From staff reports

Prep soccer

Salisbury improved to 8-0 in the Central Carolina Conference and 15-1-1 overall with a  3-1 overtime win over Lexington.

“Combine three games in three nights, one of the hottest days of the spring, prom on Saturday, and an incredibly aggressive opponent and you have the makings for a very difficult road match,” Salisbury coach Matt Parrish said.

Lexington was assertive and scored first, only four minutes into the match.

“I think we were a bit cocky coming into the match and in many instances our minds were somewhere else,” Parrish said. “ After getting scored  on first for only the second time this season, we slowly came out of our slumber, peppering the Lexington box with shot after shot.”

Salisbury leveled  when Julia Honeycutt took on several defenders and then crossed a ball to Emily Mann, who one-timed a volley into the net.

The next goal would not come for nearly 75 minutes. The Hornets missed on 35 shots on goal and went to overtime.

Three minutes into the first overtime session, Honeycutt again beat a defender and sent a ball, this time to Ceci Cardelle, who provided the game winning tally.

In the second overtime, Anna Grace Woolly found Maria Capito, who touched inside past her defender to near post and concluded the scoring.

“Lexington gave us everything they had and I’m proud of the resiliency we showed tonight,” Parrish said. “It wasn’t the prettiest win by any stretch of the imagination, but when you don’t play collectively well and can still pull one out it says a lot about the heart, guts, and integrity of our team. Battling injuries and exhaustion, half of our starters could barely walk off of the field. I couldn’t be more proud of that.”

It was the 200th career win for coach Matt Parrish with the Salisbury  girls program.

Salisbury plays West Davidson at home on Monday with  the conference championship on the line.

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In a 3-3 tie with Robinson, South Rowan got two goals from Madison Henry and one from Mary Jester on Friday.

Raquel Landaverde and Katelyn Goodman had assists.

South fought back from a 1-0 halftime deficit.

College baseball

Brian Bauk (Salisbury) had two RBIs for Appalachian State in Friday’s 7-6 win against Arkansas State.

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Charlotte’s Colton Laws (Carson) suffered his first loss of the season  on Friday despite pitching well.

Charlotte lost 3-2 at UAB. Laws pitched six innings, striking out nine and allowing three runs.

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East Carolina’s Eric Tyler (South Rowan) drove in two runs in a 15-8 win against Tulane on Friday.

Minor leagues

  Grant Massey drove in a pair of runs early as Kannapolis ran away from the BlueClaws in a 10-1 win on Friday night at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood.  Kannapolis (11-10) earned its 10th win in 13 games to pull the team’s record above .500 for the first time this season.

The bottom of the Intimidators order did most of the damage as Massey, Max Dutto, and Tyler Sullivan — the 7-8-9 hitters for the evening — combined to drive in six runs, two apiece.

Prep softball

Makenzie Smith and Sierra Ferguson homered as Davie County rolled  against Parkland, 18-0, on Friday.

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Anna Blume drove in the only run of the game and Whitney Arnott struck out eight batters to lead South Rowan to a 1-0 SPC win against Robinson on Friday.

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Parker Greene had a home run and a triple in West Rowan’s 6-5 loss to Cox Mill.

Morgan Corriher had three hits, including two doubles.

Hannah Roberts pitched five innings and drove in a run, but Cox Mill overcame a 4-0 deficit and won with a run in the bottom of the seventh against reliever Tori Hester.

Kayla Smith drove in four runs for the Chargers. Madison Michael struck out six Falcons.

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In a 1-0 loss to Cox Mill on Thursday in eight innings, Brie Bauer had Carson’s only two hits. Krista Peninger pitched an oustanding game and struck out three.

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Nicole Fleming hit a three-run homer for East Rowan’s jayvee team on Thursday against South Rowan.

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MECKA champ A.L. Brown scored four runs in the seventh and beat Hopewell, 6-3.

Allie Baker had three hits and two RBIs. Winning pitcher Ashlynn Stokes and Kelly Chrismon had two hits each.

Prep baseball

The Greater Cabarrus Stallions were defeated by the Carolina Royals on Friday, 4-3.

The Stallions were led by AJ Knight with two hits, including a double, and Clay Pinion with a two-run single.

The Stallions(23-9) will play at Kings Mountain on Tuesday.

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The Stallions defeated Shelby on Thursday, 8-3.

