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Area Sports Briefs: Rough night for Rowan County in NC3 baseball

From staff reports SALISBURY — There are going to be some nights like this over the course of a baseball season, and Rowan County was ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, July 10, 2020 12:00 am

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NC3 baseball: Rowan outslugs Kannapolis

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — After a shaky start, Rowan County bounced back from an ugly loss to Mocksville and pounded Kannapolis, 17-8, in ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, July 9, 2020 12:00 am

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Area Sports Briefs: Aces at Rowan golf courses

Local golf Parker Cristman made a hole-in-one at The Revival Golf Course at the Crescent. He used a hybrid 5-iron on the No. 8 hole ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, July 9, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Baseball: Poteat enjoying new role

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — It’s not easy for Lee Poteat to be content coaching first base and instructing outfielders for Rowan County’s NC3 ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, July 9, 2020 12:00 am

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Catawba football: Butler will coordinate defense

Press release from Catawba Catawba Head Football Coach, Curtis Walker, has announced that Marco Butler has rejoined the football staff and will serve as the ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 1:12 am

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NC3 baseball: Mocksville outscores Rowan in league game

Staff report SALISBURY — Ten runs should be enough to win any baseball game. That wasn’t the case on Tuesday at Newman Park for Rowan ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 12:00 am

High School

Summer baseball: Late-blooming Street is on the road to success

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Ryan Street’s last three pitching outings for the Rowan County NC3 baseball team have been superb — 10 innings, ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, July 7, 2020 12:08 am

Sports

Summer baseball: Rowan County Seniors NC3 updated schedule

2020 Rowan County NC 3 American League Baseball Seniors Home games are at Newman Park June 21 Rowan 8, Davidson 3 (1-0) June 23 Rowan ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, July 6, 2020 7:52 am

High School

NC3 baseball: Rowan strolls past Stanly

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The walks piled up, the errors accumulated, and Rowan County took advantage of a sea of free baserunners to ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, July 6, 2020 7:23 am

High School

Legends: In the Big East, Campbell made his mark with defense

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — It was the first round of the 1991 NIT. The James Madison Dukes, thrilled to be in the tournament ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, July 5, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Sports legends: Kiger was a tiger in 1955

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Tom Kiger, 83, is still playing good golf. Kiger said he’s been able to shoot his age (or better) ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, July 5, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Baseball: Southpaw Rogers has bright future

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — It’s been a good summer for Logan Rogers, but also a weird one. He’s performing exceptionally well for the ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, July 5, 2020 12:00 am

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NC3 baseball: Walk-off win for Rowan in league opener

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The little things. Executing on a relay. Hustling to first base on a third strike that got past the ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, July 5, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: Rowan wins again in NC3 baseball; East romps

From staff reports SALISBURY — Charlie Klingler’s two-run triple down the right-field line in the second inning was the key blow as Rowan County won ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, July 3, 2020 12:00 am

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Raising the Barr for Rowan golf

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Charlie Barr was a local sports celebrity at age 13, a champion of the Country Club of Salisbury’s prestigious ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, July 2, 2020 12:00 am

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Sports legends: Josh Reeves took coaching skills he picked up in Kannapolis to high school in Alabama

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Josh Reeves lost his father when he was 5 years old. So his substitute dads growing up in ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, July 2, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Lyerly repeats as Rowan Masters champion

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Nick Lyerly and struggle don’t usually appear in the same sentence, but Lyerly wasn’t at his sharpest in ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, June 29, 2020 12:05 pm

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Sunday’s PGA results: Travelers Championship

 PGA Tour Travelers Championship Scores Sunday At TPC River Highlands Cromwell, Conn. Purse: $7,400,000 Yardage: 6,841; Par: 70 Final Round Dustin Johnson (500), $1,332,000 69-64-61-67_261 ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, June 29, 2020 4:49 am

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Sunday’s racing results: Pocono 350, Xfinity, Trucks

   Monster Energy Series Pocono 350 Sunday At Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pa. Lap Length: 2.5 (Starting position in parentheses) 1. (19) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, June 29, 2020 4:47 am

Sports

NC3 baseball: Rowan wins two at Mando Field

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com MOCKSVILLE — Rowan County rolled 12-0 and 7-1 against Mocksville on Sunday at Mando Field in a designated non-league NC3 baseball ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, June 29, 2020 3:25 am

Sports

Golf: Rowan Masters championship

Staff report CHINA GROVE — Nick Lyerly successfully defended his Rowan Masters championship on Sunday. The top-seeded Lyerly topped seventh-seeded Ritchie Fesperman in the final, ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, June 29, 2020 2:49 am

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Area sports briefs: Strong showing for Walker in Atlanta

From staff reports   High school football Salisbury linebacker Jalon Walker (Class of 2022) had a strong showing at the Atlanta Elite Underclassmen Camp.   ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, June 28, 2020 1:19 am

Sports

NC3 baseball: Rowan splits doubleheader with Mocksville

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY —Rowan County settled for a doubleheader split with Mocksville on Saturday at Newman Park in NC3 baseball. Rowan routed Mocksville ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, June 28, 2020 12:01 am

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Local golf: Semifinals set in Rowan Masters

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — There was some terrific golf on display at the Rowan Masters on Saturday. Andrew Morgan made his first ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, June 28, 2020 12:00 am

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Sports legends: No boundaries for Rankin

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CLEVELAND —There are three murals on the walls in Abu Dhabi, capital city of the United Arab Emirates, honoring and saluting ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, June 28, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Sports obituary: Bill Haggerty was a fixture at Catawba

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com ADVANCE — William Francis “Bill” Haggerty, who died at 68 on Thursday from cancer, was a born salesman who made his ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, June 28, 2020 12:00 am

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Local golf: Barr made quite a run

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com WINSTON-SALEM —Salisbury’s Charlie Barr, a rising senior at Cannon School, nearly won the North Carolina Junior Boys Championship, as the No. ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, June 27, 2020 3:35 am

College

Area Sport Briefs: Longtime Catawba coach Haggerty dies

From staff reports Bill Haggerty, a fixture in the Catawba College athletic department for nearly three decades, passed away on Thursday. Haggerty served as head ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, June 26, 2020 12:00 am

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