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LOCAL ROUNDUP: Truist Point to host rugby match

the high point enterprise, n.c.
·4 min read

Mar. 28—HIGH POINT — Truist Point will host a professional rugby match this spring.

NOLA Gold and Charlotte-based Anthem RC will meet on Saturday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. at the downtown ballpark. The Major League Rugby match will be televised on The Rugby Network.

"Truist Point has always been a multi-purpose stadium, and bringing rugby to High Point shows the versatility of the facility," Pete Fisch, president of the High Point Downtown Stadium Foundation, said in a release. "Sports fans will have the opportunity to see rugby at the highest level in the United States and players that will be competing on the world stage."

Tickets for the match go on sale on Thursday, March 28, and can be purchased online at www.HighPointRockers.com and at Truist Point. Early bird tickets are priced as low as $14.

MLR began play in 2018 and has grown to 12 teams across the country. Anthem RC is a first-year team funded by USA Rugby and World Rugby with an eye toward raising the national team's competitiveness in Rugby World Cup in 2027 and 2031 (which the U.S. will host). NOLA Gold is in its seventh season.

CCFC JOINS FORCES WITH SKYLA CREDIT UNION

HIGH POINT — Carolina Core FC has signed a multi-year partnership with Skyla Credit Union, the soccer club announced this week.

The multi-year partnership designates Skyla Credit Union as the official credit union of CCFC. Skyla's logo will be displayed on the upper back of both the MLS NEXT Pro's and Academy's MLS NEXT game jerseys.

Skyla, which was founded in Charlotte in 1962, will also be presenting an "Honorary Captain of the Match" at each home game. It will also be providing a series of financial literacy courses to the CCFC professional players and Core communities.

Additionally, Skyla Credit Union will join as a multi-year partner with CCFC Academy. The Academy will be a fully scholarshipped MLS NEXT program, removing all financial boundaries to playing at the highest level. The U13 and U14 CCFC Academy teams will begin play in the fall.

ROCKERS' DISCOUNTED TICKET PROMO SET FOR MONDAY

HIGH POINT — The High Point Rockers will place individual game tickets on sale Monday with the largest discount of the year.

The Rockers' annual "Weather or Not" promotion offers single game tickets with a discounted price based upon the official temperature in High Point at 7 a.m. Monday. If the temperature is 50 degrees, Rockers fans will save 50% off all individual game tickets for the 2024 season.

The discounted ticket offer will start at 10 a.m. Monday and run until midnight. Tickets can be purchased either online at www.HighPointRockers.com or at the Truist Point Box Office on Gatewood Avenue.

The Rockers open their season at Lexington on Thursday, April 25, and will play their home opener at Truist Point on Tuesday, April 30, against the Charleston Dirty Birds.

HPU SPORTS

ACCARDO, CANN EARN WEEKLY A10 LACROSSE AWARDS

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — High Point University's Luca Accardo and Ian Cann are among this week's Atlantic 10 Conference men's lacrosse weekly honorees.

Accardo was named the Defensive Player of the Week while Cann was named the Rookie of the Week as the Panthers toppled No. 15 North Carolina on Saturday.

Cann registered two goals and a ground ball against UNC. He scored the tying goal in the fourth quarter with under two minutes to go in the game. This is Cann's first Rookie of the Week award this season.

Accardo dominated the faceoff, going 15-for-23, and tallied 10 ground balls. Both faceoff wins and ground balls were match highs and career highs. This is Accardo's first Defensive Player of the Week award.

MEN'S GOLF

SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. — High Point University won both its matches and tied for the team championship in the Sweetens Cove Intercollegiate men's golf tournament Monday and Tuesday at Sweetens Cove Golf Club.

The Panthers, seeded No. 5, defeated No. 4 South Dakota State 4-0-2. Gregor Meyer and Grady Newton, a former Oak Grove standout, each won 1-up. Miller Carr pulled away late to win 2&1 to help High Point regain the lead, and Jay Smith won on the 18th hole to give the Panthers the win.

High Point then won 3-1-2 against top-seeded Miami. Meyer again won 1-up, and Newton halved his match. Smith won 3&2 while Charlie Barr won 2&1. Short on time, Western Carolina and High Point played a quick nine-hole tiebreaker, which the Catamounts won. But the teams shared the official first-place finish.