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High school wrestling: West Rowan claims sixth straight county title
By David Shaw GRANITE QUARRY — West Rowan’s wrestling program spent another Saturday chasing history. The boys team crowned 10 weight class champions, totaled 308.5 ...
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High school soccer: Avilez a rock for Salisbury’s defense
By David Shaw For Salisbury Post SALISBURY — The best place to discover a hidden treasure isn’t necessarily where they tell you to look. But ...
by Dave Shaw, Saturday, December 9, 2023 12:00 am
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North Rowan makes it to fourth round of state playoffs
SPENCER — The music has changed for North Rowan’s ascending football team — and so has the dance. As the county’s last team standing, the ...
by Dave Shaw, Tuesday, November 21, 2023 12:00 am
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High school football: North Rowan takes another step
By Dave Shaw For the Salisbury Post SPENCER — North Rowan’s football team gave the adding machine another workout Friday night — and this ...
by Dave Shaw, Saturday, November 18, 2023 2:10 pm
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Soccer: For a week, Catawba women’s team ‘was the best in the country’
By David Shaw For the Salisbury Post SALISBURY — First place was fun while it lasted. So was basking in the glow of a No. ...
by Dave Shaw, Saturday, November 4, 2023 12:00 am
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High school football: Rule scores 6 TDs as Hornets wrap 10-0 regular season
By Dave Shaw For the Salisbury Post SALISBURY — When a running back like Jamal Rule is cooking, you keep feeding him the ball. The ...
by Dave Shaw, Saturday, October 28, 2023 9:10 am
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North Rowan’s George Maxwell goes from hoops to the gridiron
By David Shaw For the Salisbury Post SPENCER — You probably know George Maxwell as an adroit shooting guard who averaged 16 points-per-game for a ...
by Dave Shaw, Tuesday, October 17, 2023 12:00 am
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Catawba has sights set on goal despite loss
By David Shaw SALISBURY — If you think nothing’s going on at Catawba’s Shuford Stadium, think again. It was there, framed by Saturday’s blue skies ...
by Dave Shaw, Tuesday, October 10, 2023 12:00 am
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Tristen McBride is dangerous on both sides for the Cougars
By David Shaw CHINA GROVE — Opposing teams are starting to hate Carson’s Tristen McBride — and that’s exactly why the Cougars love him. As ...
by Dave Shaw, Thursday, October 5, 2023 12:00 am
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High school boys soccer: Landaverde leading East’s improvement
By David Shaw For Salisbury Post GRANITE QUARRY — The Lost & Found Award goes to Ivan Landaverde, but we may need to see more ...
by Dave Shaw, Thursday, September 28, 2023 12:00 am
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High school football: Neely making the most of opportunity
By David Shaw For Salisbury Post CHINA GROVE — Try not to snicker, West Rowan football fans. All of a sudden, putting the Falcons and ...
by Dave Shaw, Tuesday, September 19, 2023 12:00 am
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West gets first win of season against Carson
CHINA GROVE — West Rowan repaired a few cracks in its foundation Friday night at Carson. The Falcons scored the game’s last three touchdowns and ...
by Dave Shaw, Saturday, September 16, 2023 2:58 pm
College
College football: Brown broke records, ready to lead a Catawba revival
By David Shaw For the Salisbury Post SALISBURY — Turn off the search lights and call back the hounds. The rebuilding Catawba football program has ...
by Dave Shaw, Tuesday, September 12, 2023 12:10 am
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High school football: Golden Rule
By David Shaw For the Salisbury Post SALISBURY — Good luck trying to catch up with Salisbury’s Jamal Rule these days. The junior running back ...
by Dave Shaw, Tuesday, September 5, 2023 12:00 am
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High school football: Hornets overwhelm East
By David Shaw For the Salisbury Post SALISBURY — Go ahead and book a room for Salisbury running back Jamal Rule. The elusive junior ...
by Dave Shaw, Saturday, September 2, 2023 7:26 am
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Looking for playmakers: Livingstone gears up for new season
By David Shaw For the Salisbury Post SALISBURY — So many questions, so few answers. That’s the predicament third-year coach Sean Gilbert faces as Livingstone ...
by Dave Shaw, Saturday, August 26, 2023 12:00 am
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High school football: Strong debut for Sophia and Cavaliers
By David Shaw For the Salisbury Post SPENCER — First impressions are important — and so far, Josh Sophia seems like a good fit to ...
by Dave Shaw, Tuesday, August 22, 2023 12:00 am
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High school football: North rolls over Mustangs
Staff report SPENCER — North Rowan amassed 484 total yards and easily defeated visiting East Rowan, 51-10, in Friday night’s season opener for both ...
by Dave Shaw, Saturday, August 19, 2023 6:20 am
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A disappointing finish to West Rowan baseball season
By David Shaw MOUNT ULLA — Every season has a story to tell — and this one is no exception. It’s about the 2023 West ...
by Dave Shaw, Tuesday, May 16, 2023 12:00 am
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Raelie Hernandez will continue wrestling career at Bluefield State
By David Shaw sports@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — There’s a wave of excitement swelling in women’s wresting — and Raelie Hernandez has caught it. The 120-pound ...
by Dave Shaw, Sunday, May 14, 2023 12:00 am
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East’s Leah Edwards leading way as girls wrestling becomes sanctioned sport next season
By David Shaw sports@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — Anyone who wants to play Follow the Leader will have to line up behind East Rowan’s Leah Edwards. ...
by Dave Shaw, Sunday, April 30, 2023 12:01 am
College
David Shaw: ‘It’s all very surreal’ for Catawba women as they head to Elite Eight for Division II
By David Shaw SALISBURY — All rise for the Catawba women’s basketball team. If ever there was an assemblage of players that make you want ...
by Dave Shaw, Thursday, March 16, 2023 12:01 am
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Wrestler of the Year: Cristian Hercules-Pleitez — name of a champion
By David Shaw MOUNT ULLA — With a name like Cristian Hercules-Pleitez, it’s hard to go unnoticed. Yet West Rowan’s recently crowned 3A state champion ...
by Dave Shaw, Tuesday, March 7, 2023 12:01 am
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David Shaw: West girls trying to put last year’s crushing playoff defeat behind them
By David Shaw MOUNT ULLA — Nobody wants to move away from the past more urgently than coach Ashley Poole and the unblemished West Rowan ...
by Dave Shaw, Thursday, March 2, 2023 12:01 am
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First half key as Catawba men stop Carson-Newman 86-78
By David Shaw sports@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Red-hot early and shivery-cold late. That recipe somehow produced a tasty outcome for the Catawba men’s basketball team Saturday ...
by Dave Shaw, Saturday, February 4, 2023 9:18 pm
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West Rowan wrestlers advance to Round 3 on Wednesday
By David Shaw sports@salisburypost.com MOUNT ULLA — Christian Hercules-Pleitez and the third-ranked West Rowan wrestling team saved room for dessert on Saturday. After devouring the ...
by Dave Shaw, Sunday, January 29, 2023 12:00 am
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A true Champion: Hayden thriving at North Hills
By David Shaw sports@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Every rebuilding job could use someone like Champion Hayden, but only North Hills Christian School has him. It’s there ...
by Dave Shaw, Sunday, January 22, 2023 12:00 am
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High school basketball: East’s Tee Harris making a name for himself on the court
By David Shaw sports@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — Contrary to circulating chatter, Teyachta “Tee” Harris isn’t some mystery man who emerged from the hills of Virginia. ...