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Area Sports Briefs: Catawba’s Raper, Shepherd Academic All-Americans

  Press release AUSTIN, Texas — Catawba’s Jackson Raper and Hunter Shepherd earned spots on the 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II baseball team, as ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 10:36 pm

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Area Sports Briefs: Former Catawba catcher Almond among minor leaguers released

From staff reports Pro baseball Zac Almond, a former Catawba College catcher who was in the Arizona Diamondbacks farm system, was one of the players ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Salisbury-Rowan Sports HOF: No inductees for 2020

Press release The Salisbury-Rowan Sports Hall of Fame will not induct a class in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, City of Salisbury’s Parks and ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, June 9, 2020 9:09 pm

High School

High school basketball: Adams is new Davie girls coach

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com MOCKSVILLE — Lindsey Adams, 22, is the new head coach of the Davie County girls basketball team. Davie AD Mike Absher ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, June 9, 2020 12:00 am

High School

Baseball: Spry has everything under control

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY —  Recent North Rowan graduate Jonathan Spry was one of the pleasant surprises of the 2019 American Legion baseball season ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, June 9, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: Dorsetts win McCanless 4-Ball

From staff reports Overall champions for the 56th annual Grady B. McCanless 4-Ball championship were brothers Michael and Keith Dorsett. They won against Kevin Lentz ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, June 9, 2020 12:00 am

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Football: Leverett preparing for his big chance with Bucs

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com DURHAM —  There are two Nick Leveretts. There’s the sweet soul who feeds the homeless, the studious kid who grew up ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, June 7, 2020 12:00 am

College

College football: Success hasn’t spoiled Reynolds

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHARLOTTE —  Chris Reynolds, the starting quarterback for the Charlotte 49ers, accounted for 3,355 passing and rushing yards and 28 touchdowns ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, June 7, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Sports briefs: Former West basketball player killed in accident

From staff reports Former West Rowan basketball player Wesley Turner was killed in a vehicle accident earlier this week. He was 32. Born on Feb. ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, June 5, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Sports Legends: Van Kelly got the most out of his time in the majors

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SPENCER —  As San Francisco Giants superstar Willie Mays rounded the bases on his 600th home run, a pinch-hit blast that ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, June 4, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Former Indian kicker Jason Norton dies of cancer at age 47

FAYETTEVILLE  — Jason Norton, a former football star at Catawba College, died on Wednesday. Norton, 47,  was the athletic director at Pine Forest High in ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, June 4, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: Clemson wants Salisbury’s Walker to play linebacker

From staff reports Salisbury linebacker Jalon Walker (Class of 2022) has received a football scholarship offer from Clemson. Walker, a four-star prospect, has received 17 ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, June 3, 2020 12:00 am

High School

NCHSAA: Toby Webb awards

NCHSAA press release CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 Toby Webb Outstanding Coach ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, June 1, 2020 10:44 pm

Sports

Racing results: Bristol

NASCAR Cup Series Food City presents the Supermarket Heroes 500 Results Sunday At Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tenn. Lap length: 0.53 miles (Start position in ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, June 1, 2020 10:40 pm

Sports

Rowan legends: Gill was the ultimate scholar-athlete

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY —  Robert Lewis Gill played on two high school championship teams growing up in Rowan County, may have been one ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, June 1, 2020 10:35 pm

Sports

Summer baseball closer to reality

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY —  Hopes for summer baseball have been upgraded in the past few days. From unsatisfactory condition to resting comfortably. Coaches ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, June 1, 2020 10:35 pm

Sports

Sports obituary: Emil Sparger was a Spencer legend

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SPENCER —  Emil Sparger, a colorful character who enjoyed a highly unusual athletic career that included professional baseball, passed away on ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, May 31, 2020 12:00 am

High School

Female Athlete of the Year: East’s Harrison led the pack

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com ROCKWELL —  She missed all of her sophomore cross country season with an ankle injury and tendinitis, but she was county ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, May 30, 2020 7:31 pm

High School

East-West All-Star clinic and games canceled

Staff report The East-West All-Star games, a North Carolina summer sports tradition dating back to 1949, were canceled Thursday by the N.C. Coaches Association. It ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, May 29, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Wave of minor leaguers released

Staff report With hopes fading for a 2020 minor league baseball season, MLB teams are releasing a wave of players from their organizations. Minor league ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, May 29, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: Catawba’s White an All-American

Staff reports Catawba sophomore track and field standout MeKayla White has been named an NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field All-American by the U.S. ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, May 28, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Sports Legends: Local resident was coached by Knight

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY —  Rowan County resident Denny Shantz is a brilliant guy, quite literally a rocket scientist for several years for ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, May 28, 2020 12:00 am

High School

High school sports: West’s McCombs wins Misenheimer Award as male athlete of the year

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com WOODLEAF — West Rowan boys basketball coach Mike Gurley and former West head football coach Joe Nixon agree that it was ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, May 28, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: Rowan Masters taking entries for golf tourney

Staff reports The 17th annual Rowan Masters Golf Tournament at Warrior has started taking entries. The match-play tournament is scheduled for June 26-28. Stroke-play qualifying ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, May 27, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Sports legends: Chambers was a multi-sport marvel

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHARLOTTE — The best three-sport Rowan County athlete of the 1990s? You can make a case for North Rowan graduate Jeff ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, May 26, 2020 12:00 am

High School

High school basketball: West’s Poole hopes to make splash at Guilford

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY —  Coaching your own children at the high school level is never an easy assignment. For the kid, who is ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, May 26, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Racing: Coca-Cola 600 results

Coca-Cola 600 Results Sunday At Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, N.C. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Post position in parentheses) 1. (9) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 405. 2. ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, May 25, 2020 5:21 am

High School

High school softball: West’s Haggas will play at Guilford

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — One of the worst days of West Rowan graduate Reagan Haggas’ life may wind up changing things for the ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, May 24, 2020 12:00 am

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