Carroll County doesn’t draw attention on most state maps, but a sign the intersection of US-58 & I-77 makes it clear where our sympathies lie – “Welcome to Coach Frank Beamer Country.”
Tag Archives: Jerry Carter
Virginia Tech softball escapes Kentucky, headed to the Super Regionals
Jerry Carter was on hand for the Blacksburg Regional, which the #3 Virginia Tech softball team won in gritty fashion this past weekend. Carter joins “Street Knowledge” to recap the weekend and look ahead to Florida in the Super Regionals.
Virginia Tech softball perseveres its way to program’s first-ever Super Regional
Virginia Tech hosted a NCAA Softball Regional for the very first time this past weekend, and head coach Pete D’Amour’s Hokies experienced more drama in 54 hours than a full season of any Lifetime reality show.
Joe Goddard literally built this ‘Field of Dreams’
In a world that is need of positive, feel-good stories right now, it’s time to shine a spotlight on West Virginia Tech’s Joe Goddard.
Alan Knight: The high school coach who quietly won 1,000 games
Today’s story will be different in that it will focus on a coach that has very quietly collected over 1,000 career victories spread out over three sports at one small school.
Jerry Carter: The Twelve Games of Christmas
I believe it was Joe Diffie that sang about cause and effect in his song titled “Third Rock from the Sun” back in 1994, and boy do those words ring ever so true today following the most bizarre few weeks of sports in my lifetime.
How hot are the hottest hot seats in college football?
The college football season begins in earnest this week, and several coaches begin the season on the proverbial hot seat. #TeamAFP’s Chris Graham and Jerry Carter break down the hottest hot seats.
Why are sports talking heads always yelling at each other?
What passes for sports broadcasting these days is usually just guys yelling about something, and all too often, having to apologize if they have offended anybody. #TeamAFP’s Chris Graham and Jerry Carter try to avoid yelling over each other as they discuss.
Sportsonomics
Sports used to have its own page in the newspaper. (People used to read newspapers.) Now sports is on the news page, and the financial page. Chris Graham and Jerry Carter discuss.
Jerry Carter: Notes on the end of another summer wood bat season
The Valley Baseball League and the Appalachian League are separated by just over 100 miles at their closest clubs on Interstate 81.