The 18th edition of the Tarboro Easter Classic starts April 27

TARBORO - The pairings have been released for the 18th Annual Tarboro Easter Baseball Classic to be held Wednesday through Friday, April 27-29, at Tarboro's Historic Municipal Stadium.

Here is the action for Day 1:

11 a.m. - Brooke Point (Va.) vs. Lawrence Academy

1:30 p.m. - Arlington Country Day (Fl.) vs. Washington
4 p.m. - Kerr-Vance Academy vs. SouthWest Edgecombe
7 p.m. - St. Maria Goretti (Md.) vs. Tarboro

Ticket prices are as follows:

Adults - 1-day pass $7, 3-day pass $16

School-Aged Children - 1-day pass $5, 3-day pass $10

Non-School-Aged Children - Free

Game times are the same each of the three days.

Brooke Point (attendance 1,700, nickname Black Hawks, located in Stafford, Va.) and Arlington Country Day (attendance 400, nickname Apache, located in Jacksonville, Fl.) are new to the tournament, while, as far as out-of-state schools are concerned, St. Maria Goretti has played every year of the tournament.

Lawrence Academy is the defending champion.

Gryphons to play in IMPACT Invitational Saturday

Rocky Mount's baseball team, which is off to an inauspicious 2-3 start, will play in the annual IMPACT Invitational High School Baseball Tournament Saturday at the USA Baseball Complex in Cary.

The Gryphons, under .500 for the first time since the 2004 season, will open the day (11 a.m.) against Forsyth Country Day, the No. 2-ranked school in ImpactBaseball's poll of NCISAA 3-A teams.

Here is the complete schedule for the day:

IMPACT Invitational

High School Baseball Tournament
Saturday - March 12, 2011

USA Baseball Complex

Thomas Brooks Park, 200 Brooks Park Lane, Cary

*Admission: $8 (covers all three games)
*Concessions: Will be run by the USA Baseball
*NO pets allowed passed gate

IMPACT Invitational Schedule

11:00 am: Forsyth Country Day vs. Rocky Mount 
1:45 pm: North Davidson vs. Kerr-Vance Academy
4:30 pm: Wesleyan Christian vs. D.H. Conley

I included the actual address for you guys who will use a GPS to find your way there!

2010-11 Big East All-Conference Basketball Teams released; Freeman, Brown voted top players

WILSON - The Big East 3-A Conference has released its 2010-11 All-Conference boys and girls basketball teams.

Three first-team players were awarded to the conference champion in each sport, two players each to the second- and third-place teams and each of the remaining teams received a player each. Each squad also was allowed an honorable mention selection. The Player of the Year and the Coach of the Year was also announced. 

So here they are:

BOYS 

First Team

Scottie Harris, Wilson Hunt
Damont Williams, Wilson Hunt
Tyrell Vinson, Wilson Hunt
Exzavier Cooper, Rocky Mount
Tevin Taylor, Rocky Mount
Jalen Hendricks, Nash Central
Demetrey Clark, Nash Central
Deshawn Freeman, Northern Nash
Josh Sessoms, Southern Nash
Antonio Hinnant, Wilson Fike

Honorable Mention

Quen Ballard, Wilson Hunt
Terrill Hilliard, Rocky Mount
Nathaniel Pittman, Nash Central
Darius Freeman, Northern Nash
Marcus Hicks, Southern Nash
Josh King, Wilson Fike

Coach of the Year - Dwight Taylor, Wilson Fike
Player of the Year - Deshawn Freeman


GIRLS

First Team

J'Kyra Brown, Rocky Mount
Tia Hudgins, Rocky Mount
Timisha Walker, Rocky Mount
Quinesha Lynch, Northern Nash
Alexus Hill, Northern Nash
Khadijah Richardson, Northern Nash
Jamika Ruffin, Wilson Fike
Meredith Pruden, Wilson Fike
Quanisha Brown, Wilson Hunt
Miya Bryant, Southern Nash
Jasmine Williams, Nash Central

Honorable Mention

Marquita Hines, Rocky Mount
Jessica Lyons, Northern Nash
Alisha Baines, Wilson Fike
Lizzie Madden, Wilson Hunt
Khadijah Manning, Southern Nash
Niya Styles, Nash Central

Coach of the Year - Pam Gainey, Rocky Mount/Grover Battle, Northern Nash
Player of the Year - J'Kyra Brown, Rocky Mount