Central Piedmont 4-A Volleyball: Cunningham named to All-Tournament team

Freshman Allie Cunningham of Davie High earned All-Tournament honors for her performance at the Carolina Regional Volleyball Association (CRVA) 2013 Junior Regional Championships held April 6-7 in Sparta, N.C.

Preaching the Gospel of Grits and Gravy

Let me preface this by saying that I’m the worst kind of SEC fan.  I don’t have the pedigree and owe full disclosure to all who read this.  I understand that I’m a lesser being.

I was born in Jersey, moved to North Carolina when I was one and have spent most of my life surrounded by and immersed in an Atlantic Coast Conference world.  When I was a boy, I chose to give allegiance to the local ACC team, Wake Forest.  Thus began a long, painful childhood as I patiently waited for Charlie Brown to finally kick that elusive football.  As you might expect, I spent a majority of my formative years trying to find a rooting alternative for the times when the mighty Deacons made me throw stuff.

Thank you, Uncle Doug, for moving to Knoxville.

ACC WBB Championship Live Blog

Duke plays North Carolina in the championship game of the ACC Women's Basketball Tournament. John Mundy is courtside in Greensboro and will post updates from press row as the game moves along.

UPDATE 3:28 p.m.:
North Carolina went on a quick 8-2 run out of the under-16 timeout, but they can't afford to trade baskets with the Blue Devils. Williams, Jones and Peters all in double figures for Duke. Carolina shooting just 28.3 percent from the floor.

HALFTIME UPDATE:
Duke goes on a 14-2 run to close out the first half and lead the Tar Heels, 39-24. Elizabeth Williams has 11 for the Blue Devils, followed by 9 from Haley Peters. North Carolina is led by Waltiea Rolle's 10 points and Latifah Coleman's 7. Duke has a 9-rebound lead on the Heels and has taken advantage of Tar Heel turnovers, scoring 14 points. North Carolina is going to have to mount one more impressive comeback to win a title.

UPDATE: With 6:11 remaining in the first half here in Greensboro, Duke has taken a 23-20 lead over rival North Carolina. Duke's Haley Peters has 9 points and Duke has a 15-6 edge on the boards. Latifah Coleman came in for Tierra Ruffin-Pratt and promptly scored 7 points. Waltiea Rolle has come on strong of late, stemming a  11-0 Duke run with four straight points of her own.

Live Blog: ACC Semifinal Saturday!

We're live from the Greensboro Coliseum for today's semifinal action in the ACC Women's Basketball Tournament. The second semifinal between Maryland and UNC is underway and I'm courtside at the Greensboro Coliseum. Check back for updates.

Defending Notre Dame- Outkick the Coverage

Well, the good folks at Outkick the Coverage picked up another of my offerings, so the original has been deleted from this site.  If you'd like to read my take on the Manti Te'o debacle please visit them here.

Deacon Gameday

Wake Forest hosts N.C. State tonight in a "Gold Rush" game, where fans are encouraged to wear gold to support the Deacs.  My guess is that the dominant color inside will be Red.  A very raucous Red.  Check out my game preview on Blogger So Dear.

Sunday Game Story

Sundays in January and February mean ACC women's basketball for me, so I was responsible for a game report from today's Wake/Boston College clash for Blogger so Dear.  It was a wild game that went two overtimes before it was settled.  You can read the story here.

Friday Update

My game story from last night's Deacon loss to the Clemson Lady Tigers has just been posted to Blogger So Dear.  The image gallery has also been posted.

Have a great weekend!

-John

The Week That Was...

This morning, while sitting in a weekly staff meeting going over cover sheets for TPS reports, I came to the realization that I bought a domain that I don't update very much.  I'm going to change that.  So, my simple goal is to post something new every day, even if it's just a link, to keep everyone updated of just who is posting my work.  Here's what's happened so far this week...

The 3-Man Wedge: Episode 1

Yes, you read that right...Episode ONE.  The premiere.  

I realize we did this last week, but as soon as I heard it, I knew we didn't do it right.  I underestimated my boys.  So we're doing it again, and in doing so we're going to talk about:

• Lance Armstrong- What is his legacy and how do we feel about this whole ordeal?
• The Broncos- It was what it was, and what it was was bad.  Poor Peyton.
• Ray Lewis- The end of an era.  How have our views on Ray Lewis changed over the years?

We also have made it our mission to bring dignity and decorum to our show in order to make the world a better place, so we have a Culture Challenge between dapper Paul and degenerate Heath.

We also talk about the ACC, Al Roker and sharting.  There may be a WKRP reference as well.

Click on the "Mundy Night Podcasts" tab and enjoy!

ps. It' a 3-man wedge THIS week.  Jimmy worked late.  Hell, SOMEONE had to pay the bills.

Outkick the Coverage

One of my favorite websites is Clay Travis' Outkick the Coverage, which is an SEC-centric website that is a combination of sports, humor and pop culture.  They also have a great feature called the Bull Pen, which allows shmucks like me an opportunity to submit stories for posting on the site.  They receive hundreds of entries and not everyone gets through.

Yesterday, though, I DID and I'm very grateful for the exposure and the chance to reach a new audience.

BSD: Thin Line Between Hope and Disaster

From Blogger So Dear:

66-59.

That's right, Wake Forest's roundball warriors beat the Xavier Musketeers 66-59 Wednesday night in the resumption of the Skip Prosser Classic at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem.

I was otherwise committed that night, and was unable to watch the game on the Ocho.  However, I spent the  day on edge because I knew how important this game was for both teams.  Stop laughing.  I know that a 6-5 start to the season going into Wednesday night's non-conference finale means that every game is a "must-win" to most fans, but let's look at the potential implications that the game had on the season:

Enough Already (AKA "Run the Damn Ball")

Enough already.

I wasn't at work 20 minutes before someone started talking about Clemson's fantastic 25-24 victory over LSU on New Year's Eve. The stunning turn of events that took place in the Georgia Dome was perhaps best summed up by SB Nation Editorial Director Spencer Hall's Twitter account, late in the 4th quarter:

BSD: Keeping Thine Enemies Closer- Wake vs Xavier Preview

Blogger So Dear previews the Skip Prosser Classic with Banners On The Parkway here .

BSD: One Pack Down, One to Go

The Wake Forest women knocked off Nevada in a Monday matinee' at the Joel.  Read about it here.