Racing
Xfinity: A. Dillon wins Hisense 300
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Austin Dillon passed Denny Hamlin with 15 laps left and won the Xfinity Series race Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The ...
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Racing
NASCAR: Drivers discuss emergency care protocol
CONCORD — There is an inherent danger in strapping into a seat and volunteering to drive around a race track at speeds well at speeds ...
by Adam Houston, Saturday, May 23, 2015 8:37 pm
Racing
NASCAR: Roush a force in Xfinity Series
CONCORD — Life in the Xfinity Series program for Roush Fenway Racing is good as the team gets ready for Saturday’s Hisense 300 at Charlotte ...
by Adam Houston, Saturday, May 23, 2015 12:00 am
College
Catawba baseball: Doing it for Hunter
It was with a heavy heart and the memory of a life lost far too early that Sean Grant took the mound for Catawba in ...
by Adam Houston, Saturday, May 23, 2015 12:00 am
Racing
NASCAR: Harvick, Johnson showing dominance on 1.5-mile tracks
CONCORD — The unquestioned owners of the mile-and-a-half tracks on NASCAR’s top series are Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick. Dating back to the fall 2014 ...
by Adam Houston, Friday, May 22, 2015 1:02 am
Sports
Golf: Kisner staying on the grind
After walking off course Sunday at Quail Hollow Club, there is only one place Kevin Kisner wanted to go. “A night at home is going ...
by Adam Houston, Wednesday, May 20, 2015 8:35 pm
Sports
Wells Fargo Championship: McIlroy confident and in control
CHARLOTTE — It wasn’t so much a final round as it was a victory lap on Sunday for Rory McIlroy. He cruised around the 7,500-yard ...
by Adam Houston, Sunday, May 17, 2015 8:30 pm
Sports
Wells Fargo: Thomas one to watch
CHARLOTTE — Saturday got off to an impressive start. Justin Thomas, a PGA Tour rookie, put on a show starting at the fourth hole with ...
by Adam Houston, Sunday, May 17, 2015 12:34 am
Sports
Wells Fargo golf: Volunteering for the love of the game
CHARLOTTE — The office for Scott Luther on Thursday and Friday had the most spectacular view in all of the Queen City. Luther’s domain was ...
by Adam Houston, Saturday, May 16, 2015 3:48 pm
College
College baseball: Catawba makes it to semis
THOMASVILLE — The recipe for No. 1 Catawba’s 9-2 win Friday over No. 4 Georgia College, which as eliminated form the tournament, was a simple ...
by Adam Houston, Saturday, May 16, 2015 1:56 am
Racing
NASCAR: Bowyer, Biffle, Patrick claim All-Star points
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Greg Biffle and Clint Bowyer raced their way into the $1 million NASCAR Sprint All-Star event, and Danica Patrick won the ...
by Adam Houston, Saturday, May 16, 2015 1:34 am
High School
Prep girls soccer: Bullock nets game winner, Hornets upset Lions
SHELBY — Katie Bullock came up big for the second game in a row. Bullock scored the game winner with 9.3 seconds left in regulation ...
by Adam Houston, Friday, May 15, 2015 10:22 pm
Sports
Wells Fargo Championship: Streb had the putter working
CHARLOTTE — When it comes to putting, Robert Streb finds himself in the middle of the pack. He ranks 79th out of more than 200 ...
by Adam Houston, Friday, May 15, 2015 12:48 am
Sports
Championship notebook: Holmes finds himself in similar spot
Notes from Quail Hollow… CHARLOTTE — J.B. Holmes has been in this position before at Quail Hollow. Holmes, the defending champion opened the tournament with ...
by Adam Houston, Friday, May 15, 2015 12:47 am
Sports
NASCAR: Darlington back where it belongs, Labor Day
Around the Track… COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Darlington Raceway president Chip Wile acknowledged that he gets antsy at times watching tracks host two, three or ...
by Adam Houston, Thursday, May 14, 2015 9:27 pm
High School
Wells Fargo golf: Going for it
Davis Richards had to make a choice over the weekend. At the 3A Midwest regional tournament May 4, he secured his third straight trip to ...
by Adam Houston, Thursday, May 14, 2015 12:57 am
Sports
Wells Fargo notebook: More fire from the young guns
Wells Fargo Championship notebook… CHARLOTTE — The PGA Tour is looking more like youth gone wild this season. A younger crowd is making its presence ...
by Adam Houston, Thursday, May 14, 2015 12:56 am
High School
Girls soccer: Salisbury blanks R-S Central
SALISBURY — It took a while, but Salisbury eventually got it going against R-S Central in the first round of the 2A girls soccer playoffs. ...
by Adam Houston, Tuesday, May 12, 2015 10:49 pm
High School
East Rowan golf team has shot to get that ring
By Adam Houston adam.houston@salisburypost.com East Rowan is right where it wants to be going into the final day of the 3A boys golf state tournament ...
by Adam Houston, Monday, May 11, 2015 10:09 pm
Sports
Prep sports: Preliminary playoff brackets released
The N.C. High School Athletic Association released its preliminary playoff brackets for baseball, softball and girls soccer. The first-round matchups could change later Monday. West ...
by Adam Houston, Monday, May 11, 2015 12:31 pm
Sports
Column: Like mother, like son
There is no denying I am my father’s son. We have the same build, the same dark hair, the same brown eyes, the same disposition, ...
by Adam Houston, Saturday, May 9, 2015 10:00 pm
Sports
Bonilla: Mayweather-Pacquiao 2, if it happens, worth the wait
Floyd Mayweather defeated Manny Pacquiao on Saturday by unanimous decision. Although a unanimous decision is not what many boxing fans expected or necessarily wanted. The ...
by Adam Houston, Friday, May 8, 2015 11:30 pm
High School
Prep athletics: Hitchens heading to Limestone; Jeffries, Harrison going west
SPENCER — Jaleel Hitchens will continue to hit the mats. The North Rowan senior signed with Limestone College and will wrestle for the Saints starting ...
by Adam Houston, Thursday, May 7, 2015 7:53 pm
High School
Prep boys golf: State tournament next for Mustangs
KANNAPOLIS — East Rowan’s quest for a ring continues. The Mustangs tied with Waxhaw Cuthbertson on Monday at the Club at Irish Creek, in the ...
by Adam Houston, Monday, May 4, 2015 6:47 pm
High School
Prep athletics: Just the beginning
The system of care for high school athletics is in the beginning stages of what is aimed at being a major overhaul. A month ago, ...
by Adam Houston, Sunday, May 3, 2015 1:28 am
Sports
Column: For the love of the box score
When baseball season started, I didn’t give much thought to the inclusion of baseball box scores on the Post’s sports pages. It’s not that I ...
by Adam Houston, Sunday, May 3, 2015 1:26 am
Sports
Intimidators: Kannapolis squeaks past Drive
KANNAPOLIS — A rally was needed for the Intimidators to overcome the Greenville Drive on Wednesday at CMC NorthEast Stadium. Two runs in the bottom ...
by Adam Houston, Thursday, April 30, 2015 10:31 pm
High School
Prep football: North wants quick turn around
SPENCER — With the coaching carousel in full swing earlier this week, the only seat left open in Rowan County needing to be filled is ...