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College tennis: Kiger named to All-America squad

Staff report The Intercollegiate Tennis Association released its list of men’s All-Americans for the 2020 season. The team included the doubles pairing of senior Simon ... Read more

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

High School

High school track: East ran for ‘Big Daddy’ 10 years ago

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — In the mid-1970s, East Rowan was good in just about every sport. The Mustang boys won the Rowan ... Read more

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

College

College football: Pitt is it for Wilson

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com HAMPTON, Va. — The Pitt Panthers. The ACC. The top level of college football has been a goal for West Rowan ... Read more

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

Sports

Swimming: YMCA earns Safe Sport recognition

Story submitted by Rowan Aquatic Club Rowan Aquatic Club YMCA swimmers may be out of the pool due to coronavirus, but the team is still ... Read more

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

College

College baseball: Raper will play at Illinois

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CONCORD — Catawba baseball standout Jackson Raper will take advantage of the extra year of eligibility granted to spring sports athletes. ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, May 10, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

There’s a plan for Legion-ish baseball

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — On May 29, 1961, six Rowan posts joined forces to put a team known as Rowan County American Legion ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, May 10, 2020 12:00 am

High School

Where are they now? 20 years ago, Moore led memorable run by Cavaliers

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com RALEIGH — The baseball gods have a fiendish sense of humor. For years, whenever Daniel Moore headed from Chapel Hill or ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, May 10, 2020 12:00 am

College

Softball: Greene makes the most of her last season

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Peyton Greene graduated — virtually — from N.C. State on Friday, and did so with more athletic memories than ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, May 10, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: Carson girls basketball, softball among top scholar-athletes

From staff reports The NCSHAA released a list of the top three teams in GPA for each sport. Boys Basketball 1)    South Point – 3.705 2)    Weddington ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, May 8, 2020 12:00 am

High School

High school track: Runners compete in Ultra Challenge

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — They call it the Yeti Ultra 24-hour Challenge. You run five miles. Then four hours later, you run ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, May 7, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Track and field: Wiggins has amazing tale to tell

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com ORLANDO, Fla. — Ernest Wiggins II, CEO, entrepreneur, trainer of elite athletes and frequent keynote speaker, was one of 29 African-American ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, May 7, 2020 12:00 am

College

College basketball: New home for Cole Perry

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Cole Perry, a 6-foot-4 Carson High graduate, is famous not only for coming back from ACL surgery in just ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, May 7, 2020 12:00 am

College

College football: North grad Patterson headed to S. Dakota

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — North Rowan graduate Nautica Patterson wasn’t a starter in his first college football game for Greensboro College last fall. ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, May 5, 2020 12:00 am

High School

High school track and field: East sprinter has all the Wright moves

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com ROCKWELL — Cooper Wright doesn’t dwell on the awful luck he’s had. Two broken collarbones train-wrecked his East Rowan football career. ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, May 5, 2020 12:00 am

High School

High school basketball: Eagle hopes to soar at CCCC

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Grace Eagle credits a Hall of Fame sportswriter with fixing her shot. Eagle was a sixth-grader, messing around, shooting ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, May 5, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

NFL: Shula, all-time wins leader, dies at 90

MIAMI (AP) — Measuring Don Shula by wins and losses, no NFL coach had a better year. Or career. He looked the part, thanks to ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, May 4, 2020 11:47 am

College

College football: Redshirt year benefited Turner

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — They call it a redshirt year, but there’s nothing colorful about it. Basically an athlete becomes invisible for a ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, May 3, 2020 12:00 am

High School

High school basketball: East picks Porter

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com MIDWAY —  East Rowan announced the hiring of Andrew Lamar Porter as its 14th head boys basketball coach on Friday. Porter ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, May 3, 2020 12:00 am

High School

High school football: New challenge for Catawba grad Morman

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CONCORD — Former Catawba College receiver Eric Morman stays busy as he prepares for his first season as Northwest Cabarrus’ head ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, May 3, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: Falcons, Wonder in East-West football game

From staff reports Rosters for the East-West Football All-Star Game were released on Saturday. West Rowan receiver Jalen Houston (Winston-Salem State) and offensive lineman Edwin ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, May 3, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: Catawba golfers all-conference

From staff reports ROCK HILL — Catawba junior Tanner Bibey has been named second team All-South Atlantic Conference for the 2019-20 men’s golf season as ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, April 30, 2020 12:00 am

High School

High school track: Carson girls were loaded

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY—  Ordinarily the East Rowan High track would’ve been a beehive of activity and a cornucopia of colors on Wednesday, ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, April 30, 2020 12:00 am

College

Women’s soccer: Catawba 30th reunion this fall

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — On Oct. 3, the Catawba College’s women’s soccer program plans to celebrate its 30th reunion. “We’re excited about connecting the ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, April 30, 2020 12:00 am

College

College basketball: Hairston headed for new heights

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY —  No pun intended, Jamarius Hairston believes Lees-McRae College is the best place to elevate his game. Lees-McRae is located ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, April 30, 2020 12:00 am

Sports

Minor league baseball: Kannapolis Cannon Ballers join national initiative

Release from Kannapolis Cannon Ballers KANNAPOLIS — The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers today announced they are joining MiLB CommUNITY First, a new national initiative developed by Minor League ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, April 29, 2020 12:00 am

High School

NCHSAA: Press conference set for Wednesday

CHAPEL HILL — The NCHSAA will hold a press conference Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. after its board of directors meeting. NCHSAA commissioner Que Tucker is expected ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, April 28, 2020 9:58 pm

Legion baseball

Summer baseball: First decision date is May 15

Staff report The NC 3 American Baseball League, an alternative to the canceled American Legion season, has been formed. The 3 is for Area III, ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, April 28, 2020 9:56 pm

High School

High school basketball: Perry mended after finger surgery

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com FAITH — Carson’s Colbie Perry is the ultimate catch-and-shoot player, but she couldn’t catch the ball without serious pain late in ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, April 28, 2020 12:00 am

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