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High school softball: Hornets win at North

Staff report SPENCER — Furman commit Katie Peeler struck out 14 batters and stole five bases, a unique combination that led Salisbury to an 11-3 ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, April 6, 2023 12:01 am

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High school basketball: Deep roots for West Rowan girls program

  By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com MOUNT ULLA — Those roundball scraps between the Mount Ulla and Cleveland girls in the years before West Rowan opened ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, April 4, 2023 12:00 am

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Sports obituary: McNeely starred in early days of West Rowan

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY— Gary Norris McNeely died Tuesday, two days after reaching his 80th birthday. In his college playing days at Belmont Abbey, ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, April 2, 2023 12:01 am

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High school baseball: Magical night for Mako … and Simmerson

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Awesome, fantastic, spectacular. East Rowan head baseball coach Brett Hatley used those three words to describe Chance Mako’s ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, April 1, 2023 12:01 am

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High school boys track and field: Green Dragons top Hornets, Cavs

  Staff report TYRO — West Davidson’s deep boys track team dominated the distance events and excelled in the throws and jumps to win a ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, March 30, 2023 11:34 pm

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Sports obituary: Kesler had amazing day — amazing life

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com RALEIGH —”Salisburian Re-writes School Rushing Record” was Post sports editor Horace Billings’ headline in the Sunday newspaper that was tossed by ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, March 30, 2023 12:01 am

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High school girls basketball: Champions Poole, Brice are coaches of the year

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County Girls Basketball Coach of the Year is a split decision for the first time ever. There’s a ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, March 28, 2023 12:01 am

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High school basketball: Salisbury’s Withers blended talent into 22 wins

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury’s Bryan Withers is the Post’s Rowan County Coach of the Year for boys basketball. He led the Hornets ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, March 26, 2023 12:02 am

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High school indoor track: Julian runs away from field

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com LANDIS — Eli Julian, state champion— it’s got a nice ring to it. And he’ll get a nice ring for it. ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, March 25, 2023 12:01 am

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High school basketball: Juke picks the Deacs

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As a crowd of Salisbury Hornet fans looked on with great anticipation in the school gym on Friday evening, ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, March 24, 2023 7:01 pm

College

Women’s college basketball: Historic run ends for Catawba in national semis

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The offensive drought threatened to be endless. Catawba’s women’s basketball team went 13 minutes, 20 seconds of ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, March 23, 2023 2:54 am

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High school girls indoor track: Salisbury freshman could be next big thing

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Romar Morris was the fastest high school athlete in the state in his heyday with the Salisbury Hornets, so ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, March 23, 2023 12:01 am

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High school softball roundup: West, East, Carson pound SPC opponents

From staff reports CONCORD — Emma Clarke and Brooke Kennerly homered as West Rowan clobbered Northwest Cabarrus 14-3 for a South Piedmont Conference win on ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, March 22, 2023 4:59 pm

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High school golf: North’s Elder will play at next level for Montreat

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SPENCER. — North Rowan senior Azaria Elder isn’t a sensational golfer yet, but she’s become a competitive one in a short ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, March 21, 2023 12:00 am

College

Women’s college basketball: Thorne leads Indians into Final Four

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — It will be remembered as the day that 5-foot-6 Lyrik Thorne, one of the smallest and lightest ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, March 20, 2023 5:16 pm

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High school softball: Carson’s Addison hurling and hitting at high level

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE  — Carson senior Lonna Addison is making softball look very easy right now. It’s not easy, success can never ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, March 19, 2023 12:01 am

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High school wrestling: West’s Hercules leads All-SPC; West’s Brown is Coach of the Year

    All-South Piedmont Conference Oliver Perry West Rowan Connor Misenheimer West Rowan Hunter Miller West Rowan Grayson Burleson West Rowan Christian Hercules West Rowan ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, March 16, 2023 11:47 am

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High school baseball: Growing pains for rebuilding South team

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com Sixth in a series of reports on local baseball teams … LANDIS — Last season’s South Rowan baseball report was headlined: ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, March 16, 2023 12:01 am

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High school baseball: Rowan teams split six games on a wild Tuesday in the SPC and CCC

  From staff reports HUNTERSVILLE — East Rowan opened South Piedmont Conference play by walloping Lake Norman Charter 20-5. Chance Mako  benefited from the offensive ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, March 15, 2023 12:37 am

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High school baseball: Cauble looks back at record-setting career

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE —  Chris Cauble remembers 2007, those chilly days when winter slowly melted into spring. Carson’s baseball program was just ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, March 11, 2023 12:01 am

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High school swimming: East’s Cameron Ritchie made his mark

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — Sibling rivalry is a very real thing, but this was one of those wonderful twin moments. East Rowan’s ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, March 9, 2023 12:01 am

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High school baseball: Cougars counting on Simmerson to lead the way

Fifth in a series of reports on local baseball teams … By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Carson pitchers struck out 17 batters on ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, March 9, 2023 12:01 am

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High school baseball: As usual, Mustangs will be tough

Fourth in a series of high school baseball reports … By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — East Rowan baseball is always good and sometimes ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, March 7, 2023 12:01 am

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High school softball: Simpson is one of a kind, heading to Emory & Henry

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com MOUNT ULLA — Well-rounded West Rowan senior Karsen Simpson has signed with Emory & Henry’s softball program. That’s an exciting achievement ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, March 5, 2023 12:00 am

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High school girls basketball: Unbeaten Falcons in state title game for the first time

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com MARION — Trailing at halftime, West Rowan’s girls basketball team was able to respond positively to the first serious adversity it ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, March 4, 2023 6:23 pm

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High school girls basketball: Hornets win regional, head to another title game

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GREENSBORO — The Salisbury girls basketball team will play in another 2A state championship game. It will be the seventh championship ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, March 4, 2023 5:09 pm

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High school basketball: Hornets ready for another tough game

  By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Salisbury girls basketball team is ready for another defensive battle today in the 2A West Regional final. ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, March 4, 2023 7:41 am

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High school basketball: The roots for West Rowan’s girls program

  By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com MOUNT ULLA — Those roundball scraps between the Mount Ulla and Cleveland girls in the years before West Rowan opened ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, March 3, 2023 7:40 am

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