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High school volleyball: Consistent Carson ready to compete

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com Carson   Head coach: Biology teacher Kelan Rogers (12th season at Carson, 270-65) 2019: 20-8 overall, 5-5 3A North Piedmont Conference (tied, ... Read more

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

Sports

Sports obituary: Benjamin Craige Jr. — North Rowan’s first 1,000-point scorer

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — Benjamin Franklin Craige Jr., known as Benny in his playing days, passed away on Monday. Craige, who was ... Read more

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

College

Catawba launches Newman Park renovation project

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rain washed relentlessly over the Catawba College campus on Wednesday evening, but on the new turf field inside Shuford ... Read more

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

High School

High school baseball: Carson’s Driver commits to Catawba

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A fall showcase baseball game highlighted the potential of Carson senior and soon-to-be Catawba signee Dylan Driver. On Oct. ... Read more

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

Sports

College basketball: Journey continues for Tripp

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. —  Former A.L. Brown basketball player David Tripp has experienced a lengthy basketball journey. It still may have a ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, November 10, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Baseball: Carson’s Hudson lands with new program

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Caden Hudson was one of the surprises of the NC3 league that stepped in as a temporary summer replacement ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, November 10, 2020 12:00 am

College

College basketball: No fans at Catawba games

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Local basketball fans received disappointing news on Monday. Catawba College announced that due to the current state and local ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, November 9, 2020 9:51 pm

Sports

PGA: Ortiz holds on for first Tour victory

Carlos Ortiz   HOUSTON (AP) — Carlos Ortiz never doubted he could win any tournament no matter who he was facing, even if he didn’t ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, November 9, 2020 1:43 pm

High School

High school football: Salisbury High’s Jalon Walker trims recruiting list to six

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Jalon Walker is such a major prospect that when he adjusts his list of potential college destinations, it’s major ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, November 8, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

High school baseball: East’s Basinger commits to Catawba

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com WOODLEAF — East Rowan senior John Dale Basinger Jr., a devastating right-handed pitcher who answers to “JD,” has committed to Catawba’s ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, November 8, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: Swimmers lead Catawba’s return to athletics

Columbia International’s Kira Rymer   From staff reports ROCKY MOUNT — Catawba athletics competed for the first time in nearly eight months as the men’s ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, November 7, 2020 11:31 pm

College

Leap of faith: Davis found unexpected career

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY— For a generation, from 1988 to 2006,  the North Rowan boys won 18 of 19 Rowan County track and field ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, November 5, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: SAC preseason basketball polls

From staff reports The 2020-21 South Atlantic Conference women’s basketball season gets under way on Nov. 21. Each team will have regular COVID-19 testing weekly ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, November 4, 2020 10:01 pm

Sports

Area Athletes Update: Reynolds closing in on 5,000 passing yards

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com Area Athletes Update … DURHAM— Charlotte 49ers quarterback Chris Reynolds (Davie) didn’t have a great passing game in Saturday’s 53-19 loss ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, November 3, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

High school sports: Green light for volleyball, cross country

Staff report SALISBURY — Volleyball and cross country are set to lead the return of NCHSAA sports on Wednesday. Voluntary volleyball workouts and a few ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, November 3, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Golf: Gay ends drought

Brian Gay SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda (AP) — In the 20-plus years and more than 600 times Brian Gay has played on the PGA Tour, he realizes ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, November 2, 2020 6:21 am

Sports

Tennis: Sophomore with local ties owns 2 state titles

Staff report LEAWOOD, Kan. — Sophomore Bryson Langford, 15, recently won her second state doubles championship in Kansas.  Langford is the daughter of former local ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, November 1, 2020 12:00 am

High School

Right on target: Carson’s Jake Harris

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Carson senior Jake Harris carries the nickname “Target.” It’s not because he’s a 6-foot-4 football receiver and caught ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, November 1, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

College volleyball: Double-double for Hester

Staff report TROY, Ala. — West Rowan grad Tori Hester recorded her first double-double for Troy’s volleyball team on Friday. The 5-foot-9 freshman outside hitter ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, November 1, 2020 12:00 am

News Main

London column: World Series MVP Corey Seager honed his skills in Kannapolis

KANNAPOLIS — Late Tuesday night I was able to cross an item off the bucket list. Namely, “attend the high school graduation of a World ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, October 29, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Football: Romar Morris mounts another comeback

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SAN ANTONIO — Touchdown and Tuesday don’t often appear in the same sentence, but nothing about 2020 has been ordinary. Romar ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, October 29, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Dupree’s legacy lives on through 5K run

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY— The Ed Dupree Memorial Scholarship and 5K Run attracted 85 runners and walkers on Saturday. Many were former Faith ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, October 26, 2020 11:43 pm

Sports

College football: Indiana enters poll; Clemson still solid No. 1

Stevie Scott scored two touchdowns in Indiana’s overtime win against Penn State. By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Indiana jumped into The Associated ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, October 26, 2020 12:23 am

Sports

Baseball: Owen White back on the mound

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SURPRISE, Ariz. — Owen White watches workout colleague Corey Seager bash baseballs in the World Series, and Seager’s success reinforces his ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, October 25, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Golf: Tournament provides scholarships, keeps Gobble’s memory alive

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE – It was December 1981, and East Rowan senior Doug Gobble had himself quite a week on the basketball ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, October 25, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: McCoy scores 3 TDs for Army

From staff reports A.L. Brown graduate Sandon McCoy had three short touchdown runs for Army in Saturday’s 49-3 romp against Mercer. College volleyball Tori Hester ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, October 24, 2020 10:49 pm

Sports

High school football: KP Parks by the numbers

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com MOUNT ULLA — Tailback Kevin Parks, universally known as “KP,” graduated from West Rowan in 2010 and last lugged the football ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, October 22, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Saunders siblings showed up in SI’s Faces in the Crowd

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com The first issue of Sports Illustrated, Aug. 16, 1954, included a section of brief salutes to athletes called “Pat on the ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, October 20, 2020 12:00 am

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