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High school girls tennis: Hornets stay unbeaten with victory over Carson

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury girls tennis coach Milton Griffith was complimentary after a big road victory and said Carson was definitely the ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, May 28, 2021 12:00 am

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He’s on first … and she’s on second: Yang fits right in with Salisbury baseball team

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury first baseman Jackson Murphy didn’t expect to be escorting a teammate to the prom when this school year ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, May 27, 2021 12:00 am

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College baseball: Indians ready for tournament after a month off

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com TIGERVILLE, S.C. — What would this baseball season be without one last COVID moment? Catawba team members went through “rapid testing” ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, May 27, 2021 12:00 am

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High school wrestling: Falcons win two outdoors

Staff report CHINA GROVE — Whatever the venue, West Rowan wrestling has been good this season. The Falcons (11-2, 5-0 North Piedmont Conference) wrestled outdoors ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, May 26, 2021 12:00 am

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College baseball: Indians get the call for Southeast Regional

Staff report SALISBURY — As expected, Catawba’s baseball team received a regional bid on Sunday night and will be the No. 1 seed for the ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, May 25, 2021 12:00 am

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High school baseball: Exciting wins for East, West

Staff report It’s been an extraordinary baseball season in the pitching-rich North Piedmont Conference, and Monday night was no exception. East Rowan won 1-0 at ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, May 25, 2021 12:00 am

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Golf: Shuping/Taylor win Round of 32 match

Staff report UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — East Rowan graduate Logan Shuping and former East Carolina teammate Blake Taylor won their first match on Monday in ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, May 25, 2021 12:00 am

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High school football: Pinckney ‘almost impossible to bring down’

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY— East Rowan senior running back Sammy Pinckney capped his high school career with one of the extraordinary games in ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, May 23, 2021 12:00 am

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High school baseball: Tight race in NPC

Staff report Friday’s baseball … Carson’s baseball team finished Friday’s action with a one-game lead in the North Piedmont Conference race over East Rowan, West ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, May 23, 2021 12:00 am

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High school basketball: Mitchell will continue career at Franklin Prep Academy

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SPENCER — North Rowan senior Kendal Mitchell will continue his basketball career and education as a post-graduate student at Franklin Prep ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, May 23, 2021 12:00 am

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High school football: Hinson honored as top coach

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Saturday was a great day for Salisbury head football coach Brian Hinson. There was a state championship parade, followed ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, May 23, 2021 12:00 am

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High school football: Walker was unique, special, versatile

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — In a normal season, West Rowan’s Georgia Tech-bound defensive lineman Zeek Biggers, Salisbury defensive lineman Zae Clay or North ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, May 23, 2021 12:00 am

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High school football: Robins made pressure-packed kicks

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Wade Robins became as famous as it’s possible for a kicker to be during Salisbury’s run to the 2AA ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, May 23, 2021 12:00 am

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High school football: All-Rowan County team

All-Rowan County football team for 2021 QB Vance Honeycutt, Salisbury — Accounted for 30 TDs. QB Alex London, Carson — Led county passers with 1,423 ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, May 23, 2021 12:00 am

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High school football: Honeycutt accounted for 30 TDs

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury’s defense allowed 16 touchdowns this season. Salisbury QB Vance Honeycutt accounted for 30 touchdowns  — 19 rushing and ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, May 23, 2021 12:00 am

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High school boys tennis: Three share county honors

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Three boys tennis players — Salisbury junior Will Koontz, South Rowan junior Joey Caraccio and East Rowan senior Landon ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, May 20, 2021 12:00 am

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High school girls tennis: A big win for Cougars

Staff report CHINA GROVE — It wasn’t going well for a while. Carson’s girls tennis team was down on five singles courts at one point. ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, May 19, 2021 12:00 am

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High school baseball roundup for Tuesday: Carson, East win thrillers in NPC

Staff report Tuesday’s roundup … North Piedmont Conference baseball continues to be special. Carson and East Rowan pulled out exciting games at home on Tuesday ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, May 19, 2021 12:00 am

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High school football: Patient Billings gets head coach job

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com TYRO — Tyro, home of West Davidson High, has embraced former South Rowan standout Brian Billings, who still lives in rural ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, May 18, 2021 12:00 am

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High school golf: Teems, East freshmen lead the way

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — Rhett Teems has been the glue holding Rowan County high school golf together for many years. The East ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, May 18, 2021 12:00 am

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High school girls soccer: Isley, Webb lead all-county team

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — When Carson head girls soccer coach Lauren West arrived at the All-North Piedmont Conference meeting she had her ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, May 16, 2021 12:00 am

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High school track and field: South boys, Carson girls win

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY  —  Distance was the difference, as South Rowan won its first ever Rowan County Championship in boys track and ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, May 16, 2021 12:00 am

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High school football: Walsh accepts the South football challenge

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com LANDIS — Head coach Chris Walsh shook hands with each masked South Rowan player as he filed out of the auditorium ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, May 16, 2021 12:00 am

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High school football: State’s top honor goes to Jalon Walker

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury junior Jalon Walker had his legacy grow some more on Thursday. Walker is the first Salisbury — or ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, May 14, 2021 12:15 am

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High school girls tennis: Busy Hornets win again easily

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Boys and girls tennis seasons are overlapping in this COVID-19 school year. Milt Griffith, who coaches both Salisbury teams, ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, May 13, 2021 12:00 am

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High school softball: Nixon, Walton top all-county team

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — It was a short softball season that played out in the shadows of Salisbury High’s dynamic football run. In ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, May 13, 2021 12:00 am

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High school baseball: Padgett leads Mustangs; 100th win for West coach Graham

Staff report GRANITE QUARRY — Cameron Padgett, a junior right-hander committed to UNC, pitched a one-hitter to lead East Rowan to a 2-1 win against ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, May 12, 2021 12:00 am

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High school sports: Busy spring in Rowan County

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Everyone expected an exciting baseball season, and they’re getting it. West Rowan beat South Rowan. South Rowan beat Carson. ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, May 11, 2021 12:00 am

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