Bryant Roche

Greensboro

High School Sports Reporter at Greensboro News & Record

High School Sports Reporter at Southwest Times Record

Sports reporter covering Piedmont Triad preps and @NCATAGGIES for @newsandrecord and @journalnow. Email:[email protected]

Articles

Northwest Guilford football embraces unknown of new conference

3 days ago | greensboro.com | Bryant Roche

During a team meeting in his first year as head football coach at Northwest Guilford, Chris Rusiewicz asked his players, 'Do you want to win games 49-7 or 21-20?' By show of hands, the majority favored the blowout victory. Rusiewicz, who was coming from Greensboro College, took that response as a sign of wanting the easy route versus the thrill of a hard-earned win.
Ragsdales Elle Dawson and other local stars shine in national track meet in Greensboro.

4 days ago | newsobserver.com | Bryant Roche

Elle Dawson didn't run quite as fast as she had hoped running in the high 80s heat on Saturday at North Carolina A&T's Truist Stadium. But her time of 5:08.73 in the freshman mile run was good enough to give her the area's only win among high school area participants in this weekend's Adidas Track Nationals. Dawson, representing the High Point Blaze track club, won the race by 1.39 seconds over Vivianna Cellini of Conneaut, Ohio.
Dana Wilson, other Greensboro high school track stars burn it up at national meets

4 days ago | newsobserver.com | Bryant Roche

Track stars from Greensboro area high schools excelled on the national stage over the weekend at track meets in Oregon and Pennsylvania. Dana Wilson, a recent Greensboro Day graduate competing for Nike Elite, won Nike Outdoor National's girls 200 meters championship on Thursday in 22.71 seconds over Miami Northwestern's Tyra Cox, who ran a 23.08.
Dana Wilson, other Greensboro high school track stars burn it up at national track meets

5 days ago | greensboro.com | Bryant Roche

Track stars from Greensboro area high schools excelled on the national stage over the weekend at track meets in Oregon and Pennsylvania. Dana Wilson, a recent Greensboro Day graduate competing for Nike Elite, won Nike Outdoor National's girls 200 meters championship on Thursday in 22.71 seconds over Miami Northwestern's Tyra Cox, who ran a 23.08.
Ragsdale's Elle Dawson and other local stars shine in national track meet in Greensboro.

5 days ago | greensboro.com | Bryant Roche

Elle Dawson didn't run quite as fast as she had hoped running in the high 80s heat on Saturday at North Carolina A&T's Truist Stadium. But her time of 5:08.73 in the freshman mile run was good enough to give her the area's only win among high school area participants in this weekend's Adidas Track Nationals. Dawson, representing the High Point Blaze track club, won the race by 1.39 seconds over Vivianna Cellini of Conneaut, Ohio.
Caldwell, Greensboro Day capture Wells Fargo Cups for 2024-25 school year

6 days ago | charlotteobserver.com | Bryant Roche

Caldwell and Greensboro Day each have been awarded the Wells Fargo Cup after winning two state championships during the past school year. Caldwell took the 2A honor after earning 425 points, while Greensboro Day captured the 3A award with 457.5 points. They won despite not fielding football, softball or wrestling teams. Caldwell also didn't have a girls golf team.
Grimsleys Sophie Smith to play ice hockey and golf in college

1 week ago | charlotteobserver.com | Bryant Roche

Sophie Smith was on her living room floor doing physical therapy exercises during a year-long process of recovering from a joint condition in both of her knees. Her father Russ Smith was flipping through TV channels, not realizing his decision would accelerate his then-9-year-old daughter's return to sports.
DJ Reader to host eight annual youth football camp this weekend

1 week ago | charlotteobserver.com | Bryant Roche

Detroit Lions defensive tackle DJ Reader, who's from Greensboro, will host his eighth annual youth football camp on Saturday at Grimsley High School as part of his foundation. The camp for boys and girls ages 6-15 is free and all participants will receive a free lunch and t-shirt. Registration for the camp can be found at www.asonneverforgets.org. Reader held his third annual Toast to Education gala in High Point on May 17 in another effort to give back to his native area.
Grimsley's Sophie Smith to play ice hockey and golf in college

1 week ago | greensboro.com | Bryant Roche

Sophie Smith was on her living room floor doing physical therapy exercises during a year-long process of recovering from a joint condition in both of her knees. Her father Russ Smith was flipping through TV channels, not realizing his decision would accelerate his then-9-year-old daughter's return to sports.
DJ Reader to host eight annual youth football camp this weekend

1 week ago | greensboro.com | Bryant Roche

Detroit Lions defensive tackle DJ Reader, who's from Greensboro, will host his eighth annual youth football camp on Saturday at Grimsley High School as part of his foundation. The camp for boys and girls ages 6-15 is free and all participants will receive a free lunch and t-shirt. Registration for the camp can be found at www.asonneverforgets.org. Reader held his third annual Toast to Education gala in High Point on May 17 in another effort to give back to his native area.