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High School

High school basketball: New girls coach at East had stellar career at Catawba

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — Former Catawba College basketball star Brianna Danielle Johnson was a June bride, so she’s still getting used to ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, July 4, 2021 12:00 am

High School

High school girls track and field: Future bright for Carson’s White

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Carson junior sprinter Aliayah White came out of nowhere in her rookie high school track season and led ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, July 4, 2021 12:00 am

Legion baseball

Legion baseball: Rowan rolls against Mooresville

Staff report GRANITE QUARRY — East Rowan graduate Mattox Henderson was the valedictorian for the Mustangs’ Class of 2021 and is headed to N.C. State ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, July 2, 2021 12:00 am

Racing

Bandolero Racing: Carson Cauble in Summer Shootout Series

Staff report Local Bandolero racer Carson Cauble is competing in the Summer Shootout Series that is under way on the quarter-mile track at Charlotte Motor ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, July 1, 2021 12:00 am

High School

High school girls basketball: East’s Holland heads to the coast

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — The bottom line was 44-71, although those numbers aren’t an accurate reflection of what Kevin Holland accomplished in ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, July 1, 2021 12:00 am

High School

High school girls tennis: Rusher leads All-Rowan County squad

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — One of the girls doubles matches of the year in the state occurred in the 2A state quarterfinals in ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, July 1, 2021 12:00 am

Legion baseball

Legion baseball: Rogers back in the swing of things

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — Logan Rogers has been a two-way baseball player for a while, but the Carson graduate was 3-0 with ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, June 29, 2021 12:00 am

Sports

Local golf: Lyerly makes it three straight Rowan Masters titles

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Nick Lyerly has won prestigious events such as the North Carolina Amateur, the Eastern Amateur and the Southern ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, June 29, 2021 12:00 am

High School

High school track and field: North’s Goodes, South’s Miller win state high jump titles

Staff report  GREENSBORO — South Rowan rising sophomore Macy Miller showed again just how bright her future is, while North Rowan graduate Kendrell Goodes went ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, June 27, 2021 12:00 am

Local

Local golf: Rowan Masters field trimmed to 4 as Lyerly will try to repeat as champion

Staff report CHINA GROVE — Two days, three rounds, and now four contenders. Lots of birdies, a few eagles, and not a lot of bogeys. ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, June 27, 2021 12:00 am

High School

High school wrestling: Cox, Bost win state titles

South Rowan’s Jacob Cox 2A champion at 138 pounds.     Staff report South Rowan’s Jacob Cox and East Rowan’s Oren Bost faced scary brackets, ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, June 27, 2021 12:00 am

High School

All-County baseball: Padgett approached pitching perfection

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY— Ten years from now Cameron Padgett’s stats for the 2021 will look like serious typos. A 3-to-1 strikeouts to ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, June 24, 2021 12:00 am

High School

All-county baseball team: Norris Award winner Honeycutt made the most of a dozen games

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Believe it or not, Vance Honeycutt was a little guy when he arrived at Salisbury High. The recent graduate ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, June 24, 2021 12:00 am

High School

High school wrestling: East grad Bost takes aim at state title

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — Wrestling is a high-stress sport. The best grapplers can deal with that stress, that sudden crazy overload of ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, June 24, 2021 12:00 am

High School

All-County baseball: Chrismon honored as top coach

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com LANDIS— On June 9, the night South Rowan wiped out Oak Grove in the Central Carolina Conference Tournament semifinals, Thad Chrismon ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, June 24, 2021 12:00 am

High School

High school baseball: All-Rowan County team

All-County baseball Breakdown: Five Raiders, five Mustangs, four Falcons, four Cougars and two Hornets Vance Honeycutt, Salisbury, Sr. — Mark Norris Memorial Award Winner. Central ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, June 23, 2021 11:40 am

Legion baseball

Legion baseball: Rowan edges Stokes County

Staff report GRANITE QUARRY — Vance Honeycutt was the runner at first base. So, as soon as Logan Rogers’ hit found a gap, Rowan County’s ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, June 22, 2021 12:00 am

Sports

Local golf: Near miss for Lyerly in North Carolina Amateur

Staff report RALEIGH — Former East Rowan standout Nick Lyerly made a strong bid to win the North Carolina Amateur for the second time on ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, June 22, 2021 12:00 am

High School

High school track and field: North girls are regional champs

Staff report MOCKSVILLE — North Rowan’s young girls track and field team won Friday’s 1A Midwest Regional hosted by Davie County. Top-four finishers advanced to ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, June 20, 2021 12:00 am

High School

High school girls tennis: Salisbury rules regional, five Hornets head to state

Staff report SALISBURY — Salisbury’s girls tennis team won the 2A Midwest Regional held on Friday and Saturday. Salisbury was the host team. Team scoring ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, June 20, 2021 12:00 am

Legion baseball

American Legion baseball: Rowan wins opener

Staff report GRANITE QUARRY — One of a handful of veterans in the lineup, CP Pyle drove in four runs with a pair of booming ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, June 20, 2021 12:00 am

High School

High school baseball: Mustangs fall in 11th-inning heartbreaker

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — East Rowan’s Cameron Padgett hit three rockets. He had four outs to show for it. Line drives that ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, June 18, 2021 12:00 am

High School

High school baseball playoffs: Raiders roll past Oak Grove

Staff report MIDWAY — South Rowan’s baseball team crushed Oak Grove 11-0 in six innings on Thursday in the second round of the 2A state ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, June 18, 2021 12:00 am

High School

High school baseball: Round 2 for South, East

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The randomly seeded NCHSAA baseball playoffs were expected to create more upset possibilities than usual, and in Tuesday’s first round, ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, June 17, 2021 12:00 am

College

College baseball: Former East slugger Chandler Blackwelder commits to North Greenville

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com HICKORY — Former East Rowan standout Chandler Blackwelder turned in a monumental 2021 season for Catawba Valley Community College, and it ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, June 17, 2021 12:00 am

High School

High school baseball: East escapes with eighth-inning homer; South also wins in first round

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY —  Jake Hunter’s walk-off homer in the bottom of the eighth inning Tuesday night provided a 5-4 victory over ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, June 16, 2021 12:00 am

High School

High school wrestling: Cox, Frost, Bost regional champs

Staff report Rowan wrestlers were involved in regional competition on Tuesday, with the goal of qualifying for the state events. Top-four regional finishers advanced to ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, June 16, 2021 12:00 am

High School

High school wrestling: Last ride for Lowry

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY —  Salisbury wrestler Michael Lowry attended a summer prospect camp at UNC Pembroke and opened some eyes. “I beat some ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, June 15, 2021 12:00 am

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