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High school wrestling: South’s Cox and Salisbury’s Gaither find gold

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GREENSBORO — Jacob Cox’s third wrestling state title on Saturday brought relief, while Jaden Gaither’s first one brought disbelief. “Winning a ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, February 19, 2022 9:40 pm

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College basketball: Defense gets Catawba women their 20th victory

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY— Catawba’s women have been one of the best defensive teams in the South Atlantic Conference all season, but the Indians ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, February 19, 2022 7:32 pm

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High school basketball: Playoff seeds announced; 3 Rowan teams get momentum from tourney wins

Staff report The NCHSAA announced basketball playoff seeding and pairings on Saturday. First-round games are scheduled for Tuesday. Teams with the better seeds are at ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, February 19, 2022 4:13 pm

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High school wrestling: Nine Rowan wrestlers win first-round matches

Staff report GREENSBORO — Three days of wrestling in the NCHSAA Championships got under way on Thursday with first-round matches. The biggest story to follow ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, February 18, 2022 12:01 am

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High school basketball: North girls rally, win in OT

Staff report LEXINGTON — Senior Hannah Wilkerson put up a triple-double and sophomore Brittany Ellis scored a career-best 23 points as North Rowan found a ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, February 17, 2022 10:55 pm

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College football: Indians land key recruits

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Catawba head football coach Curtis Walker attended December’s Carolina Bowl senior all-star game in Gaffney, S.C., with a couple ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, February 17, 2022 12:01 am

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High school basketball: West girls lose thriller in SPC semis; Salisbury teams win easily in CCC

From staff reports CONCORD — Northwest Cabarrus’ girls basketball team got 30 points from Chaunesse Barringer and beat West Rowan 60-58 in a wild South ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, February 16, 2022 11:02 pm

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College basketball: Thorne sparks road win for Catawba women

Staff report NEWBERRY, S.C. — Lyrik Thorne scored 25 points on 8-for-11 shooting, made six steals and led Catawba’s women’s basketball team to a 68-54 ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, February 16, 2022 10:16 pm

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High school basketball: Carson girls advance in SPC tourney

Staff report CONCORD — Carson’s girls struggled through the second half, but beat Lake Norman Charter 54-42 on Tuesday in a South Piedmont Conference semifinal. ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, February 15, 2022 10:46 pm

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College baseball: Catawba’s Gilks is SAC Pitcher of the Week

  Staff report SALISBURY — Catawba’s Ben Gilks is the SAC Pitcher of the Week. It’s early for complete games, but Gilks, who is being ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, February 15, 2022 1:45 pm

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College softball: Catawba starts 2-0

Staff report Some South Atlantic Conference softball teams have played a dozen games already. Catawba got started on Sunday with a doubleheader sweep at home ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, February 15, 2022 1:28 pm

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Former star athletes will combine efforts to help local youth

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Kevin (K.P.) Parks and Romar Morris in the same backfield? That would have been a defensive coordinator’s nightmare. Now ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, February 15, 2022 12:05 am

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High school basketball tournaments: West boys win thriller

From staff reports HUNTERSVILLE — Will Givens made a clutch jumper with 4.5 seconds left to lift West Rowan to a 58-56 win at Lake ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, February 15, 2022 12:00 am

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College baseball: Indians debut with sweep in renovated Newman Park

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Maddux Holshouser pitched no-hit ball for five innings, faced only 16 batters and threw only 53 pitches, but he ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, February 12, 2022 8:36 pm

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High school basketball: Carson boys peaking late, move on to SPC tournament

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Carson’s boys basketball team is going out with a bang, while East Rowan’s season ended with a thud. The ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, February 12, 2022 4:59 pm

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High school indoor track, swimming, wrestling

From staff reports Marcus Cook broke school records as a Salisbury football receiver in the fall, and he continued an exciting school year on Friday. ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, February 12, 2022 2:47 am

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High school basketball: Bryant reaches milestone, as Hornet girls run the table in CCC

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SPENCER — Salisbury junior guard Kyla Bryant wanted 1,000 points, but mostly she wanted an undefeated conference season. To accomplish that, ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, February 12, 2022 12:43 am

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High school basketball: Carson girls clinch SPC title

Staff report MOUNT ULLA — West Rowan’s girls basketball team was shorthanded for the third straight game. The Falcons had managed to win their first ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, February 9, 2022 11:08 pm

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High school basketball: Carson boys stun Falcons

Staff reports MOUNT ULLA — Carson’s boys basketball team won 58-56 at West Rowan on Wednesday. It was a stunning result on the road, as ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, February 9, 2022 9:55 pm

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High school basketball: West, North, Carson girls win

From staff reports Roundup … MOUNT ULLA — West Rowan’s girls basketball team played without three starters, but had no trouble with winless Concord. The ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, February 8, 2022 11:19 pm

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High school basketball: Rymer gets 1,000, but East girls stun South

Staff report LANDIS — South Rowan senior Bethany Rymer surpassed 1,000 career points on Tuesday and her milestone night included an amazing shot from near ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, February 8, 2022 10:29 pm

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College softball: New look for Catawba

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Catawba’s rebuilding softball program will take on a challenging season in the South Atlantic Conference with a 13-person roster. ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, February 8, 2022 12:00 am

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High school swimming: Salisbury girls place 5th in regional

Staff report Salisbury’s girls swim team placed fifth in the 1A/2A Central Regional held over the weekend in Greensboro. Regional meets are scored with 20 ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, February 8, 2022 12:00 am

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College basketball: Catawba women lose critical home game

Staff report SALISBURY — There are still big games ahead, but Wingate’s women’s basketball team may look back on Monday as the night the Bulldogs ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, February 7, 2022 10:00 pm

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High school basketball: Rymer scores 32 as South girls win in OT, sweep Vikings

Staff report CONCORD — Lake Norman Charter has brought out the worst in South Rowan’s girls basketball team, but Central Cabarrus has brought out the ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, February 7, 2022 10:22 am

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High school basketball: Tough road win for West boys sets stage for final week at home

Staff report KANNAPOLIS — Passes were fumbled, layups were blown and shot selection wasn’t great. West Rowan’s boys basketball team threatened to drive head coach ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, February 7, 2022 9:31 am

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College baseball: Indians rally for first win

Staff report MIAMI SHORES, Fla. — Joe Butts drove in six runs as Catawba’s baseball team outslugged Barry 19-13 and salvaged a game on its ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, February 7, 2022 7:45 am

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High school football: Lowe plans to set bar high as new coach at Carson

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — As a high school senior at East Rowan, Jonathan Lowe filled out one of those famed “Meet the ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, February 6, 2022 12:01 am

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