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By Noah Syverson/For the Savannah Morning News
ROME — As William Wong lay on his back on the burning courts of the Rome Tennis Center, fists clenched over his eyes, one could easily have mistook his reaction to the final point of the match for agony.
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But even the most confused observer could sense that it was joy, not pain, that caused his Benedictine teammates to throw their rackets into the air and rush over to him to celebrate the Cadets’ first state tennis title.
With Wong’s win in the No. 3 singles spot, Benedictine clinched a 3-0 victory over defending champion Bleckley County in the GHSA Class 2A championship match Saturday at Berry College.
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By Noah Syverson/For Viking Fusion
Though most student workers had their timesheets dismissed once Berry closed its campus and moved to remote learning, around 50 “essential” workers are still clocking hours.
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Michael Burnes, Director of Student Work, says that in addition to the animal units, there are several other areas each still employing a handful of students.
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These include: Admissions, Information Technology, Residence Life, Central Stores, Oak Hill, Student Media, the Academic Success Center, the Post Office, and the Writing Center.
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Mary Boyd, Berry’s Provost, says each vice president was tasked with identifying the essential work positions in their area, positions that the college “could not do without.”
By Noah Syverson/For the Rome News-Tribune
MOUNT BERRY — Taking on an undefeated team in front of a packed-out Cage Center, the Darlington girls went about Thursday night’s championship game just as they had each of their two previous tournament contests — with an attacking mentality that never wavered.
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After seeing a 20-point lead reduced to just four, the Lady Tigers bounced back to earn a 53-37 victory in the Seven Hills Rotary/Rome News-Tribune Christmas Tournament championship game at Berry College.
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By Noah Syverson/For Viking Fusion
Shelby West didn’t know what to make of the text.
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A picture of the Oglethorpe University scoreboard, sent by his brother Shannon with no additional context or commentary, was covered in zeroes.
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Including in the spot where Oglethorpe’s “hits” should have been listed.
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A few minutes later, Shelby got another text. This one from his other brother, Shane, a 13-year assistant coach for the Berry baseball team.
“Question: Who was the last pitcher to throw a no-hitter for the Vikings?”
Game Recaps
By Noah Syverson/For BerryVikings.com
By Noah Syverson/For BerryVikings.com
By Noah Syverson/For Calhoun Times
Trailing 7-0 entering the fourth quarter, Gordon Central came alive in the final frame to roar to a 22-7 win over Coosa on Homecoming Night in Calhoun.
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“I wish we weren’t having to come from behind,” Gordon Central coach T.J. Hamilton joked. “We had several plays in that first half where we knew we should have scored and we let it slip away. But we came out in the second half and made some good adjustments.”
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The rally started four minutes into the fourth quarter, when Gordon Central’s Sean Gray capped off a long drive by running it in from 11 yards out to give the Warriors their first points of the night.
Jacob Delk hit a bases-clearing, three-RBI triple in the bottom of the eighth inning to seal a 9-4 victory over the Hendrix Warriors in the opening round of the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) tournament on Thursday night.
With the win, Berry advances to face Birmingham-Southern tomorrow at noon in the winner's bracket.
A late-game Madeline Sandman three-pointer propelled the Berry women's basketball team to a 66-63 win over the LaGrange College Panthers on Friday night.
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Sandman's three gave the Vikings a slim 65-63 advantage with 1:03 left in the game. After an empty possession by the Panthers, Jana Morning was fouled and made one of her two free-throw attempts to extend the lead to three with eleven seconds left. LaGrange then turned it over, and Berry was able to dribble out the clock.