http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/sportsVisit rockymounttelegram.com for more news, weather and more!Wed, 25 Aug 2010 6:50:35 EDTen-usCopyright (C) 2009 rockymounttelegram.comsportsIn order to maintain, or perhaps extend, the quality of the Rocky Mount High boys’ soccer program, the young will have to perform above freshmen standards. But they will not be alone.http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/node/23048Tue, 24 Aug 2010 9:44:42 EDTsportsI needed a little help on focusing in on a subject this week. I reflected on the foul-mouthed approach to coaching by the Jets’ Rex Ryan or the bravado of golf phenom Rory McIlroy calling out the beleaguered Tiger Woods, but I kept getting hints from other directions. After a visit to my beloved archives, I returned home with a 1999 copy of Sporting News.http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/node/22984Sun, 22 Aug 2010 9:27:52 EDTsportsTo me, this is a most wonderful time of year. It is a time to plan. Sure it is still hot, but the promise of cooler weather is on the horizon. The Dog Days of Summer are gone, and none of us will have to deal with that astronomical extreme for another 47 weeks.http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/node/22932Sat, 21 Aug 2010 8:14:14 EDTsportsNASHVILLE — Joseph Cook is in control on the golf course. His swing stays on plane, and he knows how to shape his shots like most professionals. But there still remains some things he can’t control — like chocolate.http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/node/22927Sat, 21 Aug 2010 8:12:43 EDTsportsTARBORO — The head coaches at Tarboro and Nash Central both expressed the same concerns prior to their teams facing each other Friday night in the 2010 season opener. Tarboro’s Jeff Craddock and Nash Central’s Kevin Crudup didn’t doubt the talent they would bring to the field, but they did worry about the experience of their players.http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/node/22923Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:34:03 EDTsportsDURHAM — Conner Vernon is out to prove Duke’s offense didn’t leave when Thad Lewis did. The most accomplished passer in school history may have graduated, but the guys who caught most of his throws are still around.http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/node/22744Tue, 17 Aug 2010 7:46:20 EDTsportsTo get from Elm City to Swan Quarter by daybreak, we are going to lose some sleep. It is light enough at 6 a.m. to fish. That means we hit the road by 4 a.m. Last weekend, we made that journey. It is August, and so oppressively hot, we did not expect to catch many quality fish. We took our time driving the long road down east.http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/node/22683Sat, 14 Aug 2010 10:06:13 EDTsportsTARBORO — SouthWest Edgecombe senior quarterback Chris Ellerbe was playing with swagger. As he and the Cougars relished their first opportunity to scrimmage against opponents other than their schoolmates in this 2010 season at the Tarboro Jamboree on Friday night, Ellerbe couldn’t stand being on the sideline.http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/node/22660Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:18:52 EDTsportsThere is no doubt, at some point, Tiger Woods will relinquish his No. 1 world ranking. He is playing worse than a 10-handicapper trying to break 100 at a U.S. Open prepared course. His game is in shambles. His putting is atrocious, and his driving never has been worse.http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/node/22487Mon, 09 Aug 2010 8:39:44 EDTsportsThis heat wave has been especially tough on Eastern North Carolina and has affected the fish in ways we have not seen in recent years. When the water gets really warm, most of the fish we like to catch retreat to deeper holes to survive the onslaught. Even the minnows go deeper than normal and farther offshore.http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/node/22461Sat, 07 Aug 2010 10:08:44 EDT