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Labor Day Golf: Two days of qualifying completed

Staff report SALISBURY — Outstanding scores are being posted in qualifying for the Crowder-Dorsett Memorial 4-Ball Labor Day Golf Tournament. The team of Corey Basinger/Doug ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, August 30, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Football: Former Catawba star Hubbard is still in the game

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com LOCK HAVEN, Pa. — From the most humble of beginnings, All-America careers can grow. Catawba head coach David Bennett had constructed ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, August 30, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Baseball: Ballard’s senior season one for the ages

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com HUNTERSVILLE — Larry Ballard’s 1996 baseball season for South Rowan has been viewed over the years as the strangest and most ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, August 30, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

High school football: Walker gives list of 10 finalists

Salisbury junior linebacker Jalon Walker has announced 10 finalists as far as the college football programs that are recruiting him. In alphabetical order: Arizona State, ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, August 29, 2020 10:48 pm

Sports

Local golf: Labor Day 4-Ball qualifying scores from Friday and Saturday

at Country Club of Salisbury Qualifying scores Open John Dyer/Kevin Lentz 62 Corey Basinger/Doug McDonald 63 Eric Mulkey/Nick Lyerly 64 Lee Frick/Blake Wray 64 Derek ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, August 29, 2020 9:36 pm

Sports

Local golf: Labor Day Four-Ball qualifying (Friday)

Qualifying scores from Friday, at the Country Cub of Salisbury Championship/Open Corey Basinger/Doug McDonald 63 Josh Brincefield/Charlie Barr 67 Ryan Honeycutt/Keith Dorsett 68 Wally Eidson/Kyle ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, August 29, 2020 10:19 am

Sports

High school softball: West’s Walton set to sign with D-I Quinnipiac

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY —  Taylor Walton didn’t have much choice. She’s from a baseball-crazy family. Her father placed her in the Spencer Little ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, August 27, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Salisbury’s Gillispie has contributed mightily to NC sports

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury resident William Gillispie turned 72 almost a month ago. Gillispie, known as “Bill” or “Willie” in Salisbury and ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, August 27, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: Perfect summer for young golfer

From staff reports Camden Honeycutt, 9, had a perfect junior golf summer. Honeycutt won all six events in the 9U division on the US Kids ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, August 25, 2020 11:13 pm

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: Labor Day Four-Ball qualifying scheduled

Staff report Qualifying for the annual Crowder-Dorsett Memorial Labor Day Four-Ball Golf Tournament at the Country Club of Salisbury will take place on Friday, Saturday ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, August 25, 2020 11:09 pm

Sports

Local golf: Labor Day 4-Ball entries

Keith Dorsett (and partner Ryan Honeycutt) will be among the earliest teams attempting to qualify on Friday morning.       Men’s 65+ Qualifying   ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, August 25, 2020 9:54 pm

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Basketball: North standout Robinson to play for Averett

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com DANVILLE, Va. — Still growing in a lot of ways, late-blooming Denerio Robinson will play basketball for Averett University. He’s on ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, August 25, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

NFL: Smith to Raiders

Staff report The Carolina Panthers signed veteran defensive end Chris Smith in March and released him in late July. The 28-year-old former West Rowan star ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, August 25, 2020 12:00 am

College

The season that could’ve been: high school, college football on hold

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — High school football would’ve started Friday under normal circumstances. Mooresville coach Joe Nixon would have brought his new squad ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, August 23, 2020 12:05 am

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High school soccer: Webb taking perfect storm of speed and skill to Georgia soccer team

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Her high school career was only a few weeks old in the spring of 2019 when Salisbury soccer phenom ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, August 23, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

High school baseball: East’s Hunter still firm with ECU

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com ROCKWELL  — Jake Hunter’s favorite player, Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, went down for the season on Saturday with a wrist ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, August 23, 2020 12:00 am

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Three-time state champ Knorr to West Virginia

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — There’s been a movement to scrap lower-profile, non-revenue college programs, with wrestling, swimming, gymnastics and tennis the sports being ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, August 20, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Former West star Morgan finds a home in Eastern Alamance

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com BURLINGTON — Jarvis Morgan, the West Rowan receiver who caught a long touchdown pass in the 2010 3A state championship game ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, August 20, 2020 12:00 am

High School

Salisbury swimmer committed to UNC Wilmington

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The last first day of school for many seniors in Rowan-Salisbury took place on Monday. Star swimmer Katie Knorr ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, August 18, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Track: Barger brothers battled for a championship in 1966

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — It’s an amazing true story that should be made into a movie. Rowan-born brothers were coaching the teams ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, August 16, 2020 12:00 am

High School

Baseball: East’s Mako commits to Wolfpack

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — Chance Mako is a name that has a nice, bold ring to it. It fits a gunslinging cowboy ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, August 16, 2020 12:00 am

High School

Football: Lowe played in an era of rushing legends

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY —  Thomas Lowe’s football career is a story of what might have been, but it’s also a story about what ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, August 13, 2020 12:00 am

High School

High school softball: Carson softball standout Simmerson commits to USC Upstate

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — The NCHSAA’s revised calendar for the 2020-21 school year condensed the softball regular season to a six-week run ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, August 13, 2020 12:00 am

High School

NCHSAA: No fall football under revised calendar for high schools

Staff report  The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has decided to postpone football until 2021. Feb. 8 will be the official start date for ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, August 12, 2020 4:31 pm

Sports

Basketball: Former North star Goodlett signs with Bluefield State

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — North Rowan graduate Brevin Goodlett was never easy to defend. COVID-19 tried to detour him, but it couldn’t stop ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, August 11, 2020 12:00 am

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Golf: Lyerly competing in U.S. Amateur

Staff report Nick Lyerly (East Rowan, UNC Greensboro) had a tough day in the first round of the U.S. Amateur that began with stroke-play qualifying ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, August 10, 2020 10:23 pm

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: Ace for Combs

From staff reports Sam Combs made a  recent hole-in-one on No. 6 at the Country Club of Salisbury. Combs, a grandson of legendary coach Dean ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, August 9, 2020 12:30 am

High School

Basketball: T.Y. was the ultimate crowd leader

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Tyrone “T.Y.” Cole never scored a bucket for the North Rowan boys basketball team, but he knows he won ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, August 9, 2020 12:00 am

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