From staff reports
Salisbury’s girls soccer team stayed unbeaten with a 6-0 romp against CCC opponent East Davidson on Monday.
The Hornets (10-0-2, 5-0 CCC) opened up a two-game lead in the conference race at the midway point.
Catawba signee Karen Presnell dominated the match, scoring four goals.
“She’s in a zone right now,” Salisbury coach Matt Parrish said. “She’s playing exceptional, high-level soccer.”
Susannah Dixon scored her first goal as a Hornet, burying a shot to the back post five minutes into the match to put fifth-ranked Salisbury on top and set the tone.
After Presnell scored the next four Hornet goals, Whitney Brown converted a penalty kick for the final margin.
“Brown is very efficient and gets it done every night,” Parrish said. “She’s just a very legit player.”
Madison Kennedy had three assists, while Jenna Bryan had one.
Olivia Rankin made a handful of saves and went high in the air to corral all of East Davidson’s scoring opportunities on corner kicks.
Next for the Hornets is a home match on Wednesday against West Davidson (9-5, 2-2).
West Davidson beat Central Davidson 1-0 on Monday.
West Rowan stayed perfect in the NPC with a 6-2 win at West Iredell that was tougher than it sounds.
“It was good to see the girls fight through some adversity,” WR coach Nick Brown said. “Tied at halftime, I think they did a great job of keeping their heads and getting the win we wanted. It was good to get contributions from a lot of different people.”
The Warriors scored first at the 10-minute mark on a free kick.
Goals by Brittany Gibbons and Rebecca Parker put sixth-ranked West Rowan on top 2-1, and the teams went to halftime deadlocked at 2-2.
West Rowan (11-1, 8-0 NPC) reeled off four unanswered goals in the second half, with Allison Parker and Toni Lucente scoring a goal apiece, and Allison Baucom getting two.
West Rowan travels to Davie tonight and returns home for NPC action against Carson on Wednesday.
Prep tennis
Salisbury thumped Central Davidson 9-0 in CCC action, while South Rowan picked up a 6-0 win against West Iredell.
Results are in Scoreboard.
Pro baseball
Jerry Sands (Catawba) homered for the third straight night for Triple A Albuquerque, and the L.A. Dodgers may have little choice but to promote him soon for a shot at taking over as their regular left fielder.
Sands was 2-for-3 with three RBIs.
Jackson’s Kyle Seager (NW Cabarrus) went 1-for-3 and drew two walks on Monday.
Winston-Salem’s Daniel Wagner (South Rowan) went 1-for-4, scored twice and stole a base on Monday.
The Kannapolis Intimidators (3-1) won 5-3 at Delmarva on Monday. The key blow was a two-run homer by Trayce Thompson.
New York Mets reliever Bobby Parnell (East Rowan) had a tough night on Monday, serving up a two-run homer to Colarado slugger Troy Tulowitzki.
Middle school tennis
North Rowan fell to China Grove 5-4. Nnamdi Osakwe and Nicholas Leverett were singles winners for the Mavericks. Osakwe-Leverett and Luke Miller-Gabriel Scheve won in doubles.
Middle school soccer
North Rowan beat China Grove 2-0 with Narciso Alvarez and Christian Uribe scoring goals.
Kevin Ortiz and Brian Reyes had assists for the Mavericks. Dylan Auten had another shutout in goal.
Local golf
Sixty-six GARS members played at Crescent Golf Club on Monday.
Low ‘A’ flight player was Tony LaBarbera with a net of 62.06.
Low ‘B’ flight player was David Lee with a net of 67.54.
Low ‘C’ player with a net of 66.61 was Bennie Rainwater.
Low ‘D’ player with a net of 64.57 was Doug Lingle.
The 10th Annual American Red Cross Golf Classic will be held at the Country Club of Salisbury on Friday.
Lunch is at 11:30 and will be followed by a 1 p.m. shotgun start.
Cost for four-person teams is $400.
Team spots and sponsorships re still available. Register at www.ehdoleredcross.org.
College baseball
Catawba freshman third baseman Chris Dula has been named SAC Player of the Week.
Dula went 4-for-4 in a game against Carson-Newman on Saturday, with two homers and seven RBIs.
Catawba’s J.J. Jankowski shared SAC Pitcher of the Week honors. He held Carson-Newman to three hits in eight innings while fanning 13.
Brevard’s Alex Litaker (East Rowan) pitched well on Saturday against Lincoln Memorial, allowing one earned run in two innings and striking out three.
Brevard’s Jacob Koontz (West Rowan) pitched a scoreless inning against Lincoln Memorial.
Bryan’s Billy Veal (North Rowan) hit his ninth homer of the season over the weekend.
College softball
Erin Foster (West Rowan) is batting .315 for Western Carolina with two homers and 21 RBIs.
Former East Rowan pitcher Morgan Peeler is 7-7 in the circle for N.C. State this season with an ERA of 4.06.
Megan Meismer (Carson) is batting .267 with four RBIs for Bluefield.
College volleyball
Steve Bintz, 23, has been hired as Pfeiffer’s head volleyball coach for the men’s and women’s programs, effective May 1.
He came to Pfeiffer as an assistant coach in 2009.
College track
Livingstone’s Bryan Aycoth (West Rowan) again broke the school javelin record in a meet at J.C. Smith on Saturday. Aycoth threw 185 feet, 9 inches.
Aycoth is continuing his pursuit of a berth in the national track and field championships. Aycoth can provisionally qualify with a throw of 193-7 or automatically qualify with a throw of 213-2.
Livingstone’s Ahmad Garrison was third in the shot on Saturday (45-41/4).
LC’s track teams will compete this Saturday at High Point.
Youth baseball
The Rowan Hawks 14U AAU baseball team fell to strong Lake Norman Charter 3-0.
Hunter Shepherd, Austin Love and Dillon Snider had two hits apiece for the Hawks. Noah Jarrett was sensational in a relief pitching role, shutting down Lake Norman for five innings.
Shepherd had three hits and Love and Pearce Wilhelm had two each in the Hawks’ 11-0 romp against Salisbury Academy. Shepherd struck out seven and combined with Dalton Lankford on a one-hitter.
Next for the Hawks (9-3) is a matchup with Harrisburg’s Carolina International.
Youth basketball
The Carolina Phenoms 11U boys basketball team (5th-grade division) won the USSSA Battle on Tobacco Road Championship held in Greensboro.
Team members are Aaron Banks, Jailen Williams, Trell Baker, Cole Perry, Davis Tadlock, Joshua Ellis, Cole Myers, Tre Oats, Caleb Mauldin, Jemarius Hairston and Martavio Rankin.
Clint Mauldin, Brian Williams and Brad Perry are the coaches.
Hoops camps
Sacred Heart will hold its annual summer basketball camp June 13-17. The camp is for rising 4th-8th graders. Girls will attend morning sessions from 8:30-noon and boys from 1-4:30.
Former college players and SHCS varsity coaches Toni Barrios and Bob Burges are the camp directors. College and area high school players will be the camp counselors, and area coaches will conduct mini-clinics daily. Each camper will receive a T- shirt. Concessions will be sold.
The cost is $60 for the week or $15 per day for those who cannot attend the entire week. Sessions are limited to 40 campers.
Anyone interested in making a donation to the camp should contact Sacred Heart. Donations will be used to provide camp scholarships. Contact Bob Burges at bburges@piedmontchemical.com or contact AD Katie Meseroll at 704-633-2841.
Catawba summer camps are set at Salisbury, Concord and Charlotte locations in June and July. Camps are for boys and girls ages 5-15. Register atwww.e-timeout.com.