The Stallions were led by Jeremy Whitehead with three hits, including a  two-run homer. Seth Cauble, McConner Wallace, Thaddaeus Lankford and Weston Cregger had two hits each. Clay Pinion picked  up the win on the mound with relief help from Lankford.

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Robinson scored five runs in the first inning and had an eight-run fourth to pound South Rowan, 15-1, on Friday.

The win moved Robinson into a tie for second with Carson.

Jason White had three hits for the Bulldogs, while Bryce Vanhook knocked in four runs.

Dillon Norton took the loss.

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Matt Baucom struck out 10 and Jacob Tuttle had three hits as A.L. Brown beat Hopewell, 6-3, to finish second in the MECKA.

Tuttle recently committed to Surry Community College.

Prep tennis

The Central Carolina Conference Tennis Tournament concluded Friday at the Bingham Tennis Center in Lexington.  Here are the results:

Singles

Championship Match

Ethan McGee (Salisbury) def. Seth Worley (Lexington) 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)

3rd/4th place Match

Jacob Carlson (Lexington) def. Paul Weitz (Salisbury) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles

Championship Match

Roarke Burton/Adam Drye (Salisbury) def. Jander Rodas-Palacios/Sean Archer (Salisbury) 6-1, 6-4

3rd/4th place Match

Hugh Bennett/Jake Crews (West Davidson) def. Blake Inabinett/Jack Burke (Lexington) 7-5, 6-1

Final Rankings

Singles

#1 Ethan McGee (Salisbury)

#2 Seth Worley (Lexington)

#3 Jacob Carlson (Lexington)

#4 Paul Weitz (Salisbury)

Doubles

#1 Roarke Burton/Adam Drye (Salisbury)

#2 Jander Rodas-Palacios/Sean Archer (Salisbury)

#3 Hugh Bennett/Jake Crews (West Davidson)

#4 Blake Inabinett/Jack Burke (Lexington)

All  will compete in the 2A Midwest Regional on Friday, May 5, in Salisbury.

College baseball

Derek Perry drove in four runs to lead Pfeiffer (24-23) to a 13-5 win against Barton in the Conference Carolinas Tournament on Friday.

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No. 6 seeded Pfeiffer  used an eight-run sixth inning to knock off the  top-ranked team in the country, Mount Olive (42-8), on Thursday night in the first round of the tournament.

College track

At the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Charlotte 49ers freshman Zachary Marchinko (Carson) ran the seventh fastest 10,000 meters in school history. Marchinko ran 30:46.96.

College softball

Pfeiffer’s Makenzie Pennell was named Freshman of the Year for Conference Carolinas.

Pfeiffer’s Monte Sherrill was named Coach of the Year for Conference Carolinas.

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Sydney Poole (East Rowan) was the winning pitcher for the Falcons in an 8-3 win against Lees-McRae in the Conference Carolinas Tournament. Poole is 14-0.

Middle school baseball

West Rowan(defeated Southeast Middle, 8-7, on Thursday.

JD Basinger led the Bulldogs (6-3) with two homers and pitched 6 1/3 strong innings.

Jake Blevins also hit a home run and Justin Cole had two hits.

West will play Knox and China Grove next week.

Mooresville tryouts

Mooresville American Legion Post 66 will hold tryouts Sunday April 30, at 2 p.m. at Lake Norman High Park for both the Junior and Senior level baseball teams.

Cut off age for American Legion is Any baseball player NOT turning 20 years old in 2017. Junior level players must NOT turn 17 in 2017.

Senior Post 66 Moors Coach Robert Little and Lake Norman Junior Coach Billy Little ask that everyone stop by rain or shine to sign up. Current high school players will not throw but need to sign up as well. Forms, paperwork will be available so bring your birth certificate. Play starts May 15.

Salisbury Rotary Tennis Tournament

Friday, May 26 (match play starts at 4:00) – Sunday, May 28

This year includes ONLINE REGISTRATION and  credit card option for payment.

The annual event features Junior and Adult Divisions for males and females in singles, doubles and mixed doubles competition (maximum of 2 entries).

Local golf

GARS:  44 members played their own foursomes at the

Revival at the Crescent GC.

Low A flight player was David Scearce with a net of 66.99.

Low B flight player was O.J. Chandler with a net of 68.71.

Low C flight player was Rick Fior with a net of 70.00.

Low D flight player was Tommy Lambert with a net of 66.15.

Dick Hatoway, 84, shot an 83, and O.J. Chandler, 87,

shot an 83.