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By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury’s Brian Hinson coached a history-making team, while North Rowan’s Nygel Pearson coached a resilient one. Hinson and Pearson, ...
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by Mike London, Thursday, December 23, 2021 12:01 am
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By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — There’s a first time for everything, and Salisbury kicker Wade Robins is the first to repeat as the Post’s ...
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by Mike London, Thursday, December 23, 2021 12:00 am
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Staff report MOUNT ULLA — West Rowan’s girls basketball team has three speeds — fast, faster and fastest. The Falcons were in a hurry ...
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by Mike London, Wednesday, December 22, 2021 2:02 am
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Staff report CHINA GROVE — One wild minute turned things North Rowan’s way in a 60-40 boys basketball victory at Carson on Tuesday. Carson (0-7) ...
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by Mike London, Wednesday, December 22, 2021 12:02 am
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Staff report CHINA GROVE — Carson’s girls basketball held North Rowan to nine points in the first half and went on to beat the Cavaliers ...
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by Mike London, Wednesday, December 22, 2021 12:01 am
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By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Swinging wood bats against crafty pitching, it was tough to get a hit at Newman Park in the summer ...
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by Mike London, Tuesday, December 21, 2021 12:00 am
College
Staff report GRANITE QUARRY — East Rowan recognized a state champion on Monday. Oren Bost, a freshman wrestler at Appalachian State, was saluted in the ...
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by Mike London, Tuesday, December 21, 2021 12:00 am
High School
Staff report GRANITE QUARRY — It’s nice to get an easy one now and then. East Rowan’s boys basketball team took charge early and clobbered ...
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by Mike London, Monday, December 20, 2021 11:22 pm
College
By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — For Catawba’s women’s basketball team, Saturday’s home game against UVA Wise followed a familiar script in front of 152 ...
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by Mike London, Saturday, December 18, 2021 7:31 pm
High School
Staff report THOMASVILLE — Timing is everything, and East Davidson’s winless boys caught North Rowan’s boys basketball at a bad time. North was looking ...
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by Mike London, Saturday, December 18, 2021 6:09 am
College
By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Stud linebacker Jalon Walker picked the Georgia Bulldogs over the rest of the college football world in late March ...
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by Mike London, Friday, December 17, 2021 12:01 am
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By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com MOUNT ULLA— Mike Gurley was playing basketball for Belmont Abbey. Well, sort of playing. He was redshirting, which meant he wouldn’t ...
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by Mike London, Thursday, December 16, 2021 12:01 am
College
By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Kira Rymer is quick to tell you that the best athlete in the family is her younger sister, ...
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by Mike London, Thursday, December 16, 2021 12:01 am
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By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com MOUNT ULLA — The Rowan County Wrestling Tournament returns on Saturday, with West Rowan hosting the event. The first matches are ...
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by Mike London, Thursday, December 16, 2021 12:00 am
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By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Jalon Walker’s last day of high school was on Monday. Despite graduating early, he didn’t spin the wheels of ...
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by Mike London, Tuesday, December 14, 2021 12:05 am
College
Staff report RICHMOND, Va. — It was scheduled as a feel-good homecoming trip for Virginia natives Taisha DeShazo and Lauren Ford, but it turned into ...
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by Mike London, Tuesday, December 14, 2021 12:00 am
College
Staff report SALISBURY — Catawba’s men’s basketball team is making a valiant effort to revive a season that appeared to be heading nowhere. The Indians ...
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by Mike London, Sunday, December 12, 2021 12:01 am
High School
By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Millie Wymbs and Abby Campion were sensational singles players for Salisbury High this season, hammering balls as hard ...
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by Mike London, Sunday, December 12, 2021 12:01 am
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By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Carson gave Daniel Crosby his first football head-coaching job. It was a leap of faith by both parties ...
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by Mike London, Sunday, December 12, 2021 12:01 am
College
By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A lot of things went wrong for Catawba’s women’s basketball team on Saturday at Goodman Gym. Taisha DeShazo played ...
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by Mike London, Saturday, December 11, 2021 9:03 pm
High School
Staff report THOMASVILLE — The first loss for North Rowan’s boys basketball team was untimely. It came in the first Central Carolina Conference game. ...
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by Mike London, Saturday, December 11, 2021 5:21 am
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Staff report LANDIS — West Rowan’s boys basketball team won 71-12 against a short-handed South Rowan squad on Friday. South (0-7, 0-2) dressed six ...
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by Mike London, Saturday, December 11, 2021 4:32 am
Local
By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Charles Eugene Little passed away from cancer at 79 on Dec. 3. “Charlie” came south from Altoona, Pa., to ...
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by Mike London, Thursday, December 9, 2021 12:00 am
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By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com LANDIS — South Rowan second baseman Ty Hubbard is a COVID victim. He didn’t get it, but in a way, it ...
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by Mike London, Thursday, December 9, 2021 12:00 am
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From staff reports Roundup … CHINA GROVE — Hannah Isley scored a career-high 26 points as Carson’s girls basketball team opened South Piedmont Conference play ...
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by Mike London, Tuesday, December 7, 2021 11:17 pm
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By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Daniel Crosby’s last game as Carson’s head coach was a competitive playoff loss at Crest. Mount Pleasant welcomed ...
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by Mike London, Tuesday, December 7, 2021 7:43 pm
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By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com LANDIS — South Rowan junior southpaw Haiden Leffew was clocked at 90 mph at a recent Wake Forest camp, so the ...
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by Mike London, Tuesday, December 7, 2021 12:00 am
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By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Will Webb is an all-round athlete who has the wheels to help Salisbury High in a half-dozen sports, but ...
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by Mike London, Sunday, December 5, 2021 12:01 am
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