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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

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: East Junior NC3 team wins

From staff reports East Rowan won 11-5 against West Rowan in NC3 Junior action on Wednesday at Faith Jaycee Ballpark. Chance Mako doubled, tripled and ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, June 25, 2020 12:00 am

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Golf: Rowan Masters this weekend at Warrior

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — The rolling terrain of Warrior has been a part of Rowan County golf since 1999, and the Rowan ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, June 25, 2020 12:00 am

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Baseball: Klingler can hit, but he’ll sink his teeth into education

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Recent East Rowan graduate Charlie Klingler strokes line drives as consistently as anyone in Rowan County, but his role ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, June 25, 2020 12:00 am

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NC3 baseball: Rowan romps

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Logan Rogers’ two-out, bases-loaded double  to deep center in the second inning broke the game wide open and Rowan ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, June 24, 2020 12:00 am

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South grad Barringer elected to Averett Hall of Fame

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com RALEIGH — Landis native and South Rowan graduate Nicole Barringer, 27, is part of Averett University’s 2020 Hall of Fame class. ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, June 23, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Local golf: Rowan Masters pairings

  2020 pairings Warrior First round, Friday, June 26 (1) Nick Lyerly vs. (32) Will Fowler, 2 p.m. (17) Dennis Brunelle vs. (16) Landon Merrill, ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, June 22, 2020 8:51 pm

Sports

Golf update: Rowan Masters qualifying

Nick Lyerly DC Charlie Barr 71 Hank Robins 72 Keith Dorsett 72 Justin Lefler 73 Michael Swaringen 74 Ritchie Fesperman 74 Derek Lipe 75 Andrew ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, June 22, 2020 2:51 am

Sports

Golf update: NC Amateur

Staff report Peter Fountain, who will be a freshman at UNC, won the 60th North Carolina Amateur Championship on Sunday in a playoff at North ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, June 22, 2020 2:20 am

Sports

NC3 baseball: Hales leads Rowan in opener

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com LEXINGTON — The 25 fans allowed inside historic Holt-Moffitt Field came close to witnessing Rowan County’s Cole Hales hitting for the ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, June 22, 2020 1:47 am

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College baseball: Park still ticking despite long odds

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CORNELIUS — He’d already shaken off  stomach disorders and line drives off his face and right knee, so cancer never stood ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, June 21, 2020 12:00 am

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Summer baseball: Mize hoping his efforts mesh with Rowan NC3 team

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY —Rowan County’s NC3 baseball team was rained out on Saturday at Newman Park, so Wayne Mize’s much anticipated return to ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, June 21, 2020 12:00 am

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Sports obituary: Brian Whitaker of North Rowan had strong stretch on the mound

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — On April 12, 2002, the pitching matchup at UNC Wilmington’s Brooks Field was Seahawk senior Brian Whitaker against Old ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, June 21, 2020 12:00 am

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Golf update: Cress still leads NC Amateur; Lyerly in contention

Staff report RALEIGH — Walker Cress (Concord, James Madison) shot 2-under 68 on Friday to go with his first-round 64 and owns a four-shot lead ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, June 20, 2020 8:40 am

Sports

NC3 baseball update

Staff report Rowan County hosts Fuquay-Varina at 6 p.m. Saturday at Newman Park. Spectators will be limited to 25, and those 25 will be parents ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, June 20, 2020 8:27 am

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Area Sports Briefs: Attendance restricted for NC3 baseball

From staff reports Rowan County coach Jim Gantt said instructions received Thursday from North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will restrict attendance at ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, June 19, 2020 12:00 am

High School

High school basketball: From reserve to phenom in a hurry

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SPENCER — Brandon White, a 6-foot-10 rising junior who is getting a lot of recruiting attention, scored 30 as a North ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, June 18, 2020 12:00 am

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Baseball: Catawba grad Almond hoping for another chance

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com RICHFIELD — Former Catawba College catcher Zac Almond is 24 years old, old enough to realize his baseball dream might be ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, June 18, 2020 12:00 am

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Area Sports: A step toward return of high school action

From staff reports Rowan-Salisbury Schools gave high schools and middle schools the green light for fall sports to begin workouts starting on Wednesday, June 17. ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, June 17, 2020 12:00 am

High School

Basketball recruiting enters new phase; more colleges show interest in North’s White

Staff report June 15 is annually one of the key dates for college basketball recruiting, as it’s the first day on which the NCAA allows ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, June 17, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Return to high school sports guide

From Salisbury High The Rowan-Salisbury Schools district has given high schools and middle schools the green light for fall sports to begin workouts starting Wednesday, ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, June 16, 2020 8:15 pm

Sports

Area sports briefs: Offers for White; Helms aces par-4; Rowan announces roster

From staff reports High school basketball Recruiting interest intensified for North Rowan’s 6-foot-10 Brandon White (Class of 2022) on Monday with a wave of phone ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, June 16, 2020 12:00 am

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Rowan Legends: Basketball allowed McCullough to see the world

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GREENSBORO — Bryan McCullough lives now in Greensboro, the city where he closed his high school basketball career with 13 points ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, June 16, 2020 12:00 am

College

College baseball: Shepherd plans to return to Indians

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — There’s a too-good-to-be-true aura that surrounds Hunter Elliott Shepherd. He’s like a fictional hero, a comic book guy with ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, June 14, 2020 12:00 am

College

College athletics: Otto comes home with degree, memories

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com MOUNT ULLA — College football isn’t a pathway to the NFL very often. For most athletes, it’s about getting a degree, ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, June 14, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

NASCAR results: Martinsville

 NASCAR Cup Series Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 Results Wednesday At Martinsville Speedway Martinsville, Va. Lap length: 0.53 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (5) ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, June 11, 2020 10:57 pm

High School

Valedictorian Rymer followed in father’s footsteps

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE —  When you consider academics, athletics and impact on her school, South Rowan graduate Kira Rymer may have had ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, June 11, 2020 12:00 am

High School

Rowan County legends: The pitching duel of 1962

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY—  The most anticipated pitching matchup in the history of Rowan County high school baseball occurred on Tuesday, May 8, ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, June 11, 2020 12:00 am

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