dizzy Dean ‘A’ Division state baseball tournament at R...
Series-ously motivated players: Many Dizzy Dean participants using state tourneys as preparation for World Series
by Ashley Thomason, Rome News-Tribune Sports Writer
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Click here for the tournament bracket. Anxious players huddled under tents and in cars while waiting out the shower Monday afternoon at Riverview Park. They were ready and excited to play ball...
Local taekwondo students sweep Ala. championship
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Local Taekwondo students took big wins at the Alabama Sports Festival Taekwondo Championship in Birmingham on Saturday, June 19. Twelve locals, members of Roman Martial Arts, competed in nineteen...
Rome Arsenal places second in Atlanta
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The Rome YMCA Arsenal U11 girls placed second in the Concord Fire Challenge Cup last weekend in Atlanta. Rome was placed in the Premier Division out of 40 teams. The team first tied Ga. Rush Braz...
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CC Sabathia pitched one-hit ball for eight innings to earn his major league-leading 19th win, fill-in Curtis Granderson homered twice and the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 5-0 Thursday for a four-game sweep.
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