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High school basketball: Practice starts for a modified season

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The year 2020 is receiving votes as the worst in the history of mankind, but Carson girls basketball coach ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, December 8, 2020 12:00 am

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College baseball: East grad Klingler makes the team at High Point University

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com HIGH POINT — Wednesday was a good day for High Point University freshman Charlie Klingler. The East Rowan graduate wrapped up ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, December 6, 2020 12:00 am

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High school notebook: Realignment, masks and no jump balls

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — High school coaches and athletes breathed a collective sigh of relief when a NCHSAA news conference focused on adjustments ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, December 6, 2020 12:00 am

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High school baseball: Carson’s Pyle commits to Caldwell Community College

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Carson senior Cameron “CP” Pyle made the catch of his life last summer in center field while competing in ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, December 3, 2020 12:00 am

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High school volleyball: South’s Rymer off to powerful start

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com LANDIS — Senior Anna Rymer misses the high-fives even more than the crowd noise from South Rowan’s vocal student section, a ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, December 3, 2020 12:00 am

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High school volleyball: South Rowan wins another CCC match

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com LANDIS — Since moving from 3A to 2A and joining the Central Carolina Conference, South Rowan’s volleyball program has won 52 ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, December 2, 2020 12:00 am

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High school football: Clay hopes for big senior season

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — For Salisbury senior defensive lineman Isaiah “Zae” Clay, these are the best and worst of times. There aren’t many ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, December 1, 2020 12:00 am

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College football: Kannapolis native Watson a rising star in the coaching ranks

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com PETERSBURG, Va. — Trumaine Watson wears many hats and carries a lot of responsibility with Virginia State University’s stout football program. ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, November 29, 2020 12:00 am

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College basketball: Quick shots lead to lopsided loss for Indians

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Wingate was missing two 6-foot-8 players when the Bulldogs made the trip to Catawba on Saturday. Wingate played no ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, November 29, 2020 12:00 am

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Catawba women’s basketball season ‘on pause’

Catawba’s women’s basketball season was placed on pause on Thursday after COVID testing. Catawba won’t play again until at least Dec. 12. Catawba’s men are ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, November 26, 2020 9:19 pm

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Basketball signing: Carson’s Perry shooting for big things at Converse

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Carson senior Colbie Perry slept better the last few nights than she has in a while. No more ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, November 26, 2020 12:00 am

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Catawba basketball: The struggle to play the games

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY— Since 2015, longtime assistant women’s basketball coach Ricky Joines has held a fancier job title at Catawba College —  Coordinator ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, November 26, 2020 12:00 am

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High schools: Carson could be 4A with new realignment plan

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Carson in 4A? It may happen. The Cougars moving up a classification is just one of the wrinkles possible ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, November 24, 2020 12:00 am

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NBA: Josh Hall signs deal with Thunder

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com DURHAM — While Josh Hall wasn’t drafted on Wednesday night by the NBA, the 6-foot-9 20-year-old with close ties to Rowan ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, November 22, 2020 12:00 am

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High school volleyball: Salisbury

Head coach: Andrea Davis (4th year, 22-41) 2019: 5-15 overall, 3-15 2A Central Carolina Conference (9th) Playoffs: No Standouts: Senior setter Ellen Yang, senior middle ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, November 22, 2020 12:00 am

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High school volleyball: West Rowan

West Rowan   Head coach: Physical education teacher Jan Dowling (6th year at West, 87-42) 2019: 28-1 overall,  10-0 North Piedmont Conference (1st) Playoffs: Lost regional ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, November 22, 2020 12:00 am

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High school volleyball: South Rowan will be strong again

South Rowan   Head coach: Math teacher Jenna Horne (6th year, 93-41) 2019: 28-2 overall, 18-0 2A Central Carolina Conference Playoffs: Lost 4th round to (state ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, November 22, 2020 12:00 am

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Catawba women’s basketball: Bruce breaks loose

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Catawba senior Marissa Bruce turned in a mind-blowing first half on Saturday afternoon in a 77-63 South Atlantic Conference ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, November 22, 2020 12:00 am

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College basketball: Six in double figures for Catawba in successful opener

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Catawba’s men’s basketball team couldn’t separate from Anderson in the first half, but the Indians had an Ace in ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, November 22, 2020 12:00 am

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Area Sports Briefs: Hall signs with Thunder

  From staff reports Josh Hall didn’t hear his name called in the NBA draft, but he signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder not long ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, November 19, 2020 11:15 pm

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Catawba basketball: Indians happy to be back on the hardwood

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Catawba men’s basketball team hobbles into a new South Atlantic Conference season on Saturday afternoon, but is very happy ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, November 19, 2020 12:00 am

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High school volleyball: Ennis keeps coming back

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com MOUNT ULLA — One of the stars on the Rowan Little League softball team that won the 2015 World Series, Allison ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, November 19, 2020 12:00 am

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High school volleyball: Carson’s Vaughn headed to Lenoir-Rhyne

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Carson senior Jaden Vaughn is one of those Little League World Series girls who energized Rowan County with ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, November 19, 2020 12:00 am

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High school volleyball: Falcons start with win vs. East

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com MOUNT ULLA — West Rowan hitters had to knock East Rowan libero Riley Hill almost to the concession stand to get ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, November 18, 2020 12:15 am

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High school golf: Barr signs with High Point

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A young man known for long drives will be making a relatively short drive to college. Long-hitting Charlie Barr, ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, November 17, 2020 12:00 am

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South’s Cromer signs with Lees-McRae

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com LANDIS — South Rowan senior Landon Cromer made a not-so-smooth transition from soccer to cross country just a couple of years ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, November 15, 2020 12:00 am

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High school volleyball: North Rowan looks to move up in YVC

North Rowan   Head coach: Social studies teacher Joshua Yoder (2nd year, 4-16) 2019: 4-16 overall, 4-12 1A Yadkin Valley Conference (tied, 7th) Playoffs: No Standout: ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, November 15, 2020 12:00 am

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High school volleyball: East Rowan will be tougher

East Rowan   Head coach: Retired teacher Sandy Lytton (4th year, 19-50) 2019: 8-16 overall, 0-10 3A North Piedmont Conference (6th) Playoffs: Lost 1st round to ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, November 15, 2020 12:00 am

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