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High school: Milestones on hold for a bit

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A couple of Rowan County senior girls are on the doorstep of 1,000-point careers to cap four-year journeys toward ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, January 18, 2022 12:00 am

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High school football: Plenty of team, individual records fell in 2021

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — When people speak of the 2021 football season in years to come, they’ll have to specify spring or fall, ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, January 16, 2022 12:01 am

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High school basketball: Salisbury girls take over first place

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury’s girls basketball team was close to perfect the first five minutes of the second half, and a blistering ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, January 16, 2022 12:01 am

Local

Baseball: Brier returns for First Pitch Field of Dreams at Catawba

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County American Legion coach Joe Ferebee was 60 in the summer of 1979, but Coe Brier remembers his ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, January 16, 2022 12:01 am

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High school basketball: East boys get first SPC win

  Staff report GRANITE QUARRY — East Rowan’s 85-64 win against South Rowan on Friday was notable as the Mustangs’ first South Piedmont Conference victory ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, January 15, 2022 1:11 am

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High school basketball: Carpenter hits buzzer beater for North boys as Cavaliers sweep

Staff report SPENCER — Quashawn Carpenter hit a buzzer-beater to lift North Rowan’s boys basketball team to a 54-52 win against Community School of Davidson ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, January 13, 2022 10:22 pm

College

College basketball: Overtime loss for Catawba women

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — It was a classic matchup. Catawba’s women’s basketball team forces the most turnovers in the South Atlantic Conference, and ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, January 13, 2022 12:01 am

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High school basketball: North girls win home game against Lexington

Staff report SPENCER — In  Rowan County’s first home basketball game since the Christmas tournament, North Rowan’s girls beat Lexington 52-28 on Tuesday. It was ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, January 11, 2022 10:26 pm

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High school basketball: North’s Wilkerson signs with CIU

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SPENCER — In the midst of fluttering gold and blue balloons and smiling teammates, friends and coaches, North Rowan senior Hannah ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, January 11, 2022 12:00 am

Sports

Golf: Lyerly rated among top 50 amateurs

Staff report UNC Greensboro graduate student Nick Lyerly continues to rise in the golf world. Lyerly (East Rowan) is ranked 47th in World Amateur Golf ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, January 11, 2022 12:00 am

College

College basketball: Catawba women find a way to win again on road

Staff report GREENEVILLE, Tenn. — For Catawba’s women’s basketball team, there were plenty of reasons to lose this one. Long trip to the Tennessee mountains. ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, January 8, 2022 7:13 pm

High School

High school basketball: North teams get road sweep

Staff report DENTON — For the first time in this century, North Rowan’s girls basketball team had three 20-point scorers on Wednesday. Senior Hannah Wilkerson ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, January 5, 2022 9:52 pm

College

College basketball: First loss for Catawba women

Staff report ANDERSON, S.C. — Catawba’s 17th-ranked women’s basketball team suffered its first defeat on Wednesday. The Indians (11-1, 8-1) made a miraculous comeback at ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, January 5, 2022 8:56 pm

College

Livingstone’s Ben Coates named to Black College Football Hall of Fame

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Black College Football Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2022 on Tuesday. The six-man class includes Livingstone ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, January 5, 2022 8:29 pm

High School

High school football: Salisbury grad Walker plays in All-America game

Staff report ORLANDO — It’s an unusual day when Salisbury High graduate Jalon Walker isn’t the best player on the field, but Walker, a 4-star ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, January 4, 2022 12:00 am

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Sports obituary: Hall of Famer James Teal was pioneer for Black Rowan athletes

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com Known as “The Quiet Man” in his days as the leading tackler for Purdue University, Salisbury-Rowan Hall of Famer James Franklin ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, January 2, 2022 12:01 am

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High school basketball: Rowan teams try to move forward

SALISBURY — On Friday, North Rowan boys basketball coach Jason Causby attended a wedding. In other words, life moves forward for basketball coaches, teams and ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, January 2, 2022 12:01 am

Sports

10 to Watch in 2022: Owen White

A week ago, fast-rising pitching prospect Owen White got engaged to Madison Barnhardt, his high school sweetheart in their days at Jesse Carson High. It’s ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, January 2, 2022 12:00 am

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Girls high school basketball: Hornets win with defense, Cougars pull away

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury won mostly with defense, while Carson won mostly with offense in Wednesday’s girls semifinals in the Dale’s Sporting ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, December 29, 2021 11:20 pm

High School

High school boys basketball roundup: Salisbury, Davie roll on

Staff report Favorites Salisbury and Davie rolled Tuesday and advanced to today’s semifinals. The third-seeded Hornets and second-seeded War Eagles join top-seeded North Rowan and ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, December 28, 2021 10:58 pm

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High school girls basketball roundup: North Rowan, Carson and Salisbury advance

Staff report Favorites North Rowan, Carson and Salisbury won first-round games in the Dale’s Sporting Goods Sam Moir Christmas Classic on Tuesday and advanced to ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, December 28, 2021 10:26 pm

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High school basketball: Wonders boys out, but tournament moves forward with revised schedule

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Dale’s Sporting Goods Sam Moir Christmas Classic, the biggest basketball showcase in the county and probably the biggest ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, December 28, 2021 12:05 am

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High school basketball: Wonder boys out; Christmas tournament bracket revised

Staff report A.L. Brown’s boys, the defending champions, are out of the Dale’s Sporting Goods Sam Moir Christmas Classic due to COVID. A.L. Brown’s girls ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, December 27, 2021 6:44 pm

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High school football: Minuscule learning curve for Geter

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury sophomore quarterback Mike Geter is the Post’s Rowan County Offensive Player of the Year. The competition for that ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, December 26, 2021 12:01 am

Sports

Sports obituary: A.L. Brown’s Sherrill could shoot with the best

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — Earl Lentz, a Catawba College Hall of Famer who passed away in 2015, was in his first season as ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, December 26, 2021 12:00 am

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High school football: Maturity set Walker apart

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY —  Salisbury linebacker Jalon Walker is preparing for the Under Armour All-America Game in Orlando, so it may be the ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, December 26, 2021 12:00 am

High School

High school football: 15 Hornets lead all-county team

All-Rowan County football: Positions weren’t a consideration. Three of the county’s top 10 players were quarterbacks, so it’s not like any of them could be ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, December 26, 2021 12:00 am

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High school basketball: Carson girls lose (and learn) against Catholic

  By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Carson’s girls basketball team has been pretty terrific in a rebuilding season, but the Cougars took their ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, December 23, 2021 1:43 am

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