Terry Sturdivant has been a lifelong baseball fan — and a Yankees fan, at that — an act he admits was a bit of rebellion against his father, a Red Sox loyalist.

So when Sturdivant Tire and Auto at White Cross decided to focus its philanthropy, helping local baseball seemed pretty natural.
Sturdivant reports that the annual fundraiser in which he donates 10 percent of new tire sales for high school baseball programs is in full swing with a promised goal of $500 for each school. “We’re doing really well,” he said.

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(via Linda Thomason)

Carrboro High School’s men’s golf team played in their first-ever Mid-State conference golf match Monday 3/10 at Hillandale Golf Course. The Jaguars finished second out of 8 teams competing. Cardinal Gibbons finished first with a score of 147, followed by Carrboro HS (162) and Graham HS (164). The next Mid-State match is Monday 3/17 at Occoneechee Golf Club.

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Smith Middle School with host the 19th annual 4 C’s Basketball Camp July 7-11. The camp is designed for rising fifth- through seventh-grade boys and lasts from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. each day. For more information, contact 918-2145, ext. 21905.

The Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department will be sponsoring a Volleyball Drop-In on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., beginning March 11 and running until May 22 at Grey Culbreth Middle School. $3 per participant, no pre-registration necessary. For information, call 918-7364.

The Carrboro High School men’s lacrosse team brought its record to 1-1 with a 9-5 win over Orange High on Friday night at home. Coaches Pete Procopio, Kelsey Kihlstrom and Paul Bonnici juggled their young line-up and taught on the fly as the Jaguars went ahead early and never trailed in a hard-fought game. The scoring was led by MacKenzie Price with four and John Pamplin with three, and Rich Leeper provided three assists. The defense was anchored by strong performances in the goal. Nick Swartzwelder had eight saves, while Gus Brighton stopped five shots.

The Carrboro Recreation and Parks 2007-08 Pee Wee Basketball regular season is over.

In the West Division, the Sonics clinched the title with a record of 8-1. They’re followed by the Pacers, 7-2, the Spurs, 3-6, the Rockets, 2-7, and the Hornets who went 0-9.

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Smith Middle School with host the 19th annual 4 C’s Basketball Camp July 7-11. The camp is designed for rising fifth- through seventh-grade boys and lasts from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. each day. For more information, contact 918-2145, ext. 21905.

The Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department will be sponsoring a Volleyball Drop-In on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., beginning March 11 and running until May 22 at Grey Culbreth Middle School. $3 per participant, no pre-registration necessary. For information, call 918-7364.

The Carrboro High School men’s lacrosse team brought its record to 1-1 with a 9-5 win over Orange High on Friday night at home. Coaches Pete Procopio, Kelsey Kihlstrom and Paul Bonnici juggled their young line-up and taught on the fly as the Jaguars went ahead early and never trailed in a hard-fought game. The scoring was led by MacKenzie Price with four and John Pamplin with three, and Rich Leeper provided three assists. The defense was anchored by strong performances in the goal. Nick Swartzwelder had eight saves, while Gus Brighton stopped five shots.

The Carrboro Recreation and Parks 2007-08 Pee Wee Basketball regular season is over.

In the West Division, the Sonics clinched the title with a record of 8-1. They’re followed by the Pacers, 7-2, the Spurs, 3-6, the Rockets, 2-7, and the Hornets who went 0-9. More »

By Frank Heath
Sports Columnist

Where does one start, with so much happening in this quickly dwindling UNC and ACC basketball season? Any other year, the spectacle of Carolina’s relentless forward Tyler Hansbrough waving as he passes so many legendary names in the basketball record books would be the story of the season. A week ago Hansbrough was leaving Bobby Jones, Mike O’Koren and Walter Davis in his rear view; now he’s 20 points behind Antawn Jamison’s career scoring number. And the way Tyler’s been scoring lately, he could pass Antawn in the first half this Saturday against Boston College! But Hansbrough will be the first to remind anyone that it’s all about winning, above any of that, so we must move on.

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Demarcus Powell (30) of the Carrboro Jaguar junior varsity comes charging in to the basket in the Friday, Feb. 15, game against the Northwood Chargers.

Jamika Belk (21) of the junior varsity Carrboro Lady Jaguars keeps the ball away from a Northwood defender while still keeping her concentration on the basket during the matchup in Carrboro on Friday, Feb. 15.

The Carrboro Recreation & Parks Department held their annual Parent-Child Shootout Sunday in the Culbreth Middle School Gymnasium. Parent-child teams competed in basketball skill and shooting challenges for trophies. And the winners are:

In the 7-to-8-year-old division, Jack and Steve Keadey took first with 128 points, followed by Ricky and Rick Council with 81 and Alex and David Beck took third with 56.

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The Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department will be sponsoring a Volleyball Drop-In on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 10:00 pm, beginning March 11 and running until May 22 at Grey Culbreth Middle School. Cost is $3 per participant. No pre-registration is necessary. For more information, call 918-7364.