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NC State Baseball – Opponent Preview: UNC-Asheville

Meet the Bulldogs… Their preview is short because I’m not good at time management Who’s the Pack playing? Opponent: UNC-Asheville Mascot: Bulldogs | School Location: Asheville, NC | Conference: Big South 2018 Record: 3-11 (0-0, T-1st) | 2018 RPI Rank: 221 2017 Record: 25-32 (11-13, T-5th) | 2017 RPI Rank: 197 2016 Record: 16-38 (5-19, 11th) | 2016 RPI Rank: 286 When? Where? How do I watch? Location: NC State’s Doak Field at Dail Park, Raleigh, NC Game Time(s): Tuesday, Mar 13 @ 3:00pm | Wednesday, Mar 14 @ 3:00pm Radio: WKNC 88.1 in Raleigh Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/ncsu/baseball/ Tell me about this team I’m not gonna lie to you. I was 99% sure the Tuesday game was going to be cancelled or moved due to the snow on Monday, so I kinda dismissed doing the preview thinking that I’d have time to get it up by Wednesday’s game. Welp, way to go, me. Good job. Anyways, this preview is going to be very light because of that. Apologies, y’all. As for Asheville, they’r...

Asheville Yoga Center donates proceeds from upcoming paddlers workshop to Maria Noakes Foundation

From the Asheville Yoga Center: Asheville Yoga Center Dedicates Upcoming Yoga for Paddlers Workshop to Maria Noakes Foundation All workshop proceeds will be directly donated to the Live Like Maria Memorial Fund Asheville, N.C., March 7, 2018 — Following the passing of Maria Noakes, Asheville Yoga Center and Anna Levesque are dedicating the upcoming Yoga for Paddlers workshop to the memory and legacy of world-champion kayaker, wife, mother of two, and beloved member of the Western North Carolina community. All proceeds from the workshop, led by Levesque on March 18, will be directly donated to the Live Like Maria Memorial Fund. “We mourn the loss of Maria, and our hearts are with her family and friends both in Western North Carolina and worldwide,” says Melissa Pennscott, general manager of Asheville Yoga Center. “We are honored to help support Maria’s legacy in any way that we can.” The Live Like Maria Memorial Fund has been established at the Community Foundation of Western North...

Remembering Chris Weaver, with the Weaver Hudson Family Fund

This announcement is part obituary, part “how you can help.” It was sent on behalf of former Pathfinder K-8 teacher Chris Weaver‘s family, by a longtime friend of his who also was a Pathfinder teacher: The Weaver Hudson Family Fund Chris Weaver was a founding teacher of West Seattle’s Pathfinder School, bringing vision, energy, and love to establishing Pathfinder in its fledgling years. Chris deeply loved his community. He gave greatly of himself to his students, their families and the wider Pathfinder family. After teaching at Pathfinder for many years, Chris and his family moved to Asheville, North Carolina. Three years ago, Chris was NC Charter School Teacher of the Year. In the years that followed what was a peak of his remarkable career, Chris struggled with depression and mental illness that culminated in his death on 9-20-2017. In spite of his own efforts and the profound efforts of others, this tragedy occurred. For his family, his students, his dear friends, and many, many ...